The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-07
acts that he believes the public offices to be
only his personal perquisites.
New York Sun.

acts that he believes the public offices to be
only his personal perquisites."
New York Sun.
The Sun says: "Nothing is too strange for
belief if conclusively sustained by evidence;
otherwise we could hardly credit the reports
from Washington that Mr.. Garfield has with
drawn all the noplinations he had made of
friends of Senator Conkling to Office, with an
intimation that he will renew the nomination
OF these candidates provided his own nonna-
lions which are objectionable to Mr.. Conkiiag
be first confirmed. This one act reduces the
rank and position of the President of the
United States as represented by James A. Gar
field to that Of Chatham street dealer in old
clothes and huckster. What! President of
the United States an open, avowed, shameless
and sharp dealer in the spoils of office. The
nominations President Garfield had made
were either fit or unfit. If they were fit it
was mean, base, contemplate in him to with
draw them before they were acted upon If
they were hit, nothing within the power of an
other man to do could have made them unfit.
If they were unfit, they should never have
been made. If they were fit, they should not
have been withdrawn. President Garfield
has lowered himself immensely and i'm
measureably. He has lowered his high office,
trust from a free people. He is the owl that
cannot look upon the sun, not the daurtless
and never blinking eage''
New York Star.
The Star says: cit is more than likely that
Garfield will conduct his own administration
hereafter regardless of the plight of the I'M
horsed stalwart chief, who finds himself in the
ditch at last, and who, since all other appeals
have failed, has finally had resource to that of
which he knows the least of any-a question of
honor"
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
CHICAGO, May 6.-The Inter-Ocean saws:
The action of the President in Withdrawing
fpo,, To H.
gentlemen supposed to be friends of Senator
Conkling is not likely to commend itself to
thinking people. People who don't like Conl-
ling, nor admire his course in tho Robertson
matter, will fail to see in this movement of the
President that heightened, digni6ed course
which they admire in the Chief Executive of
the nation. Leaving Conkling entirely out of
consideration, the action is to be regretted,
not on account of the person affected, but be-
cause OF the disposition manifested to intame
party differences and reopen breaches only
partially closed. Wise men everywhere see
that the Republican party has not the effect
i've strength it had four months ago.
Cleveland Herald
CLEVELAND, May 6.-The Herald saws:
The issue is not of Garfield's seeking and
Senator Conkling makes the mistake of sup
posing that he and not Garfield was elected
President. He declares war, and the Presi-
dent accepts the situation.
Cincinnati Gazette.
CINCINNATI, May 6.-The Gazette saws:
The action of the President in withdrawing
all the New York nominations except that Of
Robertson will be generally commended 1t
is good strategy Conklings policy Was to con-
firm all the nominations he favored and sus-
pend the principal one, that of Robertson.
That he would claim as a victory If there is
to be fight there ought to be fair field, and
the President, in contending for the duties
and privileges of his office, is entitled to all
the legitimate weapons within his reach, and
it is to be hoped he will use them vigorously.
Senatorial Matchmaking is vice that ought to
be abolished"
Cincinnati Commercial
TIE Commercial says "The executive
stroke is given at the precise moment when it
is most effective. 1t frees him from the pack
threads which the pitiful court of safety and
Conklings had cunningly wound about him,
eXulting in the belief that he was securely
bound. The apprehension that Garfield is not
mindful OF the prerogatives and dignity of his
high office and was about to surrender to Sena-
torlal usurpation, may be safely dismissed