Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-08
srALwAsr AND DsADLsCx.

srALwAsr AND DEADLOCK.
The true "Stalvart" at the present
time 10 President Garfield. Thus far be
has stood arm and true 10 his trust. and
his stalwars strides n be psoss The quar-
Ter deck Of the ship OF State. give sssur-
snss and confidence that he Is the very
man for the responsible national once
10 which hs was chosen By The people.
assumed the duties Of that high
ONCE q Q man understanding and spprs-
dating their full weight and respond
biisy and evidently With . will and
determination 10 disehsrss those dutiss
squarsly. faithfully and impsrtially.
Thus far he has done %. regardless OF
any political leader Who sought TO inhu-
snes. his sstion adversely 70 What his
stalwart Judgment indicated to b his
duty. His course thus far has shown
that he cannot bs politically manipu-
lated or oosrcsd. And in the selection
Of his Cabinet the s~oundnsss Of his
Judgment IL constantly msnifsstine It.
self; each member 10 hllipg the duties OF
his respective position with . degree Of
ability that promises satisisotory future
results.
In marked contrast II the eoufss Of
The se-oallsd "stalwsrt." Conklius I;
elected BY the Republicans OF New York
20 represent them in The Senate OF The
United States. There was . time when
he vas entitled to the name OF Chief OF
The stalwsrts. for under his ~msrshslship
moro than ons gallant victory was scored
for the Republicans. he Wa power
In the party and in the Senate chamber.
but too much success and recognition -
Q povsriui leader spoiled him. and in
duosd Q too.ersst estimate Of his own
essential importance. He became i'm
prsssed with the idea that he was whole
Republican party. and that everything
should b. % hs said. In short. this
great exponent Of the right OF the ma
jorisy to rule. assumed to consider him.
self - literally that majority. and boldly
stood forth a. the dictator Of the Admin
i~strstion. When he found himself do
libsrsssly refused recognition - such.
and his ovsrpowsrips. iupsrious import
ancs ignored, this stalwart colossus BE-
came angry. and forgetting what he
owed to the Republican party. trsschsr'
ously deserted his post and gave the ma.
jority In the Senate into the hands oil
the Democracy. Since then his course
has been huniliatins In the extreme. II
must b 90 even to his own spprscia-
ton. Even his criminal dsllying with
the Democratic vote in the Albany Legis'
laturs surely does not sntitls him to The
name Of . Republican stslwart. dead
lock" Conkling II now his only leaisi'
mate title. He created and maintained
deadlock in the United States Senate,
and now be has created and IL maintain
ine q deadlock in the Albany Lsgisla
turs. In order TO carry out his owl
sslash ends he wsald deadlock the who'll
Republican party II he could. Conklini
IL no staiwart except to himself. Tit
following. relative to the origin Of thu
ssrn staiwart. 10 from the New Yori
Tribune Of May 2sth. II IL in point:
In the spring Of 1877 sepator Blaine
bsinR called on to mako An energetic pro
tsst AGAINST some phase OF Presiden
Hsys's policy touching Governor Packard
and Chamberlain, concluded . lengthy tel
eersm TO the Boston Herald Of April 10 II
ths following words. published next day II
Associated Press dispatches:
az trust, also, that both Governors know
that the Boston press no more represent
The BTALwART Republican feeling o.
New England On the pending issues thar
ths ssme press did whom IL demanded thu
enforcement Of the Fugitive Slave law In
1851"
Tho advocates Of the Hayes policy imme
diately tossed the word ''Stalwart' bach
and forth In terms Of ridiculs. and made
merry over 10. a. they thought. at Nj
Blains's expense. Az usual. Mr.. Blaine
stood his ground. and his phrase soon tool
its place In tho political nomenclature o.
the dsy. II WAS Mr.. Blaine who first uset
It. and Il must Be exceedingly gratifying
for Mr.. Conkling 10 strut round In tn
borrowed plumage Of the Secretary o
State.
II vas q year or two later that Mr.. Cenk
ling adopted the word. for during tn
early period Of Mr.. Hayes administration
whom his policy was announced and In
sugurated, Mr.. Conkling kept very quiet
and was understood to be acquiescent
He Wa anything else than Stalwart then
Two or three days after Hayes was inaug
uratsd, Mr.. Conkling voted against seatint
KsllogR from Louisiana. and made severa
dsmonstrations which were decidedly anti
6talvart. In short. just % long y M
Hayes kept his hands Cd Of the patronag'
Of New York. Mr.. Conkling had NO ocoa
sion 70 b stalwart st all. But when thu
Presidsnt touched the Custom-houss b,
removing Collector Arthur. Mr.. Csnklini
became the most stalwart Of the party
and has ever since sought TO appropriate
The title. Conscientious objections h
Hayes policy did not make Mr.. Conklinl
Staiwart. But he overlooked with stall
wartism when the domain Of patronag'
was invaded.
And 90 now again Mr.. Conkling "rs
turns 70 his muttons." lis the Custom
House oncs more. Other Senators and
former statesmen have had distinctive
fields Of action and marked features In
their careers. Mr.. Webster sxpoundsd
the Constitution. Mr.. Clay built up th:
American systsm. Mr.. Calhoun labored
for State rights. Mr.. Benton battled fol
hard.monsy. Mr.. Seward struggled fol
the abolition Of ~slAvery-but Mr.. ConklinG
las expended all his great energies and
conceded abilities In upholding the gran
dsur Of the Custom House and the sacred.
nsss Of patronage. Let New York rise In
hsr might and keep her great Senator In
his splendid and ennobling career.