Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

King COnkling, Of New York, will At.
tract for q short space universal a,ten.
tlOn. In the South the sympathy Of the
great mass OF The people is with The
President, because they feel that be 10
much better, aud safer man than Conk.
ling, and because they know he is a
much kinder man.
Mr.. Conkling charges that there was
bargain in the Louisiana electoral
business. We feel sure there was. We
feel satisfied there was one about
Florida too. All well-informed peo-
pie are firmly convinced there was a
bargain between the Radical leaders
and the Returning Boards of those Two
States TO steal the electoral votes for
Hayes. That the bargain was made
and carried out Is proved by the fact
that all OF the Returning Board scoun.
drels have been protected and pro.
vlded for. Thus far Mr.. CoGkling is
correct. But be Is just as much to
blame for the appalling dishonor" as
Mr.. Hayes lie. In point Of fact he is
more TO blame, because he is . party 10
The fraud, without the great interest in
II that the President had. He allowed
the fraud to be perpetrated because he
is violent partisan and does not
scruple at the means necessary 10 at
tain success Mr., Hayes allowed 1t to
be accomplished because he Seeured the
Presidency. He is far more ex:usable
than ConkliDg. Hayes did no more
than a majority Of Republicans or
Democratic either, for that matter,
would have done; Conkl'ng is doing
what very few on either side would do
exposing his own rascAlity to attack
Hayes.
What Mr.. ConklIng has to soy about
political corruption, bartering Of Of
fees, rewarding Of political favOriies,
aud irafEicking with political leaders,
is retreshingly cool and impudenl,
when We remember that he is regarded
as one OF the most finished experts in
that sort OF business. His real quarrel
with Hayes is because Of the Presi.
dent's attempt 10 enforce Civil Service
Reform, and his retention Of men in
bis Cabinet Ol his own selection, 10 the
exclusion of the old political leaders.
If the President had requested Roscoe
to manage the New York patronage
and consulted him about the formation
of his Cabinet, we would have heard
nothing derogatory Of "thAt man
Hayes" On the contrary, Mr.. Conk'
ling would have found no praise too
great for President Hayes.
The information given about the
West having been In earnest about seat
ing Mr.. Tilden, aud about the East
fearing the West, iS very encouraging
10 the South. When the South aids Il
elect another President, che will wan
10 see him inauguFAted, and 81
che will almost certainly go sOlit
for a Western man, she is de-
lighted TO learn that the West viii
be 10 no humor to be cheated again
We are glad to know that Mr.. COuk
ling has at last discovered that tht
rapidly growing power Of the West i
to be respected, for The South is ready
10 Join hands with the West. II Mr.
Hayes continues 10 treat the South a
fairly as he has done up TO this time, b.
need no, fear the COnkIings aud th
Howea, and If he will seek power il
the South by hunting for II where
can be found, instead Of wasting his et
forts on the old wornout huks Q
Southern RldicAlism, there is no Iel
sou why his Administration should no
prove more successful In the futur
than Il has up 10 this time.