The daily gazette., 1882-02-25
SATURDAY FEBRUARY rs. ASA.

nation TO the Senate of the late Sena-
tor Roscoe Conkling to q seat in the
Supreme Court of the United States
made vacant by the retirement of
Justice Hunt.
The President has shown an ability
to keep his own counsel and give
would-be advisers = wide berth; and,
therefore, it was not expected that
his selections for the high position
would be made known many hours
before the nominations were sent in.
But no one appeared to be prepared
to receive so suddenly the name of
the great New York Senator for the
Supreme Court.
This nomination, however, may be
looked upon as q sacrifice to the de-
mands of party. No one believes
that Mr.. Conkling desired to go ON
the Bench. His great ability as
lawyer and his immense influence in
the country would enable him 70
make double the amount that he
would receive as Judge on the Su-
preme Court bench, which is not half
as much as the salaries paid to the
Judges of the Courts of the city of
New York. Mr.. Conkling may de-
cline, or he may have made up his
mind to allow himself to be offered
up q sacrifice to appease the wrath of
the political gods at the altar at which
he worships. If this is SO his con~
version to meekness will hardly be
less surprising than that which over
took Paul on his way to Damascus,
President Arthur may have made a
great stroke of policy by this action.
He may perhaps have effected even
more than Guiteau, if removal of
Mr.. Conkllng should prove to be ac-
ceptablS to his Stalwart friends and
his apparent promotion to the high
position satisfactory to his Half
bred enemies.
But what must the President feel
at the remarkable language used by
Senator Hoar over the nomination of
Mr.. Conkling2 To hear such high
words uttered in the Senate by New
England Senator, with such dreadful
and alarming emphesis, as those said
to have been used by the Massachu-
sets orator while referring to the
selection of Mr.. Conkling, is indeed
astounding. Hoar even charged Mr..
ConkllRG with "using his great
abilities fer bad purposes" and said
''he did not believe he was honest"
"His elevation to the Supreme Bench,
said Hoar, "would be disgrace to
the judicial ermine." What folly it
is in Mr.. Conkling to sacrifice him.
self to appease the angry political
gods when all-powerful New England
thus speaks through Hoar?
A correspondent writing from New
York last night says: "The Half
breed politicians received the news
with feeling akin to CONSERVATION.
In their estimation it implies that no
favor is to be obtained from the Ad-
ministration by occupying position
of hostility to 'Conkling' or 'Conk-
hngism,' and that the peculiar phase
Of Republican politics which Conk-
ling represents is not to be extin-
guished just yet If the President can
help it. This may be forced infer-
ence, but, for the moment, 1T is the
one that is generally accepted by the
class Of politicians alluded to. They
say the harmony of the party, es-
pecially IN the State Of New York,
would have better conserved had the
President permitted Mr.. Conkling to
drop out Of sight than by thus ten
dering him the highest post at his
disposal"
Considerate Half-breeds. Well, the
Stalwarts are not the "under dog in
the fight" at present. Things have
considerably changed since last fall,
and it is likely that Mr.. Arthur will
dispose of his future appointments to
please himself =; since the party lead.
ers have commenced to upbraid HIM
for honoring the great man who made
him and helped him to his high Office.
Now let Hoar show up Conkling's dis
honesty. That's what he ought TO do.
No one doubts Mr.. Conkling's ability.
His acceptance of the high Office il
he takes it in good faith determined
to apply his mind to the administer
ing of strict justice under the laws
and constitution of his country, ought
to be hailed with satisfaction by all
honest minded men and his Demo
cratic political opponents in New
York and the country over, one would
imagine would be glad to have him
taken from the arena in which they
have ever found him the foe that
struck the hardest and most effectual
blows.