The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-27
PAPER.l
Monday. February az, 1852
ROSCOE CoNKLIyG.

! Inc NOMINATION. or Conkllng TO the Su
preme bench has proved a general surprise
and in this section generally disappoint
ment, to all parties. He is recognized al
an able man, and, were it not for his pre-
vious nobility and political training. one
well calculated to I'LL the position. But il
is so palpable that he was nominated solely
for political reasons-Arthur being desir-
Gus to pay off old debts-that the nomina-
ton meets with anything but favor from
| the county.
The appointment has received censure
from the republican party, in which Conk-
| ling is discordent member, as was wit
messed in the senate when the nomination
Of ex-senator Conkling as associate JUS
tice of the supreme court was read in ex-
ecutive session, motion was made to take
II up for immediate confirmation. Senator
Hoar thereupon took the floor, and warm
ly said that, while he conceded Conkling's
great abilities, and that no man since Web
ster had surpassed him in intellectual
force, he believed Conkling had used his
powers for bad purposes, and he did not
believe him honest. His elevation to the
supreme bench" said Mr.. Hoar, with great
excitement of manner, and pounding his
desk with emphasis, would be a disgrace
to the Judicial ermine," aud he therefore
interposed objection to present consider
alton of the nomination, and insisted that
that it should take the regular course of
reference to the judiciary committee.
A single objection being sufficient to-
prevent Immediate consideration, the nom
ination was accordingly referred to that
committee under the rules, without oppor-
tunity for debate or any reply to Mr
Hoars remarks
Public opinion on the appointment is
varied among localities and persons, but
many sharp comments have been made.
The telegraph informs US that in New York
the nomination of Conkling to the supreme
bench created a genuine sensation, and
considerable space viii be devoted to it in
the morning papers. The weight of opin
ion on the street and in editorials is that
the appointment is commendable one in
many respects, although it is not free from
criticism. Doubts are expressed as to his
acceptance, but the idea prevails that an
acceptance would inevitably remove him
permanently from politics His friends
are highly gratifed that the Office has been
offered to him, and, whether he accepts or
refuses it, they are sure that the fact of |
his nomination win inure to his benefit /
and place him on 8 better footing with his
sections, as they are willing TO see his re-
tirement from the political arena thus en-
phasized. The nomination Of Sargent for
the German mission is sharply criticised
BY most of the papers.
Press comments have-been general and
are not much varied in character The
Chicago Times states that there is not q
man in public life, who has
ess of the judicial temper than Mr. Conk-
ing. There is not a leading man in this
country whose career from his youth up
lffords a slenderer assurance of the learn
ng and impartiality of his decisions
From very early period in his life he has
,een, net practicing lawyer. but . poll
ician, identified always with extreme po-
itions and extreme courses, and whose
conduct has never been referabIe to higher
than the success of his
'arty, or OF his part of his party. What
us legal attachments are the public knows
lot OF course, his partisans insist that
he country never produced his equal as .
awyer, but what the public knows is that