Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-11
CONKLISG.
The Great BulldOZer as Pictured
BY Gath's Pen.

Dy GaJn = rem.
q. A. T. in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Thus the Republican party
has been weakened in New York from
wear to wear, although Mr.. COnkling has
constantly risen, and he now holds the
Senatorship for the third term, with
diminishing party constituency. He
appears to have accepted the fact that
he is unpopular and connot be popular,
and he therefore hates men who receive
praise OF the voluntary support of their
fellOw-citizens.
80 PEERS.
The rule of his life is to allow no peer,
no equal. He is as crafty and donh-
neering as the young Augustus, who
consented for a little while to divide the
world with Anthony and Lepidus and
thoroughly exterminated both at last.
Mr. COnkling has had full control Of
the Senatorial patronage OF the Utica
District. All the Federal positions are
filed with his lickspittleS. ! heard
Judge whom he had appointed to the
District Bench of the United States eX-
press the view. the other day. that
Conkling had been thick with Mrs.
Sprague beyond the boundaries OF right
an1 law: but still il would set him up
i'm the State, as the people would say he
was a fine bull. Here was man admins
terine the laws OF the country over
nearly half Of the area of q great State,
eXclaiming that the adultery with the
wife of friend was high talent. We
need 20 no further 10 know what sort OF
people Conkling appoints to the lower
offices when ne makes such men Judges.
At the same time, among his following
are some men oi good social belongings,
like the late William orion and young
Cornell, his present candidate for COY
ernor. Orton, however, was accus-
toned 10 look for maStcrShip, having
been plain bookseller, hard up for
most Of his life. He also had a great
part to play in the laws affecting tele-
yraphv, and knew that COukling was q
man To be couciliated.
Cornell havin..a wealthy father was
fiShcd Tor by Conkling with a FURNISHED
bait.
Ii may be- also said in Conkling's favor
that when he iucurS an obligation he is
apt to discharge it, but always at the
eXucusc of the United States. He re-
CARDS official patronage which by per
version 0i our system has got into the
hands oi Senators, Is his personal quit
rent and ieudal right He stuck 10
Grant through thick and thin because
Grant gave him the whole OF the patrOn-
ace of this State. Knowing that Tom
Murphy is still thick with Grant he
still tolcratcs that genial hanger-on.
CoNKLING's CUsSEDNEsS.
In such house as have described,
situated on the most beautiful street OF
Ctira-a street paved with concrete and
lined with beds OF grass and double
rows Of shade trees COnkling only lack
ed the dcvout spirit, aud the sense OF
duty. gratitude To heaven and those !
around him To have been much-envied
man. But his restless and uncertain |
and voluptuouS nature Is ever iaSh'ng |
itself within the confines OF his home, /
like some monk i'm his cell who rises |
from the Scripture 20 do Scll-tlagclla- |
tons. lie has no rcppsc in his nature, !
and the sight Of a beautiful woman, oi a |
high-miutrd rival, Of a daughter just
budding into the conception OF love,
give him no happiness, but rather
arouse the hateful anta-onisms OF his
character. Tie not only rrspnts those
things aimed at himself, but things in
general that do not promote his prldeor
momentarv convenience. As one OF
his parasites said to me, "He has an
unholy pride What Is worse than
pride except impiouSncSs?
Forgiveness is wholly alien 10 his spirit.
He makes il matter OF regard that he
has no use for man who has dlsap-
pointed him.
one view Of his natureis artificial He
is neither man of courage, or truth,
nor of honor. Yet he would have it
appear that he lives in the circle OF
those virtues and governs the world
strictly bv them. | rcCOllcCt hearing
him once say that certain thing was
outside the "forum and domain OF
honor Yet | have lived to see this
man, 50 good az phrases, sneaking into
a gcutlcman'S house, Supposing him 10
bc absent. and court his wife IN the
presence of her iOUr children. ConEllng
Is lutlemorr thanaNorthcrn Slave-driver.
Even suppoSing his amuscments to be
what his friends claim, they hespeak
his brutality lie is Il boxer, good
Siltl Will e llNl''lf AAA AliNN'N'i '''''' AZ
dictive. Are these the qualities for a
leader OF Northern society? Or are
they not identical with the qualities
which underIie the mississippi plan
and the shotgun policy? But it is
most probably a sly assumption on his
part that he can either shoot 4 pistol or
stand up against any determined
pusilrSt. He has had two or three &C.
caSions OF late to develop on that idea.
Lamar icvrled at him one OF the bitter
est sentences ever uttcredin the Senate,
that the insult he had given Conklng
was such as "no good man would de-
serve and no brave man would wear
Repealed like shuttecock from 4 bat
tlcdurc, he was i'm turn kicked out from
Surague's house at NardgdnSett, and he
is likely to have an unhappy time here
after with one enemy in the Senate and
another out ON the business circle. Ii
he does not kick a small boy some o.
these days he will have no reputation
LETT.