Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-16

From the New York Herald's interview

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sin this city. Mr.. Conkling, the most de-
termined oprHnents you have seem to show
! themselves
''Yes, there are about three hundred per-
sons here who believe themselves to occupy
the solar walk and milky way, and even up
there they lift their skirts very carefully for
lear even the heavens might stain them.
Some OF these people would vote against a
man because he had been nominated. The
mere fact of nomination and selection re-
duces him in their estimation. They would
have people fill the Offices by nothing less
than divine selection. If it were not so
amusing one would lose patience with this
class OF people; they are after the unattain-
able in human government. Now look at
these amendments.
MIR. Conkling, is there anv good reason
for disbanding the Republican party at this
| time?'
''lf there has been any time within the
past ten years, when the party was worth
preserving, in the interest of taxpayers par
ticularly, it is now. The Democratic party
has three elements in it. First, there is the
South, arrogant, advancing, driven on by
the Southern constituents who have lost
everything. They were compelled to repud-
ate the Confederate debt, and to strike off
the pensions to their sOldiery Why should
not they take as much as possible from the
North In the light of human nature they
are hardly to be blamed for looking upon
the federal treasury as something which has
been used to their disadvantage, but can now
be employed to liquidate the balance.
Then We have the East of which New York
is the Democratic citadel. Here it is Tam
many Hall and John Kelly and the Canal
Ring. This is another predatory element.
In ;he last place the Western Demo-
cracy is composed of two great wings-in-
tiatiOn and agrarianism. The Republican
party alone at such time can properly rep
resent the property holder and the tax payer.
Don't you see that the Southern clement,
being powerful in the Democratic caucus,
can compel the whole party to support their
measures?
That il why look upon these wealthy
men of New York a. foolish. They are to
he the sufferers il this nation passes into the
hands of II PARTY controlled by the South
and is ruled in the North by evil traditions
and the socialstic clements
PRESIDENT HAYES POLICY.
Senator, criticism on President Hayes
seems to be defective, because it does no;
substitute any kind of action in place of the |
action that be has thought fit to take"
There is no considerable clement in the
Republican party" said Senator Conkling,
(which objects to the removal of troops |
from the Southern States have made no
objection on that score. But all that was
required of him was to take out the troops
and nothing else. lie had no right to make
A bargain or compromise with the Legisla-
turc ol the State in the interests of the
Presidency. His interfering with n State
BY compromise or bargain was as much
of the law a. if no had intericred
with troops and by arms
Nevertheless. Senator, n large element
If opposition to Mr.. Hayes comes from the
adical Northern element"
Very probably" said Mr. Conkling,
E all through the North, are substantial pco-
'le who are like Miles Standish in their de-
otlon 10 the original intcnts and sympatnies
4 the Republican party. as a free Northern !
'cople. These people do not object 50 much
o withdrawing physical force from the
outh as tncy do to the conspicuous con-
rast of Mr.. lluyeS IN the Presidency by the
Otc Oi Louisiana, and Mr.. Packard turned I
ut. Every man knows that on the tace Of a
hose returns Packard WAS more elected than
Iaycs. by three or four thousand votes
CmIKrTAINSuIr
- Mr. Conkling, are You satisfied that the v
iministration at Washington was anxious
IT your defeat -
" From the time Hayes came into office 7
nd appointed Democratic Cabinet" said =
lr. Conklng, &" the principal labor OF little "
warts and the rest has been tn withdraw :
Ne Republican support from me :,
" Has Evarts made any expression on that
rad?"
" lie told u gentleman some time ago that I
ne reform movements of the administration,
: far as New York WAS concerned, were to =
reak up the chicftainship. suppose that
WAS declaration OF censurc .
pom myself" Ii
" But has the administration directed any z
hclal act against you in this last election 7
Yes. Thoy made the removals of the v
rincipal oihce-holders in New York, whom j
match them to duplicate, much lcss excel. a
week before this state election came oil.
ms that chivalrie behavior toward lie :,
uhlican seeking to extricate this State from \ |,
ne Democratic administration And,' said !,
lr Conkling, with rising ieryor, 3" it we I,
al received the HAYES votes in the State of :
lew York OF even fair portion of chem, n
le State would have been Republican to- n