Nebraska advertiser., 1878-01-03
Blaine and Conkling.
Correspondent Inter Ocean.

bIalne and CoDkling have become
reconciled about a most remarkable
quarrel, In a most remarkably way.
and the friends of both, who comprise
the entire number of true Republicans
in this country, are heartily glad.
The quarrel came about in this way {:
During a debate in the House in
1866, Blaine made some charges about
Conkling having held q retainer from
the Provost Msrshal's Bureau. and
read letter to that effect. Conkling
desired TO say that no commission. pa
per, or authority whatever was issued
TO him, except the letter of retainer
which had been read. Ifthe member
from Maine had the least idea how
profoundly indlfferentto him his opin-
ion was on the subject, he thought he
would hardly take the trouble to ex-
press IT. He apologized TO the House
for the length of time he had ocoupi-
I'd In consequence of being drawn in
to the matter by an interruption
which he had before denounced to be
ungentlemanly and impertinent, and
having nothing whatever to do with
the matter.
Mr.. Blaine said he knew that this
was what they called down East run
ming emptyings." The gentleman
from New York could not get off on
the technical preteuse that he did not
hold a com m ission as Judge Advocate.
Many an officer had led brigade, a
division or corps with no more of a
commission than such a one as the
gentleman from New York held. "As
90 the gentleman's cruel sarcasm"-
Mr.. Blaine continued-"I hope he
will let me escape his disdain. His
lordly pomposity. his grandiloquent
swell, his majestic overtowering, his
turkey-gobbler strutting Qaughter)
have been 40 crushing to myself and
to all members of the House, that /
know II was an act Of the grossest
temerity on my part to venture on
provoking them. But / knew who
was responsible for 1t all. know
that for the last five weeks an extra
strut has seized the gentleman. 1t Is
not his fault, 1t Is the fault of another.
That gifted and satirlcal man Theo-
dore Tilton. of the New York hide
pendent, was over here spending some
weeks and writing home letters, in
which, among some serious things he
put some jocose things, among the
cruelest of which was that the mantle
of the late Winter Davis had fallen
upon the member from New York.
He (Conkling) took it as serious, and
has since stTutted more than usual.
Well, the resemblance is great. AS
striking ms Hyperion to a Satyr, Their.
sites to Hercules, mud to marble, q
dung-hill to a diamond. a singed cat
TO a Bengal tiger. Shade of the NIGH
ty Davis. forgive the PROCLAMATION OF
even tnat Jocose SATIRE.
AS Mr.. Blaine resumed his seat the
Speaker stated that the usage in the
House has been whenever the House
grants consent for personal explana-
ton, that IL a member trransgresses
the rules of debate he shall be called
TO order by some member, not by the
Chair. That was the reason why the
Chair had not checked the debate.
The House having granted consent
for personal remarks. il was for some
member. not the Chair, to rise to a
question of order, where the limits of
debate are transgressed.
And the reconciliation came aboU {
in this way. The President and Ev-
arts were expecting Blaine to oppose
Conkling on the custom house ap-
pointments; not because Blaine low
ed Hayes more, but because they
thought he loved Conkling less.
1.-The logic of politics. says Mr.. Ev-
arts. Twill compel Blaine to sustain
the President"
And the result showed just how
much Mr.. Evarts knows about 1.-The
logic of politics" Blaine no. only,
did not sustain the President, but
made n speech In defense of fConkling's =
position. that was second only i'm force
to Conkling's own. He was i'll and
weak, unfit to be in the Senate cham
her, yet he sat there six hours to vote
for his personal enemy. No man ap-
precistes a kindness more than Couk-
ling. He and Blaine had not exchang-
ed word-not even the merest cour-
tesies of life-for twelve years. They
had not bowed. or recognized each
other in the remotest way for that
length Of time, but each had regarded
the other with the haughtiest indiffer-
ence. and yet they sat no more than
six feet apart in the Senate. Hamlin
and Howe sitting between them.
The great executive session over the
New York appointments occurred on
Thursday. On Friday Mr.. Conkling
went to the Vice President and asked
If he had framed the Committee on
Mexican Relations, provided for by
COnkling's resolution. Mr.. Wheeler
took the list from among some papers
on his desk and handed it to Conkling
who glanced it over and asked
"Will you permit me TO suggest an
alteration, Mr.. President?"
Certainly" was Vice President
Wheeler's reply.
And Conkling scratched off his own
name as chairman of the committee.
and wrote the name of Blaine in it's
place. Mr.. Wheeler. knowing their
long continued enmity. looked up
with surprise.
81 wish 1t So" said Conkling, with