The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-19
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liam Colonel ConklinSs
Cock Whose Cock are
You?'

You?"
The Senatorial Rooster Pit at " ash
ington is in 4 hutter, aud all the lana
resounds with the growing AID counter.
Growing OF the small and great COCKS OF
The walk. Thus far 1T has been al
mos. ali crow but there are
the indications that soon the 'ieath
ers must H." on one side or another.
unless the one CT the other snail eat ms
crow. Dropping metaphor, we briefly
outline the facts. IL Is known that LOT
several weeks the Nation has been pay
ing 1000 a 6ay 10 allow Senator Conk
ling his own leisure Tor forcing Preslden,
Garfield to withdraw the nomination OF
Gen. Robertson a. Collector OF n fof'
OF New York. Conklings objections 10
Robertson were, not that he wolli not
make u good collector. bat that ne
would not take his orders. and make
all of his minor appointments. al Conk-
lings beck.
On Friday night q caucus Of Repu-ll
can Senators resulted IN IN
edgement Of defeat by Conkllng. HAY
ing counted noses. he SAW thai hob
ertson would certainly be confirmed
and with that boilaess WAich has mace
him SO powerful in his party, he dc :
I,erninei to cut the Gordian knot 10y ,
sudden stroke H therefore announc-
ed TO caucus that he should no longer
oppose the introduction of the nomlna-
ton aud that it should now be urder-
stood that every Senator stood Tree to
vote As he saw fit, regardless OF the
former caucuS rule.
On Monday morning, ConklIng ana
his colleague (and factotum) Piatt were
both absent from their seatS-leav1ng
the Democrats ia the majority III the
Senate. i;efors this was comprehended
the speaker read a letter from Ccnk :
ling announcing his resignation as UNI
ted States Senator, The sensation was
SD great that the voice of the Speaker
was almost drowned as he read a second
letter announcing the resignation of
Senator Platt.
Amid the commoGion Ben Hill, of
Ga, suggested loosely that 1t was a
good time to 90 into election Of officers.
Dawes moved to go into Executive
session. Hill suggested that Dawes
had been ~contending for weeks that
the country would be ruined If Riddle
berger x Co. were not elected to office.
Dawes retorted that the Democrats
could not be convinced until they hap
pened to get i majority IN the Senate.
Oh said Hill, I'VE don't mean to
press you" wei we admit that an
accident has opened our eycs'-sald
Dawes The Senate soon ud journed !;
and the Republicans, going into caucus
decided to bring up Robertson scase at
once: confirm him, and adjourn this
week.
Meantime the resignation of Conk-
ling and Platt was creating great sensa-
ton in the city, and in New York.
The Republicans deplore the situation {;
as it means protracteI warfare within
their ranks. The Democrats pronounce
the designations a piece Of ''Clap-trap'
as it is will known that Conkling holds
the New York Legislature in the hol-
low of his hand. For example, Ito IL
l~ustrate its subservience), that Legs
lature recently passed resolutions en-
dorsinS Robertson for Collector. In
stantly Conkllng telegraphed his angry
orders and three days later, the Legis
lature recalled its action and ii large
majority Of the Republican members,
together with the Governor, Lit. Gov
ernor, Supreme Court Judges, Superior
Court Judges, ct oiteros, signed a me-
mortal to Carried asking him to with
draw Robertson!
1t is, therefore, a mere farce for
Conkling and Platt to resign one day,
and be re- elected the next.
As for the general situation, we
devoutly thank our staIs as a South
erner that these event have occurred.
What the South needs is PEACE, and
a chance for IMMIGRATION. And
neither of these could come so long as
the Bloody Shirt" were waved against
her by a triumphant and united Re-
publican party. Whereas, on the other
hand, a bitter quarrel and disruption
in the Republican ranks must divert
the stalwart guns from their long range
fire across Masons and Dixon'5 Line.
Then the country at large will begin to
perceive how long it has been distrac-
ted and plundered in the name of
"Patriotism!' Let our People take
heart! The sun of Southern Prospect
ty brightens hourly