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

The deadlock is broken. Now let a bomb be put
under BO,sism.
Senator IIawlcy sets an example in manlnc,s to
Oh his Republican colleagues 10y declaring that be
will not vote for George c. Gorham for Secretary Of
the senate.
Il is claimed Tor Senator Conkling that he sa bard
fighter and that his success has been won largely by
has bclligcrncy II this is so why does hc not come
ont in the open field and have a fair tight with the
Presidehti lie has been dodging around behind
barricades Of one kind and another long enough
Tho President took his position openly al he OUTSET
and declared himself rady for a test. he has made
mo- .onccalm uts and KS for no iayOrs being quito
content tO use the weapons which the Constitution
gives him. But Mr.. COhklng takes different
course. and his purpose obviously is 10 favor an
Iioummcnt and run away without any hght at
General Brady has stopped telling humorous
stories. They Jared tho soemnity of tho ooca-
sion.
II the "primacy" of Boss is the biggest thing in
Ga" country 10 is time the country kne" IL.
That COMMITTEE Of Safety ought to be renamed
Conhimg's Deputy Machine.
Senator Harrison is at his home IN indianapolis
for few days attending 10 business affairs. lie
tells his friends there that he has no doubt that
Robcrtson's nomination will be confirmed by a ma
iority Of both Republicans and Democrats II vote
il reached That is the opinion Of every well-in-
formed man on the subject. The Conkling policy is
20 prevent "a vote being reached and so long as the
Senators arr so easily bulldoLed by the Primatc
they seem 90 be- now, that policy viii prevail The
press of the country, however, Is talking pretty
plainly and il may be that the Senators will realize
after while that the wrath of their constituents is
more 70 be feared than the wrath of the Primate.
General Brady has discharged his mud battery Mt
9. md fhp NprtlIrf "NobOlE lurt y
If the Republican party cannot exist unless Mr..
Conkling is kept entirely happy. it is pretty poor
concern and may as we'll be put in its little grave.
But it can exist and will exist in spite Of him. We
were told it would perish if General Grant werc not
rruominated but il did not. We were subsequently
told that il would have persisted If Mr. Conk-
ling bad not stepped forward and rescued II but
Mr. Conklings present conduct shows that he
stepped i'm To rescue himself rather thantbe party.
There are rumors that Senator Platt will resign.
He would have to set up for himself 70 do that,
and he says be never will do such thing.
II seems TO be- a season Of second-bell ringing. The
death knell of Bossism is about 10 be rung again.
Tho ringing at Chicago in June last ought to have
been sufficient
One after another all the Southern Senators have
declared in indignant terms that no such thing
mutation wasever known ina Southern State Every
state down there has paid its debt with heightened
nromptness and scmpuous exactness. Tins is
startling news and il will be most welcome to large
Numbers of people who hold Southern bonds. Thoy
viii pay tho eloquent Senators liberal commission
Il thev will tell them where they get the money
for their bonds with the interest, which they have
been unable TO collect.