The daily gazette., 1877-09-29
September %, 1877

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Mr.. CoNKL1Ne's LEAD.-Mr. Conk-
ling has placed himself in the lead Of all
the malcontents and disaffected of the
Republican party; and starts with fol-
lowing of two-thirds ofthe representatives
of the party in his own State-the most
populous, wealthy and influential in to-
Union. T"a-L ..5 ..-a.t
There can be no doubt Of the fact that
he has the sympathy of most of the Office
holders and active Republicans in all the
States. He has taken up the gauntlet
thrown down by Mr.. Hayes and Messrs.
Eyarts and Schurz and determined to,de-
fend the rights of the office-holders to par
ticipate in the elections, and maintains
that while man is in the civil service
OF the country, he is not thereby to be
deprived of any of the rights of citizen
ship. But the manner in which Mr..
Conkling has taken his position and
annunciated his opposition to Mr.. Hayes
order is even more significant than what
he says. He comes up to the work he
has undertaken as though he had been
wounded in his pride; as though the
order of Mr.. Hayes, was especially aimed
at him and his friends; and really this
looks very plausible. We have only to
consider that Evarts is from New York
and is sly, willy lawyer, saying frequent
ly just what he does not mean and
emitting to say what is necessary to dis
cover his purposes. he hoped to control
the appointments in New York; but SO
long as Conkling is Senator he finds it
lmpossible-the Senator's brilliancy, ac-
lively and popularity is sure to beat him
at nome. Evarts, therefore, was obvious
ly interested it would seem, in keeping
Conkling at home. Shurz and Conkling
had had many discussions in the Senate
Congling in his defense of Grant was es-
peclally severe upon Shuz, and the lat
Ter was no ways backward in making his
replys tart and pricking. Thus we find
there was no very amiable feelings exist
ing, and mind far less penetrating than
MT Conkling's might well imagine that
The Presidents order was aimed for his
ueieat In bis own State. 1t was to para
lyze the hands of his own friends in the
government offices in New York and
prevent them from assisting in the elec
ton Of the State Legislature which mus
De Republican to return Mr.. Conkling.
Mr. Conkling saw Mr.. Hayes appoint
ing some of the worst characters to Office
IN New Orleans and other places-ht
saw Mr.. Hayes himself going to Ohio
and Mr.. Sherman exerting his influence
IN Ohio also for the success oftheAdminis.
tratlon,tlcket to say nothing of the secret
efforts to get money from the Clerks to
AID him to secure seat in the Senate
Tor Stanley Matthews. Aud be could
not feel otherwise than he didL.it was
natural. We believe E7arts and Sburz
dld mean to have Conkling defeated
even If Democrat was elected in his
stead And here is were the schemer.
met-Conklirg has shown his strength
which IS tremendous. But in doing thisi1
such vain manner and vindictive tone
has aided his enemies in lis own part,
to render his defeat almost certain. Tn
doubtedly it would be better for Mr.,
Hayes to have Democrat in The Senat.
who would sustain his Southern policy
than to have there an enemy as able as Mr.
C"nkling there to oppose it. And 5,
Hayes, Eyarts and Shurz all have tbei
axes to grind IN his defeat; and in tba
way be able to portion out the appoinr
ments in the New York Custom Hons
to their friends; and it is needless to ga
they have plenty of friends in New Yor
ready to help in the defeat of Conklinp
secure places and profit thereby.
THE hac