Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-25
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conclusion to desert the standard o
their chief and so in . body for bis OPP
ponept. the telegraph has not told Us.
I, 10 therefore left as . matter OF spseu-
l.,ion and Judgment as to motives.
Perhaps they thought seven weeks bal
io,ine with no gain. but some loss. was
long enough to demonstrate the hope
isssn.,s Of carrying the point for which
they had 90 .psrsistsntly contsndsd. 1t
certainly WAS long enough for any such
body Of men to set at nausht the wishes
Of their constituents. and prove their
fsslty TO one selfish. coucsitsd and srro-
CANT politician. For some days there
had been indications Of Q brsskags In
the osadlock. Speaker Sharpe was
called Q traitor because be deserted the
waning cause. yet there were doubtless
Others who were preparing to follow.
/, only needed half . dozen. and. per-
hsps, knowing that this number or more
were. about to desert. . consultation re-.
suited IN the resolution to oil 60 over in
. body. sharing the blame or the honor
together.
It Is hardly to be supposed that this
sudden unanimous movement was made
with the consent or by the direction OF
Copklipg. It 10 not his style. More
over only q few days ago. In response to
Q rumor ,hs, be was drawing out oil the
Asbt. be said he was In 1t to stay. and
positively refused to withdraw. dc
would have maintained the deadlock a.
long % the Legislature could have been
kept In session. Roscoe Conklios Is
one OF those who never s~urrenders. and
only yields to the inevitable. When the
result that be doubtless feared and had
anticipated was made known to him be
was in New York. The proud old chief.
tain bowed his naughty head when he
was told that his gallant little band OF
rstainers had yielded. He considered
we'll the situation. and the result was the
following characteristic little address. in
which hs strives to make . point or two
for himself, even out Of defeat. Aud
thus did the political LsOnidss through
the Pos,ofaos deliver his valsdietory ad.
drss. to his little band Of defeated hsnch-
men at Albany
New YORK. July 20.
To Hon. James Armstrong. Member
OF the Assembly. Albany: The heroic
oonstapcy Of the Spartan band which %
long has stood for principles and truth
has my deepest gratitude and admira-
ton. Borne down by f%orbidding and
abborr.ut forces and agencies. which
never before had away iu the Republican
party, the memory Of their courage and
manhood will live long In the highest
honor. The near future will vindicats
their wisdom and crown them with ap-
prevail. Please ask all for me to receive
my most grateful acknowledgements.
Roscor CoSxIrSo.
How far and how well they deserved
the title Of Spsrtans 10 . question. The
Spartan warriors Of Lsonidas died fsht-
Jog. and never knew how to surrender.
They yielded only their dead bodies to
the enemy. His remark. too. thst.they
were "borns down by forbidden and
sbhorrspt forces and agencies which
never before had away In the Republican
party" 10 all well enough so far sound
log words 60. I, Ia neither q compli.
msntsry or agreeable assertion. however,
to say the least, concerning gentlemen
elected from various intelligent eons,itu-
snciss. and IL such q sad state OF sfisirs
existed bsyond the heated Imagination
OF their sslnshly arrogant chief they
should have been able to see and com-
prshsn nd 1t ss we'll a. be. and not yielded
themselves a. voluntary victims.
To eompliusntips them upon their
"hsroie eops,ancy' in standing up ''for
principle and truth" hs complscsntly
bsstows . left handed compliment upon
himself, aud as for their heroic constan.
oy. they simply did not dare to do other.
wise. Hs had them well In hand. aud
none had the moral courage to individu-
ally break away from him and use their
own judgment. When they did 60 at
last, they all went together. for mutual
moral support. and individual SELF
defense. so much for my Lord Roscoe
Lsopidas' Spartan band. II 10 fair to
presume that none Of them will DO re.
turned to that Legislature BY their pres.
snt constituents. or until the people Of
New York have 4 better opinion Of conk-
ling than they now have.
Aud now II remains for Mr.. Conk-
Hogs future eourss to d.monstrsts
whs,hsr the severe rebuke which has
been administered was just or not. Will
he preat by the lesson and DO q little less
eope.it.d aud arrogantly sIsctinsr Will
hs look more to the true honor. harmo.
ny and success Of the party hereafter
than to his own self.interest and per.
sopai sggrspdiI-msnti II be does there
10 yet political hope and fame Ia store
for him. II. on the other hand. he
chooses to brood over his disappointed
ambition and plot schemes to antsgoniss
the Administration. break up the Re-
publican party and array himself against
oil men Of political prominsncs and sbil.
ity Who do NO, bow to him and scknowl.
edge his paramount superiority as leader
and dictator. he will always get the worst
Of IL.
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