Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-05-18
FAILED TO CONTROL THE ADM1N1sTRA-

FAILED TO CONTROL THE ADlfINIsTRA
TION.
| tSan anei>co Ru'l, tin.)
The political sensation for to-day j.
the resignation of Senators Conkline
and Platt. The latter is the follower o1
the former-a mere tail-piece. Sena.
tor COnkling has failed to control the
Administration. He failed to secure
the nomination of his own candidate,
General Grant, after having made one
Of the most forcible speeches at The,
Chicago Convention. He barely toll
Grated the nomination of Garfield. He
has never been fairly reconciled to his
| Administration. Sena or Conkling
wanted to control the New York Gus
tom House and the appointmets from
| that State. He failed in this effort, and
now retires from the Senate, taking
Plat with him.
ACQUISITION OF BONES.
IEveui & Chronic e.l
There is no principle involved in the
fight between ConkIing and his friends
on the one side and Conkling's Gppo-
nents ON the other. Robertson's con-
tirmation will merely decide that the
anti-Conkling spuil-hunters have, with
the Presidents aid, succeeded in Wrest-
ling big bone from between the teeth
of the COnkling spoll-huntere. 1t is not
possible to give the row Il more digni-
fled significance than this. E\ etMdy
knows just what the rumpus means, ana
fine, blg words cannot make it to APP
pear any the less mean, trivial and dis
graceful.
THROWN UP THE SPONGE.
IEnterpr sell
Mr.. COnkling has thrown up the
sponge. Between an inglorious flight
and Il humilialing defeat he preferred
the former, and yesterday he astonished
his brother Senators by announcing
through Vice President Arthur the TACT
that he had resigned his seat among
them. AS the shadow goes with the
substance, or the tail with the hide, 50
Went Plat, Conkling's annex Senator
from New York.
A SHADOW OF CONKLING.
(Ren GazeGte.l
Either the Conkling men mean treach-
cry to the party which has honored
them, or the designations are meant to
furnish an advantage to that faction
an election. The situation in
any event is serious, and the sequel will |
not long be delayed. Platt seems to Le
Il mere shadow of COnkling.
MISCELLANEOUS OPINIONS.
Mr.. Conkling is slow to discover that |
his State is not 50 important or "pivol- |
al" as it once was; that his end of the |
country kicked the beam some time !
ago; that "provinci .lisn" holds its seat |
and empire eastward of Pits!,urg, and |
that he hinselfi is growing smaller and
smaller every year.-New Orleans Times
(Dena)
Now is the time for President GAR
field tn show his independence of the
"bosses." The moie pluck he shows,
the more certain he is OF public support.
.Bostou Transcript Muy 7h.
Mr.. Garfield in his green and callOW
days Was talented driver of mules
dong the wild and rugged towpath.
Fhe experience thus gained is becom-
ing more and more useful.-Chic0gO
Times.
Senator Piatt of New York, recently
bought Secretary Winduln's house on
Vermont avenue at Washington for
81, 900. And now Plat must be sick of
his bargain.
The New York Tribune thinks that,
with a bomb under it and Il trip-ham-
ner suspended over it, the future of
Bossisrn looks just a tri1e precarious.
The conundrum in Westinghouse
One President or Is Presi ledts, which
shall we have IN Y. Mutt.
Senator Conk'ing said it was either
or suicide for him. He is able
10 see by this time that it will be lit
lie of both.
a Hint tn AOaufs