Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-19

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from Plat., aud not from Ccnkng. Plat is SO dis
gusted that he will rot again be candidate. Ii the
two New York Senator's are in earnest in their
buttons to retire to private life, this will have a
decided effect in changing the tide of feeling
which set in swiftly against them.
GRANTS SYMPATHY.
| WASHINGTON, May lsth-A letter from ex-Pres-
dent Grant to Senator Jones, Of Nevada, shows that
in the present contest between ex-senator Conkling
and the President Mr. Conkling has the full SYM
pathy and support of Grant. This letter to Senator
| JONES contained one from the ex-President to Mr.
Garfield, which WIS delivered to him personally by
Senator Jones. Its contents not known, but
there can be doubt but its purport was similar to
| that OF the letter to Mr. Jones.
APPROVAL OF THE GERMANS.
| NEW YoRK, May lsth.-The Germans propose a
grand mass meeting to approve the Presidents
course
A STRONG FIGHT.
The Commercials Albany special says Evil
IDENTIFY the Robertson men are going to make a
strong fight against the stawart majority.
PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME
HUDSON IN. ", May lSth.-The Administration
Republicans fired 100 guns tonight in honor Of
Judge Robertson's confirmation. Petitions be-
ing circulated protesting sganst the reelection of
| CoDkling.
ROCHESTER (N ". May lsth.-The confirmation
Of Robertson and Merritt was celebrated here by
| 100 guns.
wA1ERrowS, May lsth.-A Republican meeting
tonight enthusiastically adopted resolutions con.
demning Conkling ard sustaining the Administra-
ton One hundred guns fired over Robert
sons confirmation.
Utica IN. W May lSth.-The Republicans here
| fired 100 guns tonight in honor Of Robertsons
confirmation. Utica is the home of Conkling.
EX-SENATOR sARGENT's VIEWS.
The correspondent of the RECORD UNION at San
Francisco has interviewed ex-senator Sargent, and
telegraphs the result as under.l
| SAN FRANCISCO, May 18TH Your correspondent
this afternoon had interview with ex Senator
Sargent on the question agitating the public
mind Mr.. Sargent promised by saying he had no
! opinions on public matters that he was not willing
to have published, though they might not be in ac-
cordance with the current public opinion. The fol-
lowing colloquy then ensued:
"what do you think of the difficulty between the
President and Senator conkngT'
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necessary that it threatens the safety of the party
in New York. am very sorry that the only one to
suffer by it could not be the one who started the
quarrel"
"Who do you think started it!'
"why, certainly not the New York Senators.
They did not remove Merritt in the midst of his
| term merely make room for serviceable poll
tician. / do not think Mr. Garfield would have
picked out Robertson for such a place, or thought
it necessary to make any present change had he not
been prompted TO it,"
"Ihen you think Blaine is the author OF the
.roublef0
!" That is apparent to me on the face of things.
| Between him and Mr.. Conkling there has been n
bitter ennity for a of years. Conkling twice
prevented Blaine's nomination to the Presidency,
and Blame has aimed blow at Conking. So far as
Blaine is concerned, it is a personal quarrel, into
which the President has been unwittingly drawn,
and frorz which he is too proud to draw back"
| "But would not Blaine hesitate TO make trouble
in the party in New York;
Gle does not seem 20 have done So"
"suppose Conkling had accepted the situation
then there would have been no trouble, would
theref
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confirmed, but he would thereby have consented
| that adroit politician should take the enginery
| of the Custom house to fight against him and his
friends to the DEATH AS he is the representative
of majority of the party, this was asking too
much and anyone who knew him knows that there
would be q fight. That what Blaine
wanted. fight agains. the Administra-
ton would destroy Conkling and that was Blaine's
purpose. Not to fight equally destruction, SO
think an unfair advantage was taken OF Conkling,
| to impe all honorable man, whose good name no
stain has ever blemished, great man, the peer Of
any one in public life, unfaltering Republican,
whose eminent servises in the last campaign mp'e
| this Adminis,rat. onto drive such man into a
situation where he Is lost if he should fight.
at the end OF his term if he should decline the con-
test"
"Would not Conkling have done wisely by
remaining in the Seuatef"
Eyes: il he he'd cared for the Senate
as an end but ii he cared less fer
membership in that body than to pro-
test efTectually against the new doctrine that
the Senate must merely register the Presidents
will then think he did well to resign, even il not
rec ected During my short service in that body,
lose the favor Of the White House, or need an In
PRODUCTION to the President, if he should vote
way or another on pending nominations, or any
other question. Grant nominated Caleb Gushing
for Chief Justice, and was extremely anxious for his
| confirmation. | comprised the defeat OF this cher
ished wish OF the President without any dimnution
of his kindly regard. Ia the last Administration
Senators who voted against it in the New York con.
| tested nominations were not treated as foes That
! personally know 1t will no. do to admit that
official frowns favoTs may be used to pur
chase legislators. The next step is Imperialism
if that step is not already involved 1t leads up to
waIpole's method or the knout. Neither are con-
sonant with democratic theories safety
"Then you think Conkling quarrels with the SEN
ate as well as the Administration e.
! al think be intends to mark his disgust at the
compliance of Senators with the demand that is
m de on them TO surrender their judgment to an
| Executive exigencv. He is far from patient man,
and no. always an amiable one; but with all his
faults Of temper, which sometimes put him at a
disadvantage, and which have made him enemies,
he is a man tina. neither party ry can well
spare from public life. His ability and freedom
from sordid motives certainly his grand utterances
from Republicans that petty personal foible should
not forfeit"
''what you think will be the result of this
struggley'
az think Robertson will be confirmed. ard very
likely somebody beside Conkling and Plat viii be
sent to represent New York. These gentlemen
have stepped down to the level of any of their
ASSISTANTS in New York, without patronage or In
fIuence to aid them. They are the marks of all the
detraction and enmity Every oue who has hereto
fore had grievance las now opportunity to air it.
Official positions holding large patronage so from
the impartial hands of such men as Merritt to
cunning politicians. intent their destruction.
They are forced into position OF seeming to fight
the Administration that the party has hardly done
hurrahing for. They must fight like Spartacus, on
Bonded knee with broken sword. II they are re-
elected it must be by a Legislature that indorses
Rosertson's appointment. don't believe they can
be re elected but l believe Coahling would pre-
fer defeat to the humiliation Intended for him had
he remained in the Senate. believe Platt is OF the
same opinion He has been spoken Of as Conking's
assistant. know him we'll He is man Of brains