New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-02
THEIR SHEET ER1SONARLEYKSS.

II is barely possible that Mr.. CoulIing's su-
pcrscrviccablc friends may ovrrio matters in
their zeal. We do not Of course expect them
to regard consistency or 10 omit doing anything
in behalf of their great leader" for dcccncy'S
sake. The chief thing to be- considered III this
business is that Mr. Conkling j, out ol the
Senate and wants 10 get back. II makes no
difference 10 him. aud consequently must not
to his followers, 10y what M ,IIN lac j. returned.
80 lac goes back. 1t seems proper to represent
him to those who have the Entertainments of
capital and growth of moropolics on the brain.
as an Anti-Monopol~t; to those who patiently
long for the publication and s;nrtiiicdton of
the public service, a. "a civil Scryirc Rciorncr;
TO the friend of the Administration, rs an Ad-
ministIatiou man who would rescue the pIcsl-
dent from the clutches of Blame, and To- tine
world at large "a the pr0to-martyr
in the cause of opposition Ia Executive usrr-
patton. All this is rec Aoncd quite piop'r and
in the accomplishment %. 20 great and impair
tant an enterprise to involve no Inconsistency.
But We have observed on the part of Mr.
Conhine's personal organs disposition 10
run very close togcihcr-not only III the same
ISSUE but in parallel columus-twO lines Of A.
glimcnt which are likely not 10 stdrilr the
Civil Service RetonncI-Mr. COnkling nor his
friends cannot do that III" possibilities of
surprise are exhausted in that drcdon-but
10 confuse him. As, for instance, we find the
same organ in one column dcnouncing Prrsi-
dent Garfield for interfering in politics with
Federal patrOnagc-it being suspected that the
commission of one of the recent M poiniccs in
tins State is withheld to affect his action in
the Senatorial mattcr-and in another column in
sinuatng, with a lurking bitterness vastly more
damaging than open dcnuncatiol the uon-actIun
of Governor Cornell. who hns uor MP to this
time used the patronage and power of the
State Executive as weapons to win, 10y threats
and intimidation votes for MIR. Conking
Here are two dim and vague suspicious: one
that the Federal Executive Is using his power
as dispenser of patronage to affect Mr.. Conk-
ling's chances uniayorahly the other that the
Governor of the State is not using his power
10 the very utmost-cyen to the extent of
threatening members of the Legislature who
are interested in measures dependent upon his
apprOva-in Mr.. COnkhng's favor
Now, We do not venture to say that 50 great
an end as the reelection Of Mr. Conklng and
Mr.. Platt To the seats which they recently
flung up does not justify amy means whatever
adopted to bring il about-iOr we are address
ing ourselves to the organs of Mr. COnkling,
which do not admit that anything can be-
wrong which contributes to the pcunancncc of
that gcntlemans powcr-but we do say that
they ought not to confuse the Civil Service
RefOrners who labor under the innocent de
lusion that if the Use of patronage on the
part Of the Federal Executive for political pur-
poses il wroug, it is also wrong the part of the
Governor of the State Would it not he well
to present Mr.. COnkling on one day as the
victim of the supposed hostility Of the Federal
Administration, which, having nominated one
of his friends to Office withholds his appoint
ment, and on the next day hold him up IA
the object of Governor Comels malignant
spite because that gentleman does not prosti-
tute his office for the great Senator's advan-
tage The sweet reasonableness of Mr.. Conk-
ling's friends commands admiration. They re-
vile the Administration of President Garfield
because of their suspicion that he Is re-
motely and indirectly trying to influence the
election Of Senators who have with gratuitous