Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-07-29
New York Politics.

The New York Legislature finally end
ed its protracted session as Senatorial
convention on Friday last when the cleo
ton of Hon. E. G.. Lapham to succeed
Senator Conkling, resigned, was effected.
Though the immediate disturbance re-
sulting from the extraordinary action of
the late N. Y. Senators has subsidized there
is, no Republican SO sanguine as to expec.
that the disastrous political consequences
which will result from the faction fight
have been averted. 1t is true that there
are some few OF those "half- breed" politi-
clans who have been for the past month so
recklessly abusing Mr.. Conkling, who be-
gin now to whiningly assert that Mr.. Conk-
ling is ''too magnanimous to injure his
party" but none Of them who are familiar
with the imperious Roscoe who has been
so inconsiderately used by the administra-
ton faction, venture any such assertion.
1t will be readily seen that the ex-Sena-
tors dispatch to his stalwart friends when
informed of Lapham's election gives en-
couragement to no such hope, 1t is as
follows:
To the Hon. James Armstrong, Member OF
the Assembly, Albany:
The heroic constancy of the Spartan
band which so long has stood for princi-
pie and truth has my deepest gratitude
and admiration. Borne down by forbid
den and abhorrent forces and agencies
which never before had sway in the Re-
publican party, the memory of their cour-
age and manhood will long live in the
highest honor. A near future will vindi-
cate their wisdom and crown them with
approval. Please ask them all for me to
receive my most grateful acknowledg-
ments. ROSCOE CeNKLING.
What is that event in the ''near future
which will "vindicate their wisdom and
crown them with approvala'' 1t can be
nothing else but the total disruption OF
the Republican party in New York, which
must now be conceded TO be an inevitable
result.
The Democrats of the General Assembly
have issued a timely and pointed address
to the people of the State, an extract OF
which we publish elsewhere, la which
they fully and torcibly review the deprav-
ed methods and corrupt practices resorted
to by the Republicans in their faction fight
The address concludes with an eloquent
plea in favor of reform in the government
civil service. 1t is most graft. ying to
note the unanimity with which the Dem
ocracy of the different sections of the In
ion is rallying around this most inspiring
battle cry. 1t was only couple of weeks
ago that the Ohio Democracy spoke out
in such clear tones upon this question
and now following in quick succession
comes the New York Democracy. With
pledge to reform this most fragrant a.
buse added to its eternally right free trade
principles and its salutary conservatism
upon constitutional questions the Demo-
cIacy of the Union will present a united
and formidable front before which the al
ready crumbling ruins OF Repuslicanism
will be irreparably dispersed. 1t requir-
ed spasmodic effort ofcombined fraud to
force another Republican administration
upon the country; and after five short
months of that administration is passed,
behold. the great pivotal State of New
York is irrevocab'y lost, and the hereto
fore solid State of Ohio admitted to be
exceedingly doubtful. What shall We say
of those, who, with such bright prospects
ahead, will continue co encourage faction
fights and disturb the harmony within the
Democratic party9 Let us hope that all
such differences will hastily subside.