The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-23
THE FALL ELECTIONS.
NEW YORK UsURPrNG THE GENERAL
ATTENTION IN LIEU or OHIO.
The Greas Question Invelved Being the
seniFDl "f the Legislature by the
Conkling or Anti -CenkIing RepmlpIi-

Tof DHg Ulfae Oil1U mas efFI lyed the dis
tirstion Of moitgpolizing the political interest,"
and attention Of the country In the odd years,
notwithstanding the fact that several other
States hod important elections at the safne
| time. But this year, unless widely mistake
J the signs, the Ohio show is not going to
draw as ii has DONE and the politicians will
| direct their andivi1ed attention to
NEW YoRK.
This is In consequence OF the situation In the
Republican tafty, which your readers under
stand with sufficient cleatnsss already. The
gfeat question in New York is not whether
the Republican or the Democratic State ticket
for minor Offices shall win, but whether the
Cenkling faction or It's opponents shall secure
the aseendaney in the Republican Legislature.
which hes an even chance of being chosen by
small majority on Joint ballet. There seems
to be good deal of misunderstanding rela-
tive to this Conkling imbroglio. For example.
have just read letter from the New York
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Ledger, in
which 1t isstated that the real ailtagonism TO
Conkling proceeds from
JOHN SHERMAN,
who In fighting for the control Of the next
National Republican Convention, desires to
have Oonklihg beaten In New York and re-
tired from the Senate, hoping thus to force
him out Of the line Of presidential succession.
This Is very pretty theory and bears Ger
tain marks of plausibility. But 1t Is, never
theless, strictly untrue. John Sherman may
be laying pipes for the object above referred
to, but happen to know that an intrigue for
the defeat OF Conkling Is not one OF his manesl-
vres. just at present John is profoundly III
terested In making up as strong a force as
possible in the Senate for the support Of the
Administration In general and OF his own
financial policy in particular. Conkling Is
one of the last men in that body whose an
tagonism John desires to arouse. In fact. he
Is the first man whose support John would
like to make sure OF. So it does not stand
to reason that he would select the present
as an atspicious time for declaration Of
war foatrante upon Roscoe. It is true that
strenuous efforts have been made by MEM
bers Of the Cabinet to lave Conklng's friends
ousted from Office In New York and war
made upon him generally by the Admins
tration But John Sherman, so far from
having been the mover OF this
ANTI-coNKI1Na CRUSADE
has heen the most potent Of all the Influences
tentliHg To restsasin Ii aud ain I'M tsossesslt,
OF data ON The strength u which feel war
ranted in saying that, but for the interposi-
tion Of Sherman, there would have been n
general drumming out Of Conklings friends
from Federal Office, beginning at the New
York Custom House and extending all over
the State several weeks ago Conklings
hete noir in the Cabinet is not John Sherman.
but Carl Sehurz; and Schurz is actuated. not
by any aspirations touching the presidential
three years hence. but by vim
dietiye personal grIdge against Conkling.
dating from the French arms and San Do
1ningo debates, twice that number Of years ago.
Perhaps 1t Is not wholly correct to say that
this gfudge Is the sole motive that actuated
the Heidelberg statesman. but it should he
added that Carl is ardently desirous of help. |
ing Fenton as well as Of hurting Conkling.
The whims of Schurz are certainly past find |
ing out. We may well set down as inscru- |
table the mental processes Of O man who en-
tertains at one and the same time two such |
fantastic ehmeras as Carl's plan of civil SER
vice reform and his notion that there is an |
earthly possibility of galvanizing Fenton into
new political life.
Schurz has always had
A WEAKNESS FOR FENToN
and | can readily explain the cause Fsnton
contains more Of the true oil Of
CANNON to the square inch than any other
man now living, and he has for years poured
It without stint into the Unsuitable nav Of
CARTS miraculous vanity until he has won
from Schurz what in other men would be sin
pere friendship. / use this latter reservation
advisedly. Schurz has no sincere friendships.
In the ordinary acceptation of the term. In
stead of them he takes fancies to those who
Halter him, and condescends to permit
those who admire him to express their
admiration by fawning about him. In return
for these exquisite titillations Schurz under
takes to perform miracles for the benefit of
his parasites. You must be aware that for
some years past Carl has luxuriated in the
liked belief that he is the result, not Of the
usual process of human generation but of o
sort Of immaculate conception whereby he
was born not like unto other men, but infali-
Die in all things. This pleasing fancy has
oeen stimulated by the untring fattery of
Halstead Bill Grosvenor, (sjcJ Whitela
Reid and other independent" journalists.
until it has attained monstrous proportions
md has become clear case of hypertrophy of
5he organ Of self-esteem
OF all men in the world Fenton is The man
% take advantage of such weakness. He has
not failed to prod Schurz in this delicate spot,
lor has he been reserved either in the volume
,r the degree Of his aduation. Probably he
las caused Schurz to believe that in his Fen
on'sl estimation, he (Schurz) is a moral giant
md an intellectual Colossus. Whosoever can
IMPRESS Schurz with such sentiments can
tlways draw on him for his last cent; at least
lntl new whim shoots through his un-
German brain.
These facts form the true secret of the must
tate of war existing between Conkling and
he Administration. You will remember that
wrote you last spring, before Schurz had
'een three weeks in the Cabinet. that he