Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-16
PLAINLY STATED.

The New York Posi-. In o VIGOROUS
leading editorial. yesterday, addressed
.'Te Whom II May Concern" said:
While so. 900. 900 OF Americans. North
ana South. East and West, Democrats
and Republicans, are anxiously and de-
voutly watching and praying for the
Presidents recovery. there IL q little
band Of politicians in this State. with
Conkling at their head. who would see In
IA. Prssideut's death. and the accession
Of one OF Conklipg's friends to power. .
chance for . rstrieval OF their political
fortunes. and Who now block the cleo
tiou Of Senators In this State from day
to day for the purpose Of preserving that
chance for Conklins.
The Posi- states the case very concissly
and also very correctly. bringing II to the
plain comprehension Of all who are able
to read and understand anything. When
Conklins 90 abruptly. In q at Of psttish
anger. resigned his high and honorable
position a. Senator from New York and
took his colleague. Plat. along with
him BY way Of echo, or taii.pises.
he did 10 with the confident expectation
that be a. we'll o. Plat would - imms-
diatsly sent back there t~riumphantly
vindiostsd and Endorsed BY an admirins
constituency In the conkling opposition
and war against the Administration. II
vas purelya Conklins war. Plat being
merely an schoing follower Of his ambi.
tiously arrogant chief. It Ia . good
general who guards we'll his advance
and keeps his rear carefully covered.
but coniling did neither. He promptly
marched to the Legislature In session ct
Albany. and With ostsntatious humility.
and the checklist eonndsnes imaeina-
bic. laid bis osss before that body Of his
most srudits fellow. citissns. declaring
his trust that his oourss would meet
their approval. and his entire willing.
ness to yield everything to their judy
msnt and submissivsly bow to their de-
eision.
The result showed that hs was . poor
general. he had not properly recon
noitsred the position before advancing
upon II. He had not canvasssd the sit
uation. and the result Of the very frst
ballot was . disastrous rspulss. But he
did not yield to the judgment. or bow to
this plainly expressed opinion that he
was not wanted. He neglected his
promised bow. did not like to turn and
retreat, for a. before remarked. his de-
fsetivs generalship had induced him to
neglect his rear guard. Plat felt dis
mayed at the disastrous failure Of his
chiefs plan OF campaign. He could
only "point the moral" and adorn the
tail Of the big dog In the mangsr until
at last hs insloriously dropped Of.
For six weeks conkling has kept that
Legislature In session. voting each day
for United States Senators. and getting
NO nearer to his coveted reelection and
"vindieation" than he did the nrst day.
bot on the contrary gradually losing
ground. Meanwhile an abnormal SYM
pa.hy With him and his "Stslwsrt''
sourss has caused an ambitious. badly.
balanced "stslwart" to attempt to end
the deadlock and Insure Conklins Stall
vart success BY attempting to kill the
President. And yet the proud Stalwsrt
chief. while sending messages Of sym.
patty and coincidence to the wounded
Chief Magistrate. still maintained his
warliks attitude toward him. The dead
lock has continued to this day.
Conkling maintained bis deadlock in
the United statss Senate until his col
leagues became sxasperatsd at his AFRO
CANT pe~rtinacity and finding be could
prevail no longer he abruptly resigned.
During the pas, week Cepklins' chronic
deadlock at Albany has also showed
Gsns Of dissolution. and yesterday he
himself evidently concluded that he wa
about played out. for according to .
Warrington telegram. "conklins s1-
presses the opinion that the Albany
Legislature will elect Miller and Lap
ham. BE seems totally Indifferent"