New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-21

A FREE hEIt BLItfN 4 IN l.
The Legislature takes a recess. lis members
are wise in wishing tn know the Will OF their
constituents. large number OF them VIII go
home to spend the Sabbath, and while th'rc
will learn much Of the opinion OF those PLAIN
people" who do not care whether TINS OF that
man gets an Office, but do care whether the
country is to be- governed wisely and 10y loyal
men. Nothing could be moIc fortunate than
this adjournment for the cause of the Kcpuhl-
can marty. The honest voters of this State are
overwhelmingly i'll favor ot the Administrations
They have watched the course OF Mr.. Conkllhg'
often with admiration, but never without
feeling that his excessive anxiety about patron
age his enormous vanity, his dictatoral spirit
and his tendency to disregard the interests oi
the country or of the party in securing his per-
soual ends might ut any time render INN
most dangerous leader 10 he trusted. II Is III
the last degree fortunate for the Republicans
Of New York that Mr.. Conking was moved to
resign when he did Had he remained in the
Senate. recognized ~ the official representative
of the Republicans of this State hi, remarkable
temper might have led bin to take steps
exceedingly hurtful to the party and to the
country.
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Senate. Mr.. Conkling no longer has that curious
influence which 50 LONG led senators To drlrr
unreasonable To his wishes who now alSh
heartily at him and his dolnsS. Appealing I"
the people, lac l. compelled {" ASK support
either from Republicans nr nom Democrats ana
Repubcans both. II the former. hc J. dri'dt'd
already by the verdict of the United STATES
Senate, and has no night Ia claim 10 |" lie
puhlican, provided he makes war upon lie
publican Administration backed 10y nearly ever!
senator of that party. II the Latter his Iniin-
cnce with Rcpuhlcans will quickly vanish II It
becomes apparent that he Is seeking Demo
cratic alliance He has made his bed. and
must lie in it, Outside the Republican party hc
will be beaten because the etaunch and earnest
Rrpublcans e this State dO not want 10 disrupt
the party. nor To turn the STATE OF the Nation
over to the control Of the Democrats. In the
Republican party he viii be- beaten because the
majority of the party IN tins state does not wish
IN quarrel with itA President aud it, Senators
from other States.
The President has strengthened himself hy
sending back tO the Senate the nominations "i
several undoubtcd supporter, of Grant AMI
Conkling. Two have been omitted, for -'iiii-
cient reasons But the nominations Just made
show that the President does not desire, at tins
time anv more than at the outset, To prescribe
those Republicans who supported the candidary
! of General Grant AT Chicago. 1t has been ms
object from the first to treat AL elements of the
Rcnublican marty with fairness. He has done
so. with such care that no leader except MIR.
Conkling has even imagined that he had cause
to complain. Nor does the President propose
liz Il those
have been of a different opinion a. to matters OF
party policy in the past The sole question
with him is whether candidate, being mcriio-
rious and useful, intends to promote the har-
mony and success of the Republican party.
Probably it will not fare well with those VI"
attrmpt To dsrupt or to bctray the party, or to
encourage such attempts. Bat men who are
willing 10 touch the elbow in a rcsolu,e onward
movement for the success, of the Republican
party and It's principles will find n the White
House no disposition to proHcrihc them hccan'c
they acted according 10 their Judgment IN tlm' =
past.
While the Administration earnestly desires
and will try 10 promote the harn"Hy OF the Re-
publican party it will not fail Ia su,sain those
who maintain the night OF Republican voters Ia
be heard, in opposition to attempted dlciaiI"n
10y party bosses. When THK tribune declared
that those who had asserted the independence
of Republican voters at Chicago would be- Sis
tanned ny the new Administration, the state
ment was pcrsiotcnuy ridculcd by organs OF
Mr. Conkling. But Judge Robertson has been
appointcd Collector, with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, and Mr.. Conkling, who at
tempted to ostracizc him for his independence
is now a private citizen. The Republicans OF
this State may rest assured that the Admins
tration will sustain them 10 the end. III asserting
their rights and opinions a. free members OF 4
free party. 1t will not permit any man 10 b'
ostracizcd because he does not bow down before
the Boss in any State. Neither will it reward
men in any State who threaten or cndCavOr tC
break up the party because they cannot have
their own way. Since this purpose of the Adj
ADMINISTRATION is undoubtedly i'll harmony Will
the wishes Of nine tonths Of the Republican
voters of this State, the members of the Legs
lature will probably find that their constituent
are decided in support of the Administra
ton. The declaration of Independence al
Albany rings through the State, and rouses q
hearty response in every town and hamlet. tn,
neople are eager to sustain an Administration
which proposes to give us a free party without
any bosses.
TIN rNCONCTCTENCTEC