, 1877-08-16

| lficftd oT Mf. Cornell told me, for him to re-
1utc tn comply with the Presidents order, tins
co1nlN Hing thc Executive tu suspend him un.lrr
the Tcnurc-of- Oilirc law; The President ws,ll,l
| then haze To report his a'itnn to the Senate,
naming successor to Mr.. Cornell. Tic Senate
w"all then hc called upon to decide whether It
/ Would sanction retnwas frOnl oll.r III Il man
/ whom 1t fntl previously Arproycn Of! whose su}e
offcnsc consisted " tho fact that he was an net
I've worker IN bchalf Of that party Of whrii n
najurlty al the Senators we're members. Upon
thl: issue AIT. Conk|lAR wonltl bc expected 10
| statl By his frenI anl lead the opn,sltn TO
| the Prcskaent't tiyll-2cryIce reform policy. As
tue enforcement nf the recent orders tho stl,-
lest las tntsrf:rcd with the followers Of other
strong enough t0 ,icscat the confirmation Ut a
tlttrs.or IL Mr.. CoruclI, which wouh settle tho
Cissl-serr!rc question against thu President.
MR.. CoSkLls0 ltAa \ HARP ptGItT BEFORE HIN
TO SECURE MS RE-EtEcT1oN
TO the Scnatc gear from this wtnter. Hts CAM
paign Is atrea,lr bcgut. Onc-l,aIf tho State Sem
atc Is tobe elected this fail aud the members then
elected will rote lor ur aganst Mr. CuDkl!nc. It Is
ceuleratlon Of tn. n'!icr!nlding politicians ri,
whunl he ha+ heretofore relied fur success. lie
must, from the very nature q! the tItuatiusl, re-
tnnItl the champion II thu nlen who have etovi
less It bo sIr. Morton, las ths reputation of be-
'.E ~ entirely ,feiMntlhnt npOn the Federal
utlltcNpdcra ns Mr.. ConklinK. In llta fight witt,
ex.ssnator fGnton. te secl'red The rat5onage Of
tg Stnte anu yxry 1atnrsl' s'eans ou. the
state arc nearly all intlnbtcd to Mr.. Cnnk1ng
for their places. Their support nt hin In his
future campaigns was m Implied, II not posi-
tircly agrcra upon, condition VI their appoint
ment. The oFtler prohibiting them from par.
tle!pattnE I'll active political work 70 a serious
blow to Str. Cnnklinr. II Is nut to bc wondered
at that he an'1 thcy consider the situation vcrv
grave, Or tlIat hc lastcns home to consult with
them as to thu cotr*e to i,c pursued. 1t Will bc
Il tad day fnr slr. conklInE wien be feels him
scIf compelled to onposc a Republican Prcst-
dcnt,: for, whatever else may b. said against
him. 10 cn'lnot be accused Of ever having ial-
tered In his
LOYALTY AND pEvo71ox
to the Republican, party and Republican prin.
CipIcs. He never Will br 4 faetit,us opponent OF
ttlo Admin!straton, nor. like Sfr. blatue, array
himself tn opuosisson for tho purpose Of enter
President # will 10 upon the broad ground Of
public policy, and. as he believes, III tho Inter
est: of tho Republican party, which llc regards
ns Identical with ths country's welfare. We
methods IT politics, but wr ca,lnot DENY to him
a lofty patriotism and steatlfaet devotion to
principles. II l'o were !u privase llfc, he
would bc equally devoted and etealfast. Ills
sclsl. ufc q Ills power and position, but, at tho
same time, hfs ambition has not tntcrfercd with
hla duties as MI able statesman. should
classE(y him as politician with conscience,
od of u psen hs sss .a a sys I'm
credit for being influenced by motives othcr
taan personal. The Republican party IN this
State cannot afford q be divided this fall, and
an fseilc between conkttng. factlun md an
Administration faction would be fatal to sue
cess. Republicans must combine and work lIar-
montously,0r the State will he lost entirely, not
only for the prcscnt but tor tho next Prcsiien-
ttal contest. Tie Democrats were never murc
thoroughly organized Or stronger than nuw.
Nothing would plrkse them better thun to sec
au open rupture between tie President aud ar.
Conklng, lor therein would they find assurance
uf complete Success. Let them secure d major
ity In tho Legislature this winter and
M1t TtLDEN WILL. LIZ SENATOR
In place OF Mr. Conliling IN all probability. As
to tho State officers tu b. chosen. IL matters lit
tlc;, hut to lose the Legislature is
1o t. Gje Use d'f5t1F als. sc0ats us Anen.rp pG,s
promises to become powcr In tho politics Of
this State, Is well as sryera! Others mil that Is
tue labor element. While tho rccrnt strikes
ended disastrousy to tho strikera, H. also show
tile Immense power they Tan witltl. They at-
tribute their late failure to preclpttate a-tton on
thcpart III few OF ttIctr number, nntl firmly
believe Tint Ind sl!er acted In colIcert the rail-
been prostratc at their feet. For u few days,
even ns It was, they saw the bnslness OF the ia
tlou pnralyzcd IN their pre.chcc, n,d h2lf
tDzcn States fnwerlcss bGtUre thotn. Their
wcukncs. wn4 their luck Of combined acton,
and this weakness they propose to make a tower
Of strength. Already llnye 1teps becu taken
luuktnE tn the urgIllfzntIoll uf wDrkingmens
political associations which shall embrace all
mechanical trades aud ea1linys.
THE DEMOCRACY fa sCNEtilH0 TO CAPTURE
Tlt1s ELEMENT,
and, Ut COURSE 1t will lo II, for IL Is, Il, It's dis
ofganzrl atatc, already more than l,atf Demo-
cratic. By FREQ t,au Ut Inexpensive promises,
aud, tn few districts, giving nominations to
the Nntk ftp .rnf
purity will eccure thu yoirsDf tho NUtkingmcns
purity, by whatsoever Manu- 1t may bc Calted. II
Hlakcs no difference TINT Il las been Lcno,l-
stEatcd tlat Democratic premises aEc made to
bu broken. Ut tint Il nssufi,es to lead ouly to
brtray; IT. dcsuaEogts'n II n nscans Ut success,
antl Ii brought freely inty ,,so us occasion rc-
lliFcs. shuut.l this new mine bo rs profitable
Us It PROMISES, theirs II likely to he u decided
however. II tlat thu Workinglnot's party wfll
ba hstrt-iiyrd, like tho tiralgcr movement, coll
fastng iora allurt time. but not obitcratilg
purity !!hcs. More scriuMs disaster Is to be atI-
pretended from division in tho l:epublIcnn
ranks. CARROLL.
New YonE. Au.. l5,-Thc State Committee
Of tho Independent party bus Issued q call fur
u thu platform a,,d resolutions
aoptcd In tic Natlot,aI Convention NJ 1ndsan-
alh,ls, Nav II, to1}. lcHoCnces tho Resumption
et hll asisA fur ts rgpeal. aud denoll,Icck tho
Issue ol ~ per ccl!t bornls 40 1arefaect! rob-
berry III tho ,,collu out of slS,oD0, ,000. Laws ~
sustain labor urr rallch fur, aid to control rail-
road aid uthcr nioncycll noIlopolics.
COt.D WATEN.
UTICA, Aug. 15.-rAe Prohibition statu Con-
yrnlton lsas nominated State Ticket. a,Nl rc-
solved that It Is tile duty 0f ult to cxIrpatr tho
crtmc Of selling Intoxicating drinks,
IOWA.
THE APPROACHING hHAAToRIAL CONTEXT.
To tbs Editor ot Tue Tribune.
DUBUQUE, H., Ang. H.-Yuur special cor.