New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-17
Can Primate squoal and preserve his primacy


Mr. Conkling requests the Legislature TO soothe
his ruled feelings and apply the balm of areelecton
10 his collapsed backbone. The LEGISLATURE Will be
obliging enough to comply, probably.
Mr. Patt's resignation should not be greeted too
lilariouSly. He merely wished tO recognize his
position az IA tailpiece TO the PriInBte.
What becomes of Mr.. Conklings reputation as
Gchter' lie supposed to he a tremendously
belligerent person Mt close quarters and large as
scmblage of Democrats was gathering to see him
knork the President and his party TO smithereens.
Now Just before the battle il Joined Mr.. ConEling
resigns. For those that fly may fight again, which
he can never do that's slain"
Suppose the Boss should he reelected and Mr.
Plat should I" get lcftnf What smile there would
be abroad in the land.
The ConkIing journals should not take the latest
development of the primary squabbe so seriously
There is nothing serious abont it. Mr.. Conkling
knows he is badly beaten, and he wishes to
be let down easy. If the performance makes
him feel better, nobody will be sorry to have
it gone through with. 1t will be discreet, how
ever, not TO attempt to accompanys the cere-
monies with foi1shcs of rhapsodical napdoodle
about the great leader of the Republican party Of
the Nation" and the " statesman who stands head
AMI shoulders above all his associatesr The Indie
aspects OF the case are strong enough already.
The vicc-Presdent did not resign. Yet he is a
member OF the prllnacy.
II il tolcrahy apparent that tlf weak backbone is
worn by the Boss rather than by the President
The Senate has nothing TO do now but TO confirm
Robcrtson'- nomination and have all traces of the
di,agTecahle performance carefully removed before
the New-lork Senators are reelected As Mr.. Conk-
ling il not a member of the Senate ho stay away
and not bo Obliged to hold his nosr in cloak-room
when the vote j. being taken. H. .hnri we are on
the road tn harmony, and II the senate will resume
the usr of it, back bone and H. intelligence We shall
be IN the midst Of perfect OCEAN o! brOthcrly
bliss.
Balm for a wounded sprit-salye for a.hrpisea
ha,k bone j. " hat j. wanted al Albany. Let ii be
gwen. aud not siintrd.
Has Gorham resigned anytlino' lie should give
way like the hate Goyen'or Williams Of Indiana,
" in favor OF a more ADLER man.
Let us have peace, with little common sense
spuHklcd ~ with It,
40 such sensation has brcn created in Washing
ton since the assassination of President Lincoln,
tcl,graphrd palpitating correspondent OF The
CommcrciGf ldr,riiscr yesterday afternoon. There
was something Of q sensation outside al Washington.
but there Was nothing solemn ablut it. The aver
ng. man smiled When h. heard of Conknss rrscn,-
tnu am ioaf,rl hen he heard al Platis. There Is
not plTic of doubt about hat this latest develop
ulcnt of " -ltrsmausGp' means. and the chance oi
footing anyboiy by II II exceedingly small.
Perhaps yesterdays dramatic pcrfonlrre was
not the "sr aic,; effort of hi- life. but II Will rank
high in that famous list of Mr. C0hklng's intelloc
tud trlGhphs.
Scene at the White House: Enter Messenger
"Conkliug has resigned" Enter Second messenger
-"Tlatf la, rrsgnriT President Garfield" Well
! am resigned