The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-13
TWEED IN ERIE.

What Ex-Director Tweed Thinks and Knows
About Erie--Ic Don't Believe In
'Blowers''-Hts Opinion Of the Legisla-
turc--enasor Wood ana His Own Alleged
Frauds on the Ninth Judicial District Court
House.
HERALD reporter sought Mr.. Tweed yesterday
morning, and found him at his private office IN
Duane street, occupying his chair at his desk, and
as serene and undisturbed in manner as though the
Andy Garvey revelations anu the Erie coup Getat
were no more to him than the morning snow fakes
which the Broadway pedestrians were trampliDg
under their feet.
"ME Tweed" said the reporter II have called
upon you to ask you about this new chapter In
Erie. l see by the morning papers you were at the
Erie 0fflces late last night"
Eyes, was there. l heard the newsboys calling
out the death of Could and wondered what 1t
was. knew nothing Of the matter until saw the
evening papers, ana when heard the newsbOys
cry thought would 20 and see what 1t was. 1
went In, but did not STAY many minutes found
out Gould was alive, and that was about all l
wanted to know.n
"YOu did not see Mr.. Gould, did you Mr.. Tweed r'
mo. didn't try; have not seen him since was
In the building before, which was at Flsks funeral
slave you any Views as to Erie, Mr.. Tweed2"
mo, have no views about Erie; / am not
q director; resigned some time ago. as you know;
when was q director took great interest In the
road and knew u good deal about IT, but lately
have had 80 many Of my own AFFAIRS to attend to-
aud not being director, have lost track of the
affairs OF the company and know no more than any
other dlstntere5ted person.
"You are not interested pecuniarlly, are you, Mr..
TweedY"
'NOt cent. have no interest In 1t any way.
knew good deal about 1t when Fisk was alive,
AMI we used, OF course, to talk good deal about
III
"Do you think the course taken by Gould aud his
friends last night was a Judicious oner'
But tell you what 1t is-t Is very much easter Tor
people to grumDle and complain than 1t Is for them
to improve and reform. That is my experience OF
all these things. People grumble and growI, but
when II comes to work ana dong something these
blowers collapse, and turn out contemplate wind
bags. There may be good deal In Erie that should
he improved, and II the new Board steps IN l nope
they'll DO IL; but notice 1t isn't the people who get
up an excitement d and row In the newspapers
''well, believe 1t Is admitted. Mr.. Tweed, that,
Wen served by Erie The quarrel is with the es
holders and the Old directors.'
own property. the Erie road Is good road; but
It Is not very easy road to manage. remember
r ne n Sde a a very
Enow they were reliable fney Showed that the
and the freight that pays. The statistics showed
that this The case with every road IN the coun.
try except one. 1t Is a remarkable showing, but 1t
is true. The Erie road Is In many respects, the best
railroad In the world. But It's good management
has brought this about ana don't think that this
new Board would nave done better " they had had
do you think that If Fisk had been living he
would have prevented this coup d'6tGtN,
at Is hard to say. Fisk was remarkable man
and very good general don't think he would
have let anybody yet q flank movement on MIN II
he mad had as much warning as Gould has had"
What do you think the Legislature will do with
Erie, Mr.. TweedY"
"Well the Legislature is made up OF o very
uncertain lot OF people. This new development Will
upset them little, should think. don't know that
the Legislature can do very much any way. 1t de-
ponds good deal more upon the men who run the
road than IL does upon Inc laws whether railroad
deal with the Legislature all round the new Board
stays 10. don't attach very much importance to
what they do now either one way or the other"
'Ta!King about Albany. have you seen despatch
from Albany that Is published In the HERALD this
"No. The fact Is there is 30 much in the HERALD
you see l have It here the HERALD was spread
open before MIR. Tweed on mis- desk)-that / have
not had time TO get through it'
''l'll read 1t yOu Mr.. Tweed" (The reporter read
the despatch, which stated that there was rumor
that Senator W GOD would resign and that Senator
Tiemann was about to bring up the report to Mr..
Tweeds fraudulent warrants In the building OF the
Ninth Judicial District Court House, "What do
you think about that, Mr.. TweedY'
'.As far as the resignation OF senator Wood is
concerned, don't believe It. There Is no reason
why ne should resign. 1t IL not usual for accused
person to resign before the report Is presented, and
no friend Of his would advise such q course l
don't think It's true. AS far as am concerned, all
l have got TO say about that is, that Sen.
as he is in ms body. Everybody knows how weak
he is in his body, l know he can't prove any
charges against me.o
another visitor, and the reporter babe Mr. Tweed
AVE."