The Portland daily press., 1877-10-27
MORE FROM TWEED.
A General Review of His Ca
reor.
GOSSIP ABOUT POLITICIANS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The Herald publishes
five and half columns purporting to be the
rambling interview of stranger with Tweed
at Ludlow street Jail. Tweed Is represented as
saying that he is not now on good terms with
the other members of the ring. Oakley Hall
has been growing crazy for years. Sweeney is
probably going into politics again. Con molly
got off through Tilden, with Mayor Have mey
er's aid.
The published story of his (Tweed's) escape
to Spain is essentially correct. His physician
had told him he would have softening of the
brain if he (Tweed) did not get out of the CITY,
On board the Spanish vessel the Spaniards took
him for an old gentlemen making a tour
of the world. Capt. Waugh of the American
vessel and Thomas Brooks recognized him at
Santiago and sent his name to the Consular au-
thorties. If let alone Tweed intended to have
lived in Spain the remainder of his life If he
was freed he should go to New Orleans or the
West. He might act as travelling agent for his
soh-in-law in New Orleans.
Tweed thought Douglas impressed him more
than any big national man he ever knew. If
Tilden had been inaugurated his message
would have been ready perhaps by April 4.
Iilden puts off everything, and became rich by
firing people out. He was railroad smasher,
and if he wanted TO capture railroad stock
would figure it out so that no gidsnds would
be paid, and then the stock could be purchas-
ed. His wealth caused his nomination at st.
Louis That is where he got his strength in
tu0 OUubu. Ills mhuaSors, excepting deWlbL
were incapable of saving him. Able Demo-
Gratis in midst OF the electoral controversy pre-
ferred Hayes. Tweed recalled nobody among
prominent New York Democrats whom he ad-
mired. Hoffman was ambitious and capable
but too scrupulous. He was not approachable
with money.
Tweed became connected with the Erie
Railroad because Vanderbilt wanted his help
and promised to aid him in speculations, but
didn't keep his word. So he accepted an offer
from Fisk and Gould Gould has not his equal
in America as a fnancier 1t is an error to
suppose any United States Senator was ever in
debted to him Tweed for his election. 1t might
have been that he and Sweeney would have
appeared in Washington as Senators some day,
but it was. always good way off. The coun
try chaps generally get those places. The
Ring owed all its troubles to Judge George
Barnard. He had been seized with tie idea be
would become Governor by the action he took
IN pntting an Injunction on the Ring, aud in
the Strengthened condition of the Rings credit
it broke the combination. Tweed was himself
at that time almost exhausted with expenses
There is nothing in his life he now takes pride
IN. AS to unknown persons whom be had
brought into public life he referred bitterly to
John Morrissey-of his wife, Tweed said she is
Gods own workmanship, The only thing
against her is that she had such a worthless hus-
band. He had no complaint to make of his
eight children. He might want some of them
to be little smarter, but they do very well.
Tweed regards John Kelly as the most sue
cessful city politician of New York during his
experience. Kelly was always plodder He
stood well with the church-rather high class
man in the church and got his support there,
Tweed never did but one thing for Kelly; TWEEN
ty years ago he helped him to Congress. Tweed
said New York politics were dishonest long be-
fore his time. The Irish make the best politi-
clans, but the Germans are learning very fast
to want office. The italian vote will one day
be notable one in this city. To reorganize the
city and start it afresh, Tweed says he would
straighten out the abuses of patronage.