The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-21
rae Dictator that Es and rhas rs To
The Cincinnati Commercial says:

The Cincinnati Commercial says:
I'VE must give our hearty admiration to
tn. extraordinary movement lately set OH
lpa, in the city Of New York TO erect a
.nHuucnt in honor of William NJ. Tweed.
Mr.. Tweed, name has become pretty well
napwu in American politics within few
,,.!- Ie.Si. From the humble position OF 4
,frir-liakcr in the Bowery he has risen to Il
-r.atnr-> of political power AMI pecuniary
'piinnc such rs belongs to hardly any other
}In. American. SIC is the Democratic
Dictator of the Empire state. lie has COM
lite control OF all its machinery, all It's
Elections, and all its interests. lie sWays
10th branches Of the Legislature, and his
,!..rrcs are REGISTERED with deferential hu-
.m!l!iy. The Governor is his appointe, and
n,d- office by his grace. He regulates the
taxation of the state. He directs the pas
80, Of laws agreeable TO his viii. He COM
maud> courts and judges. lie carries out
BIZ moncy-lnakiug schemes with startling
Jgltcity. and rides over private and
;Hbl!c Interests to secure his ends. He is
slicA beyond the dreams OF ayarlce. He
i the most gigantic corruptioniSt
ever known in American politics. He
holds that ''cvcry man has his price"
which Sir Robert Walpole never held or
,,id,} and he purchases chattels ut whole
,.,ic and retail. Oakley Hall is his obsequlous
-''rvant; Comptroller Connolly is his pr-
Ia(c treasurer; Peter Brains Sweeney Is
his GoUrkccpcr; Governor hoffman is his
man in livery; Judges Barnard and Car.
drzo are his "tricnds.' lie Is called
Boss" by everybody, and he knows
that he j. cycrybody's boss. He pushes
aside whoever stands in his way, and
brushes out anybody who opposes his
,,'uclnc> sheriff OBrien attempted TO Or
2tnZc Il revolt of the I" Young Democracy,
against him year ago, but the powerful
Irl,rl quickly found himself in his political
coffin, and saw all his followers deprived OF
their pay, their rations, and their whlskey.
Bat Il while since he caused politician
John EeaD to be hung, not for murder,
tut for opposition to Tnmmany and Real
i not the only politician in New York
Whose lie j. at his mercy. In short, Tweed
j. the dictator Of the empire city and the
empire State, with power over their politics
and policy, their legislation and laws, their
public property and private interests. He
wears blue coat and brass buttons.
Dom piatt says:
1t isyery generally recognized now that
Grant considers himself the whole Govern
Hcnt. Congress is only his council of OIL
orr, and the Supreme Court members of
hi staff; and he issues orders through each
/, Il general in The field does to his army"
We hold Grant to be 4 stick. This Gov
ernment is already a despotism, and he
might Is well be emperor as anybody else (;
but heis too silly to take the office. Tweed
l. lated to be our first emperor, we suspect.
We learn from the Radical papers that be
Intends to rule Pennsylvania henceforth as
he has loug ruled New York, and that he
does not intend to permit any Radical
10 be elected President. Tweed is our
man. lie will Use the enforcement
act, and the kuklux law, and all the
other convenient Instruments that the
present Radical Congress is fashioning for
him TO perpetuate his own power. The
conquoror" Of England was William !.
The first emperor hsra shall be Of the same
name. ~ a.s4 H3ss1