Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-29
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II Mr.. Roscoe Conkling sver imagined
that he could gain the permanent sup
port Of the Democrats in the Senate. in
his bitter and u~njustihabls warfare
against President Hayes. he is probably
by this time undscsivsd. II IL true
that they voted with him 10 reject the
nominations made by the Executive for
the New York Custom-house. but Mr..
Conkling Is too old q Senator and too
shrswd a politician not to fully under
stand the meaning Of that vote. II
meant no opposition to President
Hayes ; il did not even mean epposi-
ton to the men nominated. II was
given simply for the purpose Of feeling
the strength Of the disafiectsd faction Of
the Republican party. and to show that
faction what Il could accomplish with
the aid Of Democratic votes. and what
IL could not accomplish without that
aid. In fact, Ii was given simply to
show the Republican party that the
Democrats hold the balance OF power in
the Senate. and can confirm or reject
nominations In their own good pleasure.
which unfortunately. is true, since
Msssrs. Conkling 4 Co. have seen DIT to
split their own party.
The lesson is timely one. especially
for Mr.. Conkling. The vote said to
him in 50 many words. "Yoa are sp-
posed to Mr.. Hayes policy Of concilia-
ton: you are opposed To the appoint
msni OF any Southern man to office;
sou would keep the loaves and the fishes
for the tables Of your friends. and
throw the crumbs to your unfortunate
brethren. Now We have something to
say in this matter. and to show you how
great is our power we will vote with
you this time. After We have given yen
the victory. IL you choose to 'concili-
ate us, well and good. II you still
continue in your open enmity to the
South. we will throw our power ON the
other side. sustain the President and
his friends. and leave you out in the
cold. What have you got to say about
ii. Brother Cenklinsi"
That Is what Democratic Senators
said 10 the anti. Hayes men in Congress,
when they voted to reject the nomins-
items Of Roosevelt and Prince. Did
Mr.. Conkling understand the message.
NO plain to American citizens at large ?
Apparently not. Iastead OF accepting
what he considered his victory In a
modest spirit. he strutted about like q
turkey cock. and boosted Of what he in
tended to do to humiliats the President.
There was nothing Of conciliation In his
manner /; no gratitude shown to the men
who were really responsible for his VIC
tory. Hal he not been blinded by his
own intolsrabls vanity. ho would have
learned tho lesson intended to be taught.
As 1t is. in all probability. IL Mr.. Hayes
nominate Roosevelt and Prince
again. thSr~Snld be at one confirmed
by his Republican friends. aided by the
same Democrats who recently voted
against them.
The Washington Pod Of ihis morn
ing, indeed. is authority for predicting
this. The Posi is the Acknowledged Or
gan OF the Democracy at the capital.
aud II says in 50 many words that in the
future the Democrats Of the Senate will
unite with Mr.. Hayes friends. and
throw Mr.. Conkling overheard. They
were very willing to assist the Senator
from New York II he would reeiprocaie
in kind. because BY doing so they would
widen the breach in the Republican
ranks. But Is he continues to maintain
his, bitter sectional attitude. they have
determined TO unite in the support OF
the President. who has proven himself
the friend % the South as we'll a. OF the
North. The coalition Is one Of which
Republicans will not feel proud. but We
can co~nscientiously accept it on the
ground that the eud justihss the means.
II will prevent conkling and his disaf-
fected followers from further smbarrsss-
ing the Presiden, in the execution Of his
proposed reforms.