The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-07-20
Aaraiialr GazEttG,
EST MopUs IN RBBUs.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1881.
EsT MopUs IN RE- n u
HAYES ON CONKLNG.
The Ex-President Expresses his Mind
about the Ex-senator from New York.

ma GS ON OONAA@N@NO'
The Fx-PreSident Expresses his Mind
about the Ex-senator from New York.
rein. Commercial Bencfopiaine sPeciall
Conversation soon turned from the scenes
around us to the affairs Of the State and Ma
ton, and COnkling's recent feat of haru-kari
was, of course, mentioned. Iosked Mr.. Hayes
how he accounted for Conkling's actions, and
he said. with great seriousness, and thought,
a little sadness, "Mr. Conkling is not himself
any more. He is mono-maniac on the sub
ject Of MS own importance. II is serious
thing 10 say. but am perfectly confident that
Mr.. Conkling is not a rational creature. He is
SO impressed with his own greatness that it
has become moro than eccentricty 1t is a
monumania This is by no means an uncom-
mon phase Of insanity. Tie maladv often
takes that form. Insane persons very fire.
ouently imagine that they are some dlstin-
guished character or superior being. There
are over fifty persons in the insane asylums
who imagine themselves Presidents Of the
United States. Some believe themselves 10 be
Napoleon. others the King, the Gar. Many
imagine themselves 10 be Jesus Christ or even
the Almighty misunderstanding is drifting
that wav. Men who do his bidding he be-
lieves to be afraid Of him. Those who refuse
to obey his dictates he considers his bitter
enemies. He thinks they are trying to hui
initiate him. 'Humiliate' is a favorite term Of
Conkling's. To slow you how egotistical he
is, Just let me relate an incident: In 1879
General J. S. Robinson, Of the Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee of this State. invited Mr..
Conkling TO come TO Ohio and make few po-
litical speeches.
Come to Ohio, " said Conkling, putting up
Indignantly. They have insulted me in Ohio;
I cannot think Of going there. 'lnsulted
you? How, pray!" asked Robinson. Have
they not Endorsed this wretched hypocrite at
the White House? That was intended as a
direct drive at me, sir.
General Robinson protested that such was
not the case, but Mr. Conkling would not
listen, and refused TO come"
"Mr. Coukhng's downward course dates
from the State campaign in New York in 1876,
when he did all in his power to destroy the
Republican party. That was the first one. The
second one was during the eession of the
Electoral Commission. Mr.. Conkling was net
tied and stung at his failure to secure the
nomination, and sought an opportunity to
throw the scale in favor e Mr.. Tildeu's cleo
ton to nv own, and had a speech fully pre-
pared to overthrow the action OF the Commits
sion relative to the returns from Alabama.
Senator Morton discovered his trick just in
time to prevent his treachery. The third at
tempt that Conkling made was in forming the
Potter Investigating Committee. There never
would have been such a committee but for
Conkling The Southern Democrats were afraid
Of it, and 10th to have anything to do with it..
I do not know that Mr.. Conkling falsifed in
TINS instance. People we're coming to him
with stories of all kinds, being assuIei
that they would find him ready to support
them in overturning the result of the election.
and be grew to believe them. think he was
convinced, probably, in his own mind that
Mr. Garfield, Mr. Matthews, and other states
men had made an open bargain and sale for
their votes of certain States, and he declared
openly that Hayes would be compelled from
very shame to quit the White House within
thirty days after the investigation began. He
did all he dared do in each case to overthrow
his party, and the party viii be all the stronger
without him. He had no possible excuse for
his action, though / think Mr. Plat may have
felt that he could not consent to Mr.. Robert
sons nomination.