Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-23
CONKLING AND PLATT
RESIGN.

Soon after the senate convened on |
Monday the vice. President formally laid
before that body two letters. which on
being read proved to be notices of the
resignation of Conkling and Platt, the
two senators from the state of New York.
The designations were sent to the COVER
nor Sunday night by special messenger.
Neither gave the reasons which led him
to this remarkable step but they are as
well understood as though fully stated
over the signatures of the senators them
selves. 1t has become plain to them
that Robertson would not withdraw, nor
the President back down and that the
senate was certain to confirm Robertson
at very early day, or as soon as the
nomination could be reached. In view of
inevitable defeat in the struggle they try
the dodge of appealing to the legislature
for endorsement. hoping to be promptly
returned to the senate as the true expo
nents of the public sentiment of the great
state of New York. If they have laid
all their cobs for accomplishing just this
result their reputation for shrewdness
and management greatly bellies them.
The election will take place next May
| 81, and meantime there is the warmest
work in Albany ever witnessed during
session of the Legislature. Judge Rob-
ertson is himself member of the legis-
lature and his nomination was at once
heartily endorsed by the two houses as
one eminently fit to be made. So the
field is not entirely clear for Lord Ros-
coe and it will serve him just right if he
is left out in the cold.
But the reasons for this extraordinary
step are set forth in long and specious
letter to the governor, and in few words
it is simply because the President nom
mated Robertson for collector at New
York, without consulting the senator's
from that state, and subsequently on
their demand refused to withdraw the
nomination.
So far as we are able to judge by the
reports of the press, almost every body
considers the move on the part of the
New York Senators puerile and viudic-
tive. Like the defeated school boy they
hope to get even with the administration
by attempting to spit in the face of
their antagonists. Conkling is power
full and smart, too smart, but be makes
, a stupendous mistake this time.
i 1t is generally believed that he ex'
poets to be promptly reelected by the
q New York legislature. thereby claiming
. that he is backed by his state in hi:
, attempt to force President Garfield tt
his terms. The only question was ont
1 of personal antipathies and party spoils
g and the people will be on the side o
: the President
d The Senate, Conkling and Plat gu
q of the way, promptly and unanimousl,
It confirmed the nomination of Judge Rob
IS ertson as collector of New York, shown!
i thereby that neither respect for tn
l. wishes of Conkling or any assumed oh
II jections to change in the collectorshi
1t were sufficient to cause them to vot
l. against the nominee.
d In the meantime it is reported tina
D. Conkling and Plat stand a very sir
chance of getting a majority of votes
should they be candidates for re-elet
- ton. We sincerely hope they will moi
. as we have no like for the rule-or-rui
- kind of politicians