The Evening critic., 1881-10-06

AFTER ALL, the most important result OF
the New York Convention was the formal
selection of Warner Miller as Boss of Nhe
Republican party for the ensuing year. vice
Roscoe Conkling, resigned. Tho Stawart
minority, with the cooperation of few of
the less violent Halfbrceds, made an effort
to dispense with the selection of Boss, but
Mr. Miller, who seems to be an ambitious
cuss, and who, moreover, appeared to con-
slider this the only opportunity he would
ever have, insisted, and the obcdient Half
breeds humored his fancy. 1t must be un.
derstood, however, that the selection of the
Hon. Miller to be Boss of the party for the
ensuing year was in the nature of q com
promise, by which sundry other manifesto
tions of Half-brecd wrath and revenge were
omitted.
Upon reflection and consultation it was
decided that the elevation of the Hon. Mil
Ter to the Boss-ship lately vacated by Mr..
Conkling would be sufficient rebul,e to
the latter, and therefore, the hysterical
resolutions Of communication which
Ellis ii. Roberts had brought in his pocket
from Utica should be ignored. On the
whole we think the compromise was well
enough. The Hon. Miller, as Boss, will
resemble his predecessor in about the same
proportion that grasshopper resembles
race-horse. OF course, the machine will be
reconstructed. The resolution providing
for reorganization of the party in the cities
of New York and Brooklyn, passed after n
warm debate by the slender majority of
five in total vote of four hundred means
simply that the old machine so long and so
successfully operated by Mr.. ConlSling and
his able lieutcnants is to be sold for old
iron-or, more strictly speaking, old brass
and bran new machine is to be constructed
of wood-pulp and papier-mache for the use
of the Hon. Miller, Robertson, et al. We
s,iIpcse Nat the step-ladder which the in
vcntivo Halfbreeds at Albany introduced
for the first time into American statesman.
ship will be included rs one of the side fix
lures of the new Miller machine; likewise,
perhaps, the transom through which Mr..
Tom Platt was alleged to have been dis
covered in the act of preparing to with
ufaW from tne senatorial race.
Whether Sessions is to be employed as
chief lubricator of the new Miller machine
doubtless depends upon the verdict of the
petit jury at the forthcoming term of the
Albany County Court of Oyer and Ter
miner
And this is harmony
Meantime we extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy to Frank Hiscock, who, with pos
sible speakership prefgured in his minds
eye, sought to conciliate everybody and
brought up in u recumbent posture with
the adipose legs of the new Boss astride his
stomach Frank should lose
no time in getting a permit from Boss
Miller to ask the support of the New York
delegation in Congress for the Speakership.
We say this in view of the fact that His
cock, after having been unanimously agreed
upon for temporary chairman by con-
ference committee of the two factions, in
continently withdrew as soon rs he learned
that Boss Miller wanted the place himself,
and for fear that his withdrawal was not
sufficient tribute, voted for his master in
a loud voice. There can be no doubt that
so far as inspiring awe and terror among his
followers is concerned, Boss Miller is sue
cess. But the all.important test of the
qualifications of Boss Is his ability to
carry the State. For decision on this
point we must wait till the ides of Novem-
ber. If the Democrats should happen to
carry the State, Legislature and all, the
winter of Boss Miller's discomfort might
haply set in. 1t should be borne in mind
that the new Boss has never yet hinged his
lymphatic centre upon seat in the Senate.
and that his credentials may be accom-
panied by charges of bribery, which will
compel patriotic majority of Democrats to
review the same prior to any further pro-
ceedings Under all these circumstances
Boss Miller may find out eventually that
great and sudden conspicuity brings its
penalties along with its joys. 1t is possible
that the Hon. Miller may live to wish that
he had never made his obedient Half breeds
elect him Boss.