The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-15
THE HARLEM RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
President Grants Plan for Precipitat-
ing War with Mexico.
PROSPECTS OF THE SILVER BILL.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

CAMPAIGN OF lSSU-vIEwS or PROMINENT
DEMocRAT-AN EASY REPUBLICAN VICTORY
REASONED OUT.
Yesterday Senator Conkllngs success as a tactcian
was admired and discussed To-day some OF the older
politicians here give him still greater praise Tor what
military man would call grand strategy, which
means generaship in that larger which requires
Rsufvey OF the whole Held md the ability form the
greater combinations on which depends whole cam
paign. An astute potican-not friend, but an op-
ponent of Mr. ConkIing. but man who likes to take
large view of political events-remarked to-day
Senator Conkling may turn out to have fought
already the decisive campaign Tor the next Presi-
dency. Look at the situation for a moment In the
first place he has certainly consolidated tho rem MI,
can party and placed himself the head OF it, Nor
ton Is dead Blame IS too far behind the race and
being ut the head Mr. ConkIing has rival except
and Butler debates he has himself the great
mass OF Northern republicans who suspicious OF
are very easily aroused by any one OF several
causes. By his victory over the President in
The New York appointments he has consol
dated his own power and influence in that
state, which will probably be the deciding
State in the next Presidential election. New York Is
m uncertain State most respects It Is uudou bt
eddy hard money and the present attitude Of the West
ern and Southern democrats, IT 1t Is not changed,
makes New York surely republican In 1850 and with
We democrats count good deal on the solid South
and some OF the Southern men seem to think that
general imitation would be advantageous to them but
500 nothing IN the recent Western elections
our favor there do no, avSa ,ha, ,h
Initiation craze out there has hurt the republicans
much What ! do soc, and what Mr. Conkling prob
ably sees ALSO is that the Southern democrats give
The West silver and imitation now, that favor will be
forgotten In $780, because the predominant sentiment
among the Western farmers suspicion OF the South
aud !; Will not DO difficult in 1850 to create solid
North which will be much surer than the solid
South Tho solid South will never amount 10 much
NnW and NnH VIZ
silver or imitation wild schemes OF subsidies
claims. When Congress met the republican party
the President and the energy and audacty Of
Conkling, 10 consolidated and has hopes OF
success Under leader who has shown that he Is
AFRAID whose sagacty Is proved by the direct and
age attack on the administration with which he opened
bis campaign Ut Rochester, and by hts
Bincc Conkling has snatcned the republican us IRON
ruin and they too desperately pressed TO forget
him. He is on the right side on every question which
can carry the country in $780, ana We
more than 70 leave him there. Our Southern
people forget that they have yet to gam the
confidence of the North and that their readiness
OF the public credit exposes them 10 sus-
PIGEONS In the North OF all sorts OF designs bred
doubt that Conkling all this very clearly, and
that he Will know how to use the power and leader
ship which everybody secs be has secured IN his
party.
events in Congress- 1t crrs only in one par
Iicular II is a mistake to say that the leading
Southern men favor silver or imitation. Lamaa Cor
don, Hili Garland and others sound these and
other questions, but they acknowledge that their
people strongly against them, renal
seen whether these men control their constitu.
ens or whether they will be swept away in the foo d.
TIE BROOKLYN FEDERAL APPoINTMENIs-A
CAPABLE ONE RETAINEp-sLvRRE REYLEC.
TIoNs ON The COURSE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Now York appointm ents threaten to become the
bane Of this administration, for no sooner has the
President been beaten on his Custom House nomna-
lions than he falls into trouble about Brooklyn offices
The term OF Mr.. Talbot tho Postmaster OF Brooklyn,
recently expired. He appears to be good officer for
number of prominent citizens OF both parties wrote
here to ask for his retention the that he
capable and satisfactory Postmaster. The member Of
Congress from Brooklyn, Mr.. Chi;tenden, who was
requested to interest himself Mr.. Talbots behalf,
was told by Postmaster General Key and by
Assistant Postmaster General Tyner that Tai
bots record was entirely satisfactory and
that II was not Intended to supersede
him. According to the civil service reform creed OF
course all this supposed to DO decisive that Il
Is said when Mr. Talbot few days ago, on the OK
praton Of his term came 10 Washington, finding his
standing in tho Post ONCE Department entirely satis-
factory he returned home without calling the
President. That Is to say, he appears to have be-
leved that competent os1cer who acceptable to
the department In which his service lay and to tho
public whom he served need not haunt the White
House or add to the number of those who bore the
President Yesterday, however, the President sent
into the Senate another name tor the Brooklyn Post
Office, and to-day, as IN such always happens
he Is rcproached not only for this displacement OF
capable satisfactory officer but this story Is coupled
with another his retention In the office Of Collector
OF Internal Revenue In Brooklyn of Mr.. Freeland,
who IS! In the opinion OF tho authorities the Troas
urv Department, unit for the place, and whose re-
mova, It is said on good authority. both Secretary
Sherman and the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
desired six months ago, and desire still Mr. Frssland
Is said hold hts place through the request Of Mr.
Beechcr IL is therefore said oil the President today
that In def nee OF his civil service rules no has
displaced IN officer whose service satisfactory
and mas Kept In mis- place another who Is believed BY
his superiors to DO UNIT, and whose removal they
have desired. The matter has caused good deal Of
discussion here, and II was remarked by republican
that tho President appeared to every body be
civil service rslormcr except himself
THE SILVER BILL GOES ovRR-ITs FRIENDS
LESS CONFIDENT
Tho Silver bill goes over aftor all. Even Senator
Matthew'S resolution mas not got to vote IL 10 now
possible that the bill will fall for after the recess II will
DO extensively debated. The silver men are less con-
ident than they werc They conscious that delay
Is against them.
WHERE THE VICE, PRESIDENTS sYMpATHrEs
ARE-wHAT THE APPOINTMENT OF COM
MITTEE INDICATES.
A smIlo and almost broad grin spread over the
Senate to-day, whom, just before adjournment Vice
President Wheeler announced the names OF the Com.
mttes Mexican Relations, which was created by
Senator Conklings resolution tho other day II was
romarxod that ir Mr.. Wheeler had been dvincly IN
spirsd he could not have selected committee more
pleasing to Mr.. Conkng or loss pleasing to the Secro
tary OF State. Tho names are:-Conkling, Hamlin.
How. Jones Of Nevada, Cameron Of Pennsylvania,
Eaton OF Connecticut, and Maxcy OF Texas All
those gentlemen 10 Dottced, voted against the con-
nrmasion OF Mr.. Roosevelt, except Senator hsxsy,