Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-04

HIS VIEWS ON THE NEW YORK
CONVENTION.
Y SOUTHERN POL.
ICY.
A Sentinel" Reporter Interview
Our Representative.


In view of Congressman Wren.
early departure for Washington, Their,
to take part in the counsels of the ma
ton, and feeling that in the light o
recent events his constituents and GU
readers would be interested i'm learn
ing his position on national matters,
our reporter called on that gentleman
yesterday, and propounded a few lead
ing questions. The Congressman was
very affable, and expressed himsel
freely and without reserve.
THE NEW YORK CONVENTION.
In speaking Of the late action Of the
New York Convention, Mr.. Wren stated
that he heartily Endorsed the platform
promulgated on that occasion, espe.
cially the fourth and fifth planks. lie
considers that for the past seven OF
eight years, George w. Curtis, who
claims to be the incarnation OF purity
In politics, has, under the guise of that
superior quality, been making contin.
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and his friends. That no concessions
or magnanimity on the part of the Sem
ator placated this eminent apostle oil
reform. Curtis Was allowed to attend
the Cincinnati Convention, and signal
lied his entree by making q bitter at.
tack on the New York statesman and
his supporters, and that Conkling.
tired of the repeated assaults, and
smarting under the injustice and mis-
representation heaped upon him
seized the opportunity presented by
the assembling of the Republican
hosts I'm the Empire State and meta.
phorically skinned George William
alive.
In referring to the Presidents order
forbiddiug Federal office holders par
ticipating in politics. which it will be
remembered Is tho document that in
spired h antagonism 10 Hayes in the
New York Convention, our Congress
man expressed himself as follows
HYPOTHETICAL CASE.
l will put a hypothetical case: Sup
pose hat I am a resident of the city OF
San Francisco and an owner of real
estate to the amount of $3.50 900. / am
fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to be
appointed Collector OF the Port. My
interests lie In favor OF good govern
ment, and, as a matter of course, my
influence would be thrown i'm favor OF
those whom / would consider as the
proper officers to carry on an upright
and economical administration of local
affairs. BY virtue OF President Hayes
order, | am shut out from exercising a
righ. that Is guaranteed TO me by our
republican form of government, sim
ply because / am deemed worthy to
hold IN important Federal position,
and the running of parties and conven-
tons is left To the control Of persons
whose interests are not as great as my
own. i am politically disfrancbised
from the moment that accept office.
II Is an injustice to worthy men and an
utter extinction OF their manhood. /
c~eprecste this attempt TO abridge the
rights OF any citizen of the United
states. and believe that every voter
should be allowed to exercise all the
duties and functions pertaining To that
proud privilege, be he miner, laborer.
merchant, banker or Office. holder.
The following extract from the New
York platform covers the case pre-
cisely:
''The Constitution ofthe United States
and Of the State of New York, and the
laws, establish equal rights to all citi-
zens and all voters. aid we d~eprecate, as
unwarrantsble and hurtful, all attempts
by employers who, representing CAPT
tai or political power. encroach upon
| or coerce others in the enjoyment of
any Of their rights, or the exercise of
any of the duties Of citizenship"
THE SOUTHERN POLICY.
With reference to President Hayes, /
believe him to be an honest, upright
man, sincere in his purposes, and using
his best endesvors to pacificate and re-
store the South to prosperity and hap
piness. He has faith in the ultimate
results OF his Southern policy, and /,
Tor one, am willing that 1t should have
q fair trial, regarding it simply a. an
experiment, the success of which lies
In the womb OF the future. As for any
influence II may have on the unregen.
Grated Democratic party, our worthy
President has but to turn his gaze 10
every Democratic convention that
has been held from Maine to
Texas, and ponder on their pro-
ceedings. He will see that As far
~ his policy tends TO build up and en-.
courage that party. they are with him
and indorse its fruits, but, from the
leaders to the rank and file, they never
fail To denounce him as q usurper, who
by trickery and bribery has succeeded
to the holm Of Stale, and they cast
their Walls Of wrath on the heads of the
Electoral Commission and its decision,
The cry Of fraud goes up from every
Democratic assemblage and party
newspaper In the land. n~otwithstand.
ing the Southern policy Is claimed To be
good Democratic doctrine. The way thaI
Hayes efforts to pacificate the South
are received Is best illustrated by Sena.
tor Lamar's attitude. when he advise,
the Southern people to accept it sc
long as Its workings agree with them
but to never fail to vote the Democratic
ticket.
Here the interview closed, and
thanking the Congressman for hi,
kindness, our reporter retired. i'm
pressed with the idea that MI. Wren
while being a good Republican, anC
according to his the reporter's) view.
sound to the core. he could not b,