New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-02
II IL now for long time. II has done what Mr
Piatt failed to do, set up for itself.
Conkling doesn't even know when be is whipped

Conkling doesn't even know when We Is WhlpPo"'
! w at head he's got
Mr. Conktng gives from his own lips' authority
for thr statement that " in taking the step Of re-
signing his position in the United States Senate and
going 10 Albany to seek the Endorsement of the
Legislature. NJ acted from mere impulse of the
moment. bnt from cool and deliberate reflection Sis
tanned by the advice and counsel of many 81 me
! most prominent Republicans in the party Dld
he We'll, IN view of The outcome, what does ne
think his " cool deliberate relec ton" was worth
The devotion Of The Herald to the Primate, even
after his political death. is beautiful to behold. II
remarked yesterday Of the voting at Albany that
the " friends II Conking and Platt were IN firm
minority They werr ncighbor they werr. Your
view Of the case recalls the Stocal one taken by
John PhmnX when. with himself fat the floor
AMI his antagonn on top Of him. h. inseried hi nose
between the teeth Of that antagonist and held HIM
firmly III position
II Seems TO be a good time 10 start Conkling
Fund.
Gorham has betaken himself TO prophecy again.
lie sends WORT from Albany 20 the organ Of the
Star-Ronte heves which he edits. that there are
vagne ruVnors aAoat Of coming disclosures affecting
men high in tho Republican party that will shock
the country" He in'imates that these dscosnres"
will in some way help Conkng in his desperate
frht Cor reelection. How that can De is not OBJ
vions suppose "A dozen Republican leaders are
shown ia he thieves. how - that 10 hrlp Fonkng'
II would not alter TIE fact that he had made HIM
self The laughin g-sOck Of the whole country by hrs
ridicnlons conrs~. lie cannot he yin3icat"d or r.
elected b. showing that there are other thieves than
Gorham's employers.
What il the matter with Senator Astori lie has
had bright political future ahead Of him. Does
h" wish to pnt il all behind him II he does he has
only 10 continue his support Of the cause Of the de-
! funct Primate
| In the letter Of resignation which Mr. Conkling
and his Tito sent to Governor Cornell il is said
We think it right and dutifnl 10 submit the matter
! io he nower TO which alone are bound AMI ever
ready to bow" Well the matter has been submitted
/ in Mr. Conklinr's own chosen way to IN" power for
! which he prof,sscs s1ch reverence. and more than
/ twot ynl~ of that R"pnbIran majority 10 whose
wish hs declares he ~ ever re1dy ~ bow " have
/ slguifcd rnot cmphatically that they have no
! further use for him. Why doesn't he bow
The opinion prevails that the bosom of Senator
/ Thoma. g. Platt is now dcns"y populated with re-
IT that be- never made energetic effort to secure
/ controlling interest III himself.
! How many years will clapse before political stu
dent, " IN be searching back numbers Of THE TRr'-
| UNE ArMtNNc 80 find the Lame, of those Senators
/ who pslgicd 7
| What is this startling news which comes from
/ Missouri Two drunken men have been arrested
/ with corr,ously ccmmcd BADGES on 'heir persons
+ which Wrrr Shown Low the inscriptions Il b" the
property Of General Grant having or sumnhly been
/ presented 20 him on III, ihir-tcrn pilgrimage
around the world. Truly wr arr dwelling IN an
/ av fu time NOT only il the prmafN ~ the tmrd
term cohnri hcld up to couiuWrk and drin'i VIM
d,a ION hut DC very par phernalia of The third
wardrobe literally T"l M annt ia tn" Tnt-
fcr~. W wonder GorhaE IS sad ana icincy aN ants
/ Oh" Empr"
! What is Conk'ing waiting for He resigned in
order 70 Ct jul rncut on lis c"Hr-' IN the senate
III, "a, liz Judgment. Why does hc not take it Ike
man and get out of the way
Conl ling says il j. easy To So" tho hand Of Mr.
Bl1ine IL the manipulation Of newspapers all over
the land" - Elaine OWLS them all. does he 7
Tl,cr~ are not half dozen IN tie whole country
which are not ridiculinr Conklng nnd II is ex-
tr,inrly probable that not one Of them would have
tlonght of such thing il Elaine had not manIpu-
laird IT, The prlmatc understands himself and
+ o,rrc,tiinatcS Blaine. Then la. he"n no neel for
Rluiur or ANTOINE else 10 manipulate the press
during his rrrnt cnntrp,crsy. The Prnaic has
supplied fun enough to sci the whole land mi" a
roar The newspaper men have ;i"i had so hNrlk
subject for . long time, and tley have not been slow
10 improve H.
Tdcn will now return to his frrhlchcsS sud cease
20 TAXI any interest ia politics til the next slady
comes on.
Conlhng was right about ore thing. He sal' lc
would rot - back 10 he Senate without Platt, anu
he won't