Daily Republican., 1881-05-18
Third EDITION.
PRESS COM MENTS.
What the Leading Papers Say of
COnklinS and Plat.

From the Chicago Tribune.
After six weeks of vain endeavor to
bully and beg the Republicans of the
Senate to aid him in defeating the nomi
nation of Robertson, Conkling now
threatens the Republican party of the
country with defeat. The New York
Legislature may accept the command OF
Roscoe Conkling, bur the Republicans
of the great Republican States of the
country will be no party to the slavish
proceeding. They accept his challenge:
they will purchase no peace with him;
they will brave and defy his threatsand
his welfare; they are not disappointed
in him; his eumity to the party can
work il no harm saVc-to the extent that
it is tolerated in the party. The best oi
all methods to restore peace, harmony,
and union in the Republican party OF
the nation is to make Mr., Conkling 5
resignation tinality by the election oi
a Republican to the Senate as his sue
reSSOr
From the San Francisco Can,
Mr.. Coukhng's movement is in the
line of the heroic. He places his future
AS u puhIic man ut the disposal of his
State. II he does not return, his pub
lie career is probably ended. II he
loses his hold on the party now, he Will
hardly regain it,
From the San Francisco Alta.
II isSimply the outgrowth OF vicious
SpoilS system. From a purely nnpartl-
san point of view the contest has no
merit being a struggle for power. There
is some Justice in the claims OF hoth
sides. From Republican point OF
view the struggle is to be deeply re-
gretted. for much harm and little good
can come of it. From Democratic
point OF view it was lovely fight, and
will galvaui2e tie old Democratic skeie-
ton. To uIan up atrec, 1t looks like a
very unSecmly exhibition.
From the Indianapolis journal.
Senator ConkIing and platt have not
resigned out of piQue nor tor nothing |
Mr.. Garfield succeeded to the Presldcn- |
cv by the vote of New York. 1t is only |
those who believe that Senator Conk. |
ling should he punished for some unde-
fined and undetnahc otfense who can !
by any possibility endorse the action OF
the President i'll the matter,
From the san Francisco Bulletin.
He wanted to control the appoint
mentS, and falling, rrtires. lie aniAg-
onized the Administration, and n break
was inevitable The full strength of
his case is that Robertson was offensive
TO him on personal grounds. The bet
ter sentiment Of the Republican parry
is in favor of giving the President
chance.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean,
There are two men in the country at
East to whom self, respect is more than
office, Two men who will not sit silently |
md see thcil State autaEumlzed, the enc
.llrS Of their party rewarded, and ron-
inue to- retain their seats in body
which accept and swallows theenforced
iignitY. Nolhing remains for the Sell-
tte to do but to separate.
From the Milwaukee Republican.
We suppose Mr. Goukling has reason
@ feel certain of his reelection o. ne
would not have resigned. We are
confident that if he counts upon return
ng to the Senate with greatly increased
,rcStige by rraNen Of reelection at
he hands of the Legislature that was
elected last year, hc wAl find that he
las greatly mistaken the temper Of the
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