Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-08
COnkling rs Judge Maker and
Advocate.

in another affair that is equally il
not more damaging to him and the
party in this State that acknowled-
ges him as its leader. Mr.. Conk-
ling is n United States Senator from
the State Of New York, and is paid
large yearly salary for his servic-
es. Every day he lives he draws
pay for that day as q member of
the government and a servant of
the people. Such is his official
status, and such his relation to the
taxpayers of the country. But
Mr.. Conkling has another public
character, a semi-official character,
beside that of Senator. Senator
Fenton being "out" with the add
ministration, Senator Conkling is
virtually the appointing power as
to Federal officers in this State.
The President appoints no man to
an office of a general nature in the
State of New York that Senator
Conkling does not nominate and
approve. Thus Conkling made
Ward Hunt, of Utica, Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States. He made Richard Crowley,
of Locllport, United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Northern
District of New York and Rich
ard Crowley knows that the mo-
ment he runs counter to the wishes
of Senator Conkling in anything,
off goes his head, and out from his
pocket comes the commission that
brings him from $4,000 to $4,000
year. Senator Conkling will
make the Judge Of the United
States Court who is to fill the place
of Judge Nathan X. Hall, deceas-
ed; and if the district should be
divided, as proposed, he will make
the new Judge also.
Bearing all these facts in mind,
we ask the people to note in con-
nection with them these further
facts: That the New York Cen
trail Railroad Company has paid un.
to the treasury Of the people $780,
600 as income tax upon Ste scrip
dividend; that it is seeking by suit
in the United States Court of The
Northern District Of View York 70
recover back from the people tina;
money; that it has employed Sen
ator Conkling, the salaried seryaD,
of the people, who is not 6is,iu-
guished for practice in such courts
and cases, 10 conduct It's suit; tha.
that suit will come on az the June
term before the Judge who by Nr.
Conklings favor is 70 be appointed
to the vacant seat on the bench /.
and that the government H. 20 be
represented by the District A,,Or-
ney, whose official life is carried in
Mr.. Conkling's hand. Making no
question of the legal right Of Sen
ator Conkling, while drawing a SAL
arie every day he lives from the
public treasury, to appear as coun-
sci for great corporation and
against the people in an effort of
that corporation to recover from
the people 10000 taxes paid into
their hands, would it not be indeli-
cate If not indecent for him to thus
appear, were he as powerless in OF
with the government as is Senator
Fenton But when we consider
his relation to the administration q,
the government, to the judicial
bench before which he Is to appea,
on behalf of the great corporation
and against the people, and to tn,
District Attorney who Is to conduc
the case on the peoples side, wha
language can fifty characterize sucl
q prostitution of official power un
der the thin guise of professional
engagement And yet, as before
remarked, Senator Conkling is thu
head and front Of the Republican
party in the State Of New York =
10 hs'tr Tnion.