Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-05-13
Maryland Independent
PORT TOBACCO, MD:
FRIDAY, May .................. 18th isS
COMPILING ". GARFIELD.



way, any more than the Cur Of all ih"
Russians, had his But it j, not for
want Of trying, nor because joe does uG'
assume autocratic ways l!c insists up
on il that the President Shall dispense
the Federal patronage in New YORK
through him, and on the fa.lurn 70 10 So,
he avows his determination TO defeat Oh,
confirmation Of my appointment before
the Sc1aic; aud as things look ~ pres
ent we should not BE- surprizel IL lie
were able TO make good bis threat This
Of course he cannot do in boly, 50
equally divided as the Senate, without
tie help Of a considerable portion Of the
Democrats It is known that ',cnomiua-
ton, Ivy the President of Judge Rob
1rtson. as Collector Of The Port Of New
York is particularly dista tcful to CONF
ling. as would mos; probably be any
man who was not a satellite Of my lord
Roscoe At all events Coukl.ng de-
o,srcs Robertson shall not be confirmed
and has caused a committee Of the Sen
ate, headed by Dawes Of Massachusetts,
10 call upon Garfield and request the
withdrawal, in the interest Of harmony
Of tho name Of the offensive appolutce.
ROt because personally there was the
Mshtcst objection to him, for really he
Is one Of the best and purest men in the
whole Republican party but simply be-
cause. hc will not bow down before the
mighty out self-respcct and back bone to
Sofuse to listen to or discuss the PROPOSE
ton; 20. to use slang expression Dawes
walkc,l away on his car Couk
ling has been promoting the present
deadlock in the Senate far the express
purpose of dcferring action on this nom
nation Of Judge Robertson. and now
that it has bcen broken, the fight be-
tween Conkling aud the Prosiden; is
about to commence in earnest, with
what result depends very much upon
Garfield judgment, and sense Of justice
towards the Democratic party AMI the
South Coukling is Ivy no means favor
tie with Democrats or the Southern SEN
stors, but he has two trump cards to
play. which may be most effective, with
his skill and GarielGs plumbers, in se-
curing the victory to tie former One
IS What is known as "thc courtesy OF
tho Senate" that is, that the Senate
shall not confirm any Presidential ap-
pointment, which is objected to by both
Senstors from a State, because distaste-
full to them personally or politically. 1t
can DO readily seen at Il glance how
powerful this argument would be with
all the senators, without respect to par
sy, and how seemingly fair it is. Few
members Of that honorable body, but
are looking forward either to succeed
Themselves or for promotion to some
higher position, and hence would not
like TO sec. either personal, or politl-
cal enemy of their own party given the
means of injuring them by promotion
70 place of power and patronage 1t
rs an drgumcnttm nj hominrm which
few Senators can resist, unless gifted
with broad and comprehensive states
manship and patriotism, which rises
above personal and selfish ends When
both Senators from the same state unite
in such an appeal it comes with re-
doubled force aud is almost irresistible,
however factious or unjust may be the
opposition The other trump Conklmg
holds. Garfield, ifhc be wise, can destroy
abe effectiveness Of rs we have said,
the Democrats of the South care moth
sng for Conkling and are iesirons to give
Sferhcid's administration a fair triai aud
a legitimate support. but the unfortunate
klccdy-shirt speech which Mr.. Frye, 81
Maine, recently made in the Senl,e, has
done much to shake that determination,
Mr.. Frye is the successor and close per-
sonsi friend Of Mr. Blaine, the premier
of the Garfield cabinet, and it is thought
In his outrageous and vitupcrativc as
eAults upon the South, he voiced the
sentiments Of the administration This
thoaght is measureabiy confirmed by the
fast that four government clerks, in the
Department Of justice, were employed
three days in preparing statistics, and
statements on which Fryc's outrageous
assault was based His speech has
~sused such bitter feeling among the
Democrats that many Of them are incln-
I'd to hght with Conkling to punish Cur
Geld. Unless the latter couuteractS this
k,cling Conkliag may remain autocrat.
Otherwise the administration viii lie Civ
IN fair tral
President Garfield does not seem to
be inclined to submit to Mr.. Coukling's
dictat on as tamely as Mr. Hayes did
0D the contrary he seems determined to
force the SIGHT and have the question at
Ance detcrmiaeG. who is PRESIDENT" (
himself or ConktHg. With the excep- |
ton of Judge Robcrts~n, aN the other
appointments made for New York were
Of the warm friends Of ConkHng. when
the President found Coukling still pro
posed to continue the fight. he promntly.