New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-24

he trade, mo-, principle, and who arc rt'E - ei
war upon their own professions when tit tl"' ~
come not 10 them the iiUi Of Poh'i'ai eN'" up
Your true Ecpuhican. end such claim 10 De- IA
animated by higher motive tha 81 i'uE OF ~,
Commerce IL 90 hc rc-Taf 81, me ',''h''- rI' ~.
settled. peaccis to he finally s'thi'n'
the Republican, party can 10, The more salty hllht'd
& do this work. and therefor " , ii i,I mi.
seems GOT 20 have been the spirit win which s"nc 81
our friends entered upon the work We are ii'" tat
IN advance bargains made pledges a. ONCE were
given rud these bargains moi bchr iuNl' 'ii'.l
euiscd Senator resigns from his seat IN The upper mouse
~ on rcss and threatens humiliation 60 the cniiie l'
publican party We are here tonight 10 Sustain ne
Admiuis' ration ~ james l. Garfield because h' J. IN"
cho-en hrud Of the Republican pariy and because ne
has done no WrOUG since elected 10 uii position ana 10
duct uuiccoig major. hc lnsc II Is ei"st lln@,''
tO The c'ftan whom he with the lest Of ~ m ltd 70
elect and because to resort To war ana loilrnl lF'i
son for no higher reason than that "ihcc Il "ithl.n
fro special ind' idlals il r'-e inIiau.n ul"n we
motives and tine Interests OF the great party 10 Nu VIZ
I",1x ~ IL 1r1rrn,s.r,J by millions Their, are always
t. bc found thosc vii may bc called the buccaneers -
C Wee II l,r. - lon, f.. il leads where piundcr may br
gained Thosc Oi H. VINO lave been intr -i'd 10 ne
rahlic aGiirr of oar state for many yc1. h'" tl. ].
~ the machine" ard under it, o!d~ Aas rn Il 'icd
ont Independence q, thought and iud' "Hbrh'r o ''
ton. And no" wh,n the fortune Z" var - i's l." ih
reversed tie order Of th.nc, aud 10 i,, " l".u,' a.,
enarcira;ion from Official tyranny. II, Neu3'"' .l''a
Ncwlor apparently IN "lann lr'i zee 'o'' ~ l.''N
a.c may bc the o>1 % power. pr'cialis var in l.r
hnut hold Of his Ircrd, and H.. 80 G"nt h' .r ~"
world piocaims himself 70 hc TIC the cA'' % 'A'So
political Ouccanccis.' IAppauseI
TIE ISSUE.
The issue between the President nd his Republican
enemies is a very simple one Mr.. Conkine. Ike J'H'r-
son Davis. is siill lighting for lost c;u,c Thc c1d
Of Davis was lost at Apromatox that Of ConAns "'-
in June last. lost Chicago. The Late s'Hato' from
Ncw-YOrk last wear prof~~cd Ia believe that General
Grant waSthc only RcpuhlcHu Who c"nlt Do slr'''~-
fully elected aud seated. and TIM vas NJ pr".rs' r'A
Tor faNoIlng thiid term The r~uii ,' c" mr. "'
To be true. Hence Mr. Couk!ing was preaching i.i-c
doctrine, ard illus loses H. Il lul"I a. lt0"'' ana
q slgac0u~ politician. Ac,ing on th< belief. however
and cunfcdcaiinE with two or trcc WHO hrid mas cry
in Other great states iaf I" l' own n ll- l'"'"
his effort for tId term almost 10 ' me o. Victory.
am enc OF those "ho believe tia' lhl' iisht %" l' '
0i Mr. C0nkhhg ana hIe h--" ia"S "a Ii l"r-,l'' i
tiVcs and personal interests and ~ thc scale &" iriut-
ism it effort that no higher tnn d sire on
the part OF half dozen leaders I" rt'rc /" l"N' an
Executive who WOnd again. as nc had done years before.
dctatuIs in their respective Satc-. And Wien q -
leaders consulting only their personal interest ts a.
Third term ~ novel 50 Imcn;al and doubtful Of
success they guilty then o treason to the bet m
them; aud Whcu .! this act they sought 10 overthrow
The traditions which 10y Nashlnctonr example mad two
terms the limit Of Presidential! srrNicc t'! Wcr' IA the
extent OF this assault upon tins common r" ~ t"o
terms only for President. guilty OF treas comic rated
But need nUl ctiticise their motives Ih,y cnrrcd
their fight with all the energy Of d lniins n, nnd
in June last at Chicago their cause lost and their
.t thiri term wss Won and we had he r.t 10
cN pcct the defeated minority to sustain the majority
There was no viuirhCt done To c"h-Cl, nc" or h'ic
which forbade support the part of Nj Conklug OF 81
his nssocytas But how wcr these expectations real
izcd our ex-senator eulkcd Ike Achilles III his tent
TN II became apparent from ne great ,"it- iit i"rth
bJ this club with Others that the light might br Won
without ms 9d ana III, H. suddenly IA r a- nour1 GI
c0mInss.ry stores 10y to Mentor apIau~' icn
lays about him vigorously, ~ We Udmit. and when The
enemy il III fun rctrtW he struts along the Victorious
lines and SAYS: - did it, dld It. Now give mc The
pT Sr WIss i. Oi %I rrocy and r a
have all hecaUSc he Canut dictate TO TIE iftSl
nI Sl , ,ns i rr.I s ,r'r fer w fm r
Niya of ms lost cause, lac ahando- the trust c"ntd'd
To him senator leaves the held HAT he enemy may
OCCUPY it, and with all th,- sin- upon hi. head, ne has
followers alcc and ~cryilr that they talk ~
deserted 81 DOSING him TO repre- cent the part! lie
has once betrayed
A lit OF HISTORY
But we arc told that all thi- hostility The part Of
Mr. Conkng is hccausc Judge Eohcri,on who ha- been
nance, and confirmed Collector by tie senate OF 90"
United states did not obey the Instructions OF the state
Convention al Utica and sustain General Grant a. the
Presidential nominee al Chicago. y" word 81 t-p7rac,
mcnt D., nitIf'd n.ai'i JUDI i'"hcri-"n ON the co."
trtrt. - Irt-aiu''' Wiih'u' parry az. i"h' "r
proved him AT Tor the place asi@utd hi'u a. D." SUR
own iu'n, al, und a,'hiuir T." tIr'-'ni LS tou-f-
sicnai CONSTITUENCIES and he thi- orI"-.'..n 'o tc
gate to mis- rauc Cuca '"n' hii"i p ni me 1" indulge
N ln:lr personal D. tory, 10y way CO. hi-irdn- i-'
a2cd Ny own -:I,i hcrc d. ihc t'il Of NtW l"!k "a7
H. the hands Of tAc ring "r machine managers;
course stood no chance -! lne -'ni "a &c 'lto {"
tca. friendly r,hg howe cr iron AN "niridr d~
cured for me the solcciion 40 ae"ea"' hit enacted
pleased should under no ,uin~t,uc~- iaa" par u
the political discussions ltt"fcd iui" ti- arf''u' D..
ANXIOUS to secure httl" toward thwuIune a..
scheme Of bold bad m'n, To effect the Nomination 81
Gen, raj Grant. went To ltiri as d.cAAtc Iu,rr
six delegates from thc district lr'prr~ati incu
ing myself. When the time came 10 ci"os' tie Ole, gates
10 The Chicago Colvciiininy III dr"r""- assembled
in the corridor Of one of Tho main hotels ~ li'I. and
unanimously chosen ~ represent ny distinct al t
told these men then that was glad. yery glad 60
u DELEGATE but tha' the! all knew where si"oG
the Presidential gu, lcn, aud that was rt, last and
all the uhc opposed 10 thr denomination "l i,-d Hl
Grant. ! was assured tiW ntycfihcios tLct "a. -t"d
BY their votes and that Was their choice. Wis Ttur-
Ing IN the thought thai hnc" al ca9 on '"e at"hi
Grant a Chicago from the state Of Nc"-lUlf un rgr
or unit rule But iurt at that moment one oi tire
local D"'seS, VINO dp ne hdHihf % thrI hhs',i
passed through the nall liz was iod by one q" ogrd,c
gates THAT tney had just co-rn Alien ~ the Icp'scta
tive OF the district Chicago aid that De- ~uppo-cd
that all right This local bo--" ~ We ven, al
WRONG You know Alien r. openly "ii'-d 90 lnt md
don't you dare 10 scud bin 10 Cli,acp. D,"Iu q.
aver of the machine then "a.Ard oi, ~t!DA, dri-hLc
further notice comment We district drcgnic~ si"od
Inc silence and sad: Mr. Amen MAT SHAH ,lol Inc
INK on NV coinui zion ~ aIuoru.a4t,r Dr. has, DIV.
l. valuable To me. sId 40 once: 1ou tI aut Goo
stand by me Al my such r. 80 lc bach your ,,.c
cicrk-hp worth - 200 ycar and Tile L. nay only n"i
do Z" AGAIN rcpic,l cnuot anor To be- lo,a 10
me at the c2pebsc Of your wife and cindIcn tahc hAca
The thirI said: hold place in The Navy Yard, riv'n
10y that man; 81 l-iiS only llN hn"d; what " ]
to do Z" said to lin ai-O, " tiau-c your 'oi". And
a. fourth man changed Tor tie same "- -lt'u,aud
the majority being men ar"I-i ln". pr"I {. WI.
was chosen tie delegate In my place; i.d Illus ilr
and ndc pendent voters Oi Thai ul-t tN o. ana
delegates, tcIcccd free ami iuu be n 40
repre-, ntathc to Chicago VII" pat forth the CLAIM That
his district wac solid Tor Grant nus W. ~r h"" i,"
through the ouCitr 90 the MAJ lir io
cApr,Ss hls opinion upon matters 81 great and Vial
political Importance.
In Mr. Robcrt,Ons case there did not happen to
DO many oGicchOldcrs - Ia IA! distinct ana honor
Judge Robertson for standing los ms own convictions
aud the wishes " hir constituents al Chicago AMI
applaud the ircsdcut of the United Statc- who has
Appreciated and rewarded ills personal pcndcncc
tApp!ause.l