Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-14
MIR, TILDEN's DRIVE.
Two Councilm anic rouehS-The Present
Condition ofthe sag of Gramercy Park


Two Councilma nic uouzhs-The Present
Condition ofthe sag of Gramercy Park
Froo, the PAtlade1p1ia Nf5os
NFw YORK, May 9.-Three statesmen
to be seen at a glance. and happened
on the spot, WHICH is point on our
oy ri whore fast horses draw their
"a owners for pleasure. Two Of
We're Fatty Walsh and Tommy
r.. members of our Common Council
representatives Of that mercantile in
t.~t mich has more stores open in this
han any other. That is to say, they
twoofthe 10 GOO barrooms. To be brief
Il explicit, Fatty and Tommy are the
I'd Of Aldermen whom the tough
SO th ward usually elects. They
stood side by side on way
SIDE hotel veranda. having Just emerged
from the barrOom, and their horses were
bong brought out from the shed. Slowly
the outlines Of a dashing equipagc be-
came distinct in the midst of a cloud Of
dust upon the road. and the two "mon of
iufnoeDce" gazed at the approaching
team of big brown horses, then az the
coac man seated very high in front, and
finally at Samuel j 1ilden, as he was re-
vcnlel when the carriage drew nigh. TIE
two uphe avals of city muck. representa-
t1Ves of the worse human elements that
could possibly dominate a constituency
ia the Five Points section Of New York.
keeUers each of lOw-down II sort
frr the least tolerable Of drinkers,
they were as undeuiably politicians
n their way as was the famous Tilden in
b s. Their power was physical, however.
i'ety were burly, even handsome fellows,
8nd ii is an established fact that no puny
iuan can become influential among the
Kind OF voters who send Walsh and Shiels
iato the Common Council. They wore
shining silk hats, Prince Albert coats but
toned suugly over broad breasts, intense
ly-hlackeued shoes and yellow gloves
stitched with black threads on the backs.
Their attire was as much alike as though
they were dressed in a prescribed uni
form; and, indeed, what ! have described
may be accepted as strictly the current
fashion for The garments Of the prosper
Gus New York ward politician.
HOW TILDEN LOOKS.
You have more curiosity. possibly, as
tn the appearance Of the man who was or
wasn't (Which was it?) elected TO the
Presidency. He looked as though that
instant was positively the last OF his lite
on earth. He seemed 10 be IN a cond-
ton of PHYSICAL collapse. His head
dapolnd forward his bsrds 4renbled as
thev law ia bis lon ana no s,,,,oeto5
absolnte irertness. mn no bad mcdonnell
The samo indications If r,,rerlTo 20 The iost
tims I bad nro,,,o,,siv ,,ioDrad b;n, TO-,
y, .rs baFora and l-notv hocamso NJ
J,ho Rfgaiow bad toid ma en- tbat The
~ ',,.nfir,o.,,,s in,olio|.t y,,oe os Loo,, as
e,.r heing in NO Woo ofFooted 10 bis
.ofii, jp"1nacitv Tfdon il nor a 1ora
u 4, oe manv snnnose bnt euF"ror
1n g. dissasa when rohs him If the
-,..i ~ bis p,neciee 1,be MALAY IL
s1.,.. l,u- ip,.nranle tbougb no NAV mot
f.sl;. lie If II
do,,,t mini, tbot bava ovor soon mon
,noro4,r,. ,o,,,,1I, in,I,rossod by 10 nrno-
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my, ,,.,r., b,. tho ,,aesiro. oF MIA, Il
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l.issino tho i"ro,s too . ,,roate- dagroo Of
al,isct resnact 10 e>nrsescd brt bavo
n.y.. seo, t5ot aoT tnoroF,- o"y y,ist ro
e,.,,l thu. Ia. I,1us tho ron,ovaIs Of Tho
5ats ana ra ao+or,r o, 'l,s 'i "f
lcatty ,,d u, ~, os ,,orI TO- F ,S,jr
Kind Nv milan "id nddded in roco o
tio,, ,,i r,e,,r,' ~. ~ ~
If bis tsco stoo.l r,- j., s,,i,a uie oorriara
stono,d inet as'do fron, tbo Inn anI
bos,io,. ,:;.atl.o1 a.. f.o,',s -'' ''-N
ONCLh SAMMY 81 LlsH kiG.
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