Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-07-29
4 NJ, Imp~nasps Republican
Dagger.

4 Dss, Imp~nasps Republican
Dagger.
The Republicans are very
anxious to represent everything as
harmonious In their party. In truth
they were never SO discovered and
desponding AZ now. A wild stam-
pede In the Chicago Convention re-
suited 10 the very weakest and
most vulnerable nominations. both
for President and Vice-Presidsnt,
that could have been named. The
Convention forgot, in the wild
leap both from Grant and Blaine,
the venerable old adage that 1t is
we'll 70 look before you leap. 1t
took for the head OF it's ticket =
man - spotted as the zebra. Re-
pubfIcsns are now busy In repre-
ssnting Grant. Blaine, Cameron
and Logan as eager for the election
Of Garfield. Fidilesticks! There
u not one Of these men who does
not know that Garfield will be
overwhelmed and buried out Of
sight, nor is there one OF them who
does not hope to see this result ac-
complished at the ballot box. Dur
ing the Foster campaign in Ohio,
Roscoe Conkling was requested to
60 out to that State aud make some
speeches in aid of the "cause."
"What," said the lordly Roscoe,
~ go out to help Charley Foster,
Garfield and that crowd" The
other day George Alfred Townsend
encountered COnkling. What was
said 10 told below, in Townsend's
correspondence with the Cincin.
natl Enquirer. The interview com.
prises two distinct dates. We quote:
Soon after ths Canonchet affair
I met Senator Conkling on the
steps of the new Capitol at Albany.
"Fhere's one thing / fall to com pre-
bend, Senator" / remarked; "hOw
ia it that Ohio Republicans have
obtained such power in your
party2"
"Ah, my friend,n was the Quiet
spoken reply, "under such an ADJ
ministration rs we have now all
thiDgs ridiculous are possible. Still
ii is not power that Ohio men
have in the party; It is merely an
accidental prominence that will
last not longer than there is y
chance for change.r
Then you don't expect John
sherman to succeed Hayes in the
White House?'
''Pshaw! Nobody expects such q
thing. l tell you, sir, that Ohio
Republicans must step down and
out. The Republican party-the
thinking. voting masses Of the
psrty-demand that the whole
horde shall go out of public life.
Tbey are q sniveling. hypocritica
sci; there 10 not u statesmen oil
them all; indeed, not one passably
smart. And they are the meapest
species OF man existent; they over.
fiow with Sunday school twaddle;
that 10 their stock in trade; they
will cringe and crawl, and give
themselves 10 every underhand
game In striving for their own al.
vaucement; but let one of them
N sasurably succeed, and he sud-
denly and mendaciOusly looms up
monstrously independent. He will
pirate of ciiques and corruption;
call for a purer public service, aod
posture In his own sweet way be-
fore the people as one of your won
derfnlly goody goody sort Of fell
lows that are to he read abnut in
5abies' books. But the public are
not fools; honest men are not
caught by such chaff, nor is the
Republican party likely again to
bow down at the shrine Of such
politicians. We dare not take the
Risk; already once too often have
we expsrimented with that dam
chance for Secretary shsr.
man, eh?'s
mot thu slightest, nor for any
other Ohm Republican. Ne;y
York Will have something to "a v
In the next Residential fight, and
New York Republicans will never
support AN Ohm candidate again.
The Republican,, Of other States
Will never consspsto another nom
Ipee from that Stste till the hour
has fully come for Ahe sacrifice OF
the party"
The ether day Mr.. Canklinp and
I Glanced to meet Acainothis
time Ia = parlor car oHthe New
York Central Railroad. Mia was
lOunging lazily on his RECLINING
chair, tntentiy studying a. cata.
sicgue Of fishing tackle.
"Gen. Arthur aud are going on
little fishing excursion, You
Know he remarked, as he madt
room for me on the seat opposi / 8
We ran hit-and m ISIS sort OF con.
variation Tor q half hour or 80, and
then 1 called the Senator's at.
tentt0n TO our talk last fall.
Weih it's an Ohio man after
al !" 1 calculated, with . sense OF
rehabilitation. "You haven't
forgotten, Senator, L hope. vour
Words TO me about Ohio piacemen
u our talk on the State House
ntope some months ago ?'
$40. sir, 1 have not forgotten