Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-17

The telegraph brings the astounding
news of the resignation OF the two New
York Senators. During the morning
hour yesterday Vice-President Arthur
laid before the Senate the notifications to
that body that the designations Of both
Senators had been duly forwarded to the
Governor of the Empire State. In the
absence Of abstracts of these interesting
documents, the grounds upon which they
are predicated can only be conjectured.
We all know the real grounds, but
whether the designations formally and
frankly state them, is not so clear. 1t is
more han likely that they set forth in
stilted phrase that owing to the preju-
dice of the President, the writers find
themselves unable to serve their constitu-
ents effectively, and hence have deter
mined to step down and QUITO make
room for others who can be of service to
the people of the great State OF New
York. This, we doubt not, is what they
assume, but they don't mean a word OF
it. Everybody knows that they nave
been snubbed, and are simply pouting.
This is what ails Conkling, and Platt is a
mere putty man ever ready to do Conk-
ling's bidding Conkling is the only man
who deserves consideration in this mat
ter, for it is all Conkling. If Conkling
makes a national ass of himself, Platt
thinks he is justified in doing the same
thing. Platt is a %nonentity, cutting no
figure in the business whatever, except
to advertise to the world how complete a
tool he is Of Conkling.
But the whole thing is the elimination
of the bitter strife for the control of the
federal patronage of New. York. Conk.
ling has dispensed it since the days of
Lincoln. Under Grants two ~administra-
tions he had absolute and undisputed
control Of it. 1t was this that gave him
his following. Hayes made a feeble,
alf-hearted attempt to recognize some
Republicans in New York who did not
wear the Conkling collar, but he 500
discovered that he was getting into trou-
BILE, and lacking in manhood he backed
squarely down, and for the last two
years of his term never dared to run
counter to the desires of the great stall
wart boss. We don't know that Hayes
ever begged Conkling's pardon in words,
but he certainly did quite as much by his
acts. Flushed with one success after an
other, Conkling's arrogance and dictator
ial bearing became absolutely insuffera-
BILE. Inflated beyond measure, he finally
worked himself up to that pitch where
he imagined he was able to ruin if moi
rule. If he should succeed in running
the Republican party, we, Of course,
would not grieve. But it is of the situa-
tion in the ranks of the opposition that
we are writing as an impartial outsider.
In many things we regard Conkling as
the biggest man in the Republican party;
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man with a fair stock Of common sense
would assume the naughty demeanor of
Roscoe Conkling under a government
like ours. It might do in some countries
where the royal purple prevails, but not
here.
Conkling by this move is seeking to
make a martyr of himself. He is max
ing believe that he is too high strung and
digni6ed to maintain official relations
with Garfield, while all the time believ.
ing. and perhaps knowing. that the Re-
publican Legislature now in session in
New York will r~e-elect him without op.
position. It would be amusing If he
reckoned without his hosts. But Conk-
ling would never have resigned had there
been q Democratic Legislature in session
in the Empire State As it is, he makes
no sacrifice. He feels Enthusiastically sure
Of his position.
Again. Conkling wants to be President.
Possibly he argues that this move may in
some way help him in that direction.
One Of two things it will do: It will
either make him a much greater man, or
kill him as dead as q door nail. politi-
cally. We believe it will kill him; but
the immediate future will determine that.
We have no doubt that President
Garfield has violated the "treaty Of
Mentor > and otherwise treated the New
York Senator shabbily. We have no
doubt that he promised Conkling a con-
.tinuance Of the patronage of New York.
in order to get the latter out of his tent.
where he had been sulking up to the
date Of the Mentor conference. But
circumstances interviewed whereby he
could not deliver the goods. He had in
the meantime adopted Blaine as his
confidential friend and adviser. He
owed his nomination at Chicago to the
blaine forces. Not one Of Conkline's
men had aided in his nomination. Blaine
hates Conkling cordially. This hatred
is mutual. Blaine wanted to clip the
: Peacock " in his W State. Blaine il
strongI Garfield is weak. Whatever of
backbone the latter has displayed in
TINS contest has been inspired by his
secretary, The battle is really between
Blaine and Conkling. Garfield cuts no
pgare except as rejecting Blaine. Blaine
understands the value of Federal patron.
age quite as well as Conkling. He also
Knows quite as well how to bestow it
+" where it will do the most rood . for
sa'ufe contingencies. To win the Repub.