New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-04

President Garfield declines TO abdicate in favor Of
Boss Government. Queer man!
No one should De deceived by thu assertion OF Sem
ator Conklns friends that he j, master Of the sit
uation II hc wcTr the deadlock would break quickly
enough. lie Is playing the ianillAr game % DUN.
There is an unnecessary amount Of squealing
among the patriot. who are suspected of connection
with the Star rout, business. II they innocent
they can afford 10 wait the indication which Is sure
tu come The Administration H. making the inycs-
tigation I'm % thoroughly husno ssiikc manner, and
with mo- effort 40 dramatic display. No huot elt
man viii hc hurt, and no guilty man can escape JUS
tir by srIekug every few minutes that he Is innO-
cent.
The Committee Of Safety felt around FOR the Pres
idcnt's back ii bone and found it, Their mpudence Is
much more impressive than their discretion
II the Senate has any doubt about who is Pres
ident Of the United States the country hasn't
General Garfield was elected 10y the people, aud the
people will support him. The quicker the able Sen
ators recognize this fact the better will II he for
them. If they ATTEMPT 10 substitute " Senatorial
courtesy (which il only another name for Bosssm
for the Constitution, there VIII be % nose IN the
lnud. One President II enough. Soyenty-slX are
altogether too many.
The United States Senator who really enjoys the
prospect of staying in Washington all summer for
the sake Of putting George C. Gorham into ofics
should stand up and be counted.
Ii has always been the same way with Mr. Conk-
ling Everybody is perfdous" who opposes his
will II was "pcrfdy" to him 20 oppose third
term: twas "periidy to him when President Hayes
appointed General Merritt Collector; and il Is al
WAYS perfdy" to him in this State to say that his
desires are not always the best policy for the Repub-
lean party. II is "pertdy' now to question that ne
and not Garfield is President and he talks so impress
siyely about il that the Committee of Safety takes
the astounding position that be Is rlght there ias
never been IN politics more amazing spectacle
than that presented by that committee "hen u VS.
tied the President and asked MN 10 salute Cohkhhg
As Boss. IL IL said the President was liilelaht, II
he had not been the whole country would nave been
ashamed of him.
Postmaster General James is very quiet. Perhaps
ot il what scares the star route spectators worse
than anything else.
II Senator Conkling wishes to be President why
doesn't he wait until 1851
Senator Bayard is clearly not the side Of Boss
isn against the Constitution for he says concern
ing the attitude Of the Democrats in the struggle
a." As a constitutional Democrat | answer that we
should never forget that Mr.. Garfield is the Presi-
dent of the United States and that 70 his Office are
attached functions and responsibilities, duties and
prerogatiyes that we are bound to protected
from invasion or embarrassment So far ~ our sense
of public duty shall dictate. am not disposed 10
permit the chief magistracy of the Nation 20 be
kicked aud buhoted out of fair and reasonable eX,
orcise of its just prerogatiyes No American Should
he willing 10 see this done" And IL may confident
ly be added that outside the COnkling clique there
Is no American who is willing 20 sec IL done. The
tone of the Republican press of the country Is proof
of this.
Tho kind OF harmony in the Republican party
which would compel every sef-respectng man IN Il
10 leave 10 disgust seems to be the variety the Com
mitteo Of Safety Is in search of.
Why this long silence from Hill and Brown