The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-20
CONKLIEG.

Inc worlds sensation, purporting to Civ,
the substance OF an Interview with Senator
Conkling. seems to be rather q violation n
confidence by the writer than a misstatemep,
OF the New York Senator's views of the adj.
ADMINISTRATION and the bargains of 1877. b,
which Mr.. Hayes became President.
That the World newspaper and correspond
ent have been guilty of grous and indefensi-
bic fndecency In the production Of this inter
view cannot be gainsaid. Senator Conklne
had extended the hospitality OF his house 10
the writer, and, In the unreserved confidence
OF that hospitality, expressed his Views upon
men and things. No gentleman nay, no man
| with an ordinary sense OF decenov. would
have dreamed of so betraying that hospitality
and no respectable paper, 1t seems to us.
would have been willing to profit by a sepsa
| ton obtained In so dlsreputable and indecen,
| manner. That journal of such standing as
the World should have done this dirty thing
is grave reflection upon New York Journal
ism and New York manners.
That, however, Is a matter which connernc
New York people. The interesting point
with the balance of the country, Is. that Sena-
tor Conkling, In all that he has said relative
Worlds publication embodles his actual
views relative to Hayes and Hayes admins
tration. 1t is, therefore, actually an omen
ana fierce declaration OF war by the greatest
leader OF the Republican party against the
administration. The war has certainly been
opened prematurely and before the allied
forces were ready; but, none the less. It has
been opened and may be more fierce and re-
lentless from the very fact that 1t has been
by an il-iudging or too adveptur-
GUS confidant.
1t has been photographed here that the atH
tude OF Conkling toward the administration
has no connection with the Blair resolution
and the Kimmell bill to try the title to the
Presidency. We think differently. We have in
TACT, not the slightest doubt that Conkljny
Howe and some other leading Republicans
are moving with the view of utterly DESTROY
ng Hayes and 1t is pretty certain that these
Republican chiefs will be able to find If the
var LIZ opened IN earnest, large following In Z
heir own party and amongst the Democrat {
c members of Congress. Can a combination {
II Democrats and Republicans be organized G
powerful enough to carry out the real pur-
'oee Of the Kimmell hill and unseat HAYES L
hat ID the question. That has been the I
ecret object of Mr.. Conkling. The ruin of Z
he administration which. born OF fraud. has L
etrayed all parties Republican and Demo- t.
ratio, was what the New York Senator had
view when, at his dinner table, he confidep II
ally expressed the sentiments and opinions d
q lll-mannered Bohemian has made public. u
That Senator Conkling was the secret iusti II
ator OF the apparently Quixotic movement N
bring the title to the Presidency before the il
lpreme Court, we have not the slightest Ell
'ubt That Senator Conlxling was the insti hi
Itor of 1t means that 1t may be much more te
gnificant and important affair than is gen m
ally believed. His secret views and purposes co
we been prematurely exposed by traitor to II
3 hospitality, and brief period will deter tn
ne whether or not he proposes to go on with tn
4 war, tn