Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-03
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The conteniloas and caBiaHkerous SCI
Of New YOFk On the Situation. I

Troy, N. Y, September IA
/ ter from Roscoe COnklin to ]. H. C3aas
void Is published to-day, in wi
Senator C0nklin says that the Rel
licans OF the State are not div3 =.
upon any principle at stake noW e
upon any practical measure, and
II the Republicans win desert t-V-,
cause merely because lOaves havel
come to their baskets nor fish to t--.
nets. A few years ago 1t was an.
putati0a to charge that politics -
pended upon spoils, and it cannc u
possible now that men viii ~
against the cause because offices
too few to go around. The Sen
adds: ''For my part, there is no
1 publican whom I cannot take cord
ly by the hand and labor with shou
to shoulder for the work before usA e
am for General Grant. This woules =
my position, without my strong re-
gard for him and confidence in him
personally. He has made q better
President in some respects than
YOU and /, when we voted for
him.. had any right to expect,
and he is better President every
day than he was the day before. He
has given the country the best praeti-
cal administration, in many respects,
we have had in a quarter OF 3 cen
tury, and the people know it. With
General Grant as q candidate, our
success Is assured; with any other,
success is not certain; and hence the
denomination of General Grant seems
to be q foregone conclusion. In the
State OF New York, more than any
where else, the path OF the Republi-
cans appear very plain and their
duty urgent. Here is the greatest
free State in ChristendOm given over
to raseals, g spy to horde thieves who,
infesting our chief city, disgrace hu-
manity and a mild common wealth by
their pestilential profiigacy. These
pZunderers have ceased 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 debauching and controlling
them. The question facing US is,
whether this degrading sway will cease
or be permitted. Everyone knows
that the only step toward q reform Is
to nominate the best Republicans
and elect them to the Legislature,
and the executive offices of the State,
and yet men stand talking about Fed
ePaI patronage and differences among
the leaders, and personal feelings be-
tween individuals, and the like.
What have such things to do with
duty at this hour? What do the peo-
pie care about them. What should
they care? OF what public consequence.
are personal aims, and objects, and
mishaps to individuals? For one, if
l can know how, by act or omission, 1
have given just of1ense to any man,
ought to go, and will go, and make
any amends in my power. But in
sist that all who are in earnest should
go to work, and keep at work. It is
high time to be done with unprofita-
bic things, signifying nothing, and
productive only of harm. The best
way TO do thing is to do it. Talking
may be good, but talking about what
we are willing to do and what might
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.