Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-26
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

FROM our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May %, 1881.
Even some intelligent men, find,
think that last weeks administration
victory over Senator Conkling will be
beneficial to the Republican party.
There never was greater mistake. 1t
is based on an absurd idea, that Mr..
Conkling, in disappearing from the
Senate, or in being outvoted, retires
permanently from politics and ceases to
have influence. What little of princi.
sented by Conkling. lie could say with
truth-he did say it in substance-to
the President, al carried New York
for you, and New York elected you.
don't want you to undermine my infu.
ence in that State, for without me the
party there will be without head and
cannot succeed" No other politician
OF our time can say any thing like this
with truth, but COnkling can. Without
him as q leader and manager the long
suppressed rivalries and antagonisms
in the Radical party of the Empire
State will turn that party into howl.
ing mob. In temporary triumph over
Mr.. Conkling the administration has
permanently disabled the Republican
party. The resignation OF the Senators
will grow in the good opinions of men.
Most of US thought at first that it was
dictated by spite, by mortified vanity or
other petty motive. The pettiness was
on the side that forced the resignation
The manliness that resents an abuse of
authority never finally suffers in public
estimation when q verdict is made up
between abuser and abused. Conkling
belongs to the extreme radical element
of his party, is arrogant in manner, sell.
fish and vain. Some Of those unlovely
qualities have, however, had the good
effect of keeping him free from such
compromising entanglements and petty
political tricks as give unenviable noto.
riety to other Radical leaders. He is
head and shoulders above them and
they cannot live without him. Let the
reader make note of this prophecy.
The country is to be congratul.. ted
on the rejection Of VIM. +. Chandler.
The place for which he was nominated
would have been under him the head.
quarters Of radicalism and sectionalism.
He would have been able to keep alive
the issues OF the last three Presidential
elections. No other nominee of the
President was defeated which shows q
disposition among Democratic Senators
to treat the administration kindly, and
also that they must have had serious
objections to Mr.. Chandler. On the
whole, the nominations made By the
President 30 far are not considered as
any Improvement upon what the aver.
age politician would have made, and
are not what thought the country had
right to expect from President Gar.
field. Kilpatricks, Chambers, and a
few others were utterly discreditable,
and nearly every one was made in
direct payment for political or personal
services and without special regard to
fitness. IL Is believed several hundred
nominations, including many heads OF
departments and bureaus, will be made
very soon.
Il Is announced that DIR. Loring will
not take possession Of the Agricultural
Department before the lst of July, Mr..
lie Due being given until that time to
prepare his papers, settle up and vacate
the Office. The rumor Is that lie Dues
former chief clerk. who was discharged
for aspiring to lie Dues position, will be
restored under DR.. Loring. A good
many other departmental changes are
discussed, but mostly OF minor import
ance. DoS.
Intimate friends OF w. II. Wander,
bilt say that he is in chronic terror oi