The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-10-04
THE HAPPY FAMILY.
Comments Of the Republican Press
Of New York Upon Mr.. COnklinE
and HIS Convention.

Comments Of the Republican Press
| Of New York Upon MI. COnkling
and HIS Convention.
NOT ONE VENTURES TO PRAISE HIM.
New York Tribune.l
1t will hardly be denied that Senator
| Conklings management of the convention,
whose distinguishing feature was his ALSO
lutte possession and undisputed control, has
resulted, if not in irretrievable disaster, at
least in very serious damage in his own
reputation. The public judgment is re-
corded in the utterances of the Republican
press of the state, from which We continue
the publication of extracts. Before the con-
vention he had the support, the good wish
es and the confidence oil larger number of
newspapers than ever before. Among them
all there was scarcely an opposing voice.
Their almost unanimous expression since
the adjournment of the convention is one of
disappointment and chagrin. The most de-
voted of his adherents does not venture up
on praise, but does him the favor to pass
his management over iu silence.
The New York Times, the leading anti
policy /" paper, regards the work Of the con-
vention as series Of blunders.
SWOLLEN WITH vINDlCTIvE BITTERNESS
Rochester Express.l
Mr.. Conkling has 50 far transcribed the
privileges and proprieties Of the occasion, as
TO merit the censure now freely bestowed
upon him, even by those who have admired
him as a statesman and implicitly trusted
him as political leader. Political history
scarcely affords a parallel to the event Of
l. e l.
States appeared in party convention, to
wreak his personal disappointments upon a
member of his own party, of no less dis
tinction as public man, an orator and
writer, of equal worth as citizen, if not
of equal rank as a statesman, and
whose services to the cause both aspire to
serve, have not been less effective. The
assault upon Mr.. Curtis was not caused by
any present attack, nor did it arise from
the heat of an acrimonious debate. No
personal allusion had been made BY any
one to the Senator, who, without affectation
or show OF reluctance assumed to rule the
Convention, and to be responsible for its
declarations and its outcome. The speech
oil Mr.. Conkling was not an extemporane.
Gus effort, his utterances were studied, his
sentences, swollen with vindictive bitterness
and hot with rancor, were framed in the Sc
clusion of his chamber; deliberation and
care mark the pointed and polished thrusts
which he made upon an opponent to whom
he had given no warning Of the proposed
onset A knight armed cap-a-pie, with
lance in rest and visor down, appears in a
friendly tournament determined to roughly
ride down his adversary and crush him by
weight Of metal and violent rush. /. was
an unfair advantage, and taken of the
world Of adversaries would merit the con-
demnation Of all men of chivalrous instincts.
The common remark of men who heart the
speech is that il was eowardly and uuwor-
thy the reputation of man Of real cour-
age.
WHAT NIB. CoNKLING PROPOSES TO DO.
New York Herald.l
The chief obstacle, in his own estimation.
is the opposition of Mr.. Hayes administra,
ton, which would in any event have done
all in its power TO prevent his reelection to
the Senate. He, therefore, preferred an |
omen quarrel with the administr,sion "a
hollow truce, which would be used to Quiet
" undermine him. He precipitates eeht
now in order to take advantage Of existsnr |
Republican discomfort with Tie policv a |
the President before it i healed. BE tEinh
that his chances Of success ne greater Viii I