The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-07
TIE POLITICAL WAR.

And the war will go bravely on.
Mr.. Garfield undertook the task OF
being president without consulting
Senator Coukling or permitting the
latter gentleman to figure in any way
as a power behind the throne. A
previous administration had assumed
TO act Independently of the New York
senator, Mr.. Hayes exercising certain
presidential prerogGtives which cid
not compoTt with Mr.. Oonkliug's
ideas OF senatorial courtesy. Il must
be admitted that while Hayes occu-
pied the bigger position QOnkling vas
the bigger man. He did his share
towards making the Ohioan's admin
istration Insignificant. Garfield
stepped partly into the path that bad
been pursued By bis predecessor. and
as q matter of course encountered the
Game obstacle in the shape Of tbs
New York boss that Hayes had met.
But Garfield shows that be is be- .er
trained politician than the man e
succeeds. He permits Mr.. ConKlIng
TO get no advantage of him in the
struggle for supremacy thai must
come. II Oonkling can suoceed
his purpose OF securing the reiec-
tion OF Judge Robertson for col.
lector OF the port OF New York,
all well and good; but be
cannot fret get into Office 3
lot of his own political strikers whe
will work with him against the Ad-
ministration. President GAffeld's
withdrawal of his nominations 10
Offices il New York, and forcing the
fight between him sld OonkliDg upon
Robertson alone, must be regarded as
8 mssterstroke, and one which would
be beyond the capabilities OF q lees
shreWd politician like Hayes. Il
must have been cooler to the stall
Wart senators who acknowledge Conk
ling as their leader. 1t will cause
the country to bold the President in
higher admiration, as it shows that
he possesses a fair degree OF that
thing which has come to be known II
politics as backbone. People were
fast drifting into the belief that Gar
field was 8 second editioa of Hayes;
but this movement of his indicates
that be is not an sbject coward, and
shows also that he understands the
profession OF politics. If he shall
continue to display as keen spprecia-
tioa Of situations aud manifest as
much daring ae he has done in thia
instance, Gar6eld's administration
will be more creditsble to him than il
promised short time ago.
But there is fine opportunity for
the democrats to make 4 handsome
winning from this family fight Cd
the other side. II they Will unite
with Conkling in rejecting objection
able nominations. the republican
party in New York is certain to be
disrupted so badly that the democrats
will hud it an easy matter to recover
control OF the Empire state. 40.
ministration and anti-administrs.
ton factions In New York
must prove the defeat of the
party which is now only q fair
match for the democrats. II such
men as Bayard, Hill, voorhees,, But.
Ter and other democratic leaders al.
O. LOW s shEis opportunity for breaking the
enemy's strength to &c by they and
their party should go By The board.
They can gain nothing by standaug
in with the Administrations. Gar
field ID as sialEsrt q republican as
Conkling, and will grant his oppon
snts no fsvors that be can avoid.
Nothing hiss ever been received from
him, and nothing need be expected.
The democrats have much to gain by
working with Conkling in his Ego,
against she Administration, az tn ,
have much TO win by destroying the
union and solidity OF the republican
party in New York.