The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-17


fall and Il u generally undtsstood hal thsy will
be elected nom posltion - sooa - ths mschin-
cry can be comfortably pas y operation for that
purpose. Commissiewsr Of InieFnai Revenue
Raum. who was away for weeks last SPRING and
summer working up the cause of Grant, il said
to be one Of the msst prominent Of those mark
ed for destruction. Secretary Sherman was very
much chagrined ct the time that the most In
nuential o0lcer Of his own department should
be opposing his Presidential aspiration, and he
resolved TO pay him Oh when the opportunity
came. The present situation is very unfortu-
nate for all Of those now In ONCE who are known
a. pronounced friends of Gen. Grant. a. all the
elements antagonistic 70 Gen. Grant and eena-
tor Conkling win combine against them"
-GarHeld's letter TO Hubbell, printed else
where, leads the Boston Herald to say: "Mr.
Garneld's letter to Hubbell not only shows Bra
dy's game, but il illustrates Garnelds character.
Why should presidential candidate be urging
anybody to contribute liberalye Are there not
ether people TO attend to that part Of the cam
paign business : Why should Brady want to be
asked by the presidential candidate! But, when
he did want to be asked, why did Mr.. Garfield,
who knew all about the star route swindle, fall
into the trapi A man who does such things,
though with henest instincts, cannot have keen
moral perceptions. We cannot believe that
President Gar6eld's explanation of this letter IL
wholly Ingenious He Is reported as saying
that the substance Of his letter was simply the
expression of hepe that Brady, citizen of In
diana, who was reported TO have made an i'm
mense fortune in Bell telephone stock, would
respond from his ample means in aid of his party
in the life and death struggle then going on in
his own State. We respectfully submit that this
is too thin We are forced to believe, on the
contrary, that il was simply an expression of
Mr.. Garield's desire TO be elected by whatever
means could be used. But the existence of such
letter places an additional obligation on the
the President 10 hunt the rascals down."
The Tribune asks Are there women who
must steal things when they 60 into shops! In
doing so are they victims Of an irresistible i'm
pulse! These are questions which the spring
shopping has revived. A few days ago in shop
In Third Avenue, Mary Ames, married woman
OF respectable connections tried to carry felon-
iously away two thimblcs and q few hairpins-
value, % cents! What in the name Of common
sense did she do 1t fors Why shot Id che risk
The Tombs, 10 which she was brought. for The
sake of hairpins! Her friends who rushed 10
the rescue, declared that she had no occasion to
steal anything, and that her character was one
OF perfect responsibility Well. it is rather y
psychological bother. Yet we do not know that
this passion for plfering differs in kind, howev-
er il may differ 10 degree, from the most largely
larccnous propensities of professional thieves.
These prefer To steal at the risk of punishment.
though they know that all the chances are
against them, and that they will almost ine7ita-
bly, bring up in the State prison. The court in
the case above cited fined the woman $50 and
gave her one day in jail Probably this will
subdue the kleptomania for life 1t may be
rather rough medicine, but we suspect that it
will prove effectual. At any rate, irresistible
propensity is plea which the courts cannot re-
ceive, at least in the present state Of medical
jurisprudence.
The Washi ngton National Republican, which
is edited by Mr.. George c. Gorham, the Malone
Republican nominee for Secretary of the United
States Senate. in its issue of Monday. says Of
President Garfield This is the man who was
hastily caught up by q combination Of beaten
candidates at Chicago in June last and nomina-
ted to be President of the United States, upon
the pretence that unless the packed galleries
there were allowed to boot down Grant the
country would drift into imperialism. From the
nettle Grant we plucked the flower Garfield the
result is before you. The new President, intsx.
icsted to the verge Of delirium by the power
which is safe only in the hands of the truly
great. is engaged in puerle effort to dictate to
the Republicans of New York State whom they
shall homer as q leader. There is no danger
that the New York delegation to the next nomi-
mating convention can be nodded by mercenaries
and offcc-holders but the attempt by the Presi-
dent at this early day TO prepare the way for
such result 10 an offence which no parrot CIV
that Garfield is President can conceal. It is
as fragrant an abuse OF the appointing power as
ever disgraced any administration 1t is q tyr
anncal effort to tear down State organization
which cannot be used to aid in the scheme for
the succession. 1t is crime against the people
OF the whole country, who have right to free
choice in 1884. and who will not tamely submit
10 have officials set up over them to harass them
into obedience TO q Presidential dictator"
"A formidable rupture in the Republican par.
ty is now an accomplished fact. Apropos of the
struggle which has just begun. the well informed
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
writes Mr. Blaine will be the active, moving
spirit on the side of the Administration, a. there
can be no doubt that the President has surren-
dered himself entirely to his guidance. Mr..
Blaine is of quite an aggressive nature as Mr.
Conkling, as daring in schemes and plans, a.
fertile In exprdient, as resolute In execution,
and has personal following as numerous and
a. devoted. The war 10 now to the knife, and
the knife 10 the hilt. There can be NO retreat
on either side. Vice President Arthur, whose
loyalty to Mr. Couklug is intense, had long
interview with The President this morning prior
TO the Presidents conference with Secretary
Blaine. Mr.. Arthur presented Mr.. Conkling's
side OF the question with ability and with elo-
quence, but he derived no comfort from the in
terview, as he found Mr.. Bluine's influence loo
firmly imbedded in the mind of the President to
be shaken. The administration is just sixty
days old. From the first week OF its existence
jealousies and discussions have prevailed, and
from to-day 1t enters on an cru of stormy war
fare which will, in all probability environ and
harass II until the last day OF its existence.
Whatever ambitions Mr.. Conkling may have
had when he was younger man, NO dreams of
the Presidency have entered into bis medilations
since 1875. Mr.. Blainc's friends say on his au-
thority that be gave up forever his presidential