The Portland daily press., 1878-12-10
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surrender to the vanqushed. A capable and
EXCELLENT officer was displaced to make room
for an Executive favorite. The act Is submitted
70 the popular judgment. An overwhelming
verdict of disapproval is rendered. Thereupon
Vt is coslly proposed that by way of promoting
harmony no further attempt shall be made to
rectify the error which has been thus signally
condemned. By way OF enforcing this deaand
the threat is Illuminated that in case the sus-
pended officers are re-instated by Senatorial
decree, scheme of sharp prastice, of jugglery,
of trickery, will be devised for circumventing
the will Of the advising body. 1t was bad
enough to have taken advantage Of the adjourn
mept of the Senate to remove incumbsnts 10
whose dismissal that body in the exercise of iss
constitutional functions had little while be-
fore perempturily refused assent; If they are
restored to their positions by the rejection OF
the persons selected to fill their places Temporal
rily any further attempt to disturb their tenure
will be in the last degree discreditable and con-
tumacous. The Senate will be perfectly JUS
titled 10 such an event in resenting so gross an
affront to its dignity and privileges.
The administration seems to have most ex-
oesotdtcU iuo0 Va sho faiuO VI pdtkVunSo III pol-
itics. They ought to have bsen cured of this
delusion by the result of the New York CAM
paign. They took the office-holding element
away from Mr.. Conkling with intent to.dimin-
ish his power, and so far from doing him any
harm they find him more invincibe than ever.
He never derived any strength from that source.
The tenacity and devotion with which his Con-
stituents adhere to him are attributable to high
and better motives. They honor him for his
ability, his integrity, and his courage. They
have that implicit trust in him which springs
from thorough appreciation of his fidelity and
manliness. The paltry consideration that he
had here and there placs to bestow did not
make them any more bis friends; and now that
he is entirely without these means of concili-
ating supporters, the Republican masses gath
er to sustain him with . unanimity and hearth
ness which are without parallel in the annals
Of State politics.
As far as the Senator is personally concerned
it makes no earthly difference to whom Exscu-
tive favors are dispensed. But he is not the
man to neglect the interests of his constituents
because his own position can be in no wise af-
fected BY whatever may happen. He will be
ouo w LIE OOurlCdOuo WituUut suO cASukcbb CaA
culation of the effect Of any course he may see
fit to pursue, upon ais individual fortunes. His
public career has been q remarkably successful
one, but he never once bent head or body to
make it so. The same indomitabls will and
sturdy Independence which characterized his
encounter with the administration, when It was
proposed year ago to make the New York
Custom House recruiting station for creating
an organization that should antagonizs the fun
damental idea on which the Republican party
was founded, will be displayed again and very
soon in vigorous and effective manner The
true way to promote harmony is to insist that
there shall be no surrender of principle for the
sake of expedlency, no submission to wrong,
whateve' present sacrifice it may require to
maintain the right. YARMOUTH.