American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-28
NEW YORK LETTER
NEW YORK. May 23rd 81

! DEAR CITIZEN If circumstan-
ces have prevented my writing be-
fore, certainly they have not kept
you from my memory, Your en>
terp,Ise has completely out-Hanked
me, for when l had u little stock
OF news to communicate, | would
no moro than be ready to wri.c you
when the article would appear to
INC, in Some way amongst your
reading matter. There may be now
Il subject OF some interest to your
readers, in the situation of ouI po-
litical leaders in the Empire s ate.
This fight over the spolls OF The
Custom House is confined stricI Il
10 New York Cuy. and here we
have all the inside workings Of the
machine; here we have the co..
ierences, AMI here aloIe is Conk-
!in9's great strength. It's hardy
worth while to mention his man
Fiiday-Piatt-as he Is OF 50 small
a consequence that no one thinks
of him-as l wrote you at the time
of his eiection-he was only an AS
sistant of Lord Roscor, ami us you
can readily perceive, he has ia len
with hiin. l say fallen, for Ii, Ii /
light it is hrIe looked upon hy
nine out of every e. persons til.,t
you Will meet. Tho course of ua.ti
Senators Is looked upon as
childish affair, and no one can
make the fist excuse for their .ic-
lions. met Il few days ago a pol~
itician and most ardent admirer OF
ConkIing, aud also an Office holder
III the Custom House. l i0un,i
him very bitter against the Sou
ators, and IL warm supporter Of HE
Admins ration. When qucstio.,e,i
about his sudden change vi ml1ld
SAID, 81 can Hoi: aS quick as any
man born, !! only want To see how
tile wind Is going to blow" Tnrs
expression only speaks the feeling
Of all the oilirc- holders, and the |
people, have been, and will always |
remain against the dictaiion of Inc
one man power, whether it be john |
Kelly or roscoe Conk!ing. 4 teel
soIry though for Tom piatt, tue,
gay he has been working all hls
lite to obtain Il Sen.stOrshit., and IL
seems too bad that his loid and |
master should make him give it up
after three short months. Roscoe
can il no desires, be reelected as
any one can tel you, he has tue
leg .siature completely III his pow
er, but ne can never pull Tiitt
with him. For this and
his feelings Of pride, | think ne VII!
In cfer to remain III private lite.
The effect of this vi III ne To divide
he Republican party in THIS S ate,
and SO Thoroughly that only some
unforeseen tooiiShneSS of the Dem
Jcrats can keep them ont of pow~
.r. The division will not be equal
by any means, as Conkiing's Iol-
owing will only amount to enough
% defeat the ticket; put it's IL good
chance for the Democrats TO step
II. As yet / cannot see the first
rove III that direction. they are all
10 sea. and some are supporting
JOakling and some Garfield, While
he majority are looking on laugh
ng and like Macawber, whiting Tor
to turn up. We Lack
lefc the able men you have in the
south. AS the situation is to-day,
jonkiing will remain ut home, Tom
'iJto; and two old iogy RepuJ,
leans will be elected alter ii long ! !
nd desperate struggle. Tho Dem>
Gratis III tho meantime, viii more !
han likely make one OF their usual
,iunders, thereby soii'iifying the d
again. Now sec how i,
his prediction turns out.
The Worlds Fair has gone like a =
Dap bubble. The numerous COM
Iittees couldn't agree, tie best
zen retired, aud with them the -
ioDey. Vanderbilt and Gould :;
,oiered to risk their SIN Iii change -
! Wall Street, aud SO the World q :
all went. / an sorry, tor by It's :, :,
.!luIe Kew Y oTk Is not only dis
raced bat it has lost IA rare OPP
Drtuuity 70 SHOW the world how = i
& it really -. :,
The winter season closed with q >.
aud musical festival, the grand
L entertainment U! - klnd ever
,id IA New York lmagi,:e AN -
.chostra Of some 80 musicians,
- q horGs Of over > Uoj. Tie