Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-21
The Conkling Collapse.

the following in the Altoona Daily
Sun. 1t is fair picture of the rela-
tions that now exist between the late
leader and the Republican party and
press: Few sympathize with the
under dog in the fight, and this is en-
inently true in the case of Roscoe
Conkling in his fight against the ad-
ministration he was largely instru.
mental in putting in power, and in his
struggle for reelection to the Senate
from which he petulantly resigned.
he has had his tussel with the adj
ministration in Washington and with
its adherents at Albany and has been
dethroned. His overthrow is the sig
nal for rejoicing among those who
were wont to uphold his bosship and
implicitly submit TO his dictation. But
no sooner does he cease to be factor
in the dispensation of the spoils, and
consequently without the means to
keep up and run his political machine,
than his former friends pounce upon
him and begin to tear him in pieces.
There was time when Roscoe Conk.
ling could have made himself a name
and fame that no administration or
its friends could have DESTROYED. but
he lacked the courage to carry his
honest purpose into effect. Therefore,
when n righteous rctribution ovcrtake.
his political career, there are few to
sympathize with him in his misfortune
while there are many TO dispise and
reject his leadership, heap all manner
of obloquy upon his name, and cure
his colossal vanity That is about the
way the New York Time. sits down
vi th' HlAH IL hhr bttH aCturloinCu 10
laud as the true exponent Of Repub.
licanism and the machine. IL holds
also that "Mr. Conkling and his ad.
herents have 70 completely alienated
the whole body of Republican voters
from themselves that they will no
longer amount to a faction or have
the power to do harm even if they re-
tain the disposition
Another big dog in the Republican
manger is Field Marshal Halsted of
the Cincinnati Commercial, and while
he does not exactly rejoice over the
downfall of the New York Senator is
nevertheless gratifed at the knowl.
edge that with it comes an end of the
offensive attempt of Senators to boss
National Conventions and administra-
tions. Defeated by the delegates of
the people at Chicago, baffled by the
President at Washington, it disap-
pears with had smell at Albany"
This is refreshing reading this hot
weather, and as the Conkling dog
rusbes madly over the political course
with the tin kettle of defeat at
tached to his tail all the admin
istration CANNES joins in the hue aud
cry and seek to get a snarl or a snap
at the discomfitted animal. Ii may
be that Roscoe Conkling is irretriev-
ably defeated, but it may also come TO
pass that his services and brilliant tai.
ents may yet be needed in the State
of New York TO save the Republican
party from utter destruction. 1t may
be perfectly safe to offer jibes and re
proaches to the ex-senator now but
there may arise an extremity when
that party may call for Roscoe Conk.
ling and he will not answer, when il
will stretch out its hands and he
will not regard. As the administra.
tion is gathering up all the good things
said while its head hoverej between
life and death, so ought Mr.. Conkling
gather together all the bitter things
the administration organs are now say
ing of him. lie may find use for them
at no distant day rs historical memen-
toes, aud in them enough of material
to torment his present. prosecutors.
The whole quarrel of Republican fac
tions is a pretty one as it stands, and
evinces the anomalous and unnatural
proceedings Of dog eat dog"