The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-03
Har.. Conhl1Hag In the Treasury.

| a Washington despatch, dated Oetobe
4, says: The suggestion of Mr.. Conklin
for the Treasury Department has cause
the general public to prick it's ears in
mannersit has not done for a long time
Although the popular mind has associated
Mr.. Conkling solely with the post Of Sec
retary Of State, the more he is discussed il
connection with the Treasury the stronger
grows the wish that he may take it.
There is q qualifying suggestion, how:
ever, which, with the Stalwarts, goes fa1
to destroy all; and that is, that Mr.. Conk.
ling may be balanced in the Cabinet by
Mr.. Blaine as Secretary of State. It is un.
questionabIy true that the Conkling- Blaine
report has somewhat dashed the spirits ot
the StalWarts, and there is great interest
felt to know what measure Of truth it con-
tains. Few believe it contains any.
There is authority for saying that Mr..
Window desires to leave the Treasury.
Since the first week he has not been salts
fled withshimself for deciding to leave the
Senate to take it. He will bend his efforts
at once to regain his seat iii the Senate,
and it is probable he will succeed. This
gentleman has an ambition, the chances
for gratifying which he. believes he will
improve by going back to the Senate,
where he will be more free to work it out
1t is opposition to monopoly. 1t was elab-
Grated in his letter just prior to going into
the Treasury. He believes that the idea is
destined to grow and become the issue,
and that he or some one else will ride on it
into the Presidency. The Presidential bee
ia Windom's bonnet sings to him the song
that be will be the man, if he properly
trims his sails Believing that the breeze
will become gale, he wishes to Get ready,
and for this he regards the Senate as the
better place.
Aprop0s Of Mr. Conkling III the Treas
ury: "That, after all, y said public man
with knowledge Of both Mr. Conk1ing
and the Treasury, lis his place. Ordinar-
III, it Wostld be the State Department; but
there is work to be done in the Treasury
for which he is one Of the very few men
available who have the necessary qualifica-
tion. Few men would covet it, and [
loubt if Conkling does, or can be induced
% undertake it. The popular understand
ng is that it's a general clearance that is
needed there. There is some exaggeration
10 doubt; but enough reality exists to tax
wen Conklingss courage and capacity.
loubt whether he would care for it, and
he danger is that, after all, the work will
lot be more than half DONE Now, John
sherman would not like to see Roscoe
Jonkling in the Treasury, and this fact
nay be reason enough why Conkling
would take it. By the way, the question
IS to the time certain acts were committed
becomes an interesting one. The statute
t limitations is good thing for a class.
But exposure, at least, can be made If men |
annot be punished. 70 some men expos
ne is as great punishment as can be in
lcted.n
There's a divinity inzit-the fnyestfga-
ion OF the frauds Of the Hayes Administers
Ion,' said another, rubbing his hands.
That's what Conkling in the Treasury
fill mean. hope it's true. Arthur will
1ake a great Administration If he does IT,
t will reconcile many to the iifiiction Of
Blaine, if that's the understanding The
niger / live the more Pm Convinced that
1ere is a divinity in human affairs. Just
mink Of it, Roscoe Conkling in the Treas
ry Department overhauling things!''