New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-07
KEw-YoRK DAILY TRBUNE, sATURDAY, way = 1881.

too, that not long ago, during the pendency
of the Presidential election, after the hepuDn-
can party, with an audacty which almost Ter
riied itself, had dared nominate its own can
didate instead of Mr.. Conklings, the SUI
preme question with which the country shiyered
for weeks was what will COnkling do '
We remember with what awful gravity his in
innate friends shook their heads when the
question was propounded and declined to COM
nit either themselves or him. That was
another occasion when he struck the attitude
and stood over the magazine. 1t was one OF
the most trying moments the Republican party
ever passed. Moments, did we say tit lasted
several weeks; weeks in which everything was
held in suspense weeks for which there Is no
parallel in the history Of the party, unless IN
deed it be that momentOus period in 1876 ~
when the Democratic newspapers made the
blood curdle in Republican veins by the re-
mort that the great New-York Senator was
loaded with speech on the Electoral dispute
which if fired into the Republican magazine
would explode the party and put Mr.. Tilden
in the White House. And we remem-
Der what feeling Of relief was e1-
pericnccd when the great Senator slowly
dropped the muzzlc of his gun and permitted
the American People to elect their President
No, no we eau never so far forget ourselves
as to treat so solemn tabcau with anything
but the deepest seriousness We recognize the
majesty of it, whether the gun is loaded OF
not.
But We must be permitted to say that the
imitation of this great statesman in his great
est act by Mr.. George Gorham does not i'm
press. Mr.. George Gorham Is said to have
struck il in his newspaper yesterday morning.
Touching the Withdrawal Of the New York
nominations that versatile acrobat Is said to
have held language like tits: As a large
number of Senators visited the President yes
"tcrday after the Adjournment Of the Senate in
g" the interest of harmony wc forbcar any com
"mcnt- until Che result can be- asccrtancd Tho
situation is grave one and can only bc re-
"licved by the President himself. All Rcpubll-
cans desire 10 src a safe drllycrncc Of the
party from present peril So GorhIm draws
his pca-shootcr and aims at the magazine.
And with "a manner intended TO be impressive
and 10 excite the admiration of the country, be-
saws he will not shoot until the result of the
effort 10 induce the President 10 abdlcate Is
ascertaincd. He forbcars comments The
country is invited to consider him seriously
while he poses with loaded pca-shooter and
forbcars comments" Tahleau. Heaven only
knows what would have happened 20 the Nation
if ne had not forhornc comments, but the mauacis
"A though he actually thought that if he should
let his pca-shootcr 90 of something would
take place. What crisis this must be
10 be- sure. Here il Mr.. Conkling stand
ing in an attitude of painful constraint
for weeks. threatening to blow mp everything
if be- Is not placatod with something. and Just
as the public il getting used to the spectacle,
and little sccptcal about hi- guns being
loaded. out pops Mr.. George Gorham with
little Tin tube 20 blow peas through and says:
Unless Mr.. Conklng is conclliatcd immcdl-
atcly III begin to comment. ! want 10 save
the party from its present peril but some
thing must be done about this night of. or
" l'll--commcnt.'
Mr.. George Gorham seems 70 be an ass. lie
not only cxcitcs disgust on his own account,
but he makes the majestic attitude of his friend
Conkling appear ridiculous.