New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-23

The Republicans have triumphcd nj last and
the long struggle at Albany is over. II mat
tcrs not now by what process this result was
reached. Nobody cares whether the sacrifice
OF pride on either side was u little greater or
less. The essential thing is that the genuine
Republicans have Won a complete victory. ana
two Republican Senators have been elected in
place Of Mcssrs. C0nkling and Platt Neces-
sarily the choice Will not please everybody.
even of those who wished Mr.. Conbliny retired
from public life. \ compromise rarely gives
entire satisfaction, and the harmony and future
success OF the Republican party were far more
important than any personal preference IA to
candidates or any sense of pride as to the
mode OF reaching the result The Garfield
Republicans have won laurels which will not
1ade, ana 1t matters not whether they yielded
much or little IN respect to empty forms.
Mr.. Conkhng Is dismissed to private life
with great unanimity. His supporters have not
honored themselves though they may perhaps
think that they have, by adherng to him so
long. The State knows that they havo wasted
many weeks, and a large sum of public money,
and have brought much shame upon the State
aud the Republican party. by their obstnacy.
In the end they have gained much less than
they might have gained, rs every politician
How much they have sacrificed upon the altar
OF Mr. Conkling's Unsuitable vanity will not be
known until the election next fall has been
held. Nothing can restore to these members
the measure of confidence and respect from
constituents which they once enioyed. But
those who helped to put an end to the strup-
gle, though they yielded most tarsily to the
will of constituents, will have credit for Weld
Ing at last, and the victOrs have no occasion to
indulge vindictive feeling.
Mr.. Conklng is the principal loser by this
struggle Had he retired from politics wholly.
when he sent i'll his most unreasonable and
lli-ttmpercd resignation it il probable that he
would have retained great influence in She
pohticS OF the state; public sympathy mi.ht
have been aroused for him after LAPSE of
years; and it is possible that he might have
returned to public life wiser and more lsc
tul man for his experience Bat his contact
has aleNated every friend. The men who adj
.niicd Him most heartily two months a.o are
those VINO feel most keenly the wrong he has
done them. The people have watched his be-
hayior with growing disgust There is little
probability that Roscoe Conkling will ever
resume his place il public affairs. unless the
people OF this state have phenomonalN short
memories and marvellous powers of forgive
ness.
Next to Mr.. ConlIng, the Democratic party
suffers. 1t has played the tail for him 50 lon..
and has been waggcd so obcdcntly, mat il
VIII oe very hard hereafter to gain for that
party the respect Of good citizens The Dono-
Gratis had no real sympathy with Mr.. Co, ding.
and no dcsiFc to help him, and knew full we'll
that 1t was Il great wrong to the State TO xiv,
his faction any aid. Yet The Democratic mem
bcrs helped him most slayishly to the end, for
no better reason than their hope That the
chapter Of accidents might make the quarrel
among Repuohcans III some way profitable to
the Democratic party. 1t serves them right
that the contest ends with the Republicans
substantially united, and with the Democrats
both beaten and disgmccd. The prolonged
the contest, by their own unspealable folly.
until the opposition to tho Administration had
worn itself out and the Republicans had been
brought to substantial accord and they now
have the poor satisfaction of knowing that
even the defeated Republican faction comes
out of the contest with more credit and more
chance OF future influence than the Democratic
party OF this State
Mr.. Lapham was q Stawart when he was
nominated His election has q very different
meaning now, however; for the treatment
which he has received from his former assO-
clates has probably prepared him to take new
views OF the political situation. Mr. Combines
sneers, and the effort made by Mr.. Conkling
and his friends to turn over the State TO the
Democrats in order to compass Mr.. Lapham's
defeat Will not be soon forgotten The two
Senators, in all probability, will act in perfect
harmony at Washingto with each other. and
with the Administration; and the Republican
party, represented by them, will be more fully
united and stronger, as Democrats will find TO
their sorrow, than it has been before for MANY
years.