Arthur went back to being a lawyer and helping his old friend Conkling in politics.

亚瑟重新成为一名律师，并在政治上帮助他的老朋友康克林。

Garfield denied he had promised anything to Conkling. Then he made Conkling even angrier by appointing one of Conkling's political enemies Collector of Taxes for the port of New York.

加菲尔德否认答应过康克林任何事。后来，他任命康克林的一位政敌出任纽约港的税收工作，此举更加激怒了康克林。

But many senators were angry at Conkling. They did not like the way he gave orders to everyone. They did not like the way he threatened his opponents. They did not want to support him on this issue.

但是，许多参议员对康克林感到很生气。他们不喜欢他命令大家的方式，不喜欢他威胁对手的方式，他们不想在这个问题上支持他。