The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-02
From tho Troy Times. !

Iuc point Is Sought 70 DC mouc against MI Conkllng
by Mr. Curtis and others that no should not be nom.
mated because he has been friend OF President Grant
and his administration. This is met in overwhclm-
ing by the Journal ana disposed OF in almost
a single sentence. True Mr.. Conkling has stood by
tho administration in its general policy 1t Is barely
possible that sometimes no should have spoken out
publicly and warned the President against the course
he was pursuing, and especially against the character
OF some OF the men who have been the pitfalls Of his
administrations but who knows how much to
Senator Conkng's private councils Tor some oil tho
many excellent acts To be credited to the aumnlsra
uon, or, the journal aptly puts H. IRON how much
we have been saved by his timely interference
vioey II Is little short Of shameful that OF Mr..
Conklng's irreproachable record-one who has held
SO tenaciously to republican principles and who
has done much To promote the welfare Of the
country whose personal character is SO unspottcd
whose abilities even his enemies admit pre- cmi-
nent-shoud be made the victim of such ins,dous
aud unreasonable warfare as that wagcd against
distinguished Senator. The special irienus Mr..
Blaine say that he Is TO be exempted from all reproach
because no has not been his sympathy
SO active Ia his support oil the administration as Mr.
Conkins. Mr. Blame may have failed once or twice in
his devotion 10 the measures thai were sustained by
the President and other recognized leaders OF the
party. he may not nave been urn in his allegiance
10 the party. chvaric In his defence OF but
We who believe that the republican party has been
nearer right than wrong every time question Of pru-
ciple policy has been raised between and Its adj
vcrsuries who believe that they who have never la.
tered their devotion deserve greater praise than
they who quaicd when the hour OF contest came, VIC
believe that as the true exponent Of the faith vi the
party and tho honest guide the adm nstratIon OF
principles Mr. Conkng greatly 10 b. preferred 10 Mr.
Blaine. though We are ready TO accede the latter
all the virtues that his due II tho republican party
has been IN the wrong then Mr. Conxiing has been
the wrong; II u has iaied then he has faed But II
u has been right IN the main, IT u mas not failed then
Mr.. ConkIng has been right and has not Jailed. The
special friends too, OF Mr.. Brstow claim that he Is
no sense representative OF tie administration OF
President Grant Being part Of II, ne yet not Of H.
But there Is no proof SHOW that Mr. Brstow has not
stood BY the administration in all ITS acts, ything
TO indicate that ia the great work no has accomplished
In breaking the whiskcy ring he has not been
heartily sustained by the President and Cabinet from
beginning TO end The most excellent gentlemen who
are undertaking TO run this campaign without Mr.
Conkng because he anu his friends good enough
TO be considered dong both themselves the
they would strike down great injustice. The people
beginning that Mr. Conknng docs deserve
the treatment he u receiving; but apart rom that no
Is the last who can be sncercd down by any VI
men this country.