The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-10
sENiTOR CONKLING ON MS REPUBLT-
CAN FOES.
What he Thinks of Hayes. Evarts. schurz,
Devcns, and the Rest OF Them.

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Reporter In this city. Mr. Conkling the
most determined opponents you have seem to
Mr tT"npIinNTycs there nro sbou, three hum
drcd persons here who believe themselves tn
occupy the solar walk and milky way. and even
up there they M their skirts very carefully for
fear even the heavens might stain them. Some
OF these people would vote against n man be-
caus" he had been nominated. Tho mere fact
9f Nomination and selection ,,d, reduces him II
the OH ps Ivy nothing less than divine selection
" IL were not 80 amusing. one, would lose
patience with this class of people; they ARE
nitrr the unuttainuhle in human governments
Now look at these amcndmcnis. said Mr.
Conkling. after Il pause. Jackson $. Schultz
and others roncoctcd them. and yet they dared
not put them in the mouths of their candidates
to he advocated among the people"
" Don't YOU think. sir, we have heard tho last
II think so. They were brought to the
Wcstrhrstcr who demanded that they I've con-
sdcrcd and Incorporated ia our platform. 7
a2w 1s'' r ws ayGT The, rSf nr ysl nxerc ss
defocis which | khow may be in thsi mighty
popular power | told my friends ut Rochester
That the amendments were tran. and we re-
fused to give them any consiirration."
ministration at Washneton was anxious for
From the time Hayes came into of,icc and
Conkling. the principal labor of little Evarts
and the rest has been 20 withdraw tho Repub-
Has Eyarts made any expression on that
hcad?'
reform. moycments of the Administration as
far rs New York was concerned. were to break
NJ chiritinship snprosr That chieltainship
was declaration OF c"n-ur" upon myself"
But has the Administration directed any
official at against YOU in this last election ?"
Yes. They made tho removals OF the prn-
cipai oificrhoidcrs in New York whom match
them TO duplicate. much l'ss excel. n week be-
for" this State election cam" oil. Was that chv-
"a tn
rNtrioHt" the state from the Democratic admin
istintioni And said Mr.. Conkling. with ris-
be State Il NV YarE or gVcn G i nE po T'
OF them, thu state would have hcen Republican
to-'iny. Restored to its proper place in influence
DO You think ,hat the celebrated order d-
r'ctin2 off rhclier- to nl-iain from all pol'u-
cn action was also intended to operate against
indNidua, public mouf
"Undou't.dy that celebrated rcformatory
order was fact innal in iS intent made in the in
forest Of cuvous AMI pr"suming little men.
Sherman goes out to ONO ami makrss pccchc-
In Il lance of II; Mtrary goes to Iowa and
manages % convention despite the order. ana
finally DcNcu--who II a pretty good sort Of u
fellow, or has been In the uasi-wrt's t. Massl-
chus"t- II think senator Conkiing said To- Cob
lectl r summons and says that Tie order meant
Itself To be ii~o'iry.d, and that the way to obey
II was To violate H.
to b" defective. hcrau~f il does not substitute
any kind Qf acton in place Of the action that he
"Thor, il no considerable element in tho Re-
publican party. said Senator Conkiing. which
oblccts 10 the removal of troops from the South
rrn States. ! have mad" No objection on that
score But all that WIS required of him was 20
take Out the troops and nothing else. Hrhni no
Legislature uf IN" state in the interests OF the
Presidency. HI interfering with state hy
conprniui~' or bargain WIS ~ much a violation
OF thr law - 4 he had intcricred with troops
and hV arms.
Nevertheless. Senator. largo element Of OPP
pos ton To- Mr.. Hayes comes from thc radical
Nprth"rn element.
Very probably" said Mr.. Conkling. AL
through tn North nrr substantial people who
are like Milcs Snndsh IN their devotion TO the
original iui"ni- and -ympathics OF I'll" Republic
can party, u- a free Northern party. These
people DO not object So much t. Withdrawing
physical force from the South ~ they do 10 the
conspi cuous contrast Of Mr.. Hayes ~ thu lrcsi.
turned out. Every man knows that on the face
OF those returns Packard was more clr' ted than
Hayes 10y 5000 or 1000 votes on cannot pre-
srnt those returns IN any form that Will not
give moro legality to Packard H. Governor of
Louisiana than t. Hayes NJ President. People
say this man assume; all the virtues Of reform
in an I'M which he has gained 10y the simple
r'luilatlou Of the ladder that liit"d him. II is
III" general record Of usurp - that though -u--
tuiu.i they do their favOr- 10 tho other side.
How dc YOU make that ont ="
"Drv"us always ran for ON go in Massarhu-
s"tts on ~" Democratic tickrt. Ho never WAS "A
Republican S.hur1 took himself out oi thr
E"Iuhli IN party years ago. hey H. "a prfpo-
rrgt am sure.' added Mr.. Conking. that
nobody commits L,ar- a Republican. TIE Dem
had proposed a. nominate him Tor the oni e Of
Governor an THIS stat" ] have no iaiih ia "a
Co., the mon WHO voted for him uni tn" party
which gave him T. f. atty. IL the domain and
forum Of honor that sense ~ Mr.. HAYES nn-
d'iN stnho7 forward ana challenges HIM. IL
l~ f.t i'y honest men all over tAi~ country. H."
s9gi!g7 ana showers On the opposition tn proofs
III hr- b,,u erea, traveller. senator"
\ r., aia told thW III D." Las hot been fort
fia Do 90 tIf