Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-09
Tho Contentious Conkling = Gar.
fields Alleged Indebtedness to

neld's Alleged Indebtedness to
Him.
New Yonx, May "a Tribune re-
porter found Thomas II. Nichol at bis
hotel yesterday and asked his views on
the prevailing topic Of political interest,"
the contest between Conkling and the
President. and particularly ON the Prssi'
dent's action In withdrawing the New
York appointment. Nichol said the
President did not make the quarrel. BE
had . right to mako appointments.
The quarrel Is made BY those who OPP
pose the President 10 Q quarrelsoms
spirit and mannsr. Garfield Is mot o
auarrslsoms man; be IL the very oppo-
site. Conkling has quarreled with more
Of bis associates than any other man 10
public life. Look over the list OF public
men that Conkllpg has either quarrsied
with or publicly and oontsmptuously
snesrsd at-Blsine. Sherman, Schurz,
Hayes, Evarts, Fenton, Foster, Curtis.
Hoar, Burnside, Bsysrd, Lamar ard
many others, besides q whole life OF such
notorious insolsnos and disregard OF the
common courtssies Of . gentleman % no
other man was ever tolerated In. and he
won't be tolerated 10 much longer.
"You don't seem TO bs an admirsr OF
Copkling2"
mo, sir; ! am not an sdmirsr Of any
bully or tyrant."
Here Nichol paused and said: "Nov.
I have said harsh things, such things a.
never ought to bs said unless they can
be fully sustained, and then not unless
there be great provocation to justify
them; but, for one. I am heartily tired
OF the strange Difference paid to this
mans place aud conduct In public life.
He 10 . vicious. uncertain, disagreesble
and disturbing element Of doubt al
ways. For nearly three months last
summer nobody knew whether he was
going to support the Republican ticket
or not. He left Chicago without speak
ing to General Garfield Of his nomina-
ton, and when Garfield visited Wash.
ington and happened to ask Carl Schurz
to ride Q few blocks with him. when
they were both going on errands 10 the
same direction, ConklipR began talking
about II ss though II had been an act Of
high treason. He did not answer . re-
spectful note that Garfield had addressed
him, because hs went out riding with
that professional foreigner. Now his
friends magnify what he did in tho pam.
paign, and tell rs that. II he hadn't
helped. Garfield couldn't have been elect
cd, and be 10 entitled to have his wishes
regarded; no carried the country, etc.
That is, he ought to be thanked aud
paid for not being t%resoherous after he
considered the matter three months.
and had concluded Il would not pay.
Why don't somebody say that Blaine or
Sherman 10 entitled to special isvors be.
cause they were not trsscherous; or
General Logan aud Carl schurz.
And yet Conkling and bis friends
talk about psifdy." do you wish to
be understood as saying that Conklipg
contemplated I~treachrry In the cam.
paigp7" II do wish. to DO understood
Is saying / believe that very thing. and
I believe II on evidence. too" docs
Garfield believe so2" II don't know
that, and I don't pretend to speak for
him, but be knows all the facts to which
I have alluded and I suspect he appre
ciates them. OF ons thing" said Nichol
In conclusion. ~ am very certain. pso.
pie Of other parts OF the country are
heartily tired Of these incsssant bick.r-
ipgs about New York affairs, and Of the
fact that needIul legislation for the
whole country should be made 10 wait
on them, aud pretty soon they will place
the seat OF their %displeasurs so emphat-
ically on the nan who introduces his
own interests and selfshness In the way
OF public business and interests that
though hs were made OF brass he will
step down aud out from the position OF
leader Of the Republican party"