The New York herald., 1871-09-19
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS.

Brilliant Interview With the BOss-He
| Won't Fight Windmills, but Will Specific
| Charaes-Peter u. Sweeny Wise Man.
81 don't know at ALL at ALL" said Mike Madiaan,
Of the Fifth ward, the champion Of public and prl-
vate virtue at Albany last spring, IN answer to a
HERALD reporters inquiry upon the aspect OF things
in general. The scene was the Department OF
Public Works, at the corner OF Park place ana
Broadway; the time. yesterday afternoon. Has
petitiO DrincipiO on the resignation question,
ana Connolly's slippery back stab nOtched as 1t
was with quotation marks from the Mayors first
letter. had thundered upon Mixes ears ana knocked
him INTO quandary, of which the opening sentence
is faint echo. He didn't know; how could he2
WHAT DID ANYBODY KNOwp
Ask handsome Jimmy Oliver, whose smile Is
perennial as he leans against the manteplece, with
that Oriental badge like fiery star upon his waist.
coat
"Come ana see me some other time" saith Jim,
"and we shall talk the whole thing over"
on, communicative James Ask Andrews who is
upon the stage of public life, since he left the
Winter Garden Of mis- dlscontent Mum, mum's the
word all round. All mere Is some one. Enter
Harry Genet with Henry Clay between his sena-
torla lips; the nearest he has ever got to COM
panionship with that great mind Of other tunes.
REPORTER--How now, Senator what OF the new
combination so muchly talked Oii
GENET with impressive earnestness OF gesture,
pointing to the room In front, IN which there was
nobody, but in which the "Boss," Hon. William M.
| Tweed, sojourneth from time to time)--
THERE Is MY COMBINATION,
| the only one seek.
The effect Of this upon the auditory may be i'm.
aglned. 1t found response unuttered 1t Is true,
but looked and felt, which, upon the BOwery stage,
would be interpreted by everybody striking atti-
tude and crying, ave swear" The senator passed
on, and silence dwelt around the little
| I'm mol
element OF saying nothing from about him and
passed out the corridor leading to the Offices at
| the back. Frank Dury was there looking as II he
had swallowed gallon Of his own root beer, sick
| and dsplrited did lie appear. Ills Outys get uD
grave; by no means could it be said he was dressed
| to Kill. Down the steps OF the building number OF
ratified in sympathy TO the latest Items OF news.
| beggerman at the corner, who had nothing TO lose,
| THE ONLY UNINrEREsrED BEING
| within twenty yards These men OF place when APP
np0n s GpH ney could y
| be OF the slightest moment; but they one and all
wlnked. as much as = to % say, ION, we k1ow; we
| again to where Tommy Gillespie answers all polite
inquiries Tor The Boss' the reporter mounted.
! The boy OF the light yet dark mustachc shook his
| head, bothered by much similar inquiry as the one
he now heard. Tne "Boss" was out. vague
| walk followed In and Out through men of the
| horny hand, laDOrers and others OF
| MUSCLE AND VOTES,
| who hung, like TennysOn upon the bridge at
Coventry, "with grOOms and porters' around the
| dark corridor. Good Gillespie thou hast brought
me news, indeed. The Boss" is in now, and Will
| see the HERALD reporter. Ushered into an ONCE
| from the corridor one same whither barry Genet
porter found himself in front OF desk at Which no
body was sitting. Entered then william f. King
from an once Inrner Dact. ana as ne sought 9 an
the reporter went ana found himself In spacious
Office, nicely carpeted sodly furnished ana having
upon its walls the counterfeit presentments OF "A.
| o. Hail and II. b. Connolly,
| LOVINGLY SIDE BY SIDE
1 vr,fLD GUa n N n a a
| sepla study OF the BOSS himself. large desk IN
pohshed walnut was IN the centre, but no mortal
sence tnere which Outweighed and transcribed
these articles OF furniture. 1t was the soul and
BODY OF WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
Joyous smile lit up the olandness OF his face as lie
shook hands with the reporter. soft, plump hand
It was that encircied The reporters long digts,
worn down to a fine point In writing "lne brei and
abstract chronicles OF hls time"
20 Sit down, SIR" sad the "BOSs," and as with his
own hands that great man removed a newspaper
HE from leather covered arm chair. the reporter
took scat where the Boss had indicated.
REPORTER-l have come, MIR. Tweed, TO ask you
If you have anything to say on the present state Of
city affairs
TwEED-Ah indeed.
REPoRrER after pause)-Have you any thing to
say sira -
The reporter surveyed that venerable beard for
an instant, and gathering encouragement from It's
sllvery soltness thought that perchance there was
A SOFT SPOT SOMEWHERE
under his qlitterlns preasrpln; SO be said:
Can you give me any opinion how this trouble Is
TwEED-Ihe simplest answer can make IL that
cannot give yOl what | have not got. You may
form an OPINION and all are welcome TO their
opinions.
REroRTER-lam am Without aiation, and can afford
to be Impartial
TwEED-That's the trouble. Those who ike me
do not think
WOULD DO ANYTHING WRONG,
and those who oppose me do not think can do any
thing right
REroKrER-The decision Of Judge Barnard sur
prised q great many
TWEED lwltn smie)-yes, 1t did. Surprising
things happen every day; but tnen, you know, pub
lie opinion Is great lever.
REPORTER your answer In tnat case was O simple
dcnialS
TwEED-A general denial. The charges were
vague and general. Let them bring specific charges
and shall meet them. don't intend at my time OF
life to
60 FIGHTING wINDMILLs,
and this Is all windmill.
REPORfER-Swecny has kept himself In the bac X.
ground all through.
TwEED-Wsc man wise man
REP0RTER-They didn't include him in that suit.
TwEED-Wise man
REPoRTEk-You nave heard of the reported new
combinations?
TWEED What are theyp
REP0RTER-Oh all sorts. Tdcn Havemeyer,
O'Bren and Connolly for instance.
TwEED-That would ne queer team:
And the Boss laughed pleasantly, ana put MS legs
up on the arm OF u cnair and laughed again.
REP0RTER-Therc IS said TO be great deal more
OF mere personality In TINS attack from tne coh
menccment than appears OH the surface. ,,
TwEED-MCtvcs are hard TO Judge In q nght ike
this; hut time Will tell where tncy come from.
RRPORTER--It IL pretty certain the attacks have
been rescr yed for the period before election, al
tn ugh have neard vcrdant democrats deplOre