New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-25

they're going to hang me tomorrow morn.
"ing." "They can't do it! can't do it!" said
the confident attorney, and then as he heard
the notes of preparation outside, he added,
I" But IL they do, I'll tell you one thing-Pn
make 'em sweat for it."
That now was q lawyer worth having.
Nothing discouraged or even disheartened him !;
he was always "chipper" and confident; never
cast down by temporary reverses or defeat !;
always ready with new expedients; always
sanguine of success; the sort of man to keep
his client up to the very last moment and then
send him off with the consolation that he
would keep the case along and make
the prosecution "sweat for it" finally.
Mr.. David Dudley Field seems one of that
kind. He did not fully illustrate the quality
of his devotion and his Incompatible staying
power in the case of that eminent Democratic
statesman, Mr.. Tweed, but it was through no
fault of his. There is good reason to believe
that he was willing to stick 10 Tweed's case
through the lifetime of that statesman,
and send him off finally with the
consolatory assurance that he would keep
up the fight and make the prose-
cution "sweat for it ;" but Tweed himself got
tired, and that of course ended it. There are
signs, however, that Mr.. Field will have an
opportunity to show his undying devotion to
the interests of his client in the case OF the
other Democratic statesman Mr.. TIlden. He
has already exhibited q clinging capacity sell
dom equaled and never surpassed, and
has never abated a jot of confidence
in the result. We need not point
out how in the last session OF Con-
gress, where he appeared for Mr.. Tilden,
he threw himself into investigations OF all
sorts in behalf of his client; how he sat up
all night and watched the flag when the
Senate was discussing the Electoral Commits
sion bill how he pursued the Commission
and how after the verdict of that
tribunal had been rendered he made strenu-
GUS efforts for a new trial; and how at
the end of it all he refused to give up the
case, but gave the country to understand that
he should make President Hayes and the Re
publican party "sweat for it," All these facts
are of recent history and very fresh in the
memory of all.
Steps have recently been taken toward put
ting Mr.. Field in position where he can re-
open the case and make good his promise to
the late lamented. 1t is proposed that some
Representative in Congress from strong DEM
ocratic district shall resign and let Mr.. Field
be elected in his place. There have been
negotiations to this purpose, but they
have been greatly hindered by cOnvic-
ton which seems to exist in the
mind of the members-elect thus far applied to,
that their constituents would not be satisfied
with the change. If this thing could only be
brought about and Mr.. Field given chance
on the floor of Congress, it is easy enough to
see that he would make life burden to all
departments of the Government; which would
be equivalent to making 'em sweat for it." His
prospects for getting into the present Congress
do not seem good, but he may get into
the next, which assemblies in Decem-
Der, 1879, and that will not be too
late indeed it will never be too late. Some
time he will get into Congress, and it is well
to be prepared for it. When he does get in
he will remember how the American People
treated his client, Mr.. Tilden, and will make
"'em sweat for it," And the longer he is
kept out, no doubt, the more he will make 'em
sweat. Mr.. Tiden may not live to see it, but
whatever becomes of him he has the satisfac-
ton of knowing that there's a Turkish bath OF
uncommon warmth in preparation for the
American People