The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-05-09
WHOLE NO. i3iS,
ora sEw.ro.K LErrEa
NEW YoRk. April 10. 1876.


THE TWEED CONFESSION.
Now everybody knows why OAkey
Hall ran away to Europe It was as
said, Tweed. The Boss had made
up fis mind 10 split ON nis associates,
Hall got wind of il in time, and tiit-
ted Twesd's expose Is 8 curious
and instructive piece Of reading.
IL shows that the plundering Of the
city and State was. not the growth of
time but that il was plot. made de-
liberstely and very carefully work
ed up as TO detail. and one shieh
required great deal Of skill to carry
out There is squirmins among The
Democratic politicians sud explana-
tions are the order of the day. Mea
who have heretofore stood we'll 10
the community sre quietly slipping to
Europe, aud those whO stay are forti-
tying themselves with proof to make
some sort Of show against the dam
aging disclosures Of the old man 10
Ludlow street Several Republicans
are already implicated, and il is ex-
pected that more will be. lie had
tools 10 the Republican camp Of
course, for else be could not have got
the Legislation al Albany necessary
10 carry out his purposes. Twenty
millions of dollars were distributed,
and the Boss, no more guilty than
the others, has had to bear the brunt
Of the whole thing His share Of the
plunder has been spent in litigation,
he has grown old in dodgiDg pros
ecutions ard nos is a wreck 6nancial.
ly aad in reputation, while those who /
were bis associates in villsiny are liv- !
ing comfortably and in good order on +.
their shares And what vexes tho .
old man more than anything else is
that those who made the most of II
are those who were the first TO turn /
upon him Between his rage and his |
desire to get out be is making wild
work smoag the Democratic poiiti-
clans. Ia anticipation of suits TO re-
cover, scores of them are conveying /
their property TO their wives aud /
brothers, and scores more are are
missing altogether. The confession .
Is bomb-sbell exploded ia the very
heart of the camp. and the cons;erna-
ton is wide spread
BUSINESS TROUBLES
New York has long been worried I
by the discrimination Of the railroads !
against il, aud nov the European .
steamers are giving il q twist Car
goes are brought cheaper from Liver
pool 70 Boston, PbiIadelphia and Bal |
timore than to New York, and hence 4
the howl Tbe reason is plain enough. /
The great line West from New York I
is the central. and the central Is msa-
sged by . ysnderbili, and the most
pig-hesded OF ali the Vanderbilts
The Pennsylvania and Baltimore 1
roads lay 10 with the steamships sod I
agree to carry 20 Toledo. Chicago, s. /
Louis aud Cinninnati for less rate
OF freight than the central will, aud /
consequently the freight goes 10 those
cities. Ic short The Baltimore and 4
Ohio aud Pennsylvania roads have
combined wits the steamship lines,
aud are taking the trade The rou
bic with New York is il has 10 ter
minal facilities the city and its rail
roads are managing ss seldsbly az
possible, and are not in the interest
Of the city at all They are run in
the interest Of Vanderbilt aud his ad-
berentz, and they depend upon the
fact tha, 8 certain amount Of freight
and certain number Of passengers
have 40 other way Of getting ioto the
city. The other roads are managed
on broader ideas, and the other cities,
better governed and depending more
upon the enterprise than natural "a
eilities. are taking the trade aud Nes
York is suffering. Its trade Is being
pared Of here and sliced OF there,
till the dimin1tioa is seriously telt
aud occasions alarm. But whs. can
be done The city Is in the hands
Of the class Of Democracy who have
70 interest 10 ils prosperity. and who
know nothing about il s1d care less,
and 30 the ssrcbants and ma5ufac-
turers suffer.
A vFAT TRICK