The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-28
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The following press extracts regarding
the settlement OF the senatorial contest
at Albany will be read with special in
terest at this time;
New York Herald: 1.-THE whole coun-
try and particularly the state Of New
York will rejoice that the campaign is
over, that the administration has con-
quered, and the result will be hailed IS
great victory"
The Times says: New York has got
two senators Of no remarkable ability
and about whom Il would be absurd to
indulge in any expressions OF state pride,
but it has also got rid OF two senators by
whom 1t was conspicuOusly misrepresent-
cd and in whom the sense Of private
proprietorship Of their Offices had Who'll
ly effaced any sense Of public RESPONSE
bility."
The Sun says: Roscoe Conkling has
fallen. He standa facing the dark, If not
rayless future. No rainbow of promise
spans his sky, nor in the order Of nature,
nor in the ordinary course of human
affairs can he reasonably expect to be-
hold any new morn on his horizon.
For the sake Of the country, we rejoice
over his downfall. First, because in him
falls the foremost enemy Of the freedom
OF the press In America. Second, be-
cause In him falls one OF the inventors
and chief promoters of the uncOnstitu-
tionAl electoral commission.
"Third, finally, and above all else, be-
cause in Roscoe Conkling falls the lead
or of the third term party"
The World says: "The long line OF
senators from this state never contained
the name Of so weak and Insignificant a
politician as COnkling's successor, Lap
ham. Conkling and his dummy have
been succeeded in the senate by two
dummies"
The Tribune says: Everybody Is Ia
be congratulated over the happy result
of the long struggle. Miller and Lap
ham represent an absolutely harmonious
and united party at home"
AtchisOn Champion: There is q gen
eral feeling of relief, among the Repub
licans of the country over the close OI
the senatorial contest In New York
The choice of Messrs. Miller and Lap
ham may not be universally gratifying
but an election. no matter who wal
chosen, Is a result Of importance to thC
. party, and was generally desired by Re
7 publicans.
We know very little about the new
senators. Mr.. Lapham has been in Con
gress tor six, and Mr.. Miller for two
years. Both are men of solid rathel
than snowy or brilliant capacities. TIT
, former Is q lawyer, and the latter bust
ness man. Neither one of them is al
orator, though 10th, 1t is said, speal
, fluently and vigorously. One thing
however. may be counted ON as certain
neither of them will keep their party II
a turmoil if their slightest wishes or re
quests are not at once needed, anC
neither one of them will, by resigning
make the senate a Democratic body
The new senators are. faithful, earnest
honest Republicans.
St Louis Globe-Democrat: "For thil
relief much thanks" is our salutation Il
the Albany Legislature on the event o
yesterday which closed n long and bite
struggle, which at one time threatened
to result in Republican defeat through
Republican dissention. What was final
ly done was done in the manner suggest
ed by the lobe-DemOcrat when thG
contest opened, and insisted upon by the
Globe Democrat ever since-through 4
caucus of the Republican members Of
the legislature. Our preference for the
nomination was Mr.. Conkling, but We
have always insisted that IL Mr.. Conk
ling did not get the nomination his
friends were morally bound by the action
of the caucus, and could not, in honor
do anything else but vote for the nomi
nee. II has SO turned out, and we are
glad that there are two Republican sena
tors to take the places Of Messrs. Conk.
ling and Plat.