The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-19
OPINIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE
PRESS,

We have carefully examined the proceedingsof
the last Republican National Convention and the
political hand books for 1884, and do not find that
the name Of the person nominated for and elect.
ed to the Office Of President was Roscoe Conkling.
Mr. Conkling, 1t is feared, has by a natural, but
illogical mental process, gone on from the fac
that he elected the President, to the assumption
that he was elected President, even as George ",
another eminent and elegant parsonage, came to
convince himself that he had decided the battle
OF Waterloo by leading cavalry charge In per.
son.-[N Y. World
It's degrading that the President should have
to explain his connection with Brady 1t is dis.
graceful that he should have had any connection
that requires personal explanation 1t is unfortu.
nate that Mr., Gardeli's character is not such as
to repel suspicion.-[Ilinolss STATE Register (Dem,l
Conkling's enemies in New York in his own
party are the ones that should be strengthened II
the Democrats are to win through division Of
their opponents. There is certainly nothing to
be gained by building up the only power that
ever has been able to defeat the Democrats Of the
State Personal friendship and that supreme
fraud "the courtesy Of the Senate" certainly
should not control the action Of Democratic Sen.
ators at this time.-[Atlsnta (Ga) Constitution.
The close balance Of parties In the Senate at
present gives the Executive some temporary ad-
vantage in the fight Many Senators will stand
with the President now simply for the temporary
advantage 1t will give them In the division Of
plunder. Just as soon as the majority is larger
"he courtesy OF the Senate" will assert itself with
renewed force. It will disappear only with the
Senate itselH-[Detroit News, Qnd)
Mr.. ConklIng may defeat all the Presidents
nominations from now until doomsday, but he
cannot compel him to send in the name Of a sim
gle man whom the President does not wish to Rp-
point. In this respect the President is more than
q match for the whole Senate, and as Conkling
cannot keep up his following very long without
the dlTtrbuion Of promised places and pay
among his henchmen, 1t would seem that he Is
taken at q disRdvRRtage.-[W -[Washington ID o.
Herald Dem.)
The hot shots fred at Foster by the organ OF
John Sherman will please number OF leading
Republicans Of this city for whose benefit we clip
the following from the ENQUIRER: Foster promtA'
ed the Railroad COmmisslonerShip to Judge Aus
tin, and broke his promise by giving the place to
the irrepresstble fat boy Of Columbus, Charley
Moore, and, It is alleged, that the Governor has
not only lett Toledo Republicans out in the cold,
in bestowing his own patronage, but has used his
influence with the President against all active
men OF his party in this city. We have no per-
sonal feeling against Governor Foster, but feel
bound to truthiully state the situation in Toledo,
al given to us by leading RepubliCanG-[Toledo
Democrat.
Mahon,, 1t is evident is now making arrange
ments to 70 into partnership with the President
sluce his bargain with the Republican Senators
has brought only disastrous results He is like the
other Senators on the Republican slde-he must
fight with one faction or The other, and II went
with Conkling he would probably have very
small chance OF controlling any part Of the Fed.
eral pc tronage Of Virginia. At all events this Is
the view the Reputation Senator appears to take
OF the situation, for he IL edging toward Garfield
now The Democrats will never vote for the con-
firmatlon Of any Malone nominations, and with
Malone deserting Conkllng enough OF the Oonk-
ling Senators would unite with the Democram 70
deprive the Virginia Senator OF all that ne haA
been bargaining for during the past year,=PnllR'
delphia Times. Und)