The New York herald., 1877-10-26

.'in pressing forward for leadership. was always
ambitious TO bo influential and to control When
was twenty years old Joined Odd Fellows lodge
busy occupation and social influence among men.
think l pressed on too confidently. 1 oughsnt TO
have tried to bc the leader"
THE VOICE or Safety
''Sincc you have spoken OF your principal mistake
toll me also wha, OF your Iifo-wha. performance
rathcr-you tako most pride In ?"
Mr. Tweed stopped and looked drcnry.
"Nothing. dont SEQ anything great that did.n
"Not the new bouevards, nor tho grades, nor the
docxsf"
"Nohng," said Mr. Tweed. "My vanity secs
nothing TO delight it recall nothing eminent"
"Did you create any celebrated person raise any
unknown merit to public hteg"
Mr., Twcod smiled wcarily. ..There was John Nor.
rssey," he said. ~ sent him to Congress Ho
seemed to be engaging fellow, and he whinod and
said he wanted TO givc character to his jimmy
Hayes also intcrccdcd for him. Hoffman and Swceny
protested, but persisted. Aftor Hoffman de-
feated year for Governor rather lard |. to mo
that nominations like Morrissey's had lost us the
election. Morrissey's return is abusing m in
tho prints to anl,ct my family. I'll fight any
man on that subject"
'Your wife and family TO very vol
sldered heren
sMy wife - said Mr.. Tweed With littlc quivcr and
somo warmth. .'she is Gods own workmanship.
The only thing against hor is that she had such
worthless husband /"
.Your children do wci?"
eyes. l have no complaint 10 make OF my chill
drcn. There eight of them. might want
Of thcm to be little smarter but they do vcry wcl"
Mr.. Tweod added That person VINO had recently
got iuo his confidence published .'scrccd' so an
noying TO his family that Mrs. Tweed, who is subject
to cpoptic attacks, nearly lost her life. .Now," said
he, s'wncn saw that John Morrisscy undertook tho
same thing told John D. Townsend that, with or
without his consent, l would settle Morrisscy. No.
body make my family think any less OF me- said
Mr. Tweed.
HEAD THE HEAP.
'Whom do you regard tho successful city
pcricnce?"
'John Kelly. Ho wns always piodder-always
saving something ana learning something. Ho stood
we'll with tho Church-rathcr u nigh class man in tho
Church--and got hts support thcro never did but
one thing for him; twenty years ago helped him
beat walsh p for Congress"
mentioned another celebrated city politician as ap-
parently richer than Kolly but Mr.. Tweed said ho
wouldn't have 81 600 II his property was 10 be now
forced to sale.
"rhcrc isn't a bank, savings association or insur-
market or foreclosure said Mr. Tweed "And yc,
regard New York real esintc as sure to como up and
MS already on the turn. ye, scc at the close OF tho
war and during tho there enormous invest
menis in city properly hero rnc Jews Of the South
and Southwest brought millions OF money 20 New
York and invested IL here in buildings and sta That
put up tho price About 1s70-7l thcro was ono third
OF all our real estate held by Hebrews They began
to draw out after that to 60 back into rnde tho
South and they surfctcd tho market with real estate
1
frightened investors from New York;
"Is tho Brooklyn Bridge TO DO OF ad dvan,sgo to Now
York;"
at will bc q disadvantage to rents ana real estate
here. SO with tho extension Of Now York to West
chester county; there is a rugged country or rock
ard basns all OF which will bc found costly to grade
| and make good urban property"
| BETTER DAYS now.
..whOn you camc to politics did you ever remotely
entertain tho idea Of such proportions as tho Ring
| aucrward assuneds"
| .sNo rho fact is Now York politics warc always
dishoncst-iong before my time. There ncvor was a
time when you couldn't buy the Board OF Aldermen
except now II It wasn't for John Kclly's severity
you could buy them now. A politician coming for
ward takes things they This population is
hopecssy spit up into races and factions to govern
It under universal suffrage except by tho bribery OF
patronage or purchase"
REFLECTIONS.
| "who mako tho best politicians. Irish or Cor
manss"
"Tho Irish; sut tho Germans arc lcorning very
| fast to want Office. They nre colonzing New
| York from other States with that object. when |
was fresh politics here We very little OF
German leaders Now ihcy arc PLENTIFUL
Mr.. Tweed added rcnect,vely, 1T is very hard to
make the Jews and Irish coacscc. Tho Italian vote
Will day bc notable In this city. There is good
! chance for rising politician to court the Italian
vote Tho Italian leaders always at war and
vengeance OF some kind, but an American could get
! in there and handle tbcm" /"
| rrHrIc CONSTRUCTIONS
told the distinguished prisoner how well the
Capitol at Albany was looking.
| at viii be n nno building" said Mr Tweed.
"Granitc is the only material TO put up nrst clnss
building Of. But opposed to all costly buildings
4 I b,re bui hon M you knovy n