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spectacle Of the Republicans of the
United States defrauded of their
Prssldsntial choice through the &C.
cident Of Guitesu's murdereus bull
Let. We say accident, because We
have studiously and delicately re-
fraised from imputing any act or
partnership in Gsr6eld's death to
the ''stalwarts." While we think
that that faction of the Republican
party is responsible for almost
illimltabls ills to the people Of the
United Slater, largely represented
IN the two Grant administrations.
nevertheless we do Arthur and
Conklipg, and their familiars, the
justics of conceding the fact that
they owe their present eminence
g an accident, pure and simple.
TO employ Edm uDds's feliciteus
phrase, they have simply "won .
prize In the lottery Of assassina.
tion,'' and they won everything at
: time when they supposed that
they had lost all.
We have heretofore said that we
Believed that Conkling had the de-
gree of ability which signally quail
iaed him for the Supreme bench,
although we will now qualify this
statement by saying that his per.
sonal temperament, violent, arro-
CANT, overbearing and resentful, 10
such as ought to have excluded
him from the names ope to Ar
thurs selection.
While Conkling is not morally
responsible for President Garfield's
death, there can be no question of
the fact that but for his en-.
venomed warfare Oh an admins.
tration Of his own party, the
cranky brain of Guiteau would
never have been impelled to fire
the fatal shot.
Fora man made President by the
mere accident of this ation,
20 nominate Conkling for Justice
ofthe Supreme Court of the United
States, or for any other high office,
II, to say the least, indecent. II
challenges the harshest criticism,
and the acrid periods OF Senator
Noar, of Massach usetts, will be re.
echoed, throughout the country at
large, by large portion of the Re
publican party.
But, waving this miserable
phase of national politics, the peo-
pie Of the United States are con-
fronted, just now, by a specially
scandalous spectacle. The Repub-
lican party has always claimed all
the dscency in the country. They
have posturized as the God and
Morality organization; and yet,
to-day, they have sold out to Jehn
Kelly, body, boots and breeches,
IN order to reverse the verdict of
the people of New York, who In
tended to elect Democratic Leg;
islature.
New York needs to-day a candi.
date fer Governor who embodies
high aAd noble purposes, and
whose personal character is q guar
antee Of success, against the jobber
Kelly and the prostituted Repub-
lean party, which, with Cor
nell and the Canal job.
Der Bslden, will stand op.
pessd to him. With Kelly and
TAnmsny Hall fairly saddled on
the Republican party, there is an
opportunity for pure politics to as
ssrt itself In the Empire State.
While it requires a great effort
% fierce Samuel J. Tilden, nearing
the scriptural three-score years and
ten, again into the arena of poll
tics, nevertheless there are public
O0pjunctures which compel the
citizen to forego his often avowed
and cherished purpose Of retire.
ment. What q splendid vindica.
tion it would be of the defrauded
President OF the UBited States,
what an inspiriting ralIying cry it
would be to Democrats, and to
good citizens irrespective OF poll
tics, to have Samuel J. Tilden
elected Governor of New York,
against John Kelly and his lac
qusy adhsrents of Tammsny Hall,
and against the Republican party
Of the Empire State, which has
fallen down before the arch corrup-
Zionist OF New York city!
Notwithsta nding Mr.. Tildsn's
xoPoateu aVoWals that he Will
never again re.enter politics, we
feel In our souls that he would re-.
oensider his determination. AS
the successful candidate for Gov.
ornor Of New York, he would, at
enc and the same time, rebuke
Democratic dsgensracy. the low
porsonal hates OF Kelly and the
bnse subserviency Of the Republic
an party to the meanest element of
The Democratic party of the EN-.
pire State. The venerable SHOWS
q age would in no way dstrsct
nom the majesty of Mr.. TiIden's
Eo-appearance in political life.
The rejecting citizen cannot fail
a hHua notfao5 hc- J.--