The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-02-23
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
New YoRk' Feb 2, 1877.
POLITICAL


POLITICAL.
The passage of the compromise cleo
1oral bill, has soothed the timid souls
OF the business men who had been bull
.dozed by Tilden and his gang, by fear
ofwar. The straight Republicans don't
believe IN it, and never did,. tor they
knew il was trick of the Democratic
epoilamen, and was cortrived to make
the great demagogue President. 1t was
.artfully contrived, and carried out with
diabolical skill. 1iiden had his local
copperhead press breathe war and gore
till he got the business interest shaking
an its shoes; and then he appeared with
this proposition to arbitrate for place
he never had the shadow Of claim to.
It was eagerly accepted and the little
game was about to win, when, presto,
one of those sudden changes which even
a TiIden cannot foTesee. took place, and
his kettle Of fish is upset. Tilden ex-
Pccted to have majority of the Su-
Preme Court with him, but the election
of Davis to the Illinois Senate made
that impossible, and Bradley, q good
Republican and an honest man, takes
the place, giving the Republicans the
majority of the Commission. Now the
: Democracy are not so much in favor of
It rs they were. When it was supposed
that Davis, bitter partisan, was to be
the fifth judge, thus giving the Tilden-
ties a majority in the Commission, it
was all pleasant. But now that the
majority on the Commission are Repub-
Iicans, it is quite another thing, and the
ISt,s and other rabid Democratic sheets
are as extravagant in their denunciation
of it as they were in its praise a week
ago. Tilden is as mad as March hare
about Davis, and has asked him not to
accept the Senatorial position to which
he has been elected, but remain on the
bench. But Mr.. Davis is not stupid
enougl TO forego his ambition to serve
Mr.. I'iIden's, and so he politely declined
and Bradley was selected. This ensures
Hayes fair, legal treatment, and that is
all any Republican wants. 1t he il
legally elected, he must be inaugurated
1T not, not.
The position of Senator Conkling, o.
this State is unia avorably commented on
It is not denied that he felt very mncl
Rggricved at the nomination Of Hayes
He retired from public gaze after TIM
convention, and did not emerge from
his retirement till after the struggle wa
over. lie supported the compromise IL
a way that was singular, to say th'
least, for Republican, aud his enemies
in the city assert that he Is preparing
for change OF base. It is not supposeg
that lie viii go over 10 the Democracy
but It Is expected that he, Davis, and /
dozen others who have had halt-Apd
half utilization with the Republical
party, will organize an indepcu1en
body, and be tie Spanish flies ut tlu
body. Conklillg Is eoFe-headed, albd 1
in the precise frame Of mind TO make /
fool OF himself, as greater men than h
has done. Il Is pity that q man witt
the talents he possesses could not be bet
=ter balanced. lie has too good an Opin
ion OF himself
CHARITY.
There ir great deal OF actual clIaPit,
IN New York. Probably no city in th
world does more in proportion to il
population and wealth, bat mixed ul
with 1t 10 an amount of snObbery sns
boshs that is IS Disgusting as true char
ity Is delightful. The charity ball. i
aid OF the Founding Asylum IL repu
larry the event OF the season. and Will
u nets very considerable asao,,nt :
money for very deserving Object III
= manner Of il is enough to turn, = C,i,r;.
tianss stomach. It rs as snofa,;.s, !
anything can well be. To berin viii
It is made exclusive, and all the mol
and all The would-ha fashionabaes ~
to have their names In all the paDer
The list Of Lady Pasronesses's has
appear in long columns, and the coft
advertising them runs up into thousand
Now all this is Of no account whaseve
from 3 business point Of view, exec
that as it b recogalized as The bin tlas;
Of the yeaR. MFp. Shocks Thonpa
would not thrill for charity at All unls
she saw her nsme IN the list Il pleas
the vito az / stock specsalator. who i
made q foEtHne ia . yesr oF two. o.
who has lately moved into . Roxgeu
house on enc Ot tha avenues, 20 ha
her name published aa q prominent In
for Ii establishes lleE eonseqnence, q
only costs hans the price Of halt dcz
ticlrata at Eve dollars each. Fully o
h@lk of vi As 0ugfs O. be the profit
She ball eses 70 esd tie vanity Of tht