Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-28
In bis recent speech, Conkling said :

In his recent speech, Conkling said
OF General Arthur it seems needless
here to speak. Most Of you know him,
and all who know him know q high-souled,
honorable man-honorable in every posi-
ton in which he ever stood-a man to be
trusted in every relation Of life. If the
character, the popularity, and personality
OF q candidate can add strength to the Re-
publican cause, General Arthur will add
that strength wherever he is known, and
most where he is best known.
In a special message to the Senate
January 81, ls79-Mr. Hayes said
The Custom-house in New York collects
more than t%wo-thirds Of all the customs
revenue Of the Government. Its admin
istration is q matter not OF local interest
merely, but Of great Importance to the peo-
pie of the whole country. For q long Pc
riod Of time it has been used to manage
and control political affairs. The officers,
Arthur and Cornell, suspended by me, are
and for several years have been engaged in
active personal management of party poll
tics OF the city and State of New York.
The duties of the offices held by them have
baen regarded by them as Of subordinate
Importance to their partisan work. Their
offices have been conducted as part OF the
machinery under their control. They have
made the Custom-house the center OF par
tisan political management. With my in
formation OF the facts of the case, and
with a deep sense Of the responsibility and
obligation imposed upon me by the Con-
stitution, to ''take care that the laws be
faithfully executed" I regard it as my
plain duty to suspend the officers in ques-
ton, and to make the nominations now
before the Senate, in order that this i'm
portant Office may be honestly and efficient
ly administered.
'Who shall decide when doctors dis
agreef" Here is the great Republican
Senator declaring Arthur to be "a high
souled, honorable man-honorable in
every position in which he ever stood
Here is the man whom the Republican
party admired sufficiently to steal the
Presidency for him, declaring with Off
cial evidence hat in order to have the
affairs Of the New York Custom-house
Honestly and efficiently administered, "
he is compelled to kick Arthur out Of
that office. Who is the liar, Conkling or
Hayes for one Of them must lie most
o~utrageously.
We leave the happy Republican family
to settle this queer question of veracity
as seems best, in view Of the critical pc.
litical situation. One branch Of that
family-represented, let us say, by Mr..
George William Curtis, Carl Schurz and
his journalistic shadow-are made sick
nigh unto death by the very mention Of
Arthur's name, and therefore do not
mention it except with contemptuous
loathing. The other branch Of that fam.
ily-represented. let us say, by Grant,
Logan and the journalistic remains Of the
whiskey ring-love Arthur like a straw.
berry-marked brother, and consider Gar
field a sorry rogue in comparison. We
really do not see how this wide and
ragged difference of opinion can be har-
monized sufficiently to produce no bad
effect at the polls ; but 'the cohesive
power Of public plumber" is a mighty
agent, and those Republicans who loathe
and those who love Arthur will probably
walk arm-in.arm to the ballot box in his
support ; thereby furnishing another
characteristic illustration of 'the party
of great moral ideas"