The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-23
ROSCoE CnNKLING.

The protracted Senatorial contest at Al !
bany, has engendered aumosities among
Republicans all over the country, which
cannot be easily allayed. At one time it
looled as If Mr. Conkling and the Anti-Ad-
ininistration faction had the best of the fight,
but Garfield and Blaine backed by the i'm
mense patronage at their command, have
succeeded in getting the upper hand. At the
outset we felt that this result could be but a
question of time that though Rscoe Conk-
ling had a great following and welded an
immense influence, he must speedily sue
cumb when the adroit Mr.. Garfield and the
willy Mr.. Blaine got down 10 business and
began to deal out their official fayors. Nor
were we mistaken. Mr.. Conkling has been
deserted by the men whom he had right
to expect would remain true despite bland
ishments or threats. He has made these
men what they are, raised them from OBJ
scurity to prominence, and sustained them
in the positions they obtained through his
influence. His firmness as a friend, has
only been exceeded by his purity as public
man, and although through the perfdy Of
friends, whose feslty has been purchased
with Office, he may be relegated to private
life, he has the proud consciousness ofknow-
ing, that he never accepted bribe, nor did
one unmanly or dishonest thing in his ca
pacity Of public legislator. And the people
appreciate this fact as well as lac does him
self. No Credit Mobilier bribe has ever
crossed his palm, nor dishonest subsidy act
received his support. He has been true to
himself as an honest man and faithful to his
constituency as an honorable representative
in all positions he has been called upon to
FILL Would that we could say as much for
his opponents. But we cannot. Their re-
cords are black with unparalleled venality,
reeking with the slime they have dragged
up from the loathsome depths into which
they plunged in their unhallowed and in
famous search for power and wealth.
We admire manhood, we appreciate true
nobility, and though we have not agreed
with ex Senator Conklng on political ques-
tions, we would not Withhold from him the
praise to which he is justly entitled as a rep
reseniative American, whose conspicuous
ability and purity, have won the admiration
of the world.
Ten years ago Roscoe Conklng eclipsed
veteran leaders and rose TO the highest place
in the Republican councils of New York.
He has ever since stood III the front rank
and been recognized by his political associ-
ates MS their leading orator and chief man
ager. During the last six years of Grants
Administration, no man except the Pres-
dent himself, exerted more influence in
shaping the policy Of the party. He always
remained true to bis colors. In 1872, when
hosts of influential men deserted, he stood
firm and bore the heat and burden OF the
day, in support of the regular Republican
ticket. He saved Hayes in 1876 and pre-
vented GarGelds overwhelming defeat in
1880 and his reward Cor all this devotion, is
to be ignored and betrayed.
Garfield and Blaine aud their coterie OF
kindred spirits,may fancy they have shelyed
Mr.. Conkling, but we mistake the temper oi
the man, if he does not carry his case before
the people this fall for hearing. The Ad-
ministration may think Conkling dead, but
they will find him the liveliest kind of Q
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