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A song by Chris Jennings
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New York City, 1871 |
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ÒWhen
the sands of time begin to run out for any man, it is difficult to detect the
first grain, but for Tweed it may have begun to trickle into infinity on
December 24, 1869. On that date HarperÕs
Weekly published
a cartoon showing members of the ring breaking into a big box marked
ÔTaxpayersÕ and TenantsÕ Hard Cash.ÕÉThe cartoon came from the pen ofÉThomas
NastÓ (Ellis, E.R., The Epic of New York, p.346). |
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ÒLetÕs
stop themÉpictures! I donÕt care
much what the papers write about me – my constituents canÕt read. ButÉthey can see pictures!Ó Boss
Tweed, 1871 (quoted in Ellis p.350).
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