, 1875-07-05
sHoRT.HA1Rs VS.. swA11ow-rA11s,


Tho Now York N.fi1n calls attention worry
forcibly to the struggle going on in TINT city
between Democratic factions called tho
"Short-1Iairs" and tho "Swal1ow-T Tails
upon tho rato Of wages paid to laborers cn,-
ployed by tho city. Tho former nro headed
by Jonx MoNRssEr, and the latter by JouN
KELLY and as,ch 1ncn ns Gov. T11pEN. Al
though primarily tho fight Ia one between
New York Democratic politicians, the quos-
lion nt issue is Of general interest, nnt, ns tho
struggle in likely to occur ut any ti1no in any
large city, tho Nation hns done well to expose
tho nnture of tho contest. Tho "swallow-
Tails" contend TINT the lnborors for the city
Should be paid tho anne ratio Of wages paid
by private employers for similar work, as
fixed BY the action Of supply and demand,
while the "ShortHairs" contonl that tho
city should pay, not what ia tile fair market
prics for labor, and what 1nbor can DO had
for, but what tho laboror is pleased to con-
sider reasonable sum-" and upon this
they have already announced that uloy will
make political issue, voting againat ali off,
cials who support the payment of the market
rnte. Upon this point tho Nation says;
nos VIM ;" '.,s W" isos ~ .ue wy omsa =" 10
r.,sa, 1 =, o,h.e p'e snr. ~ ~ .ae
ye.r An enormous sum In charity 10 persons selected
by themselves, and without consrol or accountability
formally anu paouc'5 recognized: 1he difference
a. ~ IN ~ .o,,rsa s,sr,tv s"o5
wugos, "or any other nae you please, but ts char
acser remains the ssme. In paying It, the city officers
giving away The money ot thu taxpayers without
any check, bccaueo tho accounts of officer who may
They viii sli you how much has beeu spent, but thov
tell nothing TO whether 1t has been veil and prop
e1!5 ana necessarily apent. IN faet, absolute d.'Fa
~. ara. ~ ,,r,ons .vs h,,r o. .,,.n,n,. ~
and swx1a1 smouut complete control Of the appro-
psfations for certain important portions of the mane
'pat sfpena9ofe;
0Pon e'te uenano oi 'uo onof'-flu'S' IL
A,ssa mss .s.., NV . .ouo"s atuAeu. @ oon'en'
.nord what tbe t.xtn.ver. en- snara. nd M ,nora
III duties 10 tho poor are what theirs aro Tho great
ma1ln's Of prudence aud morality appllcable to tie
eohaae. o. private An afe afpAe.ole 70 10 ansr''
ncessar,1r or st,ho an,hor,.a,ian !, ..s,1rr ,ro
,arge number Of private ctizens, nearly nll Of whom
arc persons of small mean', struggling with difficulty
from ~, year 10 sesf 70 'onte oaas meet.
LUIS 4uos.'ou' - ~, "e uu'o 4 a1eI.y 'h''ca'ou'
~ noI pceu',ai " Nen iofA. ~ ~ eon-
n"n,".'' wv nnto' .so 4'o4i u'o o'u "of'o'
"t'on '''' 'u"oe It." u'St 6:.4ou0 apieafAnco ID
80" iuth' ose,,uso 1h1t c'ty eonan.is larger
p,opo''4on ~ us "o's' e'a.s' " 4o,s'8aets'
WIN 'lans i1Ae 'e'caes 'l'on I'll" inun,c'lanty'
una u 'assef pfopot,'oh VI unpr'ac'plea' COZ
r"ps osnaeosoea VINO a,e al"ays rlotnna TO
eon'fo' 'ne1F 'o.oS' II lns 1naoo 'sa appear
"nco III o.hes c'.ies ~ osncr 'osms, oot tho
1'utso -, ~ ,4' 1toaulo IN n""y" tne sumo.
- W." 1osA' u IL ''Aot e'''es' 'he Pto'etaf'o.
e''a'on. 4. ~ t'o ne'uoetaue pn'S ~ composed
- to.'ie"'A' "Aoh' -" "i'<'''ef, ~ ""a57aa'e3
~ Ai1Ao ""t "B'onas pAopottS "1a tue 7a'-
'ngs oi INC economical e'aSSes anu ILLS pro-
ssnu"o u tno a1',''-l,a'tea oc''insosaeS Is
uo1u'Ag tuoie LUZ 4esS 1nA'' au "''einp' ~ n'"l
themselves VI 'AeSo ''np't1ss9 ana p'e]anccs
W o'1ect.ns 1aem against tne PtoPefsy-nola-
o's' o'e iofln u WILL ID tn's unjust ano out
saeeon4 'o's,ng u Lux upon economy ana
!n@aaus, ~. Ao tnls ,SoI1p'4so,y g. oenlAau luas
'm .'no 'AA'pasofs S1'a4 10 oleo 70 pay 1or Tue
la4euoee 'no 4as'm'etensy u 'ofc'sn eoh-
.aua's'n "' u fa'o n'saef th"n comPetent 10
. pore1s IN pl'Ya'e efap'oynent can opta1a' IL
NV 1"%ny' ~, ~ t"o nati,o ne,nocfats' OF
'"'ulo"- 1nl9' nAso 'ou'o nones''y'0eao1lea
p1ope..y aoa pas 'Aasa' .nlo' having oorne tn's
os,e"e4"e ~, wv 1H.A - uAs oosoa" a"'o.ef' ~.
4ao''' uow ,aaa "Doat "na opposu H. tne
'"a. o'a uoes NV Sos o.1s ~ on'e"go 70
nlucN e1'on', oa' tao 'onaonoy is apparent
enouen' anu tne e!a %oa'9 oe noee o'o 'no
opPoltail1t5 oner 4laea1' ouf puuAc WofK8
nfe 'aos,'5 oons W con'Iact' ano iaoofefa
are nlteo " contractors o.'s' were Inc CITY
onee 70 engage II tno nif1ng OF men' tne
s'f"ss'e no" gong Oh III NEW fofk' would at
oneo eol'''nonce nose On se@i" p1oPot1aonase
70 n'e amount OF "otA anu NUMBER OF LABOR
eFa engaged, anu oaaceeo, IKE ne" 9ofk.
"oa1a epeea'!S oecome tho rendezvous Of
eso"as OF 91s1 auon faoole as curse sae lat-
1er c'ty' iho mop OF Communists Which
lnauo lta lmpuueoI demands upon tAo Kel1of