The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-23

by his sense of right and
his devotion to principle and
to party discipline and party welfare. That
bis judgment was at fault 10 the course he
pursued, there can be no question, but in
following his judgment we cannot but think
he was striving in behalf Of his party, and as
be felt, therefore Of his country. For
partisan purposes that be was often unjust to
tue south in his campaign and 10 his senator
rial speeches no one can Rainsay, but was he
so in bis acts as senator? But II was not our
intention when we commenced this article
to say so much concerning ME-. Conkling,
our purpose being merely to consider briefly
the results Of the lAbored efforts Of the New
York legislature to choose successors to
Messrs Conkling and Plat. These abdica.
ted senators have certsioly failed Of vindics-
ton in SO far as the legislature is concerned,
bu! the grand tribunal to which they yet
have an appeal, the rank and file of the re-.
publican rarty of New York has
not yet passed upon their case
and that they will carry the contest
is well nigh selfevident. They have nothing
to lose and all to gain by such course.
Of Mr.. Miller, the gentleman elected to
succeed Mr.. Plat, we have already had
somo little to say. He, as a member G.
congress has made record for himself anu
ono too, as does him little credit and Il
party that has made him United States
SENATOR still less. He is not regarded ss of
much more than mediocre ability and is not
accredited with any great degree of learning
to fit him for the responsible duties that will
DO incumbent upon him as United States
senator. He does not even rank high as an
a'tuse politician, and certainly has no claims
to craftsmanship. He is paper manu-.
facturer, a protec!ionist, and as u member
of congress he lobbied against bill to re.
duce the duty on wood pulp, an ingredient
largely used in the manufacture of paper,
because he owns patent for its
manufacture and has monopoly of its sale
in this country, which the importation OF
wood pull AZ a reduced rate of duty would
greatly interfere with. To lobby in bis own
private interest, although member of con-
g'ess, and to bulldoze congress tina. he
might fill his private golfers e. the expense
Of the people, aye of the very school chill.
drea OF the land, seems to be as idea of his
Official duty and his obligations as a member
otcongress to his own constituents and to the
country at large. Bs it said 10 the credit OF
his own party papers in New York they de-
nounced his action al ,lo time in unmess-
ured terms, but his republican constituents
ro-eected him to congress, and now the
republicans have sent him to tho senate in
lieu Of Mr.. Plat, which Itself, con-
sidering Mr.. Miler's record, o. is dire
vengeance for that gentleman. The other
senator elect, Mr.. Ltpham, is not so we'll
known 10 the country at large. lie is repre-
sented as being lawyer Of eminent attain
menls and distinction, but as II legislator has
little experience and no reputation. As
both these senators are the choice of the
anli.Conkling or "half breed" caucus, it
may reasonably be inferred that they will
enter the senate in strict accord with the ad-
The senate in December will |
stand about as i! did during ,heextra session,
other than that the status of the vice.
president on Administration questions may be
considered doubtful. He now belongs to
tho slslwart wing and his predictions have
all been that way, but as the stalwarls have
evidently gone to the wall for the time
being at least, will not the astu,e ana wily
Blaine placsls him and initiate HIM into |
he administration wigwam? lie pro-
baby will be shrewd enough
% tim and to shift HE ballast and keep AN
wen keel until no sees how Mr. Conkling
VII iare before tho people when he gets his
question there, so that he can run with tho
bounds fit is no. safer to go.as-you- please
III the hare, To sum up, we think the
'ersonelle of the senate Ia so far as brains
5 concerned, has been worsled, the admins,
ration has triumphed on the senatorial cour-
esy question, that is as to whom belong tho
'poil', that tho wounding of the president
laa given him an abnormal popularity that
will probably enable him to have his own
way, and last, but no! least, that Riddle.
bsrger Is the deadost kind of a duck, ana that
Senator Malone is seemingly barely visible
through the mists in the background, and
That Mr.. Coakliog ha, possibly gone by the
board, apoiitical jonas, who may porchance
b. cast up on a propisious shore and proph-
ecy at tho head of a new political party.
A RRE,PONDrNT In tho Galvaaton Mana