The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-16
THE END.
"They have killed me at last ~
Al L. AsAA

THE END.
"Thev have killed me At last :"
And he died.
The fading Of unit in this great mass
of humanity that makes upthe living busy
world occurs every moment. And every
good man, in times of peace dies in his
bed, surrounded BY kin and friends.
His last words are caught and treasured
"A levels: the counsel from his lips IL gath
cred and put away a. sacred thing. ana
when the last awful moment comes when
the soul wrestles with its earthly tenament
and frees itself-they bury the mortal
dross. There is . mournful procession-a
funeral cortege-a dark hole-s dark OBJ
ject is lowered into it-a few shovelfuls OF
earth, and all is over. He was good man,
and some society or lodge of which he was
a member pass the stereotyped set OF
phrases called resolutions" the intent and
purport of which is,-to inform the world
that John is different, and We are natur-
ally led to inquire Why it is that the last
Door boon that can be vouchsafed to man
the right to die free has been denied him.
1.-THE man who once ruled New York
CITY il deadr' This is the head
ing of . telegram announcing his
death; and in that announcement is
the whole story told. He ruled New York
City! He was the great Tammsny Chef
tain. But was he worse than Tammany
Time was when this man who cied IN q
feion's cell was fawned upon and Aattered,
BY those who now loudly cure his memory.
Time was when the millions he is reported
10 have stolen, always had ready receivers
who wore the white necktie of righteous
neas. while beneath their waistband was the
price of second hand infamy.
Vim. NJ. Tweed may have been a bad
man, ~ the journal of Civilization
claims, and has persistently lampooned him
in order to make the American nation be-
ieve it. Until, in fact, each lineament of
his countenance is known from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. VIM. NJ. Tweed is thief
saws Hupcrs. Granted. But why is il that
the people of New York City sat tamely
down and allowed one individual to rob
them of millions?
Why is it that a. long as VIM. NJ. Tweed
stole-and stole audaciously-divided this
plumber con the square," not one word was
whispered against him! But when the
people of New York City were rs corrupt
as this man-when he realized and kne&
this fact, and became doubly corrupt in re
turn, they set up the hue and cry. They
suddenly became very holy-they remem-
bered that "thou shalt not steal."
And Why?
Because as long as WIN. NJ. Tweed stole
like political bandit, and divided it with
the liberality of q pirate. . certain ring was
satisfied. But when he stole like thief,
and kept it like thief, We suddenly dis
cover that there is more virtue and honesty
In New York city than the country had
given it credit Of possessing.
VIM. n. Tweed is dead, and he had tried
to do some good, "and If he had not had
good LUCK" he was "not afraid to die"
Theme are men in New York City to-day
Who are more to blame for the crimes com.
mitted BY Tweed than he, himself. And
just - sure Is there is God in Israel, the
Nemeeis that has called VIM. NJ. Tweed to
compt, awaits them.
Then We will see If they die as calmly rs
he did