The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-16
Conkling's Capers.

| Pio1 'He'' s.io iioN ulol'llyt u NY MI. OOuh-
ling in his scheme to cheat a Republican
State out of its representation in the
higher branch of our national Legisla-
ture." This is very true but it is con
ISOLATION to know that Mr. Conkling's
scheme is not likely to succeed. He has
apparently abandoned all hope of secur-
ing a reelection, and the last move of
his adherents was a desperate effort to
adjourn the legislature in order to defeat
the election OF Republican senators and
bring III two Democrats at the next SEES
sion This scheme if successful would
give the control OF the United States
Senate to TIE Democrats. But it failed
The sacrifice was too great The mem
Der who votes for adjournment under the
circumstances will have to settle with his
constituents. As the New York Tribune
puts it che would be not only voting to
put the control Of the United States Sen
ate into Democratic hands, but voting
| to dishonor worthy man UNANIMOUSLY
abused and to carry out Democratic
plan not more decent than the Morev
forgery"
The attempt Of the Conklingites to ere
ate diversion in favor of their leader by
a charge of bribery has proved most
| ignoble failure. Assemblyman Bradley
was put forward to state that Senator
Sessions had given him 81 900 for his
vote for Mr. Depew. He said he took
the money. These statements were eX-
| pected to make great sensation and to
diminish the vote for Mr. Depew. But
| the Job was so thin that every body saw
through it, 1t was plainly Conkling
trick, and was SO at once accepted by
the public. The denial of Senator SEES
| sons and the earnest and indignant dec
| laratlon Of Alr. Depew himself were hard
" needed: and the fact that Nj Depews
vote rose to 81 after this charge, shows
that a clear majority of all the Republi-
can members of the Legislature placed
no credence in il. Bradley's account of
the alleged attempt to bride him to vote
against Conkling resembles quite re-
1 markedly the story that Swan told about
the alleged attempt to bride him. Swan
however was careful to keep the money
he said he received in his own hands.
while Bradley it appears passed his over
to the Speaker. The career of Swan
after figuring in the bribery business was
about what might he expected of men
who accuse themselves Of being bribed
| in order to iuiure others.
| The report of the meeting in Portland
last week Of the Maine Shipowners and
\ Shlpmasters, Association, published I'M
I der the head Of Maine Matters. will he
found Of interest. The objects Of this
association, rs set forth in its bylaws,
are the protection and promotion of the
rights and interests of shipOWnerS and
ship masters, and the general interests
OF commerce and navigation, including
| shipbuilding the dissemination of useful
information. and the promotion, as far as
it has the power, Of all legislation, both
State ard national, which will tend to
better the condition of our maritime in
tereSts, and 50 protect and assist those
engaged in building or navigating yes
sells. The organization Of this associa-
ton il move in the right direction, ana
ot its usefulness there cannot be doubt.
No one should grumble ut the few days
of cold unreasonable weather experienced
OF late In other States not only have
the trosts been more severe but there
have been Hoods and destructive gales
Maine seems to be on the outer edge
| Of the great atmospheric disturbances.
Last winter we escaped the heavy, drift
ing snow storms, which delayed travel in
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and the Western States; and billiards.
are unknown here. The gales which
't4tiNe'ilI W. T. lliC OttlCl pOi llOllS VI lilt
New England coast rarely disturb our
waters or do damage upon our shores.
| There are certainly worse climates than
that Of Maine, to say the least.
BY way of Washington we hear the
| curious story from New York that the
Conkling people proposed to make an al
lance with Tilden to return Conkling and
Tilden to the Senate. 1ilden to be given
Platt's place, but that Tilden declined it,
stating that he would not have a seat in
the Senate if he could receive it unani-
mously and that, moreover, he was on the
side Of the president in this controversy
on the ground of law as well as choice
The American horse is looking up
Last week we chroniced the winning of
the Derby, the great event of the Eng
fish turf, by Mr.. LoriIlard's colt, Iroouois
and this week we announce the winning
Of the Grand Prize OF Paris, 10y Mr.. James
keene's colt, FoAhall. FoXhall was bred
in Kentucky and is noble specimen Of
the American horse
VIII 5. Hays who has written something less
than five thousand songs, is candidate for mayor
| of Louisville.
Mr.. Hays is evidently not Of the opin-
Jon Of the every wise man. who "beiev-
ed that, if ! man were permitted tomake
all the ballads, he need not care who
| should make the laws of nation"
The New York Herald, editorlaly and
through correspondence, is trying to ere
ate new party 1t wants a new party
for Conkling to boss