The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-08
THE PRESIDENT COUP DE- TAT.

Inc acllon OF the president in withdraw
ing all the New York nominations, EXCEPT
Judge Robertson as collector of the
port of New York, was coup de''at
unexpected to Senator ConkIing. He pre-.
tends to an indifference in his usual lordly
and supercilious style, but il is not natural
that he should not feel chsgrincd at being so
adrotly outgeneraled. The president, sps
procialing the fact that he could not longer,
in respect to himself and to the dignity of
his position, attempt to placate Mr.. Conk-
ling's insutferable attitude toward him, he
did not content himself to throw the gage of
battle at MIR. Conkling's feet, but dashed it in
his face. We cannot but admire the presi'
dents fortiter in re, especially after the
magnanimous suav tier in modo with which
he vsinly endeavored to concliste the over.
bearing senator from New York. This action
of the president certainly insures the copfr.
nation of Judge Robertson. He has RICH.
to expect the assistance of the democrats AMI
of MIR. Malone, as we'll as fair proportion
IT no! maj ority of the republican senators
to stand by the administration in this juscturo,
the first onslaught upon it. lie has u right
TO expect the support of the democrats be-.
cause, rs Mr.. Baysrd says, it should be re,
membered that General Garfield ia president
and not Mr.. Conking, and until General
Garfield does something to antsgonize the
south, i! should surely DO tho policy of
southern senators at least to d. nothing 10
anlag ,niz, him. and from the same stand
point northern democrats should 90 with
their southern brethren. Tho south owes
nothing to Mr.. Conkling, for no mao of
the republican party has been more unjust,
more malignant in his accusations and
charges against tho southern people. The
northern democrats owe him nothing, for
he is relentless 10 his snathemas,. and his
acts against them. From this view OF he
case then, the president may reasonably ex-
pect the support of the democrats. He may
count,on General Malone, because It's he
and not MIR. Conkling who has patronage to
dispense and II is patronage that Mr.. Ma
hone needs TO strengthen him in
Virginia. He has right TO hope for support
from fair proportion il not majority Of
the senators of his own party, because their
party !ealty demands that they DO true to
tho administration until the administration
prove false to the party. L, s said that Mr..
Conkling hopes to organize IN opposition
among republican and democratic senators
strong enough to defes Judge Robertson,
by tho creation Ola coterie bound together
on tho agreement that no nomination shall
bs confirmed except with the consent of both
senators from the state wherein the Office Is
TO be filled, or whence the nominee comes.
That may not boa corrupt sort of bargain,
but it smacks very much Of a
prostitution Of tho senate to political and
unholy purposes, and |, is sincerely
to be hoped that no democrat will lend him.
self to any such purpose; shat no democrat,
merely for tho sake of gratifying any mans
private vengeance will be party to the do,
feat for position of nominee worthy of II,
or simply because some senator may have .
personal grievance to avoogo, or political
aspirations to further by crushing him
General Garfield is president, and while it i.
his duty to DO president Of the entire country
and not OF political party, still it is bu,
reasonable and natural thst no should lean
more 10 his party than against IL, and ,ha
no may DO tho better enabled TO DO presiden
Of tho cniiro country, ard not merely OF h il
party. IL is becoming in the democrats to
render him that assistance he neads. This
see ms 10 US 10 DO tho conservative policy the
democrats should pursue.