Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-02
ROSCOE CONKLING.

Ia. stood squarely by the Republi
can party and defended the admins
tration of President Gran: are poured
with sleeful lavishness upon Ros
coe Conkling's head responsive te
the bare mention of his name as Z
possible appointee to the vacant
Chief Justices chair Notwithstand-
ing the fact that he is q man whose
personal neighbors and acquaintan-
ces, enemies as well as friends, have
never harbored, nor in any manner
expressed, a suspicion of any i'm
purity or dishonorabieaess OF his
life or character; notwithstanding
The further fact that in the very
midst of heated investigation, the
New York UorA went out of its way
to attest the srotiessness of Conk-
ling's personal and official life not
outstanding the still further fact
that no man has ever brought one
single specification against his stand
ing as citizen and a public servant;
Notwithstanding his splendid talents
and ncver-fiagging zeal for, and I'M
remmitting efforts in sustentation
of, Republican principles and the
cause of the Union, the pitiable fact
exists that there are many professAdly
Republican papers that are OILY too
ready to reecho the mean and base
less detractions hurled against this
man, who is at once an ornament to
the American Senate and conspicu-
Gus example of manliness of per
sonal demeanor and almost peerless
superiority as a parliamentary de-
batter and practical lawmaker. He
stands in power and gifts of mind as
he does in the magnificent proper
tons of manhood above any man of
his age in any party in the Q. s.
Senate; is publicist to whom every
young man in America should point
with pride as to noble and alto
gether admirable specimen of his
country's virile productions. He |
stands to-day, in the Senate. self
respectful and towering Offset to the
oversrown pusillanimity of Charles
Sumner. Every generous mind in
the country should rejoice to see
honors poured, no matter how law
ishly, upon the head of this most
worthy and capable gentleman. His
name, Just now, is the target for in
discriminate, ignorant detraction.
simply because the President is
thought to have rendered him the
place left vacant by the late Mr..
Chase. We undertake to say that
any jury of first class lawyers with
q knowledge of the two mems ac- !,
Guirements and habits of mind would
place Roscoe Conkling's legal and
,"ai' requirements and attributes
far above those Of Salmon P. Chase.
We undertake further to assert that
no man of Roscoe Conklings age IN
the great State of New York stands
higher than he as a lawyer. No. This
man, if he is entitled to anybodys
and detraction merits 1t
merely for his unhinching steadfast-
mes. to Republication and his fear
less, resistless onslaughts upon hum I
bug. demagosuery and pretense.
We do not want to see him on the
Supreme Bench. 1t IS weakness
on his part to desire the appoint
ment if he does want (which We
doubt. But he would add luster to
to the place should he take it. Still
We trust he may not permit himself
thus to be shelved. He is preemi-
nently q statesman and Legislator,
md SO We trust he may not suffer
himself to be tempted to leave the
Senate.
FROM . superficial glance at the s
.x,;1.rco o,11nce.1 before the ROYAL '