The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-05-27
Albany ON THE HUDSON.

IHlS Is cilpuhliCbily al executing
week ut the capital of the Empire
state and all eyes are turned in that
direction. 1t is in fact locality and
an occasion upon winch the people
may well concentrate their anxious
thoughts and watch with breath
abated and hesitate as to the result.
Disguise the partisan surroundings as
We may, arrogate to ourselves rs we
may that our possible prejudice is
wisdom and justice, still the circum-
stance stares us in the face that the
questions there at stake are not Of
trivial moment. A great party is
divided in its counsels-a party that
has record for patriotism and proud
deeds that no other political party
ever had. Its great adherents are
now ranged in antagonistic phalanx
and are terribly In earnest in their
efforts to accomplish their particular
ends. Nobly have all those great
men fought for the common cause in
the past and all are entitled to due
share in the success Of the party, and
no true Republican, be he "stalwart'
or "half.breed," but regrets the situa.
ton.
At the same time the predicament
is peculiar one. We see one of the
most distinguished party leaders in
a role that does not indicate that high
order of craftsmanship heretofore
accorded that great political leader.
We see him opposing with jealous
and bitter motives the measures
adopted by the President in the dis
charge of his varied and responsible
duties. We see this man antagOniZ-
ing other great leaders OF the party.
his peers in every respect in patriot
ism and loyalty to country and party
all of which opposition arises from
his jealousy in the appointment of
men to fill the various positions of
public trust in the State of New
York. He in effect gives notice to
the people throughout this broad
land that the grave duties of an eX.
allied United States Senator are really
10 name for the guidance Of the
President the army of subordinate
officers scattered about the country to
carry on Governmental machinery
1t is not that the President Is dis.
loyal or is guilty of high crimes OF
misdemeanOrs, or even of any petty
public trust. He has merely seen fit
to recognize the claims of IA faction
in the party that is not in particular
harmony with the distinguished Sena
tor, or that is not expected to be in
haste to endorse his particular party
modes.
With this unstatesmanlike motive
he resigns his trust and hopes to re
ceive an endorsement at the hands OF
the legislature then in session, thus
wreaking a vengeance upon the adj
ministration that he imagined vii
be equally as singing as was the ap
pointment Of Judge Robertson t.
himself. Now, in the face and eyes Of
that solemn resignation, where do WI
see the great ex-senator His books
stationery and other effects may pos
sibly be packed and labeled for Utica
but instead of preparing to assume
the proud position of modest, hum
BILE citizen, he is a suppliant linger
ing on the outskirts OF an assembled
legislature and begging for re.elec
ton. The spectacle is not one be
coming his dignity, however it ma!
compOrt with his rashness In resign
ing.
| But we hope the legislature will ac
wisely and do what is right anC
statesmanlike, punish not severely
neither reward injudiciOusly, but re
member people far reyond the State
of New York are looking for a high
standard of party action and for ne
mistakes. 1t is time when rart
Judgment should be exercised. and a:
before remarked every true and loya
Republican anxiously awaits the re-
suit.