New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-31
BErwEHy 7HE bhrIL .ND IHE DEEP SEI

BETWEEN the BEJIL I'D IHE DEEP SE1
In the I'D Congressional District of Con
nccticut. comprising Ncw-IIayen and Middle
sex Counties, the Republicans have again put
i'm nomination ihc Hon. stephen W. Kellogg
who has heretofore represented the ditrlci III
Congress, while the Democrats ard the Green
back party, which has considerable strength
IN Ncw-IIaycn County, are united upon the
Hon. James Phelps, the present member. Be
tween these two persons there Is but htti'
choice. Mr. Phelps. "a the time OF his nom
nation for Congress hy the Democrats two
years ago. was a Judge of the Superior Cont,
with the mlgeot of peltirHi ambition i'll li'
brain. He vas personally unohJcctlonabIc, had
not been engaged in thc quarrcis of The fac
tons in that district, was quiet and unob-
trusivc, and, the district being naturally Dem
ocratic. war elected. As rcpr sentative he has
done nothing noteworthy, except to identity
himself with the soft money wing Of his party
and vote for all proposed imitation measures He
made . fair sort Of Judge but a very poor mem
Der of Congress. No hard-moncy man, Democrat
or Republican,, can cOnscicntously vote for his
reelection. The Democrats Of Connecticut. II
they had any belief whatever in the platforms
thry have adopted in their various conycn-
lions upon the financial question, would not
BE- Offering such candidate; If they bad any
thing that rcScmblcd in the rcmotcst degree Il
political conviction, they would not hc voting
for him If they knew the difference between
what they suppose they think, or what they
have advertised that they think on the cur
rcncy question, and what the Grccnback men
do actually think upon the subject, they would
APPRECIATE the absurdity of their position and
turn over their candidate to the exclusive sup
port Of the Grccnback men, whose representa-
tive he really Is.
On the other hand is Mr.. Kellogg We he
licve we appreciate the graccs which adOrn
Mr.. Kcllogg's personal character, and the quail
tiles whicl. have made him influential with
his fellow members in the Congresses of which
he has been u member. If the citizens of the
lid Connecticut District desire to be repre-
scented in Congress by a sharp, slrcwd, encr-
gctlc and industrious person, who i'll the di-
vision of appropriations for public works and
river and harbor improvements will see to il
that the district gets its Share-a person who
at all hazards and any sacrifice of merely sen
timcntal or moral considerations Will "takc
care Oh his ulNtIfl III lnt matter Oh
its material interests - Mr. Kellogg il
their man beyond all question. Blu. we
assume that III the district containing Yale
College there are a large number of citizen.
who do not esteem Government contracts on
appropriations for the district as the chief
good citizens who hold that Government il
not grab-bag to De scrambled for, but q
trust TO be administered and that Congress i,
the place, not for lobbying but for legislation
Mr.. KelGggs chief claim is one that thcs,
citizens cannot recognize. 1t is that he has
secured appropriations for the district and
taken care Of his constituents. OF course thcr,
is no secret as to his methods. He gets ap-
propriations for his own district by voting foi
the appropriations, mcritOIiOUs or not Whic!
other members ask for their districts. Mr.
Kellogg may be personally immaculate; but
we take leave to say that the means by
which nc has obtained appropriations are full
Of all manner Of mischief and of infinite Dos
sibiltics in the direction Of corruption, ex.
travagance and waste. If it were possible tC
get at the figures showing the amount of ap
preparations for which Mr.. Kellogg gave lii
vote in exchange for votes in favor Of his owl
schemes, we apprehend his own constituents
might be surprised at their magnitude. 1t i
doubtless said in his favor, as we have OBJ
served it is in behalf of Mr.. Wait, the Repub
| ican candidate for reelection in the Hid Dis