The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-19
CONKLING A DEMOCRAT.

It will be remembered that whel
the delegates to the late Chicsg'
convention were being electe5, thu
telegraph stated that ex-senator
Conkling had 10 ned hands with hii
old enemy Blaine, in order to re-
veHge himself upon his faithlest
friend Arthur. The story was
doubted, and welIit mi 2ht be, fol
however much Conkling really
disiikes his former tool, the present
President, he cannot possibly hate
him with the energy and carr est
ness that characterize his hatred for
the plumed knight, with whom he
has not deigned to speak for years.
The following appears in some of
the eastern papers as press tele-
gram, though it seems not to have
been sent west of the Missouri
river:
New Yo,k, June 11.-"Roscoe C0nk-
ling has Joined the Manhattan club and
that makes him Democrat" said the
Hon. Zimri Butcher, an intimate legal
friend Of the ex-senator, to-day. No
Republican con get in. he will be just
as strong o Democrat ss he has been a
Republican. After many years he hiss
come back to the em brace Of his brother.
in.law, Horatio Seymour. These 10 no
doubt the nomination Of Blaine and
Logan wss the 'last straw th 1t broke the
cancels back ,"
"Will he take an active part sgai1sI
Blaine?" was asked.
81 think he's got the manhood IN him
to take An active part and become pro.
minent before the campaign is ended, w
was the reply. whatever people NAV |
think or say, Roscoe Conkling never re- |
sorted to any subterfuge, snd he has
more friends in the Republican ranks
than he ever hsd before. The Manhattan
club was founded by Democrats, and it
has always been democratic. A member
muEt follow its traditions or principles or
else get out-s Republican could not be-
come 8 member under any circum- |
stances. The Democratic party will
welcome Roscoe with open arms, and |
its mistake when toe late"
Like the kilograms regarding
Conkling and Blaine, this one ia
doubtless a hoax, though it is far
ess improbable than the fist men
toned. 1t has long been known
that the distinguished New Yorker
was not In sympathy with the ma-
jority of his party. This f'ct was
apparent before he left the Senate,
and has been explained and made
palmer in ali his doings since He
has been steadily drifting away from
Republicanism as interpreted and
administered by the leaders, and it
is not unlikely shGt he has made the
elevation OF his foe to the highest
position in the party, the occasion
for breaking away from connec-
ton which has evidently been any
thing bat satisfactory and pleasant
to him. 1t eenkling should ack-
the eTros~af his pas. ways.
repent and be admitted to the
Democratic fold, ne could
have pretty nearly anything
that he might ask. Of all the
great and brilliant men in the Re
publican parry Roscoe Conkling is
perhaps the greatest and most bril-
liant, and besides, his hands are am
soiled, while so many Of those by
whom he was surrounded are l
''tattooed" even more completely
than the man now placed at the head
Of the national ticket. The Demo
Gratis have the faculty for recognize
ng and rewarding ability in the
party, and they would soon forget,
10 admiration of his talents, that
JonkIing was once the leader of L
their political foes.