Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-02
THE TWEED CONFESSION.

AS might have been expected, every
man mentioned in Tweed's confession rs
having had money of the ring, denies it
vehemently, and the Boss does not yet
produce the proof necessary to convict
them. The old fox is holding back his
evidence till he is sure that his confession
will bring about his release. lie has it in
his hands to uncarth the villainy of which
he was the centre. but he will not do it till
he has what he wants, his liberty, In the
meantime, there is trouble enough among
the New York politicians. Men, who in
the flush times of the ring received ten or
twenty or fifty thousand dollars, and who
have almost forgotten the transaction, are
turning pale when they know that it is
certain that Tweed saved his cheque. books,
rs we'll as memoranda of all his transact
tions, and that he can state with accuracy
where every dollar of the swag went to.
Respectable men, who took his wages sup
posing it would be forever secret, are
thronging to his room-begging for i'm
munity, but to all of them the Boss has one
answer: II am in prison, poor-you are
out, rich. Get me out with something to
live upon" And so vast number of men
are talking with suspicious plentifulness
of the hardships the old man has been sub
ieecd 10, and whether the ends of justice
will be subserved by keeping him longer
in prison, and so on. 1t is said by those
who ought to know, that this talk of pow
erty and being broken man is all bun
combe. They say he has ut least three
millions safely hived, and that he proposes
when he does get out to rally around him
his old friends, and make an effort to get
control Of the city and state again. There
is no doubt that there is truth in this.
Once free, with the money he doubtless
has, he could bring the Irish TO his support,
and could capture Tammany with case.
He is only ffty-siX, and is us strong as he
ever was; and no man ever lived who had
more of the organizing and controlling
talent His old adhelents who have been
eating husks since he went under, long
for such leader and they would rally
under his banner in minute. For when
Tweed was at the front they were all paid,
and paid well. If he wanted an editor,
he never went at him in IL mean way; but
his cheque for ten or twenty thousand dol
lars, according to his value, was made at
once, with no nonsense about it. And so
with all of them. There are SO many who
want to be bought, but who now can find
no one TO buy them, that the re-appear-
ance of Tweed in the political arena would
make decided stir in the city. He can
find party without trouble, and it need
surprise no one if within year the old
man has control of the city again
POLITICAL.
There is weeping and wailing in the
city among tie place-men. The Custom
House cleaning is going on rapidly, and
the bur rooms are full of red-nosed men
who are dining Hayes southern policy.
The trouble with them is that every man
has just received his walking paper, and is
adrit on the cold charity of an unfeeling
world, instead of having nice salary to
draw monthly. That is what ails them.
1t is estimated that there are five thousand
of this class Of bummers, and us fast us
they can be reached they are being shov-
ed out. Applicants for places in the Gus
tom House are thick us leaves in valom
brosa, but they all receive the same an
swer -" no vacancies, and none likely toI
occur" And they so away sorrowing,
and consider Hayes southern policy fail
urc. But while these fellows mourn the
people rejoice. For Hayes is the first
president who has ever made IN attempt
in good faith to carry out civil service re
form. lie can do it, for he is in honest
man who means what he says and, be-
sides he has no aspirations for political
preferment, and can afford 10 snub the
spoilsmcn. And he is doing it.
TIE WEATHER
is delightful, and New York is as beaui
full us anything can be. Business is i'm
proving slightly, and there is It better feel
inc. PIETRO.
Boss TwEED's TAN BATH. The Boss