The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-04
WAR IN THE RADICAL CAMP.
First Gun Fired in the New York
Convention.
ROCHESTER,. Sentember 26.

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Republicans of the State spurned the
thought that the mission of the Repuli-
can party was ended. He urged the
maintenance of party lines, and criticised
sarcastically the men who in the past
claiming to be Republicans were not true
to the party standard. An allusion to
General Grant as a sterling statesman
elected a hearty round Of applause,
which was renewed when the speaker re-
ferred to him as one who had been al
ways true to his friends, his party and his
country. A reference to certain advo-
Gates of civil service reform elected
slight applause and some Kisses. The
speaker said that the party was pledged
to civil service reform, but differed with
the impracticables as to the modes of Sc
curing it. He was not in favor of any
method of civil service reform that in the
best Judgment of the wisest men is i'm.
practicable, or which invades the civil
political rights of any citizen. he urged
moderation, magnanimity and harmony,
in the Joining of hands in the common
struggle against the common enemy.
On the question of the contesting dele
CATION from New York coming up, MIR.
Conkling desired to be understood that
he had not objected to the reference of
the contesting claimants and their fair
consideration by the committee on Gre
dentials. His objection was only to the
assumption that parties contesting from
outside of the Republican organization
should be permitted to silence the regu-
lar delegates chosen inside of the Re-
publican organization.
Mr.. Martindale congratulated the con-
vention that Senator Conkling had been
converted to the views of himself (Mr.
Martindale) and the friends who voted
with him.
Conkling inquired if Mr.. Martindale
really understood him to make the OBJ
lection which he had repudiated.
fGreat cheers. The gentleman from
Monroe (Mr. Martindale) did not win
the honors he wears by misrepresenting
any one else. Renewed cheers. -.
| Mr.. Martindale rose and was greeted
with furious Kissing and great disorder.
He maintained his place, however, until
order was restored, when he explained
that he had not understood that MIR.
Conkling had suggested the amendment
offered by Mr.. Tremain.
The chair then put the question as
amended by Mr.. Tremain, and it was
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Tremain's amendment was that
the so-called regular Republican delega-
tion be admitted to seats without preju-
dice to the contestants, whose case should
be referred to the committee on creden-
tials.
Mr.. Conkling moved the usual resolu-
tion to appoint committee on resolu-
tions, and that all resolutions be referred
to that committee. Adopted. Commit
tees on credentials and permanent organ
ization were also appointed.
Platt, in his speech, said: "There is
one subject of political discussion which
demagogues have magnifed into un-
seemly proportions. I refer to the in
cessant cry which is raised, that the Re-
publican party is pledged to reform in
the civil service. Hungry expectants OF
Office stand on the street corners and
shout the shibboleth till they are hoarse
and weary. The Independent journalist
rolls it as sweet morsel under his tongue,
and daily blurts it in the face of a nau:
seated public. [Slight applause and
hisses. The Sitting Bulls and Crazy
Horses of the Tammany tribes incorpo-
rate it in their war-whoops, and are per-
sistent in demanding that the most radi-
cal schemes for the readjustment of the
public service should be rigidly enforced
against all Republicans. 1t is unques-
tionably true that the Republican party
is pledged to integrity in the civil SER
vice, and I know of no good Republican
who does not intend that it shall faith
fully fulfil its pledges. Our disagree
ment, if there be any, is involved in the
methods of accomplishing the object.
AS understand the case, the Republi-
can party is not pledged to any plan OF
civil service reform which is not practi-
cal in its bearing and general in its ap-
plication, equally applicable to every
State of the Union and every department
of the government, as binding upon the
Cabinet officer as upon the tide-waiter
as earnestly opposed to political favorit-
ism in high places as in low. The Re-
publican party is not pledged to any
plan of civil service reform which most
practical men are sincere in believing
will demoralize and destroy the organiza-
tion and result in the triumph of that old
party of spoils and plunder. 1t would
be worse than folly to attempt to dis
guise the disagreeable fact, to which l
have before made allusion, that the
present is a most critical period in the
history of our party. The clouds which
obscure the horizon are black and threat
ening, and the friends of freedom have
good cause for doubt and dependency.
The chief cause for Encouragement is
in the perilous situation of political affairs
in the South. For the first time since
the war we are confronted with the stern
reality of the Southern States in solid
phalanx for the support of their political
confederates, the Democratic party. We
behold the Republican organization in
nearly every Southern State demoralized,
paralyzed and practically crushed out.
The promised disintegration of the DEM
ocratic hosts which was to follow liberal
distribution of Federal Offices and a
policy confding and elusive, is far in
the dim future. 1t requires no gift of
second sight to discern that even with
the widest divisions of the dominant
party in the South no resurrection there
! Of party by the name of Republican is