The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-31
CONKLING AND GARFIELD.
one OF His Friends Speaks-We'ye
Got No Use for Ohio.

Chis week with many prominent RI
: publicans of Albany and from the in
terror of the State. One of the latte
is in Albany very often, is in the cor
fidence OF the Conkling managers here
and is besides, warm friend of th
Senator. 1t is fair to say that he ha
evidently received new light since hi
arrival, and that his last remarks re
liect the ring sentiment here quite a
fully as the opinions of his constituent
at home.
81 cannot speak for Senator Conk
ling" he said, when asked him hoy
he fancied that gentleman was suitet
with the ticket. "No man ever cal
speak for him whom you find willint
to speak. His confidents, if he hal
them, are not of that sort. But | cal
guess to my own satisfaction jus
about how he likes it.
"No, the Senator does not like any
of that Ohio crowd. You remember
the remark ascribed to him last sum
mer, when asked if he would stumr
Ohio for Foster, to the effect that he
didn't know any Republican in Ohio
by that name. That sums up his
opinion Of them all. think he looks
upon them just as all honest, out-and.
out Republicans do-as selfish, trad
ing, unprincipled Hessians. The Ohio
idea is-Buckeyes first, the men they
can handle second, and the Republi-
can party bad third. One dose OF
this has been enough. We've got no
use for any more Ohio idea"
"How far back does the Senator's
dislike date?"
"Well, it's an old story now. In the
first place, they raise different breed
of men in Ohio now from the genera
tion to which Chase and Wade be-
longed. They are a shifty, shallow,
double-faced lot, those Hayses and
Fosters and Garfields. There is moth
ing square or manly about them.
They are all great professors of morals
and all that sort ofthing. They don't
swear, they drink their whiskey out
of oranges, and they talk like exhor-
ters. The present ohio man is a
born hypocrite. Now Senator Conk-
ling hates hypocrisy. His chosen in
innate in Washington is Senator
Eaton. Mr.. Conkling goes around
with him continually and is really
fond of him. Why? because Eaton
is a fellow of Conkling's own heart
frank, candid, and without any lit
tie meannesses. Both of them say
what they think, whether people like
it or not.
"When Blaine began to get the
Presidential bee in his bonnet he went
at the work of alternating Congress-
men from Grants administration by
promises of patronage and committee
He got around him a
party of men like Garfield, of Ohio
Kelly, of Pennsylvania; Ellis H.
of Utica, and Conger, of
They were too eager to
earn their wages, and insulted
every body who represented in any
way the Administration.
"When Hayes came into National
politics, with John Sherman behind |
him, Garfield was one of the chaps
who felt called upon to assume the di- !
rection of affairs. He went down to
and I suppose was as deep
rs anybody in that cowardly, scOun-
1relly compromise plot by which
Hayes, who had run way behind Pack
ard in the State vote, threw Packard
overboard and took the electoral vote
)f the State himself. l tell you that
hing made Conkling's blood boil.
He's Republican, every inch of him,
md be properly denounced that deal
Is the depth of rascality.
"Ever since then the Ohio crowd
lave made war on the Senator. They
hrew out his friends, Arthur, Cornell
md the rest, from the custom-hOuse
hey filled this whole State with anti.
Jonkling pOstmasters and revenue
'fIicers, and did everything they could
O humiliate him. tell you he has
TODD terrible lot of abuse from these
,eople Just for the sake of the party.
lie knew that if he lifted his finger
he organization in this State would
70 to pieces in forty-eight hours. For
many times when it was hard work.
lie has taken more insults quietly
rom these Ohio folks for the sake of
ur party here than you can imagine.
"But 70 say nothing of Chicago, it
in the organization of the National
ommittee that the browning insult
yas offered to us. Garfield began to |
ct frightened about Pennsylvania I
fter Hancock was nominated and he /
ffered the craftsmanship to Don Cam i
ron. The understanding was that if ,
e took it, he was to run the New /.
'ork campaign in manner satisfac-
Dry to Robertson, WoOdin and the
est of the scratchers. He refused to
ccept these conditions, saying that /
e would do nothing antognistic to a
he wishes of the New York Y
tate committee, which is, of course, n
! our hands. Then the commit =
,e got together, and, by the help of
ne Territories, which cast no votes y
nywhere except in conventions and f
Mr.. Jewell was elected, f
nd Mr.. Platt's claim wholly, even
,ntemptiously ignored. That's all "
lere is in it. This is Mr.. Jewell's II
He's running it-we're :.
Dt. that's ALL" y
"But," said, "you haven't told 1
e what Senator COnkling's position e
as.n Il
~ don't know anything about his 9
lsition. But do know that his best
lends are mighty afraid they will ii
ave the malarial fever this fall. It's 4
itching they tell me-"