Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-14
Combines ATTITUDE.
A Question Of Peculiar Personal
Interest.

We see by our dispatches from the East
that the New York World commends Conk-
ling to the Democrats and advocates the
union Of the Democrats and the Stalwart
Republicans in the New York Legislature
to send him back 10 the United States SEN
ate, from which body he was driven, or
fsncies he was driven, by President Gar.
field. Mr.. Conkling retired from the SEN
ate and practically placed his grievances
before the Legislature Of his State in ask
king that body to ~re-elect him. Instead Of
securing a vindicstion. he was dropped
aud q very common man was chosen to
succeed him. Since that time, though ut
terly broken in politics, for his power could
be exercised only in his own party, his
name has had a wonderful charm. 1t meant
a great deal. in the campaign lately ended,
to say that "Conkling was sulking in his
tent or that he was not disgruntled and
would fight for any candidate for Presi-
dent that the Republicans might nominate.
There now seems but little doubt that he
acted recently with the Independent Re-
publicans and that he is considered TO
have been an important factor in Blaine's
defeat. His (0neida) county, which had
been relied upon as Republican, turned
about and gave Cleveland a majority, not
large, but significant. All the straws put
together make o substantial bundle Of
proof that Conkling knitted" the nomi-
nee of the party Of which silence ON his
part gives fair ground for the presump-
ton that he was still q member, or that, in
spite of his disgruntlement, he wan Ted the
world to consider him still q member. We
are unable for this to admire him as we do
other conspicuous members of the Repub-
lican party who either stepped boldly out
Of il, or as boldly stayed in 1t,
and in open field declared them
selves for the Democratic nominee.
For these who vent further even and
made the fight for Democratic supremacy
their own affair and sacrificed their time
and their money in the cause. we have
none but words of praise. Conkling's
whole course, whatever it has been, has
been cloudy and equivocal. On the prln-
ciple that you ought not to speak i'll OF the
bridge that bears you across, Democrats,
perhaps. should refrain from adverse
criticism Of Mr.. Conkling in regard to the
Presidential election. Outside Of this we
recognize Mr.. Conkling's force. We know
he is a stout man in the Senate. We be-
lieve he ia a clean man in politics. Per-
sonally he is said to be naughty and AFRO
CANT, but that hurts only himself. 1t
gave the defeated candidate for President
an opportunity to burn him up in three
words-"a strutting gobbler." Some
think il would be a stroke OF policy
for the Democrats to cultivate Mr.. Conk-
ling; that he would be a OF strength
to the party in New York if he could
be captured. We are not so sure OF this.
He might turn to after a while and try TO
knock Cleveland out Of his chair from his
own curule seat in the Senate, or he might
bring about another flop in the politics OF
Oneida county. We don't warm up to the
Greeks bringing gifts, and we are nervous
about cultivating any man who is liable to
become a bull in our toy shop. Ihis
Conkling United States Senator business
will bear a good deal of thinking. Let's
sleep on it q while.