The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

Washington Republican (Gor-
hams paper: william III. Robert
son made Garfield's nomination pos
sible. Now he has made his nomi-
nation impossible. That makes it
even"
New York Tribune: "Said Gen
Grant to Senator Conkling: Il
never like to give my enemy the
satisfaction of knowing that dis
like him. and L. growled the
New Yorker through his teeth, like
to make man feel that | hate him."
Chicago Times (Ind9: "Billy
Malone will presently emerge from
the little end of the horn. He is no
longer a great, vital principle. He
is nothing but a private, small-bore
Confederate brigadier. Like the
jackdaw that strutted with a pea
cocks feather in its tail, he is derided
by both the peacocks and the DAVIS.
He must now go and flock all by
himself. HIS vote is no longer of
consequence"
The Springfield Republican says:
'If President Garfield will send over
to the library of congress, among
whose books he has passed happier
hours than he is likely to enjoy as
President and get an atlantic
Monthly of n few years back, he can
read an article OH civil service re-
form by James A. Garfield, which
the past ten weeks of his own adj
ministration will make as bitter
reading as anything he has ever
| touched"
Washington Star independently
"And now it is said that General
Grant is going to abandon all other
pursuits to devote himself to the
work of backing Roscoe Conkling
in his raid upon the administration
General Grant is tight fighter, but
there are some things he can't do
He can't get up worlds fair, and
he can't hinder the American PEG.
| pie from thinking Conkling's resig.
nation a very weak and childish
performance"
| New York Commercial AdUe7'
tise1 (Conkling organ): "The Iri.
bune says the name of the mex
President of the United States will
not be Conkling. And 1t certainly
will not be Garfield. Nor will he bt
any of the oily, sanctimonious, eva
sive, sweetly smiling, treacherous
deceitful, unreliable persons like the
present incumbent. or the one now
building fences in Ohio. The mex
President of the United States will
be man of some honor"
New York ECening Post (Rep.)
of Mr.. Gonkling should be defeated
q week from next Tuesday in the
house of his own friends the rebukt
would be a very sharp one. If hi
should be reelected the endorse
menG wonld be of as little value al
any he could receive. On the Other
hand, if the whole matter should bt
postponed until after the November
election Mr.. COnkling would per
haps be able to prevent the election
of Republican legislature if HI
could not secure the return of mem
bers friendly to himself. In tina
event two things would happen
His friends wouldpoint triumphant
ly to a divided and beaten party a.
the consequence of displeasing him
and two Democrats would be sen
to the Senate from New York"
Springfield Republican (Rep.)
"If President Garfield will senC
oyer to the library of Congress
among whose books he has passed
happier hours than he is likely tt
enjoy as President, and get an at
ldntic Monthly of a few years back
he can read an article on civil ser
vice reform by James A. Garfield
which the past ten weeks of hi
own administration will make a
bitter reading as anything he ha'
ever touched. If Garfield had beer
told when he first turned over tn,
leaves of that article that he would
become President, and the yer!
start give the lie to his profession
and put back the reform instead o
advancing it, he would have come t.
his feet with an indignant, lis tn!
servant a dog that he should do thi
thingp But he has done it,"