Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-05

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TWO MEN, CURTIS AND coNk-
LING.
In the Republican State Convention
Of New York George William Curtis.
the editor Of Harpr's Weekly and one Of
the prominent lssdsrs Of the party. at
tempted to incorporate . resolution Into
the platform declaring that the title Of
President Hayes to the Presidency was
a. perfect Is that Of George washinstsn
himself. In reference 70 the Civil Ser
vice order OF General Hayes, be spoke
a. follows:
ct certainly have no desire 70 introduce
discord In this Convention. Ny desire 10
that every man In the Republican Convsn-
ton shall BE- perfectly free. There are
men older than I In this hall Who have
seen more than I. and they know the ab-
soluts hypocrisy Of this charge that the or
der Of the Prssldsnt Of the United States
invades What 10 In good faith the equal
right Of any citizen. You will observe
that this measure Of the President against
which the special wrath Of his ~opponents
IL directed 10 an Executive order. II 10
an order issued under and becauss Of ex-
isting circumstances. II 10 not . law. IL
10 not declared 70 b . permanent princi-
ple. But I AK any man familiar with
the operations Of the Government;
ak any man. knowing that
the patronage Of the Federal Gov
srnment has always In IL power 70
send an immense vote into . convention
and 70 WELD that vote. and l know M
this convention largely knows, 70 WELD
that vote according 10 its pleasure. and l
ask you whether such An set on tho part OF
the President 10 not In fact . release OF
tho great body OF honest Republican eit-
zens Of the city Of New York and Of the
STATE Of New York. who have not tho dis
position " 80 into . convention like this
or 10 take any part In public anAirs. be-
cause they know they viii DO met. not BY
brains. not always BY more intelligsnce.
not always by conviction or BY rsprsssn-
tative men. but will b mel BY the forms
Of power which tho Federal patriots ~
sumo. l0reat a~pplausel These arc not
h1ta. ltt@1&as ~ A. at'
nevertheless. necessary 10 state. And
whsther this convention shAll In IL wis
dom see ID 70 adopt the frank and full
espousal that I recommend. or shall prefer
TO adopt the more elaborate state
ment which 10 In lie substance. Of
course, at variance with the spc-
has taken. whatever I say may DO the de-
cision Of this convention. I have no more
doubt what IL to-day the decision OF repub-
lican New York and republican America
than I have that I stand hero at this mo-
ment In this place. IApplause.l lido not
believe there 10 any sminsnt Republican.
however high his ambition. however sore
his discomfort. who has In his heart hopes
TO carry the Republican party Of the Uni
tel states against Rutherford D. Hayes.
lApplAuse.l Aye, sir. nc such Repub-
lican. unless intoxicated with tho iattery
of parisites-lApplausel blinded by
his own ambition ; no such Republican.
from Maine 10 California. from Oregon 10
Florida. can seriously doubt that the great
Republican heart Of the country beats at
this moment with the President and cries
TO him God Speed loud and contin-
uous applause. ARepublican from birth.
have never been other than . Repub-
lican."
II would seem natural that q Rspub-
lican Convention should at least assert
the right Of q President whom Rspub-
licans had elected to the scat which he
holds. especially whom Democrats all
over this land arc vshemsntly bowling
that hs has ne right 10 that seat. But
there happened to Be in this convention .
q man Of inordinats ambition; q man
who hal himself strivsn TO gain the
high position which President Hayes
now occupies: . man who. ~ events
have shown. would rather :" rule in Hell.
than serve in Heaven" That man was
Roscoe Conkline. q noble Senator.
Heaven bless the mark! lie Is a man Of
grand abilities. eloquent and powerful.
He held the convention in his grasp. He
swaysd its members TO his will. Il did
not suit this man. this Republican"
to have President Hayes title. even. ac-
k~nowledged. and. knowing his power.
knowing that his minions would follow
whithersosver he led. he launched forth
into q ~pansgyric against the Admins
t~ration. which fairly took the conveA-
ton by storm. He abused everybody
except his own sacred self. And the
venom OF his wrath was particularly
poured forth upon the head Of George
William Curtis. For the arst time the
world was told that editors had no right
to express IN opinion upon political
matters, and coupled with the assertion
was the announcement that Office holders
should manipulate conventions and con-
troll votes. Here Is the billingsgate
which Roscoe Conkling allowed his pol.
lutsd lips TO pour forth on Wednesday
Of last week:
.'who are these men who In newspaper
and elsewhere are cracking the whip over
Republicans now and playing schoolmaster
W tuo htpupheeu faAy -.
and convictionsl Some OF them arc the
man milliners. the diIets.ie and carpet
knights Of politics. men whose efforts have
been expended In denouncing and ridicul-
ing and accusing honest men who. In
storm and sunshine. In war and peace.
have chung " the Republican dag and
defended u against those who tried TO
trail and trampls IL In the dust. Soma Of
them are men who. when they could WORK
themselves into conventions. have
attempted 10 belittlo and befoul Repub-
lican administrations. and 10 parade their
own thin vencering Of purity. Some Of
them are men who. by insisting that IL Ia
corrupt and bad for men In ONCE to take
part In politics. are striving now 10 prove
that the Republican party has been IN
clean and vicious all its life. and that the
last campaign ws venal and wrong and
fraudulent. not In some OF the States. bot
In al the States. Northrand South. for IL
10 no secret that In all tho States ONCE
holders. In committees. In organizations
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