Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-06
CONGRESSMAN WREN RALLIES TIC
CONKLING.


find the following report of an interview had
between Congressman Wren and reporter
for that paper: In view of Congressman
Wrens early departure for Washington, there
to take part in the counsels Of the nation, and
: feeling that in the light of recent events his
constituents and our readers would be inter
ested in learning his position on national
matters. our reporter called on that gentle
man yesterday, and propounded a few lead
ing questions. The Congressman was very
afable, and expressed himself freely without
reserve In speaking of the late action of the
| New York Convention, Mr.. Wren stated that
he heartily Endorsed the platform promul-
gated on that occasion, especially the fourth
and fifth planks. He considers that for the
past seven or eight years, George W. Curtis,
who claims to be the incarnation of purity III
politics, has, under the guse of that superior
quality, been making continuous irritating
attacks upon Conkling and his friends. That
no concessions of magnanmity on the part of
the Senator placated this eminent apostle of
reform Curtis was allowed to attend the
Cincinnati Convention, and signalized his
entree by making bitter attack on the New
York statesman and his supporters, and that
Conkling, tired of the repeated assaults, and
smarting under the injustice and misrepre-
sentation heaped upon him, seized the oppor-
tunity presented by the assembling of the Re
publican hosts in the Empire State and meta
phorically skinned George William alive. In
referring to the Presidents order forbidding
Federal Office holders participating in politics,
which it will be remembered is the document
that inspired the antagonism to Hayes in the
New York Convention, our Congressman e1-
pressed himself as follows: l will put ny
pothetical case: Suppose that am resident
of the city of San Francisco and an owner of
real estate to the amount of $3.50, 900. l am
fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to be ap
pointed Collector of the Port. My interests |
lie in good government, and, as matter of |
course, my influence would be thrown In |
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, l am
shut out from exercising a right of what is
guaranteed to me by our republican form of
government, simply because l am deemed
worthy to hold an important Federal position,
and the running of parties and conventions is
eft to the control of persons whose interests
Ire not as great as my own. l am politically
from the moment that [ accept
,ffice It is an injustice to worthy men and
IN utter extinction of their manhood. l de-
,recate this attempt to abridge the rights of
nv citizen of the United States, and believe
hat every voter should be allowed to exer-
Use all the functions pertaining to that proud
privilege, be he miner, laborer, merchant,
,anker or ofice-holder The following ex-
ract from the New York platform covers the
ase precisely: "The Constitution of the
United States and of the State of New York,
nd the laws, establish equal rights to all
itizens and all voters, and deprecate, as I'M
,arrantable and hurtful, all attempts by en-
loyers who, representing capital or political
over, to encroach upon or coerce others in the
vi VI IliCI1 VI IllO cAoI-
se of any of the duties of citizenship" With
sference to President Hayes, believe him
, be an honest, upright man, sincere in his
rposes, and using his best endeavors
pacifcate and/ restore the South to n
'osperity and happiness. He has faith in
lie ultimate results of his Southern policy,
Id l, for one, am willing that it should have
fair trial, regarding it simply as an expert
ent, the success of which lies in the womb
the future AS for any influence it may
I'VE on the unregenerate Democratic party y
II worthy President has but to turn his gaze
every Democratic convention that has been
Id from Maine to Texas, and ponder on a.
cir proceedings. He will see that as far as wi
policy tends to build up and encourage
at party, they are with him and endorse its n
tits, but, from the leaders to the rank and "A
;, they meyer fail to denounce him as a no
upper, who by trickery and bribery has
,ceeded to the helm of State, and they cast
,ir walls of wrath on the heads of the Elec-
ial Commission and its decision The cry
fraud goes up from every Democratic :.
emblage and party newspaper in the land,
withstanding the Southern policy is claim Acc