Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-19
1anrdster fntellgenrer.
EVENING. NAY 10, 1881
Small all Around.

This Republican row seems to he very
like tempest in a teapot, indeed. II is
all over the possession of the collector
ship of the port of New York; and it
does not seem that the whole party has
any good reason to he asitated about so
small matter. Clearly it is teapot
sort of party, that Il very little thing
will disturb. The biggest men in the
party are not giants. Conkling has been
put forward as the show piece of the me-
nagerie and has imposed himself upon
the public as great man. Grant is
another who is presented as most illustri-
Gus. No Republicans have made greater
pretensiOns than these to the place
Of first citizen. But their greatness il
not in their essence. Grant has been
lately permitted to retire to his just Oh
security, and Conkiing is now called upon
to step down from his ispedcstal. A great
many of his late admirers are busily em-
ployed in disparaging him. But he is
evidently rs great as he ever was, and if
his claim to tho distinction given him
has been unfOundcd, it is a great retlec-
tion upon the party that has SO long sub
mitted to his false imposition. 1t is a
party that is peculiarly subject to the
control of men who arc essentially
frauds. 1t elevated Grant to the presi-
dency and sought to make All image of
gold out of that very common clay. The
gliding wearing Off exposed the deception.
1t put Hayes in after him Il man 50
fraudulent in every sense, rs TO have
made his name Il synonym for fraud.
Garfield followed and he is recognized as
sham of the first order. Conkling goes
now into the same category. Dawes, OF
Massachusetts, another wOulu-be-lcadcr,
has exposed himself as false and shallow.
Don Cameron follows along. Malone
n big figure for Il period, dwindles down
even to the minuteneSs Of his physical
corporation. Where are the really great
men of the Republican party? Is Blaine
the greatest one !? DO the people recOg
nize in him noble qualities that they
would bow down and worship? "A maj
of tricks and treachery, 4 cunning
schemer and full of guile. Is he any
more than this
A party that can he cOnvulsei over the
selection of collector of customs lia:
evidently something wrong with it. NJ
great man would have been upset by
such trille no healthy party by il
would have been thrown into commissions
Yet I'LL the Republican great men art
III turmoil over il ; even up to that frs
of its sllams, Grant. lie expresses his
belief that it is 4 fearful thing that Rob
ertson should be appointed. And ye
Robertson has nothing to do but to col
lect the customs. One would think tIia
Sd distinguished i citizen of the state OF
New York would not feel very proud o
50 small ;ln Office. And he is not proll,
OF it; he is only proud that he has beat
eD the other fellow. The essence of tn,
contest is just that which is in Il figh
among i party of small boys. The
don't care much what they are fighting
about and don't know it may be only
football but they are crazy to win
Robertson wanted his miserable plac
because Conkling did no: want him t.
have it. COnkling WAS unwilling De
cause Blaine was willing. Blaine wa
for Robertson to spite Conkling; an
Garfield appointed him, the Lord onl
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