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 House that Tweed Built : 
 
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The House 
 
 that 
 
 TWEED 
 
 Built 
 
 DEDICATED TO EVERY TRUE REFORMER 
 
 [Republican or Democrat] 
 
 'ND TO BE HAD OF 
 
 The AmeriL in News Company, 
 
 Nassau Stfeet New York. 
 
 PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. 
 
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 • And put in every honest- band a whip 
 To lash the rascals naked through the world." 
 
 Measure for Measure. 
 
 IN JIt<£JIt<DH22lja 
 
 W. M. T. 
 
THIS IS 
 
 THE HOUSE 
 
 THAT 
 
 TWEED 
 
 BUILT. 
 
This is 
 
 THE PLASTERER, 
 
 Garvey by name, 
 The Garvey who made it his little game 
 To lay on the plaster, and plaster it thick 
 On the roof 
 
 And the walls 
 
 And the wood 
 
 And the brick 
 Of the wonderful House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
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 This is 
 
 DICK CONNOLLY, 
 
 ("Slippery Dick,") 
 Who controll'd the plastering laid on so thick 
 By the comptroller's plasterer, Garvey by name, 
 The Garvey who made it his little game 
 To lay on the plaster, and lay it on thick, 
 On the roof and the walls 
 
 And the wood and the brick 
 Of the wonderful House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
 
This, Sir ! is 
 
 SWEENY, Peter B., 
 
 In the plastering deepest of all the three, 
 Sweeny, 
 Garvey, 
 And Connolly, — 
 Otherwise known as " Slippery Dick," 
 Who controlYd the plastering laid on so thick 
 From roof to cellar, on wood and brick, 
 In the wonderful House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
 
These are 
 
 THE CARPETS, 
 
 At so much a roll, 
 Supplied by the firm of Ingersoll, 
 The very best carpets of Ingersoll's make, 
 Which some one or other did often take 
 
 To the doors of the House that TWEED built. 
 
 This is 
 
 THE METROPOLITAN, 
 
 Boss'd, they tell us, by Tweed's 
 
 young man, 
 With carpets and furniture, spick 
 
 and span, 
 Of the very best patterns of In- 
 gersoll's make, 
 Like the carpets that somebody else 'j 
 did take 
 
 To the doors 
 
 Of the House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
 
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These are 
 
 THERMOMETERS, 
 
 Only a few, 
 Good to tell you the atmosphere too, 
 And sold to the City by — never mind who ! 
 You '11 find the name on the City Roll, 
 With Sweeny and Garvey and Ingersoll, 
 And Connolly (known as " Slippery Dick "), 
 Who controll'd the plastering laid on so thick 
 On each blessed inch of wood or brick 
 
 Of the wonderful House that TWEED built. 
 
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This is 
 
 BOSS TWEED, 
 
 Nast's man with the brains, 
 The Tammany Atlas who all sustains, 
 (A Tammany Samson perhaps for his pains,) 
 Who rules the City where Oakey reigns, 
 
The father of that very nice young man 
 Who furnish'd the new Metropolitan, 
 The master of Woodward and Ingersoll 
 And all of the gang on the City Roll, 
 And formerly lord of "Slippery Dick," 
 Who controll'd the plastering laid on so thick 
 By the comptroller's plasterer, Garvey by name, 
 The Garvey whose fame is the little game 
 Of laying on plaster and knowing the trick 
 Of charging as if he himself were a brick 
 Of the well-plaster' d House 
 
 That TWEED built 
 
 THE TAMMANY ATLAS. 
 
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HIS IS 
 
 THE MAN OF THE TIMES, 
 
 GEORGE JONES. 
 By George, but he always was flinging of stones 
 And kicking up shindies 
 Till he broke all the windies 
 
 And so got in the House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
 
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1/ /fRO/V\ A POOf^OLD, 
 
 These are 
 
 THE NEWSPAPERS 
 
 Over the way, 
 The Tribune and Herald, with nothing to say, 
 Who envy George Jones, 
 Who by flinging of stones 
 And breaking glass windies 
 
 (The thunder, why was n't he out at the Indies ?) 
 Led off these same shindies, 
 And got first 
 
 In the House that TWEED built. 
 
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This is 
 
 JUDGE BARRETT, 
 
 Who pick'd from the brook 
 North River), like David, smooth stones which he took 
 ^.nd gave Mister Jones, with a view to the shindies 
 i.nd letting in light by the breaking of windies 
 In the House 
 
 That Goliath 
 
 (BOSS TWEED) 
 
 Built. 
 
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HACC ERTY FISHMONGER 
 
 This is 
 
 THE WIFE who said 
 
 Almighty Jesus ! 
 If you 've gone and let that out they 're certain to squeeze us 
 And get at the truth of the vouchers we burnt, 
 And Lord knows what else that had never been learnt, 
 Not even by Judge Barrett who pick'd from the brook, 
 Like another young David, smooth stones which he took 
 Right away to the Times, with a view to the shindies 
 And letting in light to their brains through the windies 
 Of the wonderful House that TWEED built. 
 
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This is 
 
 MAYOR HALL. 
 
 Quite a pleasure to say 
 Was nary a Mayor who was nearer O. K. 
 For he smiles and indorses both Sweeny and Tweed, 
 And thinks it a most pleasant folly indeed 
 To trust to a Wife who says Almighty Jesus ! 
 If you 've gone and let that out they 're certain to squeeze us, 
 And get at the truth of the vouchers we burnt, 
 And goodness knows what else had never been learnt, 
 Not even by Judge Barrett, by bell or by book, 
 For all the smooth stones that our young David took 
 And wrapp'd up in the Times, to let fly at the windies 
 To trouble our brains and make no end of shindies 
 In the beautiful House that TWEED built. 
 
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These are 
 
 THE PRINTERS 
 
 Of Cosy New York, 
 Who are paid seven times for the same piece of work ; 
 At least so 't is said, though we may not deny, 
 If they 're only paid five times, that seven is a lie ; 
 And sure they 've the proofs of the vouchers and deeds 
 Of the Halls and the Garveys and Sweenies and Tweeds 
 
 Taken off by 
 
 Whose wife exclaim' d, Almighty Jesus ! 
 If you 've gone and let that out they 're certain to squeeze us 
 And get at the truth of the papers we burnt, 
 And goodness knows what else had never been learnt, 
 Not even by Judge Barrett, by hook or by crook, 
 For all our young David's smooth stones that he took 
 And wrapp'd up in the Times, and let fly at the windies, 
 To trouble men's brains and make no end of shindies 
 In the wonderful House that TWEED built. 
 
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THE, LAWS OF NEW YORK! 
 
 Well, indeed ! 
 They are capital stuffing for cushions for Tweed. 
 What matter so long as the City is freed, — 
 Say free of the guild and the guilt and the greed 
 Of the Halls and the Garveys, the Sweenies and TWEED, 
 Boss Tweed, Nast's man with the wonderful brains, 
 The Tammany Atlas that all sustains, 
 (Tammany's Samson for all his gains,) 
 Who rules the City where Oakey reigns, 
 The father of that very nice young man 
 Who runs the new Metropolitan, 
 Master of Woodward and Ingersoll, 
 And all of the gang on the City Roll, 
 And formerly lord of " Slippery Dick " — 
 Controller of plastering laid on so thick, 
 By the controller's plasterer, known to fame 
 As thickest of plasterers, Garvey by name, 
 
 Who plaster'd the House that TWEED built. 
 
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THE ROUGH 
 
 "Rough and Ready.' 
 
This is 
 
 A REAL OLD TAMMANY 
 
 ROUGH, 
 
 A sample, we 've many a sack of the stuff, — 
 Ready in action and stanch and tough, 
 Who, when honester men do nothing but bluff, 
 Will vote you the laws, and will vote you enough. 
 Yes ! he '11 vote them, he makes the law-makers indeed, 
 The makers of cushions for Emperor Tweed, — 
 Emperor Tweed, Nast's man with the brains, 
 The Atlas that Tammany Hall maintains, 
 (Tammany's Samson for all their pains,) 
 Who rules the City while Oakey reigns, 
 The fatherly friend of that nice young man 
 Who runs the new Metropolitan, 
 Master of Woodward and Ingersoll 
 And all of the gang on the City Roll, 
 And formerly lord of " Slippery Dick " — 
 Comptroller of plastering laid on so thick 
 By the controller's plasterer known to fame 
 As thickest of plasterers, Garvey by name, 
 Who plaster'd the House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
 
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 This 
 
 is 
 
 THE BUSY 
 
 COMMITTEE OF SEVEN- 
 
 1 Y Citizens good with intentions to leaven 
 The state of affairs and to put down the Rough, 
 Who has made City Rulers quite often enough, 
 And to turn out O. K. and displace the Boss Tweedj 
 Emperor Tweed, Nast's man with the brains, 
 Tammany's Samson for all his gains, 
 Who rules the City while Oakey reigns, 
 The fatherly friend of that nice young man, 
 And head of the new Metropolitan, 
 Owner of all on the City Roll, 
 Master of Woodward and Ingersoll, 
 Formerly lord of " Slippery Dick " — 
 
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Who rules the City while Oakey reigns, 
 The fatherly friend of that nice young man, 
 Head of the new Metropolitan, 
 Owner of all on the City Roll, 
 Master of Woodward and Ingersoll, 
 Formerly lord of " Slippery Dick " — 
 Comptroller and plasterer never so thick, 
 Known for ages to come to fame 
 As head-master plasterer (spite of the claim 
 Of Garvey, — you know that 's only a name) 
 Of the wonderful 
 
 House 
 
 That TWEED built. 
 
 THE TAMMANY SAMSON. 
 
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ONLY THE NEW COURT HOUSE 
 
 "During the years 1869, 1870, and part of 1871, in which, 
 according to the ' Ring's ' own acknowledgment, the sum of 
 about $8,223,979.89 was expended on the new Court House, 
 the legislative appropriation amounts to only $ 1,400,000. From 
 1858 to 1868 the Legislature appropriated the sum of $4,500,000. 
 . . . . The building is still incomplete. 
 
 " In the neighboring County of Kings there was built, between 
 the fall of 1 86 1 and 1865, when work and materials were at their 
 highest, a court-house which covers within one sixth of the area oc- 
 cupied by that of New York. The structure is of marble, brick, 
 and iron, and the internal furnishing is in most respects equal to 
 and in many superior to that of the New York Court House. The 
 original cost of the building in Brooklyn was $551,758.28, and 
 its cost up to the present time $745,601.54. The cost up to 
 the present time of the unfinished New York Court House would, 
 therefore, be sufficient to build and maintain, during six years, 
 sixteen such court-houses as that of Brooklyn. 
 
 "COURT HOUSE. 
 
 " Furniture $ 1,575,782.96 
 
 Carpets, Shades, and Curtains . . 675,534.44 
 
 Plastering-work 531,594.22 
 
 Thermometers . . . . ■ • • 7,500.00 
 
 Other Items 2,780,411.62 
 
 $ 6,052,045.96 
 
 Repairs on Wood-work .... $750,071.92 
 
 Repairs on Plaster-work . . . 1,294,684.13 
 
 Repairs on Plumbing-work . . 51,461.75 
 
 Repairs, not defined .... 75,716.13 
 
 $2,171,933.93" 
 For further particulars, see 
 
 Frauds of the Tammany Democrats, 
 
 For Sale at the Counter of the New York. Daily Times. 
 
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Printed and Published by ike Author at Cambridge^ Mass., 
 November, 1871.