The Arizona champion., 1888-04-21
Ex-sENATOR CoNKLING.

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 Wednesday morning the mournful intelligence was flashed over the wires to all the civilized world that Roscoe Conking had, after bitter and hard fought conflict, succumbed to the prow- ess of Death.
 Though his death was not surprise in the strict sense of the term, its an nouncement occasioned {. decided shock to the feelings of every intelligent cit izen within the expansive scope of the deceased statesman's fame. Though his demise had been almost hourly ex- pected for ten days previous to its oc- currence, great confidence was enter tained that his splendid vitality and superior physical qualifications would enable him to successfully cope with his malady. But the irrevocable de- cree had gone forth.
 Dating from period just preceding the Civil War, tue public record of Roscoe Conkling has been wrought into the most prominent and thrilling epochs of our National history. His unswerving patriotism and abiding
 
 fidelity to the Republican party, as well as the unAinching integrity that marked his public and private career, commanded universal respect during life, and in death are held by friend and enemy alike in honored remem- brance. z
 He was born and lived in Albany, N. r., until l846, when he removed to Utica, which remained his perma- nent home. New York was repre- sented by him for three successive terms in the Senate, his first election occurring in 1867. His retirement; under circumstances that somewhat marred the brilliancy of career in every other particular irreproachable, was brought about during his third term, when, owing to the removal of Mir. Arthur from the New York cus- tom house contrary to Conkling's ear nest solicitations, and the subsequent failure of President Garfield to make such concessions as Conkling considered to be due him, he believed himself grievously affronted and resigned his position in the Senate that he had filled with such honorable distinction. Had not his sensitive nature prompted him to this nasty and ill-advised course, which is conceded to have been the one great mistake of his political life, he would, on the succession of Arthur to the Presidency, which occurred only few months later, have been accorded Q prestige in governmental affairs sec only to that of the President.
 He was further chagrined because New York failed to tender him the vindication he evidently expected in a triumphant return to the Senate, with tacit rebuke to the administration. His resignation, obviously contrary to his anticipations, was accepted as final and he returned to his law practice.
 During the last Presidential cam paign, the forces that Conkling might have marshaled in support of Blame, and in all probability have reversed the result in New York State, were rendered ineffective by his summary dissolution of political connections. As a private citizen, however, he worked faithfully for the Republican cause, though with decidedly dimin- ished effect and probably less zeal than he would have shown as leader and Senatorial representative of his party in New York State.
 His record is closed; and New York mourns the loss of one of the most brilliant figures that ever graced her name in the halls of Congress. The Nation misses from it's roll of honor one of it's most esteemed statesmen and patriots. The party has lost a cnostituent of which it was justly