New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-02
MR.. Combines APOLOGT.

NIX. CONhLINGS AIOLDTl.
Mr. Conkling puts in plea in his own be-
half. He argues his case in a dispatch to =
morning paper which is profe>sedly taken
" from his own lips" and which bears evident
marks of his authorship. 1t is little late for
him to go into print as his own advocate, but
if his argument were ingenious 1t would still
he untrue. 1t is not, though. On the con-
trary, it is a piece of political pettifOgging de-
vised for the purpose of throwing dust IN the
ewes Of the members of the Legislature. He
begins by saying that in rcsigning he /" acted
" from no mere impulse of tle moment but
d" from cool and deliberate reflection, sustained
"by the advice aud counsel Of many Of the
"most prominent Republicans in the party
belonging TO this and other States" 4 few
days ago we were told by his nearest friends,
fresh from consultations with him. that he re-
signed from a sudden and generous impulse OF
cOmradeship when he learned that Scna-
tor Plat was going to resign. Which
statement is the trne one 7 AS to his
being sustained in his foolish act by
the advice and counsel of many prominent
Republicans in this and other States, We do
not believe a word of il. What prominent Re-
publicans advised him to rcsign1 Let him fur
nish their names if he can. He did not come,
Gas has been falsely represented" he goes ON
tn say, to buttonbOe and influence members
"of the Legislature, but simply to answer
"qucstons and give advice to such persons as
Knight call upon him." This is a tale for the
marines. For what purpose then did h@ drag
the Vicr-Prsdcnt to Albany with him, press
the Governor into his service, aud work all
the levers of the machine. if hc only went 10 the
Capital to answer questions and give advice
Could he not answer questions 10y letter or
Telegram from Utica! He complains that cine
hobby has been invoked to prevent hi, rcclcc-
"tion, aud that lies and misrepresentation
"havr been employed to aid Other agencies to
"sccurc his dcfrat' This might be- passed
over AZ the whining of beaten man under
ordinary Circumstances, tut H. view OF the Tact
that the lobby uhucncc at Albany has been in
the hands of Mr. CouLlngs friends and that
living of the stiicst character has been done ~
his behalf it looks like matchlc,s clroricry.
" lie Will pr.>crNr.' ne says, The attitude he
cha, taken from the bcguning-thaI Of being
"hcrr without any intention of seeking sup
port through the u4' OF any personal lniil-
cncc, and will calmly await what the better
sense OF The Republicans dccldrs upon doing.
Docs Mr.. Conklnr think the mcmbrrs of the
Legislature are children that hc offers them
this dcsc of cheap and -ickcninS tany In
"rcgard 10 hi "ricctinc 10 the confirmation
"of Mr. kol--t>on. he hold, that BE- haI a
"prrfrct right to de- ~o.' Oi cour~r hr had IA
rishi 10 object. Did anybody -ly hc had not
VA, the osuc hc made with the President on
hi risht to oppose the confirmation Of
Executive appointments! Does MI all the
81 . Itrs-
dcut'S rsht to make Ncw-York appoint
mcnts against his Wonking'o WISHES? q" lie
voted against al least t"rty of GaW'~
nominations ard there never was word
about it," Then why did h" not stay
in hi- scat and vote against Gariirlds appoint
ments instead of running OF to Albany for
viudcaiinn "! II WI, reserved for fr">l-
dent Garfield 10 assert an agtocrliic prcroca-
tive wluch no previous President ever ven
"turcd on" His is gross mcudiciiy. rut 20
PIT too fine a point upon H. President Car
field ha, asserted no artocraic prcrosativr. II
wa. Cnukling who tried to play the 'utocrat in
Washington and domiuccr over both President
an. Senate.
In conclusion the ex-senator SAYS: II is
easy Tor him ~ perceive the hand of Mr..
" Blaine in all that las been done and - now
dong in the manipulation of newspapers all
over the Land. aud ne has little doubt that
the American people viii speedily Scc the
"animus which pcry,dcs the whole canvass
"aga.n~t him. and visit their rchukr Mt the
"p,oprr time on the authors Of it." Thus Mr..
Cnuhluc runs away from his ii-ht against tie
President, which had ut least >omc >cmblaurc
of bndnr,- about il. and tries to make people
believe that his real antagonist Is Nh. Blame.
If what he saws were true (and il D, not
ordinary shrcNdncss should have kept him
from saying it. \ defeat in a qu,rrtl with the
President hc mi-ht have attributed to the
power of tie National Executive, Int defeat
i'm a personal quarrel with Mr. Blaine, whom
hc IN, hated for nearly score Of years, Is for
hiia the lowest depth Of humiliation. In his
amer amt desperation Mr.. Conkus seems To
have lost his common SENSE and his political
sicacty. Ills position begins to be 4 riuiul
one
Senator Madden. i'm the opinion Of another cor
r, .unndrmt' II cN senator Conhhng9 personal
ORGAN. j, very bad aud wicked man; man who
has shamcfuly mi-rcprrscutcd and taI-iurd the
great ~ S,uator lie has spoken of Nr. ConAiing
~ having opened headquarters At Albany and ~
"ha,iuy lowered hiiu...f very much M consuming
O., ask thc .nppnr: of Scnntcl. and Assembly men
TIN. statement is Indignantly dcnounrc ~ utterly
flr Nbv YES of cnurSr Mr.. Cuull ling hl+ not