The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-09-30
TWEED.

Bill Tweed II the right arm Of Sweeney
the forearm of the Tammany Ring. and il
computed to be the secopd Or third Ameri
can IN wealth; rating, by very aeliberat,
ana moderate calculation. partly compiled
from his own admission. at $18. .OOO. 600
his share in the Erie Railway robbery has
oeen very great ami there ls no moyemen,
upon the tax payers and the property hold.
eFs which Is not tributary to his Unsuitable
svar'ce. The New York Printing Comrany,
started with capital of 325, 900, divided
amongst five stockholders and never in.
creased, nets Tweed about half a million a
year. This concern is proprietor of the
DAILY Transcript. the corporation journal,
which is said to circulate 400 copies per
diem. The proprietors Of the zrnnse,ius
ore q. b. Wilbur. stockho'der of the New
York Tribune the heirs of James NJ. Tay.
lor, proprietor Of the New York Times,
who died worth 5000, 900, and whose
monthly dividends from the company were
upwards OF $4O.O 600 \ month; james Swee.
ney. brother and dummy Of Peter Il. Swec.
ney; Cornelius Carson and WIN. r. Tweed.
the printing company is the s.ationer Of
New York; it's property is immense and
valuable. and its charges are purely arbi.
trary.
Tweed, also. is at the head Of the Board
ct Public Works. and has the power over
all the highways and real estate on the "a.
land OF Manhattan. His personal real es.
tate on New York Island exceeds in ou,n.
ti'y that Of the Astors, and he is proprie.
tor OF market houses, hotels, yatcbts. and
other industries and enterprises. which
shows that he IL man of versatile business
energies.
He is man Of burly size, with shoulders.
chcst' belly and neck indicating appe,it |
and endurance equal to each other lie
dresses III business garb. has large feet and
coarse boots, is fond of bodily dcbaucherv |
and out door life, and not particular as to |
cleanliness. He is bald, and his remaining
locks are partly grey; his nose aud car large |
a"d sensual, and his mouth, jaws and eve
indicate decision and live weight. Tweed
merely big contractor aud cspt..in in
utterly shameless, without con.
'c'ence or manners. and he IL the coarsest
peclmen of human nature whom xrc.,
'o'os ever ss'ught 10 dignity. He is q m.
i've OF the city Of New York, 4 former bank.
upt chair maker, and = real estate lawyer
Omitted to the bar late in life. He steals
'lth wholesale method, and has the strong
'hysica' traits Ut y man Of ready action.
lis memory IL rssaurkable, and he knows
"w 10 reach and capture any member Of
ne Legislature. Some time ago hc desipna.
81 man from the interior of New York As
ne proper one to be purchased for . ger.
sin contingency.
do you know him p said another TIM.
lanyite
mo. never saw him."
But he 'sa Republican. Why don't You
IKE s'me Democrat who is opposed to our
ll!"
Il had rather buy Republicans" said
weed; they expect less. and therefore. sell
'esper. This particular man has mort.
'ge ON his house of $2.5O0. He will come
'er. it We take that MIR, gage off his mind" t
Tweed alleges tl's, S25. COZ, GOO Of The city {
~ of New York-0ne iifth of the Whole
y been paid to or divided a,noags, Repuh
ANS. There is this curious feature abou. :
iammany Democracy; they are all Il
View Departure" men, and nearly ull--if
y Oil OF them Were earnest supporters OF A
war. Al the opening Of the Mc,roupIi. Vi
D hote' last Monday. among the ornaments L
Inc supper table was an eifi.y Of Pre.i
nt L'ncs'in; and when. some lime ago. i, $,
y resolved by The rural Democrats Of the /,
g'siAture to take from the Assembly .,
amber ut Albany motto from one vf Il
!. L'nc"ln's Speeches, the Tamn,nny mem
70 opp 'sed Il yociicr,usIy. Ia, tact is.
:se fellows are simply thieves, and thieves =
W no prejudices The war made the :,
inmany Ring. ~ ~