Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-30
CORRESPOND DEN C E
MUTATIONS OF POLITICS.
4 Strong Plea for the River and
Harbor appropriations
Il False CrU.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 90, 1882.
To the MINING JOURNAL;
My last letter was sent you on the
eve of three political conventions OF
more than ordinary interest to the
readers of the JOURNAL. The out
come of that in the Sixth district, the
nomination of McComas, am sure
was particularly satisfactory to his
party associates among your people.
He is talented and agreeable gen.
tleman, deservedly popular and the
very strongest candidate that could
have been selected. If the democracy
follow suit and select their strongest
man, the fight will not be so one-sided
as in the two last congressional con-
tests, for between McComas and Blair
a close encounter may be expected.
The sweeping victory of the Admin
istration in the New York republican
convention, resulting in the nomina-
ton of an able and popular gentle
man, now Secretary of the Treasury,
seems to be shorn of its laurels by the
frozen fact" that questionable meth
DDS, in one instance nothing less than
forgery. were used to secure it.
The mutations of modern politics
were never exempli6ed to a greater
extent than within the two last years
in New York. First came Conkling,
brilliant and naughty; whose word
was law in the councils of his party ;
brooking no rival and having no SUI
perior the partisan monarch of all
he surveyed" Under the adverse
administration of Garfield and Blaine
An administration which, but for his
efforts, would have never existed,
Oonklin3 "fsll from his high estate,
lost all the power and influence he
ever welded, and for a short time al
most vanished from public gaze. In
the "lottery of assassination" which
followed, his bosom friend drew the
capital prize and now stands at the
head Of the nation. Under Gen. Ar
thurs influence the political idols that
were reared in the days of his adyer-
sity are completely overthrown and
the old dynasty restored. All this in
the short space of two years. But
changes as sudden and remarkable
may mark the corresponding length of
time to come. Who knows?
In the democratic convention in
New York the delegates gained quite
triumph over themselves by taking
such action as will secure full and
united party vote at the next election
Their choice, though hitherto unknown
to fame in national sense, has an en-
viable record as Mayor of the popu-
lous city of Buffalo, and is man of
immense popularity throughout that
part of the State bordering on the
lakes. He is evidently the strongest
candidate who was before the conven-
ton, and the contest between him and
Judge Folger, his republican antago-
mist, will be the hottest ever waged in
the State.
The spasm Of virtuous indignation
over the passage of the River aud
Harbor bill al the late session Of Con-
gress reached Allegany in due course
of time, as appears by the proceedings
of your late republican county con-
vention. can't understand the con-
sistency of people who condone the
legislation, for instance, by which
hundreds of millions of acles of the
best lands in the country and millions
of dollars in bonds have been present.
ed to the railroads, taking exception
to an appropriation 80 Insignificant in
contrast such as is contained in this so
badly abused bill. That bill received,
and deservedly, the support Of the
entire Maryland delegation. 1t con-
tanned an item of $4,000 tor the