Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-13
Letter from New York
Tammany's OverihrOw-Ets Causes, Con-
sequences and incidents.
IrRoM OUR REGULAR coRREspoxDESr.J
New YORK, Nov. 10, 1877

New YORK, Nov. 10, 1871.
The agony of our election is over. The result
SO far as figures can express it, is as well known
10 you as to us, but it seems TO me that no one
out OF New York can fully appreciate all that is
conveyed in the words, "Tammany is over
thrown" Three months ago, when the New
York Times began its fearful onslaught upon
the "ring," it looked as though Tammany meant
only Tweed and Sweeny, for Hall and Connolly
are but poor sticks, only fit for tools to be used
by greater scoundrels than themselves: and so
Tweed and Sweeny meant the democratic party
of the city and state. 1t is only little more
than three years since the new Tammany hall
was formally dedicated. John T. Hoffman, then
mayor of the city, now governor of the state,
made the dedicatory address. "In this hall, -" he
said, twill assemble representatives of all the
states, 10 insist that henceforth craftsmanship,
magnanimity and patriotism shall rule
he land. dedicate this hall to the
great principles of civil and religious
liberty, to truth, justice, and equality,
and 10 the great democratic party, which
has ever been, and ever will be, the cham
pion and defender of them all" Mr.. Hotf-
man is, in his way, a rather decent man. II
would be a sight worth seeing to look upon him
to-day if he happened TO be reading that address
oil his. lammany indeed failed to make pres
ident, but it carried the city, and through the
city the state. Such a gang of blackguards and
villains as it fastened upon us the world has
rarely seen II put them in every place, from
the highest to the lowest. OF our city coancil
three-quarters were keepers Of the vilcst grog-
shops. The dens of more than half of them
were known to be the haunts of thieves and
pckpockets. Hardly man connected with
our munich al government even pretended to be
decent. Let one incident serve as a specimen of
| hundreds.
TOT almost generation a certain woman has
| Kept splendid Observation-Disclosures her
| place is styled IN the directory. A while 400
this woman completed the twenty fifth wear Of
her business. number of her friends took II
into their heads to celebrate the occasion nv
| sort OF traVesty upon Silver wedding" A
service Of silver was prepared, with appropriate
inscriptions. The party was to be "bipbp
one, and for that night the bagno was closed
to all except the favored few. Special
notice was given to the police that.
however uproarious the proceedings might
be, the house was not to be pulled that night.
Accident, not long since, threw in my way an
account of the proceedings from The lips of one
/ who was present, with the names of the leading
| spirits. Among these was man who then oc-
cupied, and still occupies, a seat on the judicial
bench, and who figured conspicuously in our
late election. A man, who was then assistant
district attorney, was another guest The pre-
seutatlon speech was made by person who
stands high-many say the very highest-as a
criminal lawyer il the city. According to nv
informant this speech was the very wittiest and
cleverest thing ever done by this LAWYER dare
not even attempt TO hint at the orgies which
made the night hdeous in that bagnio.
Well, this is Duran indication Of the kind of
men that fammany had placed over US. Yet it's
rule setmel 50 fixed as to be incapable of being
shaken. TemDany had apparently at its con.