Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-30
WHAT TWEED can Do.

York S,o,. and the other organs Of Per
jurer Tildsn. should object to the extra
dition OF Boss Tweed from Spain to this
country. They servilsly favnsd upon
him when In power; upheld him In dis
grace; and rsjoiced whom he escaped.
and paitsd the Democratic Sheriff who
released him ON the back. Nov that he
Is captured. they very naturally COM
miserats With him. and howl about the
expense OF bringing him home. Dem
ocratic economy IL nov brought to
bear on Tweed. and We are told that this
corrupt administration 10 squandsdng
the public money to bring bsek . con-
victsd thief. whom the people had rather
. at large. "an outcast on the lace Of
the EARTH" ~ tho San expresses ID.
II We consider the word people" -
synonymous with the word''Dsmoerats."
the sentiment lisa just one. Mr.. Tildsn
and his political managers certainly are
content TO leave Tweed u wandsrsr on
the face Of the earth. They know that
when he comes back he will tell . ron
dsriul story about the great Democratic
"rsformer." They know that he did not
burn his papers. rs Comptrollsr Dick
Connolly did. at the dictation Of Samuel
J. Tildsn. but still retains them 10 fiaunt
In the face Of the willy lawyer who turned
States evidence. and brought about his
conviction and sentence. knowing al
this. II 10 not remarkable that Mr.. Til
dsn's friends oppose the ~sxtradition Of
his old pal and director. Boss Tweed.
Despite the protests Of the Democrats.
however. tho "old man terrible" In
coming homo. lie Ia now on his way.
The great question nov is. what can he
do when he gets here ? Or. rather. what
will he dol Win he unssal his lips and
throw some light upon the dark trans
actions Of Tammany Hall when Sam.
Tildsn was his right bower. which. when
hs played IL. always won1 Or will he
maintain silence until after the election.
a. no has done In the past. and thus
spare his former friend the shams Of an
sIposursf
These questions can only Be answered
by inference. II 10 not natural to sup
pose that Boss Tweed has any great love
for the man who sent him to prison.
That man VA Samuel J. Tilden. Altar
sharing In his prosperity, he deserted
him In his trouble. and supplied the
evidence which convicted him. On his
trial Tweed could tell nothing against
Tilden without eontessing his own
crimes. II Is different now. The law
has passed its sentence upon him. and
can do no more. He can open his mouth
now with perfscts safety to himself. Mr..
Tilden IL running for President Of the
United States. VIM. n. Tweed ca
dash the cup which he il raising TO his
lips to the ground. It will b = terrible
revenge. but does any one Who knows
Boss Tweed doubt that be will take Il 2
OF eours when Tweed speaks the
Democratic papen will brand him y
convict. and draw the deduction that his
testimony Is worthless. Surprising 1t
10. II will have tho same effect. This
convicted "thief; :" this convict"
holds the same place In the hearts Of his
old followers in New York that he did
six years ago. At his dictation every
old Tanmany votsr will cast his ballot.
When he returns John Kelly will b
Boss In name only. The real power. II
he chooses to exercise II. will rest In
Tweed. He certainly will not tell his
followers to vote Tor the man who BE-
trayed him. And that IL tho reason
why the Democratic papers are so anx.
ious that hs should remain in Spain un-
Ill after the election. and make such q
howl over bringing him homo.
What can Boss Tweed dor He can
tell his story about Tiden. and assure .
Republican victory in New York next
November. That is what no can DO.
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