The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-23
MR. CONKLTNG's cIMPlIGM


vt rr'ONt rod tN"ir tuudNtluity. " IA SHlu lHut
THE SUN tho London Times. anda few other
surc,ssful newspapers arc sometimes COM
prllcl 10 roget acceptable business announces
mcnts. for which the highest prices are paid.
because they cannot afford TO print ADVERTISE
mcn's beyond a certain limit. tits next to i'm
pus~ilc for the country publisher TO under
stand the process ot reasoning by which such
conclusion IS reached. II is oven harder for tho
average politician to understand how his party
may win bigger victory than is good Tor II.
Tho country publisher argues that the revenue
IT q newspaper depends largely on its advcr-
Using and that there can't be too much Of It:
and tho unthnking politician maintains that
the strength of party depends on it4 votes and
that there can't be too many Of them. But thnro
can. Success in nincty-scVcn Assembly dis
tricts is certain tO lead To ovcr-contldcnco
among tho rank and nlc. and perhaps to rock
lcssncss on the part even Of the shrcwdcr man
ayers Of tho Republican party. It will be re-
mcnbcred that in 1872 Grant was reelected by
q vote Unprecedented in our history. lIc car
ricd moro than thrce-duartcrs Of the States. and
was backed 10y n Congress overwhelmingly Re-
publican in both branches. On the lcrls " that
elect on the outgoing Congress rcassrmhlcd for
ia nna short session. II enacted the Salary
Steal il whitewashcd the Credit MOhilier cul-
Irts. il coudoned the crimes of George VI. Ro-
bosom. ii winkcI ut the Sanborn contracts. it
covered upthe Frcnch Arma swindlc II douhl"i
Grants pay. and it buried tho Chorpcnning
scandal in n shroud OF red tape BY these acts,
in three short months. tho Republican party
forfeited its claim to confidence. and sacrificed
more than it had gained through ts tremcn-
dous victory 1t assumed that the people being
patient. would boar cNtortions and cNcesscs un-
romplniningly. II discovered its mistake in
4 0
Democracy which had appeared to die, was re-
stored TO life by the yitazing breath Of public
favor.
Politicians. however are not, as a rule quick
students in the school 81 experience Most of
them nrc practical iatasts whatever their pro-
LESSONS may be. They ascrbc to luck results
which spring from fixed and definite causes.
Their vanity. like the mushroom. Is Of n nights
growth. With tho prospect Of defeat staring
them in the face. they are tractablc and reason
able: but ON the first announcement Of success
they jump to the conclusion that they havc
scored u personal rather than a political tri-
umph. and they take ON airs and count them
selves safe for all time To- come against the nip
ping frosts 81 adversely. or the nincty-se
Assrmhlvmcn elect have yet TO mcct one who
thinks his party would have done as we'll II he
had not been a candidate. II tho Republicans
were t'flN'i'N AN u M'ihluN HlNiNAAf W uf' va
six las they werc last year there would not be
much room for the cropping out Of personal
follios. The necessity Of caution and discipline
would BE- apparent To all. But with a majority
Of GG members IN "A total Of i2S discipline Is re-
laxed and n score Of men with none of the
qualifications ot leadership proclaim the pur-
| pose TO make their presence felt. The moro
| discreet Republicans are therefore troubled by
| the magnitude ofthcirmaIority They would not
| be- sorry To raise question on which some OF
| their supcrhuous representatives would occupy
| a position midway between the opposition and
| the controlling clique. They nnd TO paraphrase
| I.ncolns remark that it is better to have "A
| large number who are manag able than 10 have
larger number who are unmanageable.
| Mr. C1nkling's return to tho Senate. without
| opposition from his own party. II a foregone
| conclusion II is not on that question that the
| Republicans viii split or show any signs OF
| division He will c'eiyo all the voices IN the
Republican caucus and will be- reelected 10y the
Joint convention Of the two Houses with only
forty-threc dissenting Democratic votes. But
while this point is unnterahly settled in adj
vance. II must not Doe supposed that all who will
| vote for Mr.. Conkling are in favor OF him
| Some of them would much rather assist at ms
| political funeral than a. give him this now lease
II power. Immediately after the election q
strong hope was expressed In various quarters
that Edwin u. Morgan would appear as q can
lilate for the Senate, and would make lively
fight Tor the office. The Ex-Governor was At
preached 'on the subject but he peromptorih
declined TO permit his name 10 bee used. ii,
appears TO be growing cautious IN his old agc
Either the fires Of his ambition have declined
or the strings Of his purse are tighter than they
used 70 be- Hc certainly gave those who sought
| g.. L. ftt,t int, l,afpfr lssffia
aud shrcwd advice. and they came away con
WINGED that tho fight Of 1869 could never be- re
moved with Morgan for leader. The othel
possible prospective candidates who wer'
talked about last summcr-Curtis. Woodin
Ilscock and Hustled all foil TO pieces bctor'
the election. The mere mention OF their name
sunccd to show that they were unavailable
Speaking OF Hustcd. IL is the final decision o
the Conkling managers that he is not 10 be IN
Speaker Of tho now ASS cmbly. This decision
has been deliberately reached, and is irreyo
cable unless. indeed the plans Of the mana
gers should he upset. which Is u contiugenc
not likely to arise 1t must be a great disap
pointment 10 Hustled To be driven into a bac
seat after his recent exploit in l!ockland. II
went into a district always Democratic and ear
ried II for the Republicans. or rather for him
self. lie was compelled 10 encounter and parr
| inc attacks OF lnhSf WHO EIf'lfl MN Us u 'itl
pct-buggcr; and. il the reports are true. h
found Rockland a most expensive county To r.
side in for the space OF four weeks. He took
for granted that if he redeemed that Democrat
stronghold. the honors Of his party would .
. hcaped upon him. lie was looking 10 III
SpcaEorship in January as n stepping-stone
the nomination for Governor in September
~ and rs he is blessed with n sangumc temprrl
mcnt. he never doubted that he held the ear,
10 which entitled him 10 both. When, therefor
he was given to understand that he must sto
inside to make room for his hated rival Of tW
, years ago Mr.. George b. Sloan of Oswrgo, Il
u radiant smile which usually lghtcns his fac
70 He'd pcrccmibly. and he sulkod like
whipped schoolboy. But his elastic hoI
. came quickly TO his rescue, and he resok,
q to make the fight without the aid ~ Conhling
" engineers but with the ayowed puruose of cal
=, turing goodlv share OF Conklings supporter
lie is backed by the New York Central lalroi
- and the insurance combination. powcrt
. agents from Il pccuniary standpoint, b
boomcianRs in politics. The sources Of h
!. strength make him weak. Each country men
Der. as he reaches Albany. will be warn