The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-24
The Neu York Democracy.

is no rCappeardncc OF cnlliS' DIAiNE'
The New York Democracy.
AN ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF
THE LEGISLATURE TO THE PEOPLE OF HE
STATE.
ALBANY, July 23.-Thc Democratic mem
hers OF the Legislature, through their JOINT
caucus committee, have issued an addiess
- To the Democratic citizens Of the State OF
New York and TO citizens OF the state With
ont distinction OF party" in which they saw
"At great expense TO the State and
great expense and Inconvenience to
members of the Legislature, the two
bouses OF the Legislature have been iOrcl-
bly in session for a length OF time
unpreccdcnted in the history Of this State.
and. as we believe, without example in the
legislative history Of any Commonwealth OF
the Union. The discords and qulrrcls in
the Republican majority have separated us
from our homes ard business from the be-
pining Of the year to nearly the closing days
OF The second month OF summer or more,
nearly two hundred days. Tie chief cause
Of this uncalled for detention was quarrel
with The President OF the United States on
one side. and the Wee President and two
senators from the State Of New YORK
on the other. The source OF this DIS
cord was a question OF official pat
ronsge or spOis Of office. The c0llec-
for Of the port Of New York WAS forced
10 resign in the midst OF his term OF SER
vice from a place where he was serving
with general acceptance to the pubic, ana
appointed tO place abroad, uGcllled for
by his friends or by the public. in which he
has no experience. This change, against
u HIGH the merchants Of New York pro.
tested in large numbers, was made in total
disregard OF ciyl.seIyce reform, and was
not clled for by any principle OF political
duty, nor in the interest OF the public ser
vice. The purpose OF the act was to re-
ward those who bad been persslently sue
ccssfu i'm securing particular noml'
n ton and to punish those who had re-
sisted the leading memD Of the Ma
tional Republican Convention, claiming
the right OF the third term Of executive
service for the previous President" Re
ferring TO the resignation OF the two sena-
tors. they say: " The man who inspired
this resignation was senior senator OF The
State. who had been three times elected to
the United States Senate by one party OF the
State. whose longer service he now refused,
and simply owing TO the nomination 10y the
Senate Of one chief offender who had OPP
posed his ambition and wishes at Chicago
and elsewhere. The resignation OF these
two men had cost the ) ate not only a large
amount OF money, but what is more
valuable, lis honor, dignity, and self-re-
Specf The two factions, known by the
VULGAR but expressive names OF 'StalWarts
and EHlIf-BreedS,' have governed the Sen
ate. the Assembly, the Republican party,
and the STATE through the whole Se9-
sion. Tue people who chose the Legs
Iatprp OF 1881 never contemplated
the possible result OF the re>igna-
ton Of The two senators in CongIc,s.
The State had honored lch Of them with
an election, and expected from them faith
ful and complete service. Appeals made to
the people by the Democratic minority were
met by the insulting declaration that the
possible choice Of Democratic senators in
Congress would be a public calamity to the
state, and this after just olecting Thomas
G.. Platt as the successor Of Francis ker-
nan, and after following the succession
with choice OF man named Warner Miller,
a member OF the present and previous
House OF Representatives, where he was
Only conspicuous aud notorious IS direct
and present beneficiary OF one or the worst
monOpOlies i'm the country, and where be
has supported th3t monopoly by his voice
and influence, and with the threat that
other public interests should suffer II his
splints in wocd.pulp in the manufacture OF
paper were not protected. One cause Of
The long session Of The Legislature has
been the selection OF candidates by the
Republican caucus who are members OF
The present Congress. The most distin-
euiSbed and capable men OF the DON'T
nant party, not IN public place, apart
from Mr.. Conkling, Il GLIDING men like
Messrs. Fish. Wheeler, and Rodgers,
and others who have served the Stale with
ability, have bad 10 give place to two men
elected to Congress, and their nomination
made the excuse for passing law to NIL
vacancies made by their election, aud no
other reasons. These special elections, has
provoked, will be "a untimely as they are
unnecessary. The men elected cannot take
their seats before December, whereas a gen.
eral election takes place early In November
and all the votes Will be counted before
Congress can meet. This act IS WITH
out precedent and without necessity,
and, moreover, uncalled for and an
enormous expenditure 10 the people Of
districts and OF the State, besides TIE eX'
pendnure for Federal marsbals ana inspect
Ors, aud great inconvenience 10 tue pcVp'o
by the special reg stry Of voters, ana by the
assembly OF the people at unusual umes ana
places. The whole senatorial discussion at
Albany resolves itself into three most dis
creditable conclnsions-fiFst, misirnst OF The
people Of The State on the part Of The Re-
publican majority in the Legislature;
second, quarrel over the spolls OF
Office in the TWO or three hepuohcan
factions, with practical contempt for
every principle for what is known ana
recognized as ciyilservice reform; third.
abuse OF power, from its long use and MS
use, until two OF the least capable persons
have been drawn from the popular branch
Of tue Congress OF the United states. An
other and most disgracefnl transaction be-
longing 10 this Republican Legislature Is the
evidence Of bribery and corruption, AMI
established upon the evidence OF members
OF the dominant party. a leading kepub
lican senator OF one faction Is charged by
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