St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-13

IN THE MATTER OF GARFIELD ". CoNK-
LING.

LING.
Mr.. Conkling cannot find fault with
this bold and energetic blow. 1t is
simply turning his own weapons against
him. Philadelphia Press.
The action of the President in with
drawing I'll the New York nominations
except that of Robertson will he %cner-
ally commended. 1t is Il good strategy.
- Cincin Iii Gazette.
The choice of a collector of the New
York custom house is, indeed, a small
rock on which to founder great his
toricl Pr ty. There is uuwisc and
miscellaneous craftsmanship somewhere.
Somebody has bluudcrcd.- Boston
Traveller.
If Republican Senators could soc this
matter in its true light they would see
that the only danger which threatens
the Republican party is the success of
that spirit of '.bOsSism" which Senator
Conllling'S course illustrates Boston
Journal.
1t is more than likely that Mr.. Gar
field viii conduct his own admmistIa-
ton hereafter, regardless of the plight
of the endorsed stalwaIt chief. who
finds himself in the ditch at last, and
who. since all other appeals have
failed, has finally had recourse to that
of which he knows the least of any
question of honor n. y. Star.
The next move must come from the
senator and his friends. and it must he
made in the senate. The proper oh
icctivc point is Mr.. Conkling. If he
wants to put himself in a graceful and
advantageous position and mt the same
time harmonic all sections of the party
III this state, let him rise in the senate
and move the co. trmation of Judge
Robertson. That will settle the whole
difficulty IN. Y. Tribune.
The withdrawal by the President of
New York nominations, except that of
Judge Robertson, would he an excellent
act, if he had found since making them
that the gentlemen named were unfit
for their places. The nOmi-
nccs are as fit now to do the work for
which they were selected as they were
il few weeks ago. If they are not fit
now they were not then, nor can Mr..
Garfield hope to gain any advantage
over Senator COnkling 10y such tactics.
- n. y. Times.
There could he no more mischief
breeding example, no more dangerous
precedent set 10y president than Gen.
Garfield is attempting to set here in
the beginning of his ad'niniStl ton
If the senate should cor irm these
nominations it would make itself Il
party to what is nothing less than Il
crime against the country. an oilcnSc
:, 4 Of Al
public. a president would have been
diS%raccd in the eyes of the people a.d
threatened with impcachmcnt.-IN n. Y.
| Herald.
The first view of President Gariicld'S
move in Withdrawing all the New York
nominations, except Robertson for col
lector, shows Il specimen of smart poll
tics. In the game between Garfield and
Co king for the control of the machine
in New York, Garfield, perhaps prompt
ed by the secretary of state shows that
he is no tyro. He understands the
moves, and is not to he easily defeated.
| There is a sense of satisfaction in See
ing Mr.. ConI>ling's arrogance so effect
lively met. The position he has taken
is absurd and mischcvous. We glory
in the Presidents spunk. But b
he put himself on Conkling's own
ground by treating the offices rs
'spoils," and distributing them for his
own purposes, and now he meets Conk-
ling's opposition with his own weapons.
| 1t is not Il contest of good Cover mcnt
against machine politics, but of one
machine against another.- Boston
| Herald.
We believe we express the sentiments
of nineteen out of twenty, when we
say that the President deserves APP
plause for giving the Senators to un-
dcrSt"nd that the nomination of Rob
crtson is the only thing now to he con
Sidcrcd. and that must he considered
and disposed of ON its merits before
any other business is done. We also
believe he would crafty as large Il
proportion if he would Immediately
remove all of those now holding office
in the State of NcwYOrk whom Scna-
tor Conkling relies upon to fight his
battles. If he would make a clean
sweep of them. no one outside of the
people removed and their immediate
friends would cliticisc his action. On
the contrary. it would he the best an
swcr he could make to the sncer that
he is lacking in tirmneSs and afraid to
assert his prcrogative. He should as
scrt his prcrogative, and in a way that
would make COnklin@'S head swim
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