The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-15
Mr.. Tweed's Manner OF Giving.

In the spring OF 1872. Tweed was in the zenith
ot his power in the city The Legislature had
passed his Water bill. the Two Per Cent. Tax
hill, anil numerous other measures that gave
him the control of a large amount Of patronage.
and III" spending OF immense sums Of money.
His Office was daily thronGed with distinguished
politicians and business men. all anxious to be
on friendly terms with the man who ruled the
city. controlled conventions. and made and un-
made mon financially and politically at his own
pleasure. Political strikers. and poor men look
iEg for work on the numerous public improve
ments that Tweed was then pushing. also
locked about his Office from early morning.
waiting until tho Boss should come down,
most Of them remaining until he had gone
away. II was Tweed's custom to first dis
pose Of the distinguished callers who might
be- waiting his coming. and. after them,
lhe politicians were given audience. The
rnpldty with which he would turn them on
was wnnderiul livery one admitted to pri-
vatn auilen'e was made to feel. without being
r nlu' llu tlmr Was precious, nnd ms business
Twreds response was also short and 20 the
point. ana i wa, seldom that II caller went away
without feeling satisfied as TO what the result 81
lw9ed would sent himself at his desk in his
hludie oilrt with n clerk at his side. order the
mep looking tor work would iilc in NJ pao door
ana pas, our NJ another. On one of these orra-
enoN' 'i" writer occupied n sent in Twceds
nrl witness 4 his RECEPTION Ia these men,
NJ rll@ 'h'v were a Embarrassing lot, men
Mp evident desired TO get Job on tho public
"oTTs1 Drrl'sc they believed tn" pay was good
~ lhr IlMr light As each stepped in front
~ lN' ii~k Tweed. in the short. crisp wny which
wHo 9I~lys a marked feature of his talking.
JI,u.l say We'll, my good fellow. what cnn
w. lpr You The reply was almost invariably
III appli'hron tor work. just ut that time there
, Sns h4l much work being done but Tweed IN
nhl,d soIu 10 commence large improvements
larry tN-rf applicant Attempted u tell tai"
mhb suffering and nerossitirs in connection
,TNh MS appiralon but Tweed generally cut
NW-~ lrrY-inr- Vnn- but Wr-ar"-dOnE- but-littl"-
I"W. ln-'wo-or-th rre-W weeks shall hHNr-Work-
%l -i'l"- clerk over t3crr- and -wh"n-l am
I"ii wili-sond- fpr-you.' In this way he
'uNl d7pus' Of the hundreds al applicants in
"h lA'tr DY slprt time. Upon tins ,oc'nSl9n
'h"nf the Hpi lcanis was n pale. sickly-luOk-
5 IT, r' n. ~ he stepped in front OF the desk
M..A. NV poor fellow. what can do for
H'ye M" work" he replied. Il nm sufrc"-
'i, lNr pt'r lhrnr months have had nothing
i'. ana nay VIII" and two children are ON the
nlHt ul sltlNnuou. | do not know where we
Sln g,i moulhiul 10 eat tomorrow. and 1t is
NTy illie that wee have had for weeks past
ne man spoke rnpidly and earnestly. Tweed
tl"N"u NJ him closely and said: But. my dear
en" ''" WA, ran }gu dof You are not strong
On, yes o:,a. he replied, if you will only
eyr me- Il chnnrr."
Come and see me next week, and will find
something for you to do, said Tweed.
rlhe man turned to go away, and AS he did so
bbw9od hotced that he WAS lame. In fact he
Hold on there he said do you mean to
SSy you g0a Gan 90 mans work when you havnet
x,,i fes Mt rweel, the man replied; i you
.HoW did you lose that lex ?"
Shot ats g sir"
Wounded by mimic ball and cut OF By the