Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-18
MILLING coNKL,NG,.,,.

| that six.column interview which up.
peared in the New York World. and q
lengthy summary Of which was tele-
graphed 10 this coast. Now that the
article has been Published, and fallen.
so to speak. flat upon tho Republican
masses. he sees the hoPelessness OF any
attempt ON his part to wean the affsc-
tons and support Of tho party from
President Hayes. and he hastsns to
break the fall OF the blow upon himself
personally. BY emphatieally denying that
he ever authorized the publication. We
are quite willing to believe Mr.. Conk.
ling in this respect. II is the custom OF
men in his position. when they wish to
test public sentimant on u question
near to them. to give the newspaper
men all the points necessary to sound
the people. and then expressly prohibit
them from making any use OF their in
formation. lie knew when he talked to
the World correspondent that he wa
laying the foundations for q sensational
article. and for a public. personal attack
upon the Administration, as well AZ he
knows now that the attack has been
male. and he intended that the article
should DO written. as It has been. but
reserved tho right to deny having given
authority to the publication.
There Is no objection to Roscoe Conk.
ling exercising this reserved right to the
utmost. All that the public cares for
in this matter il To know that the in
terview. as published. expresses sub
stantially the sentiments OF the New
York Senator toward the President. and
knowing this. they care not how they
have become public property-whsther
by Mr.. Conkling's express authority. or
by q betrayal Of confidence" The
gentleman is careful not to deny n single
statement made In the interview. and
that fact is ~presumptivs proof that oil
the statements are true and capable Of
being verified. We. know at last just
where to place this disappointed sandi-
date for the Presidency. in the Iepub-
liean ranks. and We breathe freely. We
need deceive ourselves no longer. nor
longer hope for material aid or comfort
from him or his followers. lie stands
by himself. a sorehead in the camp, and
ho has practically read himself out OF
the party and can ask from il In the fu-
turo neither sympathy nor support.
II il well that his detection has come
thus early in tho year. and before the
Fall campaign has opened. The party
can now estimate what little u evil ii
Is in his power to 40. in advance. and
guard against 1t. We know that no ma
terial help L. to be looked for from the
Senator from New York. and we must
ind in that great State some other rep
r~esentative man to assame the lead
dership which he has spitefully thrust
from him. Fortunately. the man Is at
hand, and he can. we are firmly con.
vineed. marshal the Republican hosts to
victory in November. George William
Curtis has once before met Roscoe Conk.
ling In tho arena in New York. but a
convention. packed in advance by Conk-
iing's friends. put him down. That was
before Conkling's real sentiments were
known. Republicans will. now that
their eyes are opened to the real mean
ing Of Conklingism. sec to 1t that the
next convention endorses Hayes. and
puts forth candidates which the people
will endorse.
As for Conklineism. it must and will
be wiped u This once strong man
has become crazsd by the disappoint-
ment to which his ambition was sub
jscted in is7G. and he Is no longer tit to
b. a leader in the party which he is now
striving to divide. Like poor Horace
Greeley. a greater man than he, he has
undertaken an im~possibili,y. and instead
Of running the Republican party. his
opposition-so transparent in its mo-
tives-will only impart new life AMI
energy to the organization, and build up
what he is endeavoring to pull down.
The Democratic journals, and Demo-
cratic demagogues, will fiatier and eajole
him as they did Greeley, AMI draw him
ON to his own ruin. His arraignment
Of the President is weak aud meaning
less-a mere repetition ii charges which
have been made over and over by the
Tildenites. to the establishment Of which
not a shadow Of proof is available. Its
only effect will be to kill C~onklingism.
and with that conviction Republicans
throughout the land will hail it as a