The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-28
CONKLING'S CONVENTION.
OPINIONS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS
They Condemn the Resolutions and Pres
dict the Defeat Of the Ticket.

! NEw York, Sept. 27.-The Gyaphic this
[afternoon says, editorially, that the Repub.
E4caIl party Of this, State was disbanded yes
kerday by the action Of Roscoe Conkling at
Rochester. President Hayes, by the with
drawal of troops in the South ilecessitated
the disbandment Of the Republican party in
Pixteen States, and, doubtless, the result at
The coming fall elections will still further for
lings action shows that he has made up his
mind that there Is to be reconstruction OF
parties, and he boldly proposes to take a
9and IN the formation Of new organization.
he tfrnphic believes that the ticket nomi-
ated at Rochester to-day will be abandoned
ty tho bulk of the Republican voters. 1t says
ktlat the action OF the New York Republicans
VIII force the President to appeal to the coun-
tly for support; he must appeal to the peo-
pE, and he must recommend such wise and
Rlutieious business legislation as will COM
nsnd the cooperation of Congress, and Il he
reHores peace at the South and leaves the
cotntry prosperous at the end of his term he
! cal afford to pass into history without troub-
)iins himself much over the action of his dis
tinsuished opponent.
Tie Erening Post characterizes the Roches-
ter convention as misrepresentation; 1t
polits To the convention as an Illustration Of
the Necessity of civil service reform, and says
thatit Is not often that political body. made
up g intelligence and good character, assails
the. opposite party with half the malfgnancy
and parseness with which this preposterous
convntlon assailed the party. in whose name
1t me- If the next election should turn upon
the dings at Rochester the Republican party
In tbs State would not only be defeated but
w0ule be buried out OF sight. The duty OF
the Dnest and respectable Republicans of
New fork is to make it plain, beyond any
g weeks; that SO far as the President and
Ills rnaSure5 are concerned that convention
does MT represent the party.
The DnaMerciat Advertiser says that the ac-
tion ofthg convention. In. seemingly indors-
ing tht ill-adyised speech of the chairman,
Twill beregarded by the country as a virtual
jdeclaraion Of war against President Hayes
AND hiSJabinet. The convention would have
shown lore sagacity had it mildly intimated
TO the Resident that the member OF his cabi-
met iron New York was not in favor with the
Republhns OF the State; but for the Chair
)man Oh he convention to coarsely assail that
|gentlemn with q venom and bitterness that
would hve been out Of place in O Democratic
0pponen was. indeed, uncalled for. The
Cbn,mereut thinks that the bad temper shown
kby the covention is not calculated to inspire
the republican party with confidence of sue
cess thisill.
The E,ress says that Roscoe Conkling was
Jn the rmpage, and that whatever doubt
any one 1ay have had as to his course, his
assault olthe Administration and its chief
Eupporte1 has committed him to a position
of antagdsm to the Administration, and he
has succeeded in drawing the Republican
party OF hw York after, him. This is the
seaking the storm which has been threat
aning for ,onths, and may lead to the most
importantesults; it actually inaugurates
HDpublicaoppositiO to Hayes, with Con-
killing as itleader. The Erpress thinks 1t is
q pity TO s q man OF such splendid talents
sacrifice hiself in such way, but he will
pay the peilty OF his treason to principle,
and Is one the instruments for the punish
ment of q trty that has abused It's trust and
inflicted ngerous wound on the Republic.