The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-12
rRE coLLECrORsHIP IN 1as1.
A Review Of tho Facts IN h Garleld'
COmklnng tow.

&HshAAbhR NeVWs
To rHE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir' IS. ,.
T." IL not wholly right. The political mana
gers who were back Of the Garfield trick TO
steal the Presidential nomination from Sher-
man knew they could not elect their candt-
date without New YOrk's electoral vote.
To obtain this. and TO placRte COnklinR. the
ViGe-Presidential nomination was offered to
Morton. He consulted with Conkling. who
advised him to have nothing TO do with IT,
On MOrtOn's refusal IL was offered to Arthur.
who grabbed II, without any thought OF
consultation or advice with COnkling or any
one else.
COnkling. who was provoked at Arthur's
acceptance OF the nomination, asked him
how he was going to carry New York. Arthur
replied. IF that Ia all that In necessary TO elect
the ticket. I'll take damned good care OF
New York" Arthur was the Republican boss
OF New York county. He was an adrON
politician. who knew himself and the ways
before him. and had a far greater knowledge
of the political situation In New York than
any Of the bosses thai preceded or followed
him: much more than COnkling.
Things we're very spathetic for the first
couple Of months. The Credit -MObilier
smirch was on Garfield. and II could not be
explained away. Arthur was busy He had
been Collector OF tho Port OF New York. and
he had a large personal acquaint ance WITH
gave them their cue. and business mems
meanings" whOoped uD the danger Of achange
declared would be detriment al to the business
interests OF the country"
4 political deal was made subsequently
with Garfield, in which he pledged nlnlselI
to make no New York appointments without
consultation with Conkiing. Plat was not
He was a mere ME too" as the cartoonists
so happily put II. Morton may have neep
slated for Secretary OF the Treasury; Ear,
and promised anything. Az all events Conk-
ling came into the "a me and brought in the
the circle and whOoped up the ticket. making
the business mems demand the Argument
John Kelly. The BOSS Of Hail, in
electoral ticket should be run out Of the
Democratic boxes in exchange for city OFFICES
and the patronage that went with them. The
deal was honestly carried out by. Honest
John, " and the ticket carried New York city
Garfield was q political t~rickster without
who hated Conkling. lie may have meant
appoint Morton 10 the Treasury; but Blains
who was a much wiser politician. knew, 10
the people would not stand for Wall stree
in the Treasury. 40 Window was appointed
When Robertson was subsequently, APP
pointed TO the COlleCtOrship. COnkling, under
the. courtesy rule" Of the Senate. was able
to hold mp the confirmation. The nOmina-
ton was withdrawn, with many others: and
H. was subsequently given out that when
HODeTNHO0 WIS COUIfTUlNA ~ ONlC OtAlh
lions would be returned for confirmation.
This settled the business. Robertson was
confirmed.
Then Conkling resigned from the Senate.
and was followed by Me too" The New
York Legislatu Te was then in session, and II
would be returned Immediately and the Ad-
ministration would be rebuked by the great
hurried TO Albany and did all that was
humanity possible to have COnkling returned,
but the iates We're against them, When
Supreme Court yusticeship to COnkling and
he sulkily refused II.
businesslike. He looked confidently for a
denomination on his own recount. but u went
TO Blaine: And Blaine was defeated by losing
Romanism and Rebellion" had nothing to do
with defeating Blaine. The 1900 votes by
ling's district the / 500 votes which would
have elected him were lost through Conk-
linR's Observation-Disclosures thus evened OF
his enmity by defeating his rival.
Garfield was in the army when he was
elected TO the House OF REPRESENTATIVES. II.
dropped the sword for the probable plumber.
When the ONCE was subsequently offered TO
Mckinley he remarked, I'll never go TO
This emphasizes the differences between the
politician and the patriot. When a stampede
vas St ne convention to nominate
fully by his chief and refused to accept IL.
He got his reward later:
Your correspondent In right: there won't
be any kick coming against the new COllec-
| tOrship AppOintee from New fOrk's tmisJ-
representatives These two discredited yaDs
won't make a flicker against il. How little
political weight they carry il seen in the par
ceiling out of their offices. The disposition
seems to be to allow them to All out their
| terms-thOugh they deserve impeachment.
The politicians are waiting hopefully for Plat
TO drop out. The oily CANNON that the
Logan Club Of BROOKLYN and the LOtOs Club
of New York are vainly striving TO rehabili-
tate ia deader than Cesar. The "rehBbilita-
t%iOnists" are gnawing a file.
l. /. MCCARTHY.
NEW YORK., December 10.