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Eonk!ins's Nitro.Glycerine.

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A week ago the HeraN correspond
ent from Washington lnysteriously an
nounced that Conkling had nitro
glycerinc bomb in readiness for Gar
field rs soon as Robinson was confirm
ed. No one knew what was meant,
but the explosion occurred on Mon.
day, when the President laid be-
fore the Senate tue announcement Of
the resignation Of the two Senators
from New York, in consequence Of
the usurpations Of the President. This
caused great sensation, and some
Democrat remarked it was a good
time to go into an election Of officers
OF the Senate. For the first time since
Ma:ionc's somcrsault, Mr.. Dawes
omitted his diurDal resolution to pro-
coed TO this election, and was consid.
erably badgered about ii.
Conkling aud Plat wrote long
letter to Governor Cornell explaining
their designations. Briefly, they re-
count the nominations by the Presi-
dent for Federal officers in New York,
asserting that competent officials were
displaced simply to give Garfield a
chance Of appointing Robinson rs Il
."reward' for having aided in making
the nomination Of Garfield possible"
They assert that they had been told
only few hours before that no
changes were to be made soon or even
considered, and that they had better
defer all recommendation on the sub
ject until the President gave notice
that he was ready to receive them.
This, by the way, is the most serious
charge brought against Garfield in the
whole letter. They add that they
made no comment, merely requested
the President to withdraw this nomi-
nation, and were thercupon savagcly
attacked for "attcmpting to dictate to
the administration Arthur, Platt,
James and Conkling joined in this
written protest, which was not heed
ed. The letter alleges that almost all
the merchants Of New York, aud six
ty-eight out Of eiehty-onc Republican
mrmbcrs Of the New York Legislature
> '.2S;"i '.raiNst the removal Of Mcr-
-, "lo nad been in office but two
years out Of the customary tour.
When the fight waxcd warm, the
President withdrew certain noninu-
tions he had previously made, thus
showing he had nothing against the
fitness of the appointecs, but was
using these offices as personal per-
quisites. Then 1t was announced that
the President would "rescnr' any OBJ
position to his acts. They quote Gar
fields inaugural on civil service re-
form, and nllcgc that he has utterly
violated his pledges.
lastly, while changes may be made
Hhen thc N"w oppointcc is better than
;hr ;H"n'Nh"n:, this does not apply in
the prrs2U, i'.stpncr. ua Robinson has
iiot manifested any peculiar fitness for
the Office, they recount how the New
York kepuNliran convention last year
endorsed Grant aud adopted the unit
rule. and now u.;cr Robinson had
accepted place on these terms he
wen; {" Chicago and toltcd the Grant,
ticket from the very first and pcrsua-
d"d other delegates to violate their
sworn pledges.
Robinson is therefore unfit for the
high trust, and Senators sworn to vote
according to their conscience cannot
BAT vote against him even at the risk
Of being considered "disloyal to the
executive"
Under these circumstances Platt and
Conkling beg leave to step down and
out and let some one else take their
respcctiv" places.
This last is evidently Intended in a
Pickwickian sense. Neither Roscoe
nor his man Friday has any other idea
than that the Legislature, which be-
longs to Conkling, will send him back
with whoop and hurrah. This is to
be "vindication" but it will amount
to nothing as the :jury" is packed.
The New York Legislature passed
resolutions endorsing Robinson's nom
lnation, and to endorse Conkliny also
will require good deal O, tergiversa-
ton and leek-swaIlowing. A Radical
politician is equal to any emergency
and this will not sit heavily on his
conscience. What tho Robinson Re.
publicans are going to do about it is
the question. They cannot sit in the
Legislature and have their man abused
Well-intormed parties say there will
be cyclone in the Radical field be.
fore long, and some 90 SO far as to say
that Conkling will como back and re.
fuse to so into the Republican caucus,