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tone and character, such as it will be-
to the present national dynasty.

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to the present national dynasty.
The earnest inquiry is often made,
why, if he still is scheming and exercis-
ing large influence on the administra-
ton, Conkling keeps himself hidden from
public view The answer is an easy one.
Conkling discovered his prodigious, most
damaging mistake in leaving the senate,
when the legislature Of New York re-
fused, to his sore chagrine and disap-
pointment, to return him promptly
to the senate. But too proud to
yield, he kept up his bitter
fight on Garfield until he was
shot. He awaited, no doubt, with anxiety
the result of the wound, for he well knew
that he had produced, the conditions that
caused the shooting. We may well ad-
NIT that he wished for Garfeld's recov-
cry, for he did not want to be charged
with the moral guilt of his taking off.
When Garfield died, he exclaimed,
nothing worse could have happened to
him (Conkling) than the death
of Garfield" He clearly appre-
ciated the situation. The friends
of Garfield since his death have constant
ly referred to Cenkling with bitterly ex-
asperated feelings. Not further to in
fame such feelings, Conkling has hidden
himself, and concealed his action.
But let the public and parties be sure
of this: Conkling abides his time. He
does not give vp the struggle. Though
beaten, he will aim to win back
what he has lost, and Cameron, Grant,
Logan and their henchmen will strive
with him to bring back the worst and
most corrupt political schemes of Grants
administration.
When the long, lingering and most
disgusting trial of the assassin of Gar
field shall be brought to an end, and
when the death of Garfield is
avenged, as far as it can
be by the conviction, sentence
and hanging of Guiteau, his
murderer, then we may look for the reap
pearance in open day, and open party
work, Of Conkl1ng in the political field
He may, or he may not, 60 into Arthur
cabinet, but the GLOBE predicts, after the
hanging of Guiteau, land the public tension
produced by his great crime is somewhat
relaxed, Conkling will no longer hide
himself away, in an upper room in Mas
sau street, in New York City, but he
will reappear on the political boards again
to strut in the conscious panoply of re-
newed political power. The game then
will be for the Bosses, reinforced by the
power of an administration, given them
by the assassination of Garfield, to fight
Blaine and to perpetrate stalwartism in
1884.
The outlook. though not pleasant, is not
without hope. Faction may do its work,
and defeat the schemes of desperate and
INSCRIPTIONS partisans. Meanwhile the
country must suffer for the want of a
purely administered, just and honest
government. The remedy and the vital
remedy is in change of
government. Let the people take
hold of the matter and by driving
the spoilers from power place the govern
ment back into the hands of the Demo-
cratic party in 1884. Even the better
class of Republicans should he able to
realize that reform within their party is
impossible. Their only salvation is to
place another party in power for at least
one term. They have nothing to hope
from their own party as at present Or
ganized, and they can only secure reor-
ganization through defeat.