New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-06
Letter from Senator ConkIin.

TROY, n. Y, Septem Der "A letter from
Roscoe Conklin to j. II. Griswold Is pub
hshed to-day, in which Senator Conklln
says that the Republicans. of the State are
not divided upon any principle at stake now
or upon any practical measure, and asks II
the Republicans will desert their cause
merely because loaves have not come to
their baskets nor fish to their nets. few
years ago it was an imputation TO charge
that politics depended upon spolls, and II
can not be possible now that men will plot
against the cause because offices are too few
to 90 around. The Senator adds: For my
part, there is no Republican whom l can
not take cordially by the hand and labor
with shoulder TO shoulder Tor the work De-
fore us. am for General Grant. This
would benny position, without my strong
regard for him and confidence IN him per
sonally. He has made better President IN
some respects than you and L, when we
voted for him, had any right to expect,
and he is a better President every
day than he was the day before. He has
given the country the best practical admin
istration. in many respects, We have had in
a quarter of a century, and the people
know it. With General Grant as candl-
date our success is assured; with any other,
success is not certain; and hence the re-
nomination of General Grant seems TO be
a foregone conclusion. In the State OF
New York, more than anywhere else, the
path of the Republicans appears very PLAIN
and their duty urgent, Here Is the great
est free State in Christendom given over TO
rascals. sty to horde thieves who, lnfest-
ing our chief city, disgrace humanity and a
mild commonwealth by their pesllentlal
profigacy.- These pluDderers have seized
upon the State government, Legislature
and all the municipal agencies OF the city
OF New York, and hitherto they have tam
pered with our party organizations, also de
bauching and controlling them. The ques-
ton facing us is whether this degrading
sway will cease or be permitted. Every
one knows that the only step toward re-
form is to nominate the best Republicans
and elect them to the Legislature and the
executive offices Of the State, and
vet men stand talking about federal
patronage and differences among the
leaders, and personal feelings between
individuals, and the like. What have such
things to do with duty at this hour! What
do the people care about them! What
should they care! Of what public conse-
uuence are personal aims and objects, and
nislaps to individuals For one, if / can
know how, by act or omission, l have gwen
Just offense to any man, ought to 90, and
will 20, and make any amends ii my power.
But / insist, that all who are in earnest
should 90 10 work, and keep al work. 1t IS
high time to be done with Improbable
things, signifying nothing, and productive
only of harm. The best way TO do thing
is to do it. Talking may he good, but talk
ing about what we are willing TO do, and
what may be done, when there is but one
straightforward thing to do, is not so likely
to help the Republican party as to take right
hold, honestly and squarely. as men should,
who believe what they are about and mean
it. We shall all be together in redeeming
the State, hope, and many good men will
help who never helped us before.