The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-14
T,na t,onk,,ng Triumph.

r. The Conkling Triumph.
The triumph OF Senator CoEKINa over
the President in the executive session OF
Wednesday was triumph Of set OF con-
sp.rators over tho proper authority OF the
President and over justice. Senator BAY
am. whose sentiments and views generaiiy
have the ring Of the true metal, STRUCK tue
I exact key when he maintained tne r'en' "a
!. tho. Executive to make changes when IN
his oninion would be for the benefit OF Inc
public service, he being responsible TOT tue
enforcement. OF the laws. and entitIeo 70
.ues.cs his agents. Exactly the truth ana
sns.,ce q, the matter. Where on earth is
ma;ntained the principle that CHIEF OF az
,n;n,strstion shall have no control over his
S,,ha,terns. and no right to remove them
Tti. the very essence Of conspiracy in tue
Senate that inspires the Intervention OF that
hody between the Chief Magistrate ana the
officers under him. What sort OF relations
can now exist between the restored men
and the head OF the Government Inc
Conklingism OF the Senate is alien TO the
efficiency. and dignity OF the Admlnlstra-
ton.
Rut what shall we say OF the Democrats
Of the Senate who Joined the rancorous
partisans in this yindictiSe act? That they
misreprcsented their constituents We are
sure: but why should they have gone
against the best friend to justice, the Con-
stitution, and State equality and national
peace, who ever belonged to the Republican
marty? why should they, at the very mo-
ment Of exhibiting their ingratitude TO
President HAYES, have committed an out
rage upon public order and an assault upon
the measure OF civil reform, which is based
upon the purest and most patriotic pr1ncl-
plesf We have never known an act more
perfec,ly indefensibie than this OF the four
Democratic senators in becoming recruits
OF the yainest and bitterest OF Republican
senator's, Mr.. CoNKL1NG. a4 r.
What Is the matter with the Maryland
senators? What means the senator from
Texas? A snorther" blows from the
North. Surely in this case the "norther"
has become the "sou-easter" and blown
the Texas senator plumb into blaine! As
for Senator EATON, we never expected any
thing OF him, and We are not likely to be
disappointed. He was far too strong in
opinions and profesSed sentiments which,
for one, we neither expected nor desiredany
friend of the South at the North to enter
tain. He did us Of the South harm by his
extravaganza. we suspected him OF being
a quasi-madman or quasi something else.
We know that we could not avoid quoting
ANDREW JOHNSON upon him-thus: damn
q man who is more for me than I am for
myself" ..,-. .......
These gentlemen have committed an act
that looks like treachery to the best interests
OF the nation and the order and dignity OF
the National Administration. Committed
BY Democrats, as they are, it IS an act IN
juriousto their own party as we'll as per-
fidions to the cause OF justice. ..-t
President HAYES is the first President OF
the United States who has given us civil
service reform in practical manner. 1t is
lamentable to say that the heaviest blow that
has fallen upon this measure has received its
decisive weight from the party that has pub
licly approved and sustained the measure
itself. This was said with regard to BEAST
BUTLER, who, at the Convention to nopi-
nate candidate for President in 1850,
voted, we believe, Jfty-nine times for JEFF.
DAVIS. ..,.......
We feel sure that the President will uIti-
nately triumph over the vindictiveness and
the untiring strategies Of the, greedy Office
hunters and sorehead aspirants to the pre-
.sidency. This very proceeding will more
than likely arouse in the minds OF true men,
both Republicans and Democrats, proper
sense OF the danger before them and the ne
cessity of warding it off. .G