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THURaDAY.ArRIL Il, 1881.
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pojificisn 2 but / boiter. or sore
head. Repu6lic.n or ! Greenbackerf
Under hitch az these heade ooeht
Malone and the new President to bs
classed In the present Republican
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IA for thu virginia Senator. the
Democr.ts despise him. and he il too
revoasnR . pill to be swallowed, even
tempcrarily, by honest Republicans /;
and yet, II an executive session Of
the Senate can be postponed until
after. the rsssrd promised him can
be rendered and paid. he nav posi-
bly.s6ord an opportunity for victory
to Conkline, but in that event where
will his independency be-? Independ-
emit Of Conklinp and the R1publicsn
party, what viii he be but d repudia-
tor? And how will the new President
fare? Is he going to be q Secretary.
President, or a Senator-President?
Scarcely but little over a month ago
Gen. Garfield, N q thoroughly pre-
pared and beautifully written inaugu-
raj. deliberately and formally in-
formed the country that he thought
the nationai official tenure ought to
be more fixed and permanent. This
was the basis Of his understanding
with Conkline at. Mentor, and that
gentleman and his friends, and in
deed eli present Republican Office
holders, feel not only disappoi nted,
but indignant 1t so many reckless
and whimsical removals within the
short period that has since trans.
PRED, all without regard to the ex-
pressed wishes and Recommendations
of the congressional representatives
Of the districts in winch arbitrary
changes have been made. It seems
that al this Surprise ID dae to the
head-center Of the administration
Secretary Blaine. He nominated
Garfield. and though disappointed at
Chicago, he now seeks to rule the
country by ruling his appointee.
unfortunutelv. the new President
lacks self-reliance. He seems to
care less about who shall be this or
that, or hold this or that position,
than about pleasing and retaining
both Blaine and Conklinp. This
unwiliineness to decide places him at
great disadvantage when dealing with
an arbitrary and dictatorial adviser,
bent on rewarding his friends and
Furnishing his enemies. The real
issue in. t.Under which king. Blaine
or Conkling? Liberal or stalwart7
Third termers, or anti-third termers?'ss
Blaine wants to keep his followers In
Office; but Conkling is equally zeal
Gus for his friends, and affects to fear
that Robertson's nomination to the
New York custom house will antapo.
nize and therefore disorganize the
Republican party in the city and
state. to which Garfield owes his
election % much Is he did his nomi.
nation to Blame. To which, then,
will Garfield finally yield? He can
not long run with the horses and
hold with the hounds.
The Senate has been a month in
session, and no less than 265 nomina-
tons and 5 treaties have been sent to.
that body by the President, all of
which are to be acted upon. 1t is
also reported that the public business
OF the departments is being retarded