The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-13

warrant with the ComptrOllers SiRnnture. Con-
molly had promised it that day. The creditor
Mr.. Watson" said the. Comptroller wont
You hand mo the warrant for the IS bil2"
" y cant be paid to-day"
Why notY asked tho creditor,
That's my business" rejoned Watson. and
=, Tweed happened to come In and heard the
last remark
Tho creditor. who was embarrassed for want
OF ne money. told Tweed what had happened,
WRon % S %oT Tn w%dd p"r fG ,oded I@ To- the door
Leading TO the great Office, where Watson had
moqWnted high stool qt his desk.
promised Mr.. - his warrant to-day. Where
1T can't be pnid to-day. Mr. Tweed"
Can't be paid after the Comptroller says to
nay it2 For Gods sake. who are you Sec
here, Codns9ly who is Comptroller here-you
Il suppose am." replied Connolly. family
smiling.
or you1l be- asking the name OF n new Auditor
before you're twenty-four hours older"
And that man got his money.
For little Gunue Bedford" ns he always
called Judge Bedford. Tweed felt sincere CON
tempt; Having made him what he was. he
way to conciliate Charles OConor when he
committed his old chief to the Tomhs. without
hmail, IN :. = misdemeanor case. Why;" said
hour, and have each one giant alongside OF
Gunnie. ogghtto be- hung Manother time
at,ainst anv Iiving man ",t ,co,'W ike io see
little Gunnie Bedford get his deserts"
With ali hfs gctting Of money Tweed cared
but little Tor money itself He made enormous
sacrifices nj times ON one orrasion he WIS
bitten by mania ior owning an interest in
vanced to the Dpuoc'dt nearly s7j.OOO. Ho
owned largely IN the I'GnsgW and Leader.
we.kli lie profnsspd to hold the pr,.sa i'm
derision hut was foremost in en'lrnynrinR To-
conclinfr n"Vysnnnnrs thnt onnosnd him ar his
schemcs. II nj one time bernme the custom
not vet pxtinct-for certniu journals to claim
credit for having broknn Tho Tweed Ring %nt
Tweed used TO say thnt those who shouied re-
form the loudcst had bled him most when he
WINS in power
The BROOKLYN bridge project was presented TO
him for cousi,lcrntion He belinved il would hr
successful. and regarded it as a good business
venture
In speaking Of his downfall he reiterated what
he Ind said nforrtimn nbout In" nrrss. Ifthos"
picture papers would only leave me alone. /
Dnt tbo., ni,.tttras ,-r .itnh coricnturos tbnt
no one would ever know YOU BY them said his
friord w ~ ' ~ $50
'"rhat ,,akos M lirrorencn Tho noon,o gc,
mn idrn that Tweed il "A thief Thev t,ei i,soi to
sen,, Tw n ~ r, i, an ,t us,, o W
thnv w., ,,.i ~ H. H. H. isIi', H. , gnu p''' 'VV"
F,,r the n"mments ~ ,nurnnis o,,si,,e ~ Ne,v
York oity he cared literally nothing. On one
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Tn maj y,a, NJ, aIw,nvs r'ct ~ thc nt,,cns ~ tho
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pru -, ~ ~ W. h, w h o & @
rIad 10 nnv W. any snn 10 be insurad immnnitv
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,ot UuS sri H. ~ & % th, re-
II he had cared To- ,.,t thS h"nrts ~ fb" men ,rh"
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by datectiyas and others Better rounsels nre r,..
ysiii h,r,,r 49, ,i H., ~, H. 1J ptt
N,al,e;,' ,, u noWefeI 1nJ no cav up we iuen In
live mood He had dnshes Of tanner bnt thev
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always mo, nm onnon.nt more - tban haif WAY "''
7, IL. i, W. IL, \, ~ r,d i, @ i,,i
,s - l'i' = ", @ w
Of his time. The fact is. he Knew eycrybody'
Hughes Be"cher Tyng and the Jesmi,ss VIA VIA
WAS "a mariner ,viih ar.eiev In thn ,ohncrn trnda
dnrfrr 49, 4''' '''''''' '"' wv anu "''o"-
Tweed was vain and fondof finttery. although
a.. J,.s,i"J ,,li. nj ,'., i,.i.,' - III IL ,,Ii
$500 for a steel engraving and $3.50 for a biorrn
nbirai stn,.n to H.. i,hsh,. IN rr,h.,Sin t',
volume. When the urnnfs w"r, sent him h..
oh",.tnd la thn rnttlon "Our self NaJn Man
and forfeited tho ,,rtir,, sum rather than br IN
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,,muvu ~ ,',c ,S,, IT, mnr Vnm1 'u"ihpie pr pr
with ronsidernhln rhntnri''1l efin.t many ms
s,,,rs from his fnv'rit. British rn,.,s il ina
"t's ti 'e1i,i e III T. " w. ,i tSl pr,1 II, nHu
ntimn ~ n"niinl rrtr,nts III. iv .il Nm
Wnn,,nls anJ Red Ron H.. bnd nil th,, iniiv
n"wsnnpers To- Kim. moi To- renI Nrtirlas re-
frrrinw tn ,ity imurnyemsnts he nntrJ Sar.
fully Those ON politics he cared nothing for
limo Ring desired To- ,r"ht, nubli" s.ntim"ni
or prepare the puhltr mind for "A now cnnIition
OF things Tweed and Swrrny consulted and
agreed on a nlnn. Tnan Sweeny sent f,r tht
Tnmmany reporters and inspired I'M, desired
article. In innny Instances proois Sent IN
Syreuv were hv him suLiuifte1 t., Tweed " ~
some of the best Nominations ever made were
suggested by Tweed. Judge John Il. Brady