The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-30

In commenting upon the appointment
Of Senator Robertson to the collectorship Of
New York, and the evident snubbing of
Conkling thereby, the New York Herald
says: ~
Next 70 the solicitorship Of the treasury,
alike in partisan and in public importance
and much more conspicuous IS political
trophy, Is the collectorship Of New York.
For party purposes, In the hands of shrewd
politician like Senator Robertson il is easily
worth all the postotiices in the state put to-
gether. In fact il Is questionable, as nobody
knows better than Senator Conkling, unless
1t be the officer who now presides over Sens'
tor CoDklings deliberations, and. bears very
much the same relation 10 Senator Conkling
that Secretary Window will presently bear
TO Solicitor Chandler, whether tho New
York collectorship is not moro valuable
political lever than all the federal Offices in
the state put together. Senator Robertson's
qualifications for this Office are simple and
sufficient He led revolt against Mr.. Conk'
ling In the Interest of Mr. Blaine. Tho re-
volt WAS successful But for Senator Rob
ertson, MIR. Conkling's candidate, General
Grant, would have undoubtedly been
nominated at Chicago instead of the actual
nominee, who if not Mr.. Blane's candidate,
has at least shown himself able to recog.
nize the superiority of Mr.. Blaine to all his
rivals.
In this relentless war OF the stalwsrt lead
ers, If they, like The Kilkenny cats, will kill
themselves of, will not tho country be hap
pier and better of,
The New York Evening Mail, a"stslwnrt"
paper, evidently does not know what TO think
about the appointment of Senator Robertson,
and tries 10 split tho difference and run with
tho hare and tho hounds, by railing both ut
those republicans who claimed that the
president had "sold out" TO Mr.. Cenklinp.
and those who said that he had sold out to
MIR. Blaine, aud that Mr.. Blaine was really
president. 1t founders terribly between the
two ricks Of hay MS the following will show:
Tho lessen 10 both camo speedily and
sharply, when il WAS known that the president
had acted on his own long and thorough
knowledge of William H. Robertson, and
had appointed him collector of this port
IL was like lightning out of cloudess sky,
and 1t was not chance or laundering stroke.
1t "csme a-purpose," and lis lesson has
"come to stay" In fact, there WAS lightning
all around the sky. The nomination of Mr..
Blaino's able and uncompromising adiulant
William IL. Chandler, 10 the highly impor-
tant and powerful position of solicitor of
tho treasury; the nomination of Mr.. Blaine's
accomplished and enthusiastic friend, VIM.
Walter Phelps, to the Austrian mission, and
the recognition Of the valuable services of
Collector Merritt, by nominating him to the
best Of all the consulships-- all strokes
oflightning from the white house, all meant.
and all well directed Stunned and dazed by
such revelation of tho self directed person.
nlity OF the president. tho only refuge of iho
sort OF politicians whoa day before wero
celebrating or mourning his "surronder to
Conkling," was 10 style tho startling
phenomenon, "a surrender 20 Blaiue.S
Against even suct stupidity sndlgnorsnce Of
Garheld's character, lEo teaohincs of
two successive days w.l p,eysi
The New York Herald, commenting from
IN Independent point of view upon Tho %.
pointment of Senator Robertson to tho Gus.
TOMS OF New York, says:
Two appointments stand out thus far
pregnant suggestive, with more involved In
them than In all the rest. We mean the
selection OF MIR. Blaine as secretary of state.
and OF MIR. Robertson ms collector of the
port. The president gives tho premiership
TO Mr.. Blaine He gives tho greatest Office
IN his gift next TO tho cabinet 10 the man
whom MIR. Blaine selected to revolutiouige
tho republican parlyin New York, after the
republican state convention had resolved
upon lis duty. Dir. Robertson ia an able
man, amisble, with business experience.
skilled in political affairs, not without per.
sonal popularity. But Mr.. Robertson is no,
chosen collector because of his ability. his
smiability, his experience or his popularity
but because he was tho successful leader In
arevolt against bis psrty--because he was
brave enough to refuse to do in Chicago
what no promised to do in New York. We
use tho word brave" in speaking Of Mr..
hobertson's supreme claim 10 tho collector.
snip because we do not wish 10 treat him
with decourlesy Tho pregnant fact in his
appointment is that no men in tho republi
can party have 20 high claim upon the con.
hdonce of the president rs the men who wen,
TO Chicago 10 defy party principle and party
obligations, They form what may DO called
the masculine element in the new admiui,.
Z alton.
Tho Philadelphia Times ispretty severe on
tho rcpublcsns.in the senate, for their choc,
OF Gorham for secretary and Riddeborler
Tor scrgeant-at'srms, and says:
Tho republican senators have tai,sn thu