New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-25
Senator COukIing.

Senator ConAling.
The Herald has 20 reason for regret or
modification IN consequence OF having 80
steadily set forth the Claims end qualltica-
lions Of the eminent New York Senator.
He is q citizen of our own State, and we |
trust it is a pardona5le State pride which
desired the recognition OF the Rblest New
York Republican when he is also the aolest
and brOadest Republican statesman in pub
lie life. Senator Morton and Mr. Blaine
may be his equalsin native vigor OF intel
lect, but in culture and acquired accom-
pIishments they do not approach hiur ne
is slso their superior in quality which |
ranks higher than mental force or cnl-
ture-a high and proud sense OF
character which eccrns to etcOp TO
the arts of a demagogue. He has
done nothing in this exciting convass to for
felt the esteem his countrymen founded on
his high tone as a man OF honor and prin- |
cipls. He has made no exhibition OF him
self for stage effect. He has attempted no |
intrigues to promote his nomination. He
has not descended to that busy electloneer-
ing activity which has made the lives OF his
principal rivals 30 feverish for the last few
months and is 80 inconsistent with dignity
of character. He has borne himself through
out with the decorous reserve and freedom
from the electiOneeriDg business which ls so
common among our pu olic men. The State
of New York may feel jlst pride not
only in his distinguished talents and
| high character, but in the manner in
which he has borne himself during the
period when he has been made oy
his friends prominent candidate for the
presidency. He has done nothing during
| this irving ordeal which the most tastidious
| of his adversaries would wish different. lie
| has been defeated, to be sure, but III this re-
| spect none of his prominent rivals have any
| advantage of him. 1t is sufficient to say that
| Senator Conklipg' 8 political future is attend
ed with brighter tokens OF promise than that
| of any of the rivals who have shared his
| fate at Cincinnati. He is still young. and
four years hence he bids fair to be the
| recognized and peerless leader OF the
| great political party of which he Is already
| the best equipped mind and the brightest
ornament: and the Herald hao satisfied it's
| sense of State pride and It's sense Ut Illness
in the distinguished tribute it has paid to
| this distinguished son of New York, and it
| expects to see HIM rise constantly higher IN
| the confidence of his party and of the coun-
| try We look to him as one OF the lew pub
| lie men by whom the politics OF the cou1'
try are to be elevated, and the one alone
| of all others who can best sffJrd, by the
| strength of his talents, to emanclpate
| himself from narrow PARTISAN views, and
l
| mer Had he been nominated Tor tie
| Presidency, he would have been compelled
| to be a mere representative of party:
but he is now free to fulfill the higher mis-
sion imposed on him by his great abilities,
| and to be the trusted adviser of the nation;
! be strong enough to check and moderate
! the unre tlscting impulses OF his own party,
and to bring spirit OF wisdom and CON
| alteration into the counsels OF the gov
erpment; whether he is destined to act with
or against the party in power, it Is great
thing to have in public life men whose Jndg-
ment on public Questions their political
opponents are com PEELED to respect. We
trust that the action of the government
convention yesterday will make Mr. Cong
ling less partisan than he has been here
toiure, and lead him to assert his true rank
as q national statesman, for he Is the only
man in public lite whose abilities quality
him for so distinguished a position. He IS
head and shoulders above the average type
of men who succeed in gaining otficia posi-
tions, and he will hereafter wear his party
fealty with little more moderation. lie has
the best chance of any American statesman
| of being looked upon Is pillar OF state
against which the country will lean IN every
| crave emergency. The vigor with which
Mr. Conkiings friends have supported him
for tue presidency has hal salutary effect.
1t is the one thing which has prevented the
ruinous nomination of Mr.. blaine. Had
Conkling heen out of the ield there can be
no doubt that Blaine would have been the
successful candidate. Il is something to
have defeated SO ruinOus nominal On
Conklings chances for the nomination
!, would have been excellent if the data on
which his friends reasoned had proved to
be correct. They expected the solid and
jealous support of the Pennsylvania dele
| CATION, and if this expectation had not
been disappointed Mr.. Conkhng would
have been the nominee of the convention
His friends also counted on the vigorous
support of President Grant, who, in tact
! stood aloof and an inert spectator Of thu
/ contest, although he had q passive pre-
ference for Conkling. A strong
, support from Pennsylvania and
strong support from President Grant
were the two most i'm Do, Int factors relied
on by Senator Coukiae's friends in theiI
| efforts tor his nomination, and 1t their rea.
| sonable OK Expectations on thess heads had
, | not been di appointed ne would have been
Z | the nonl;nea. The Herald has all along had
| a clear aud co asisten5 sanse of insecurity OF
| these elements, and, as often as it has set
forth the claims of Mr.. CoukiiBg. it ex
, pressed it's distrust by intimatious that thu
8 | dark horse might win. AMI a dtc,srtllon OF
! it's belief that the contest lay between
t Conkling and the Great Unknown. The
t event has indicated our judgment and
? foresight, and proved this correctness OF
: our opinion, that Conkling could not De
Q beaten by any of his prominent rivals, but
0 only by The dark horse.-New York Herald