Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-29
The Comicalities Of Crime.

There iss funny eide to everything III this
world if you have only the eyes to perceive IT,
and the gigantic Tsnmsny thefts sre no ezcep-
ton to the general truth Of this s;stement For
example who can recall, without intense amuse-
ment. the proposition made less than year sgo
to g" Boss Tweed by bis aIn,riag friends, thst
he should permit them &c erect bronze statue.
If, size. IN his honor. The " Boss. il viii be
remembered, peTem9tori'y declined the suggest
ei civic honor. iatimatar that his acceptance
would only afford BIS enemies taeir frs; oP7or-
tanity Of s,igmstizlng bin sc " fool, - an epi-
tibet especially offensive 70 one who is conscious
that he is. knlye. Ia the Light Of recent
events Tweed's consent TO the erection of pub
lie statue Of himself would have been a. act OF
stupidity very ike tal. O.. = sa5picious eharac-
ter Voluntarily furnishing his picture to " the
R5-ues Gallery" T5-3sy, however, symbol
cal ststue Of TFeei nigh, be easily obtained in
the famous Winged Mercury" the god Of
thieves, standing on one foot just ready to taAe
10 fight. Another mir;hfal incident was the
issue Of a certain si.e sp.itting circular, just
before the November elections, by the Central
Albert Csrdozo Democratic club This delight
fol fraternity of unconscious political sstiris's
bears the name OF judge, whose rare legal
ability aud learning have been prostituted to
selling Justice from tie bench, and % IN
dcrthis Tag accustomed TO conquer the " Al
bert Carlczo Democrats Club paid the fol-
lowing touching tribute 20 his 50 departed great
ness william i. TTeei
On ordinary occasions it would not become
this organization 10 commend to public sp-
proval the oficial action Of Senator Tweed;
| but st this time, when the poisoned arrows OF
/ treacherous trcksters are aimed at him, his
friends should be found faithful among the faith
/ less.
/ The need Of Justice which a common murder
er nav fearlessly exact Is to be denied to gen.
/ tlemsn whose record, personally and politically,
/ comments him to the confidence and approval
/ of all Who respect craftsmanship, fidelity 70
friends, and devotion to the best interests Of his
/ constituency.
/ lie has always shoRn himself, officially, - the
right man in the right place" and it would be
{ CRYING shame if his friends deserted his stand
ard when his enemies arc attacking 1t with
weapons known only TO un.utore1 savages and
their felf-sought allies.
We urge every man who has received benefits,
direct or indirect, at the hands Of William NJ
Tweed, 20 vindicate him az the coming election
Let il not be SAID that any Of his constituency
were so uugrateful ,hst they refused TO stand
BY the man who, more than any other, changed
the Empire State from the Radical Republican
ism to the Gibraltar Of Democracy ~
10 less conic4l tbsu this eulogum upon tie
90 virtues Of tie living d" MASTER thief is the
fllowing language sPokaa by Judge Bedford,
before the Blossom Club, in praiie Of tina; great
suboriinate scounlre,, Auditor Watson, killed
during the last winter:
No man had known Mr.. Watson while living.
better than he did, and be stood in the midst of
his associates to attest better than any one liv-
ing, bis msay virtues sni high qualifications
thlt erdearsd him to a large circle Of friends
that would cling to his memory and ever cherish
aud emulate the higher examples Of his we'll
spent he be has gone from among us, snd
consider il a high privilege 20 stand here SIS bis
personal and intimate friend while living, and
while dead to miage my tears freely with yours
over the grave Of our departed and worthy asso-
ciats"
Truly Vac there ever more sentimental and
sympathetic set OF rasei,s gathered together
than tbis conglomerate % Tsmmsny officials.
And now funuies; Of all, that brutal, vulgar, |
corrupt latter day JeGriss, Judge Geo. G. Bar /
nsrd, is announced as having purchased and /
presented few months since to William NJ. |
Tweed that most appropriate bronze " The Last
Hours Of Napoleon the Great" Truly what
luiieTous passage Of courtesy is this, the vensl
judge laying his gift upon the shrine Of the /
great robber who paid him SO literally for his
venslity, giving O very little bronze to one who /
had given him great deal Of gold Let US
hope " the Boss wss pleased With this esthe-
tic mark Of res4ri, though nobody ever thought |
before that his cultare comprehendei sught be-
yoni " the black art