Daily globe., 1881-05-17

What the Papers Say about 1t.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The Post comments as
follows on the designations of Platt and Conk.
ling:
They have resigned in a pet because they
have not been allowed to have their own way.
The act is contemplate in It's childishness. If
their object is to revenge themselves upon the
President and Republican party, not only is the
proceeding undignifed and unmanly, but it is
not clear how 1t can be effectual if they are
seeking endorsement of their conduct by
means of reelection The experiment is dam
gerous to make with legislature that little
while ago unanimously approved the nomina-
tion of Robertson. Perhaps after all the
simplest explanation is the true one. Perhaps
Conkling and Platt have concluded that if the
Senate is anything more tian an instrument
for the distribution of patronage, their occu-
patton is gone. They can do the State further
service if this shall turn out to be the truth.
The.grateful people will treat them magnani-
mously and will ever share the obvious COM
ment that nothing in their political life has
been so becoming them as their leaving it.
The Commercial says: The two Republican
representatives of the State whose electoral
vote gave Garfield the Presidency, are COM
PEELED in self respect and out of regard for the
honor and dignity of their State, to leave the
two seats of New York in the United States Sem
ate vacant The intelligence falls with crushing
weight on the hearts sdf the Republicans Of
New York, who admi6 and esteem Conkling
for his purity, fidelity and commanding abil-
ity. twill shock Republicans all over the
United States. Conkling's motives are doubt
less for the good of his party and the reason
he has assigned to himself for his course will
no doubt satisfy his friends. Their regret will
be none less deep and there will be general
desire from one end of the State to the other;
indeed, with the exception of small malignant
politicians, who have brought this calamity
on the party, from one end of the Union to
the other, that the State whose honor and self
respect have been thus vindicated by her
chosen representatives, may send them back
again to their places by an almost unanimous
vote. Let the Republicans at Albany do their
duty.
New YORK, May 16.--.The Sun: The resig-
nation of the two New York Senator's is a pretty
sensational proceeding. The only argument
that can be presented to justify such mani
festation is that as the Republican administra-
have resolved to appoint to that
Office in this State, which con.
trolls the opinions and votes of
the greatest numter of men, determined
and uucomprOmising antagonist of Conkling
and his followers, an antagonist who Is at the
same time the most cunning and most pertna-
cious of politicians, and as this seems to in
volve policy of unsparing hostility toward
the two Senator's, it becomes proper for them
to turn their trusts into the hands of the
legislature in order that it may either adopt
and commend this policy, or on the other
hand, may condemn the policy and set the seal
of appreciation upon the two Senator's by re.
electing them ones more to the offices which
they have now resigned. 1t is novel as well
as very far reaching complication, which Mr..
Conkling has now added to the
situation, and all intelligent men will wait
with unaffected interest to see how 1t comes
out. But if Conkling should be beaten in the
legislature as be has been in the Senate, will
such disaster crush him, or will it make HIM
greater man than ever? Events will an
swer.
Journal of Commerce: We regret that the
large and respectable portion of the Republi.
can party refuses to support the President of
their choice, and are not only attacking him
in journals that contributed to his election,
but seeking in every possible way to coerce
him into managing public affairs for the bene-
fit of a clique of politicians. He is openly
charged, not only with want Of
veracity, but violation of positive
engagements, anu tnats LOO, Dy men In news
papers that supported him most vigorously "a
the recent canvass. Honest and patriotic mer,
who are not slaves of party, will refuse ia
lend themselves to such disgraceful assault
on the chief magistrate of the nation, Ha
should be sustained in all honorable efforts to
discharge the functions of his high Office to
the close of his term. Those who are opnos.
ing him are not acting in behalf of the coun.
try, but for the interests of section of hia
late adherents that rebel against his authority
because they cannot control him as they de.
sire.
The Tribune; There is certainly not .