The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-03-10
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

UCiotiN SOiiuuCl At PlCoCHO 10 tliO oldf-
ish way in which they bow down be-
fore and rant about the one man they
seem to have in their ranks. This is
General Butler. This political wealth
er-cock who somehow has always
managed to fall on his feet no matter
where he was thrown from, is being
dined and wined to degree fit to
ruin even cast iron. stomach. 1t is
to be hoped for their own sakes that
they will not kill him with kindness,
for an attack of the govt would de-
prive the party of reform of one
idol.
Z A step In the right direction is the
passage of the political assessment
bill at Albany. When that promis-
ing young Republican Assemblyman
Mr., J. Wilton Brooks, introduced it
there was howl from the Democrat
ic ranks, but he, aided by a number
of other young Republican legislators
lOuSlIV IL oO HOIl IHdt tiIO OOoISh ~
formers after first making fools of
themselves were silenced. Then Mr..
Erastus Brooks, Wilton's uncle, al
though Democrat went over to the
support of his nephew, and tackled on
an amendment making the provi-
sions of the bill particularly stringent
on political candidates, and as such
it has passed. 1t is now a INSIDE
meanoI for any seeker after Office to
solicit or pay any tribute.
Governor Foster of Ohio, who was
in town for few days, thinks that
the Republican ticket of his State
will this year be composed mainly of
new men. Only one or two of the
present officers desire denomination.
He declined to say whether he would
be a candidate for denomination.
There is plenty of good material to
select from, and the Republicans of
that State mean to take their time in
making wise selection.
Was there ever man with such
poor luck as John Kelly has had
with his Mayors of New York. One
deserted him, the other betrayed him
and his last one, Mr.. Edison, is max
ing what the politicians call "a holy
show of himself" He has done acts
and tried to explain his reasons for
them which would make the veriest
political tyro blush. and yet he ped
dies his little charter about with the
assurance of man who had found the
philosophers stone, This charter, if
passed will make the Mayor almost
absolute in power. 1t is the old ad-
age: "Fools rush in where angels fear
to tread"
While the police last Saturday were
amusing themselves with "knockIng
out" Salmi Morse's Passion Play at
his theatre, or temple-as he calls
it, in Twenty-third Street a savage
boxing and sparring entertainment
on the part of ameturs took place at
Tammanny Hall. The affair was I'M
der the auspices of the New York
Athletic Club, the "swell" associa-
ton of it's kind in this city. have
seen a great many encounters with
the knuckles in my time, bat in all
my experience 1 never ran across as
beastly an exhibition as this one,
which was conducted by young men
eminently respectable, some of them
belonging to the best class of society,
and was witnessed and enjoyed by
men of the highest standing. There
was very little science displayed, but
the amount of smuggling" done, was
enough to satisfy even the most blood
thirsty gladiator of Water Street.
Soft gloves were ostensibly used, but
in the majority Of the bouts the blows
were dealt with such vigor as to cause
both them and the costumes of the
contestants to be coved with blood
alter one or two rounds. Had Mace
and Slade or any other professionals
attempted half what those gentlemen
did, the police would have had them
in the station house at short notice.
1t seems that fine clothes have their
good effect even in the p. Il.
With the first of March the average
New York house tenant looks anxi-
ously forward for the landlords agent
to come around and announce that
circumstances compel the raising OF
the rent. This year however nothing
in that line can be done, and in fact
in great many instances rents will
be lowered. This does not exactly
please property owners, but for the
tens of thousands of people who have
to slave that they may live respect
ably it is positive boon. The fact
is, rents have during the past two or
three years been screwed up to such
a point that a reaction was bound to
set in. Fortunate are those owners
who read the signs of the times and
nrofit by them, by reducing rents