The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-20
SWAG.
country.

One OF the most insolent suggestions that has
yet come from the Stalwarts Is that the President
he wants TO restore harmony in the Republican
ranks. A good deal Of this sort OF insolence.
however. Is due to the action of the President
about Republican harmony and altogether too
little TO say about the good of the public service
II be would kindly regard himself for moment
as tie President Of the whole country instead OF
as Republican politician with the duty of har.
mOnizing the factions. he might properly resent
the insults that have been offered him. Still,
time that Conkling should be asked 10 make a
little sacrifice himself. He has never done any
thing but fight 10 have his own way, and that Is
generally the wrong way. Why Is II that ne
should always be the one yielded to in these in
ternal strugglesI- Philadelphia Times.
1t is all nonsense TO charge all the odium
that attaches to the first six weeks of Gar
fields administration upon Conkling. Conk-
ling knows the full sweep Of his con-
tract with Garfield, and he is seeking to
make the Republican President deliver the
goods Observation-Disclosures his gush
about being the choice ofDivine Providence,
in which, upon all favorable opportunities,
he injects his fapdoodle about the buzzard
on his house, the yellow dog under his wa
gon and Moody's tracts demagogue and
a partisan. Con1ling knows this, and is using
such means to bring himto terms as Garfield
is most likely to consider, and the longer
Garfield holds out the worse it will be for
him. Already the Conkling organs are
bringing to the attention of the country Gar
fields connection with the Credit Mobilier
villainies, and in due time Blaine's connec-
ton with similar crooked transactions will
be aired again by the Conkling press. The
New York Tribune is an anti-C onkling sheet,
and has commenced the work of indicating
the magnitude of the split, which threatens
to be permanent adornment of the Repub-
lican party. 1t captions an article in oppo-
sition to Conkling '3O6-399," and says
1--WE hear good deal about the 3O6-what
about the 399s" and adds
Some of the SO6 insist upon being intensely ag
grieved. and wear the air of men who have been
cheated and abused. Taking only the politicians
view, the 306 have received in this State:
The Postmaster General
District Attorney in the southern District;
District Attorney in the Eastern District;
Marshal in the Southern District:
Marshal in the Northern District;
The 399 have received:
The Collector.
All these offices are recognized within the
range of political appointments. and there is.
therefore, no improperly in discussing them in
this manner But was a case ever known before
in which men were cheated with such fairness,
abused with such kindness, robbed with such
as the 500 have been? Mr.. Conkling
does not own the State of New York, and If he
lid ii would not follow that he owned the prlnci-
pal Custom House of the country, any mere than
Il follows that because Washington is in the Dis
.rict of Columbia. the District OF Columbia owns
he United States Government.
Mr.. COnkling may not own Garfield, but
t is evident he has lien upon him, and
t is quite possible that 1905 in this case
nay prove more than match for 1899"
The outlook is remarkably cheering. The |
'plit is growing finely. Republican bosses
ire coming to the scratch in the fight for
Iwag in way that fully illustrates in what
consists their patriotism. The fight over
Malone is swag fight. The fight between |
Blaine and Garfield is about swag |
Flanagan comes to the front grandly-I
What are we here for if not for officer" |
The Indiana bosses are mad about their |
hare of the swag. 1t is swag, swag, swag |
rom morning till night. 1t is a great swag |
var 1t exhibits Republication in its true
light 1t unmasks its pretensions and I'M
covers its rottenness. Let the war proceed |
md let the split grow.