Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-14
CONELING's POSITION.

he Is Tor Grant first, Last a.ad asL the
Tame.
Washington Special (F2b. l0) 20 Se~ York
San.
l feel myself authorised to state that air.
Ccnklirg is not candidate, presently or
remotely, or in any contingency, for the
nomination Of President 81 Chicago. The
fact may as we'll bs understood first as last.
Therefore, when some of his followers, who
glory in the leadership of the Oneida chief,
seek to make their devotion to his personal
fortunes cover for belraylng the sentiments
of certain localities which they are 70 repre-
sent as delegates to the State convention,
they will find it fimsy excuse for the
treachery they intend.
MIR. Conkling is for Grant out and out,
without any alternative, Or second choice, or
possible compromise. Conkiing means
Grant and nothing else. In all his walk and
conversation, he is bold enough to avow this
purpose distinctly and unqua!lhsdy. SO as to
prevent the possibility of mistake now or
hereafter. To him more than to any othsT
man belongs whatever credit attaches to the
organization of the third term venture, which,
up to the time of the progress from San
Francisco to Philadelphia, was adroitly
planned. A mistake, nov admitted, was
made when Grant was DETECTED from pro.
posed journey to Australia.
Out of the country, attended with parade
appealing to the imagination of the weak
and the credulous, Grant was infinitely
stronger than in the country, brought into
daily contact with thousands, and subject
ed to public and private criticism. This
discovery vas soon made, and the managers
started him off again on new tour. Tne
real reason for bringing him home when
they did. was to give an impulse to the con-
ventions in Pennsylvania and New York,
which the engineers of the machine propos.
ed to capture by calling them long before
the usual time, and without allowing the
rank and file of the party any fair chance to
express their opinions.
This whole rn5%ement is a game in poll
tics, of which audaci!y is the chief feature.
1t is the final test of the strength of the
machine, as the controlling power in great
party, in dehsnce of the convictions of the
t,es. men WHO compose it, and in disregard
of public sentiment. Mr.. Coukling plays
his stake and takes the chances. Success
means possession of the government, abso-
Lutte and uncontrolled by any outside con-
siderations: an indefinite Lease OF power
command over the treasury; unchecked ex-
penditures, and a radical and enduring
change in onr institutions.
Great corporations. the old Iings, anne1a-
tons of foreign territory, adventures of
every class and cline, spectators, gamblers
| in politics and stocks, jobbers Of all descrip-
tious. are enlisted in the movement, and re-
formers ike Gen. Butler are engaged in pro-
noting it. Grant went out of The
way to make his Boswell publish a
| recantation of his official report, charg-
ing Botler with having been "bottied up.
ard to say that he OILY lacked the opportu-
nisy to become great military man. Conk-
ling bought that peace fsring about, and
now he has for one of his stsf the lats
Democratic candidate for Governor of Mas
ssctuseits. who alarmed the Republicans a.
an enemy st the last election, and alarm;
them still more as friend 1or the contes
| next November.