The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-09
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
1ne Death q 1huriov waad-
Foolish 0ush About m
Political Standing.
1ho Founder and oympeahiser az
"iro Pulling and Lobby
tug-8lO Roeoonal
Amiahality.
Hio Charity and Love lbe Am-
mo6-ARot Plgoou's Love
"A New Play by
aaz1igao.
Death of Billy Gray. tho Come
dtan-1ashaoa Va9arjee-
Doonoto, Wraps and
Rolo0Ai1es.
NEW YORK. M,


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New YOwK, Nov. =.
Thuriow Weed b deed. and the
papers are full of Mandatory notjceo
Of the man who daring the lat
sixty yeass, VS. certainly ! mover In
American politics. On The pineipler
of IN Norfims aN si.; Lo,,m.s : ri
de-! Of g.sh b printed about him,
and 70 re0d the obituaries and bio
xsaphies With which newspapers and
pesSodIcals are flooded, one would
9et the impreasjou that one az the
greatest and best men the country
ho0 ever pl Oduced he's passed away.
The tn th h that Mr.. Weeds in0u-
euce % American politics ~ ~.
very bad. He il was that oskani1ed
wire pulling and l0bbying into the
system and raised Il to = 6ne art. A
man of positive character ana strone
win power, he hesitated 1t nothiu4
when tie accompiishmsnt Of sn o6e.
leet was st stake. To him all was
air, providing sou were. The %
littcal machine I" b the outgrowth
of his methods, and it b all the vog,e
beeopee generally the men ~ the
head Of it are br1iulees de1naso9uee.
with no feeling Of honor. amb}tion
and patriotism.
Personally, however. Mr.. Weed
was kindly In the extreme. The
amount OF money he annnallv Gaye
away for charitable purposes. the
time and labo9 he d eat 10 do hun
dre1s q moor fellows . service. would
hardly b credible II told In cold type.
True, be was rich, but how few rich
mea give to tie needy any Of
their 0upesabundance. NJ. Weed
was food of young men IN genefal,
and young newspaper men In par
ticuior. Il used 70 be IN impsessjve
sight at Press Club receptions 70 re
hio tall bent figure, pieluresque fAee
and silver hatr. JOurnalfses ase
not - . rule easily i'm
pressed nor are they fond o(
The poat. They live In the present
and The future. The pest b an old
newsPaper 70 them: bat When or.
Weed spoke to them, related hts
strlgg)es and expesiences, and gave
" hte young tSSends" some sound
practical advice, either regarding
their Psoseseo0 Or en ne 10 general,
they Jseened with a6ectk'"ase asten-
ttoa and respect.
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