The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-02
and Piatt.',

The outside man whose knowledge of the intrca-
ees, hidden motives and personal hearings of poll
ties, has not been enriched by experience and oser
vation. will wonder whether Mr.. COnklng means
anything when he declares MS follows: "If should
he elected, and Mr. Platt should not he, ! would
again resign my commission" We are not aware
that there Is any clause either in the National
State Constitution which provides that a Senator
shall elect his own colleague; and we NAV venture
to ask if Mr. Platt should be elected under stress of
this portentous threat whether he would be elected
by the Legislature or by Mr.. COnklingi The conf
dsnoe is undoubted of the last-named gentleman in
his own ability to elect not only Senators but Gov
ernors and Judges and generally to carry the
business of this country and of all other countries
whatsoever, he il legislative or executive If the
confidence of the people were of equally generous
dimensions, Mr.. Conkling and Mr.. Plat might di-
vide all the offices between them. and everything
would be lovely. That is if Mr.. Patts private bus
iness did not interfere; for find somebody inno-
Gently tcegraphing to Boston newspaper that, be-
ing interviewed, that gentleman said: My business
arrangements are such that cannot longer absent
myself from my work Something has to he neglect
ed, and think had better give up nv Senator
ship This was probably one of Mr.. Platt's pro
pore decisions made to he drop should occasion
guire. The business has improved, perhaps since
Mr. Platt said that, but if it has not it isn't in much
danger, from his return to Washington. The pros
pect brightens. Mr.. COnklng will not go back with
out Mr. Platt, and Mr.. Plat will not 90 back at all.
What the dire consequence of this fix will be, the
logical reader determine for HIMSELF but it looks
amazingly as if both Damon aud Pythias might have
an opportunity of cultyating the graces of personal
friendship and Of enjoying it's sweets in the calm Sc
rehlty OF private sthtlon; which pleslses us all the
more, when consider how lonesome one might he
without the other in Washington, especially Mr..
Platt.
Meanwhile, il NAV do no harm TO remember that
talking about the New York seats in the SEN
ate of the United States That used To be consider
ed dignifed body Men used be elected to it for
the sake Of the public not for their honor and
emoluments; but now it is nothing but Platt and
Conkling. Conkling and Platt ; if fathers
fought, blcd and died; as if the Constitution had
been adopted: if the Union had been saved as if
the New York Legislature in session expressly
that COnkling and Platt might be gratitie and hon
ored and permitted perform all of antics be-
fore the American people. If both these gentlemen
were in their graves, we might manage to maintain
ourselves. and still have something to talk about.
The everlasting reicraton of their Names is getting
to be just little tedious Consider them spoken for
the last time by the popular voice-what ihcni If
the Atenians tired of hearing of Aristdes the aver
age American has much more reason for being wea-
ry of COnklingandplatt.-y. Y. Tribune.