The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-17

The Hon. FRANCIS HERMAN Is Senator Of
the United States from New York. He has
always been Democrat. II any man may
hc taken as representative Of the New
York Democracy, it is Mr.. HERMAN: and
when he speaks, it may well be concluded
that he expresses the sentiment Of his party.
In n speech 10y Mr.. HERMAN at Utica Just
before going TO Washington, he declared
himself as follows:
How can Democrats or Rci uhlicans look with favor
on the Rochester ticket when the Convention u'atei
with insult sud coutuu'ly the national Administrator
l. right 90 dis. art-e AMI condemn h"-, who pur
suns that Democratic policy toward thr south which al
good have Advocated and which has already shown
such r'suts' II Nou vote the eIuAhcau kct you
AGAINST This southern policy and IN q
unuauun o the corrupt civil service II You desire re-
turn 90 Graut.-n. and 20 Its tNl service ways and
methods. you sock to condemn the rschcauon Of the
south and SD efforts Co. reform the civil ryi,e. You can,
my Republican fenis, give voice {" Your senumrni,.
clearly ana enphaucally BY victims the Rochester ticket
Here we see Mr.. HERMAN altogether in ac-
cord with the recent Albany Convention Of
his party in support Of the HAYES Admins
tration. He approves omphatically Of its
Southern policy. a thing of the past, which
cannot be recalled or altered; and he takes
special pains to pronounce an emphatic
approval Of Mr.. HAYEs's civil service cir
cular, the one original and characteristic
measure of this Administration. He urges
the people to vote against the Republican
state ticket because in So doing they will
be voting in approval Of HAYES and his civil
service system. Indeed, the great fault that
Mr.. HERMAN finds with the Republican State
Convention is that it treated Mr.. HAYrs
with insult and contumely, opposing both
his southern policy and his civil service
decree.
Now, the Southern policy, as we have
said, is an accomplished fact, something
which cannot he recalled or changed; but
even in regard to that, II would not have
been unbeconng in Mr.. KEENAN, to express
something Of that indignant condemnation
which naturally arises in the heart Of every
honest man at that sort Of political fraud
which goes into an election on a distinct pro-
gramnc. and fights through the canvass for
a specific and clearly defined set Of princi-
pies, and then, getting into power, turns
around and adopts exactly the opposite pro-
gramne, and exactly the contrary princi-
pies
This, however, Is Of little consequence
compared with tho civil service measure.
That is something which cannot find any
justification either in the letter or the spirit
Of the Constitution. II is against them both,
being In migrant violation of the funda-
mental right and the most imperative duty
OF the citizen. 1t is an act Of utter and un-
iustifiahle usurpation; and yet the Demo-
cratic State Convention looked upon it with
tacit approval, and our Democratic Senator
supports IL with positive Advocacy
Can the confusion Of politics go any fur
Their Here we have one of the greatest
chiefs Of the Democracy calling upon the
people TO vote the Democratic ticket be-
cause that is the only way TO sustain a Re
publican Administration; while, on the
other hand, the Republican party Of this
state stands forth TO defend the Constitu-
ton and the essential rights of the citizen
against the assaults Of the same Republican
Administration
Thus, Intelligent Democrats, believing IN
the Constitution and pursuing consistency,
may conscicntiou-ly vote tho Republican,
ticket, whiio Intelligent Republicans, will
ing to support the present principles and
policy of the man made President in their
name, are logically required to give their
suffrage TO the Democratic candidates!