New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-27
4 GOAT md 4 HALF.


7, wos generally supposed when Mr.. Hugh D..
Grant conditioned his acceptance OF the lam
many nomination for Mayor upon the turhins
down Of certain candidates on the ticket, ana Il
general publication Of the party In order 10
make things match with his own spotless recolu
and immaculate character, that qute h''io
caravan of scapegoats would be led up ana ioau-
od and pointed out into the bleak ana barren
Nowhere Public expectation in that regard mas
been disappointed. Only one full goat mas up
TO date been loaded with the burden Oh Lam
many's sins and turned out into the desert VIII"
the legend For Azazcl" bound across his hor"S'
Poor Phil" Wissig! For INDUCING on the hoor
OF the Assembly in the Obsceniiy which passes
for wit IN Tammany circles, ana WHICH, 'oi''-
bned with variegatcd profanity, constitutes the
stanlc Of discourse among the statesmen OF the
orcanzation he had put upon him large as
sortment Of Tammany's sins ana crimes anu,
though he kicked like steer, was 'u'"'"
Loose II Is a year Of sacrifices for gooo Deiio-
Gratis Senator Hill has laid himself on inc
altar and so has Hugh !. Grant. Why shouidh |
.ph,,- Wissig do as much? He did-under com
nr,s,on-ond his is the proud distinction OF
being the only complete scapegoat OF the CALI
pagn. ,..,,,.
There was an earnest call for Justice Patrick
Divver-immediately after the collision OF mat
eminent iurist with Constitution Framer Ie-
kulsky-to emerge from his court-plas'er' come
cheerfully to the front, replace his lamihah!
lag with Tammany load, and proceed WIFI 1t
ont into the unsalarcd and unofficial spaces J.
Dvvcr was not running for anything this year
except. Of course, the entirely unoffcial run
which he made out OF the Hon. Morris Te-
Lr,s,,v.s cinmill NJ ,he conclusion Of the late
dehate-so that he could not be called upon 10
Withdraw from the ticket. But he held NV" I'M
nortant posltions One that OF Tammany lead
or in his district. purely honorary win II" sal
Dry attached. the other that Of Police Justice.
carving a salary of $4,000 year, which, con
siderng the Judges qualifications and III" style
I'm which he maintained the dignity I'll NV
Bench. Is fairly liberal. IL was suggcsten 10
the Judge that il would he a great RELIEF 10 Inc
organization which endowed him win thcSe
honorary and lucrative positions II he would
kindly resign both Of them and play scapcg"at.
After serious consideration the Judge deter
mined that the sacrifice Of both was too mnch'
but that he would BE- doing his share II he gave
I'D one Being of n prudent and somewhat
thrifty turn. h. threw up his unsalaricd POSI-
ton and retained his $4,000 place
That makes just goat and hall Al th'
moment Of this writing that constitutes the en-
tire procession ~ Tammany scapegoais. II was
Thought nj one time that the Hon. silver Dol
lar" Smith might be- persuaded Ia tax" on n
load and fall into line bu, silver Dollar
looked the Tammany leaders who approached
him On the subject calmly In the face and re-
marked. with profane emphasis. that he was
not by any means that kind ~ goat, that ms
record rs n statesman was irrcproachabI". tha'
ne had no sins Of his own 10 carry out INTO tii'
desert and he would be- thingumbohhed II he
would be- loaded up with the shortcomings "i
ANYBODY else 1t is said that other eminent
statesmen who have recognized qualifications
for doing the scapegoat act were similarly ap
proachcd but without success. SO mat ~ Inc
account now stands Mr. Grants call for scape
goats has only been answered by phil WIS
sig's full sacrifice Of his nomination for Assem-
blyman and Justice Patrick DIVERS reslgna
zion Of his district leadership. Making In al
| one goat and half Not n large procession, bn'
| very prctty-what there is Of II.