, 1881-05-19

lNt1K}t, htMl fhf1Bht fHttnlltly. lttlt HUW lln
nppears in now rntc. lie openly declares
himself the enemy Ut tho Administration l,u
t,elpcd To create. lie declares TINT II TO-
elected to thu Unlsed States Senate lie
will makc war upon tho Administration
at President Garfield. AMI this declaration
means "war 10 the knifc, md tho knife 10
tito hit" for ho says: N will, as Nh antt-
Administration Senator, strlko blow
against 1t wl,erovor can get n ct,anco."
There never wns, tn tho whole history of
politics IN tlis or nl,y other country. better
exelMplLilcatiUm of tho rl.u>nr-rtttn policy tall
this declaration Of tho renegade Couklfnr.
llu plnccs timscif beyond tho pale Of l.epub-
lean pnrty fellowship, md tlicn, with unex-
nMpcl lmpNtlsncc, asks Republican lcgis'
1aturc to clotha lin, with power and nutt,or-
lty to carry Ills .l1nbu1ical threat into instant
cxecutionl "Whom the gods would destroy
they first mnko i,ntt"l
Is Mfr. Conking crazy9
Does he believe tltut his parttsans In tho
Legislature Ut New York nro ready to put
their eyes ont because he has become blind
with insensate ragc?
A[r. Conklingsho,ld reflect tint lie lncked
sufficient following III tho Convention Lust
year to enable him to carry ont Ills nutocratic
program.
Whnt prevented him thor? The common
sense OF tho masses OF tic Republican party.
They objected to following Mt. conlsllng to
defeat. They held certain opinions on the sub
jeet Of Mr.. Conktlng's ambition to "inake "
a President. THEY expressed those opinions
SO forcfbly, md with such n show OF rcason.
that their representatives in the Convention
declined 10 help MIR. Conkling play the role
OF Warwick.
Thu people 10 not 80 much object to Mr..
ConkltnE personally, rs to bis methods.
Thosu arc Objectionable; they are too auto
cratic; they are too similar to those Of tho
Roman nEe, when Cesar reigncd. This Is
moi Rome, and Mr.. Conklng Is not Cmsar, or
sott Of Cmsar.
No n1an can either rule or ruin tho Rcpub~
1ican party.
Mr.. Coilkllng proposes no longer to repre-
sent tho Republican party, but, u,ittor tho il,-
tluonce Of n strange haIlucination, ho asks
the Republican Legislature Of New York to
senti him back to the United States Senate
to mako relentless, llnconprolnising war up0l.
the Administration which Is seeking to pitt
in forco the principles Of tie Republican
party Of tho Nallon.
Against granting this preposterous, rldlcu-
lous request tho Republicans OF tile wiole
country earnestly and firmly protest.
TIere Is 10 room in tho Republican party
for Mr.. ConkllnE, IT he Is to bc the rabid en-
e,ny of its chosen Administration.
Judged by the spirit aud letter Of his pro-
nll1ciaInento issued frnm Washington, Mr..
Conkllng 10 longer claims to nifillate With
tho Republican party.
If lie is to be found fighting the Ad,nlnls-
tration Of President Garfield "w1leroyer ho
can get chance to strlke q blow" he will
stnnd side by side with Lamar, and Den
lIil1, md Hampton.
lilo Republican Legislature Of New York
cannot send him to Washington to play TINT
r01o without solt-stultiI1catIon md MI aDan-
donmcut Of their solemn obligations to their
constituents.
Mr.. Conkllng Is reported Us having said
that but ono alternative was left hiin,-to
commit murder OF suicide.
An honorable man would not have hcsl-
tatel,-he would laye Bulclded.
1lr. Conkling appears not TO haye hesitated,
but strangely enough he lAs resolved to
commit murder. -,
But tho strangest feature Of this strange
case Is that the hero Of the proposed murder
coolly asks n Republican Legislature to put In
his llatds knife with which to stab to death
the Republican Darty Of the Nation!