New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
TrVJrST DJSCRTMINATION.

This Is n world of injustice. There are now
ers and figs for one and stones and thistes LOT
another The ineouties Of life's rewards ana
nenalties early puzzled the philosopher and maze
the theologian with his plan OF future evening
IN rho rulcr of mems lives and the director OF
their homes In some other world the sheep and
tho GOATS may he sorted out on some rational
prnciple. but in this why one creature should
he said to have wool and another hair Is oi'eh
difficult to sce when both belong to the same
family and with a high-powcr objective no
difference can be noticed in the texture of their
coats.
These somewhat well-seasoned but never I'M
timely thoughts are suggested by contemplation
of the freaks of fortune which pursue some OF
the statesmen who are sent to Albany by lam
many Hall to represent this city. So far as we
have ever been able to discover, with equ'l
faithfulness they have strlven TO serve the Or
ganizaton. 1t is true some nave dlspia!ed
more eoquence and learning than Others put
that has not seemed to offer line OF DIVISION
for the most illiterate have sometimes been held
in high esteem. and when In disgrace II mas not
been their want Of knowledge which has been
alleged against them. II Is true that some nave
fought in the open while others have served
in disguise uniform, but the generals OF so per
fectly organized IN army as that of Tammany
know their followers. in spite Of all accidents OF
external equipment. and honor the brave spy
as highly as the soldier in the ranks. Moreover
the blessings and the curses do not appear 10 he
bestowed in accordance with character of SER
vice but men who do the same work and with
apparently equal fathfulncss are singled out
for diverse fatcs. For example, there are Mitt-
nacht and Butts who voted for the Greater
New-York bill In the Assembly. High Tammany
authority says they are being osracizcd by Mem
bers OF the organization for that action Inc
Tammany leaders held a meeting yesterday
afternoon. TO which all the other Tammany AS
semblymcn were invited for a conference on
legislative matters. but we are Informed that
Mittnacht and Butts were excluded Justly
they may complain Of this discrimination when
they turn their eyes from tin cans and Harlem
posters toward the other house and see the Hon
Jacob A Cantor respondent with thick. long
white wool Of silky fneness. and reflect that
he worked for. spoke for and voted for the same
bill. by supporting which they condemned them
selves to clothing Of scraggly black.
Then there Is DRY Dollar the eyer-ntcrest
Ing Dry Dollar" who is being urged as fit
subject for discipline upon the great sheep and
goa. divider. Mr.. Shcehan. Dry Dollar has
his shortcomings, even his best friends VIII
admit. His knowledge OF the English language
is somewhat limited for the uses OF a statesman
lie drew up and passed bill the other day
which Is a curiosity OF legislation and freak
Of grammar He closed his stay at Albany by
breaking n faro-bank and carrying of for his
own use large sum of money which should
properly have been distributed among his fell
low-lcgislative patrons Of the establishment.
But we do not hear Dry Dollar criticised for
these things by his brethren. In spite of his
exhibition Of ignorance. and his manifest unfit
ness according to all ordinary Standards To be
In the Senate, we hear OF no movement In Tam
many to secure Senators of better education
who will not disgrace themselves and their State.
Nor do we hear Of any movement To make Dry
Dollar" divide his faro winnings. as much as
division Is "A cardinal principle of the Tammany
creed. Dry Dollar" grammaran and a
gambler appears to he in excellent standing In
the organization Yet he is being ostraczed
like Mittnacht and Butts. and with no more
reason. These three supported Mr.. Plat in the
legislature. but SO did Cantor, did half a
dozen other Democratic Senators. did score
Of Democratic Assemblymen And they all did
II pursuant 10 n wcll-arranged plan made by
Mr. Plat In the mutual interest of himself and
the Tammany organization which they served
no less faithfully when voting for him than when
talking against him. 1t Is hard for Sullivan,
Mittnacht and Butts to be turned out to crop
waste paper on the rocks while the others fatten
on the clover purchased from Plat. They have
good reason to think the times very evil and
to look forward, like the sufferers OF the Middle
Ages. for speedy new dispensaton as their
only hope for the rghtlng Of their cruel and
inexplicable wrongs