The semi-weekly miner., 1882-03-04

TIM uo0mlA11ooGs.
Fun tie s3psssllsas a the Easeesn
preo 4 seams . large majority ase q IL
Opinjoa that The resent noalinations d
Coskling a.d eargsatare unwise. Some
Of the Half breed Journals ase partica-
: larly severe upon the President for nem-
mating Conkling to the 6upseme bench,
while Q no less number Of the friends ol
that gel tleman find fault with Mr.. Ar
thur for manifesting disposition to re-
tire forever the New York statesman
from active political life. The latter
thinks be deserves more consideration
at the hands Of the President. Al to
Sargent, while . few of his friends de-
nounve the President for what they are
pleased to term his per6dy" in not
adhering to his first intention to confer
upon Mr.. Sargent . Cabinet position,
the weight Of opinion b that the Cali
fornia gentleman can do less harm -
Minister to Germany than he would be
in danger Of Going as Secretary Of the
Interior, yet it is not conceded heis fit
candidate for either position.
Ofall the Journals that have expressed
opinions upon the matter the New YORK
Tribune is the most radical and We
think the most unjust. While the
Times Of that city, contents itself in
summing up its objection to him by say
ing "he Is not by nature, by study, or
BY experience man At for the exercise
cf judicial functions in the court Of
highest jurisdiction and ultimate resort
in this Nation" the Tribune steps out
side the bounds Of fair criticism and lugs
in matter which all unprejudioed minds
must condemn. Here is specimen of
the 7ri6une's argument to prove Mr..
Conkling unfit for the position to which
the President has nominated him:
'Guiteau has made Supreme Judge as
well q u President, and he IL n IT hung
yet. There is not human being in the
country 40 ignorant us to believe that
Rosc6e Conkling would have been
awarded the highest judicial Office in
the gift Of the President If the cold
bl0Gded assassin had not first murdered
the President whom the people Of the
United States elected. For that horri-
bic murder no man living 10 thought by
the people of the United States to he
more responsible than Roscoe Conk-
ling himself" Continuing in this
strain the Tribune charges that
The nomination in other respects
s "notoriously unfit" that he has
No standing ut the liar; that the appear
snces he has made in court have been
'uch rs t6 provoke the contempt and
ridicule Of real lawyers, and finally con-
:ludes its remarkable criticism by say
ing: ''SucIl man may do goed services
II some places, but he is no more fit for
! Judge than he is for = bank-note en-
;raver or sunday school superintend-
mt. This nomination Is grossly unfit,
'ccsl,lse it Is y fragrant abuse Of the ap-
pOwer-to use the Supreme
'cnch to pension n broken<lown politi-
ian who has made himself to the last
lcgrce otlionS to the people. If he must
" provided for ut public expense, it !
h"ull be alter the manner he himself !
This is what he said |!
'l,Out Collector Robertson To Garfield !
Send him abroad to some secOnd-class |
"lsulshil', and will so into the lobby
md hold my nose while lie il con-
irMlC.I.' ~
This not iNnOcrHtic funeral, and
',c MINER does not propose t. take up
cusIgel and dO battle tor either Mr..
or Mr.. Arthur, but We think
'c can sec III these nominations cvi-
cncrs Of more political acumen on the
art Of the President than his cncn,ie.
re disposed to place to his credit. Mr..
lr nur desires 10 br his own successor.
'" gain this end he must have Il
mitesi Republican parry. To nave IL
nilcl Republican party it is necessary
, rem 'v., as far as possible, all factors
'lis~~rsi. Mr.. Conkling has been, and
long as II" remains in his present ~,
ti"n, will bc Il prolific source Of
out:c in the Republican camp. He
~ II strong ,u!lo wing Of determined
artisans vii" arc prepared, when the
offers itself, 10 exalt the
anncr Of their fallen chief and battle
" his restoration I" M,iit cal power,
nj in III" event ut defeat IL seek ry-
eilgr in tn: overthrow ., the Half
reed faction. Mr.. Arthur SEES this; in
'ct ie has only to look back at t:.e r.
'lts "f the last State election in New
"rk I" know il. By placing Mr..
onkling upon the supreme bench tie I
c",lsisms the great S,aiwart to
is political grave, end removes from
ew York politics its most prominent