The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-10
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Political-The Charity Ball-Business
New YORK, February 9th, 1877.

New York, February 9th, 1877.
POLITICAL.
The passage Of the compromise cleo
toral bill has soothed the timid souls of
the business men who had been bull
dozed by Tilden and his gang, by fear
of war. The straight Republicans
don't believe in it, and never did, for
they knew it was a trick of the Demo-
cratic spoilsmen, and was contrived to
make the great demagogue President.
1t was artfully contrived, and carried
out with diabolic skill Tilden had his
local copperhead press breathe war and
gore till he got the business interest
shaking in its shoes; and then he ap-
peared with this proposition to arbi-
trate for a place he never had the
shadow of claim to. 1t was eagerly
accepted, and the little game was about
to win, when, presto, one of those sud-
den changes which even Tilden can
not foresee took place, and his kettle of
fish is upset. Tilden expected to have
a majority Of the Supreme Court with
him, but the election of Davis to the
Illinois senate made that impossible,
and Bradley, good Republican and an
honest man, takes the place, giving the
Republicans the majority of the COM
mission. Now the Democracy are not
so much in favor Of it as they were.
When it was supposed that Davis, a
bitter partisan, was to be the fifth
judge, thus giving the Tildenites ma
jority in the commission, it was all
pleasant. But now that the majority
on the commission are Republicans, it
is quite another thing, and the Sun and
other rabid democratic sheets are as ex-
travagant in their denunciation of it
as they were in its praise 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 enough to
forego his ambition to serve Mr.. Til
denis, and so he politely declined, and
Bradley was selected. This ensures
Hayes fair, legal treatment, and that
is all any Republican wants. If lie is
legally elected he must be inaugurated
if not, not. The Republicans of the
city are jubilant over this result.
The position of Senator Conkling, of
this State, is unfavorably commented
on. 1t is not denied that he felt very
much aggrieved at the nomination of
Hayes. He retired from public gaze
after the convention, and did not
emerge from his retirement till after
the struggle was over. He supported
the compromise in way that was sim
gular, to say the least, for Republican,
and his enemies in the city assert that
he is preparing for change of base.
1t is not supposed that he will go over
to the Democracy, but it is expected
that he, Davis, and dozen others who
have had half-and-half affiliation with
the Republican party, will organize an
independent body, and be the Spanish
flies of the body. Conkling is sore
headed, and is in the precise frame of
mind to make a fool of himself, as
greater men than he have done. 1t is q
pity that man with the talents he
possesses could not be better balanced.
He has too good an opinion of himself.
| ....... CHARITY.
There is a great deal of actual chari-
ty in New York. Probably no city in
the world does more proportion to
its population and wealth, but mixed
up with it is an amount of snobbery
and bosh that is as disgusting as true
charity is delightful. The charity ball
in aid of the Founding Asylum is
regularly the event of the season, and
while it nets very considerable
amount Of money for very deserving
object, the manner of it is enough to
turn Christians stomach. 1t is as
snobbish as anything can well be. To
begin with, it is made exclusive, and
all the snobs and all the would-be
fashionables have to have their names
| in all the papers. The list of "I.ady
Patronesses has to appear in long
columns, and the cost Of advertising
them runs up into the thousands. Now
all this is of no account whatever, from
a business point of view, except that as
it is recognized as the big thing of the
year. Mrs. Snooks Thompson would
not thrill for charity at all unless she
saw her name in the list. 1t pleases
the wife of stock speculator, who has
made a fortune in year or two, and
who has lately moved into gorgeous
house on one of the avenues, to have
her name published as a prominent
lady, for it establishes her consequence,
and only costs her the price of a half
dozen tickets at fivedollars each. Fully
one half of what ought to be the profit
of the ball goes to feed the vanity of
those who attend it; that is, they con-
tribute fifty cents to their own vanity
and fifty cents to the poor. Perhaps it
is well enough to get fifty cents on the