The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-17
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CONKLING STRIKES BACK.
WARTO TIE KNIFE DECLARED IGIINSf
HITES AND SITER H1M
Detectives Trying TO smirch the Senators
Rcputntion-rhe Secret Service Called 70
Help Ills ProvOcntIon for RcsistInR.


Detectives Trying TO smirch the Senators
Rcputntion-rhe Secret Service Called 20
Help His ProvocatIon for Rcsisting.
WAsHISGToN, Jan 16.-wnr to the knife
has been declared between Conkling and the
Fraudulent Administration. II has been known
for some time to Conking and his friends that
Mr.. Hayes and John sherman were using the
whole power Of tho Government to obtain some-
thing with which to make a personal attack
upon tho Senator from New York man who
has personal relations with Hayes. has sought
in divers ways to work up some float
ing scandal about Mr.. ConklinRs connection
with the moiety casos in which p. q. Jayne waf
concerned. II Is also said that the secret scr.
vice force OF tho Treasury has been used fol
similar work. OF course by the order OF Sher.
man. All this came to Conkling. and he hN
been patiently bldinR his time. He was waiting
for the overt act Of the enemy. II came yester
day. Tho Committee on Commerce. to which
the New York nominations were referred. asked
that fhe reasons for the removal Of Arthur
and Cornell be communicated. 1t was q
respectful request. II WINS usual re
quest Similar requests hnve been made
time and again. The practice has beel
to send tho reply to such requests to the Com
mitte0 making them. This was done at the las
session. when similar request waa made bi
the sam Committee for the reasons for the re-
moyal of the same officers. But lhis time Hays
and sherman thought they could afford to in
suit the Committee and put an indignity upol
senator Conkling, its chairman. They though
gained gain s su,h strSneth that there would :
only n few. II any, Republican Senators wht
would como to Conkling's 5 rescue. and therefo1
they addressed their reply to the request Of thl
Committee on Commerce to the Committee.
was merely rehasl ol ihe report olthe JM
Now York Custom House. with some ncH
addcnda about the better conduct OF the hust.
ness under the present Collector. 1t was in this
part that tne most serious reiiruohs were
made upon Arthur and Cornell. Here also was
| where the letter Of Sherman WIS most unfair.
| hecnus" ns 1t was an executive communication
| relating to executive business in tho S"unte 10
could not without "a vote ui tie senate 10 made
Mr.. Conkling accepted this reply as n chat
| lcnge To- him. and he met It muuiuiIy and fcar-
| l'ssly. That his speech was n icrp'ious attack
upon Hayes and Sherman is now no secret
Even Senators who are very guarded in talk
| inp about "xocutiye business do not conceal
! this fact. ConAling mentioned the stories about
| the search for mud 10 Hing a. him. He paid his
| respects TO John sherman. The charges ngnins,
himself wers AS to certain fees ho had re-
| ceiv"d in his professional capacity. In
replying TO those stories he spoke. OF
| John Sherman's riches. and nsked how
he had obtained them had he made his money
| 10y the Legitimate or illegitimato pracl le ot hii
hratession' All who kn1W MI history b ,rS. knew eS
| and was now very rich. Had he saved eVerJ
penny Of his salary he would not have more
| than reasonable competence. How did he gd
! his money? The public was not Informed OF
| the cases he had conducted. The record Of the
! courts did not show them. In speaking Of tho
| dc fu'to President. Conkling throughout hl
| speech referred TO him as that man Hayes.
| Tho 'ech was not only bitter Int il wa
| adrOit. and II appealed directly To- his fellow
| Senators. Tho Demo"rnts evidently enjoyed
| his onslaught on sherman. and did not nhlcd
| To- his cNcnriatlon of the occupant OF the White
! House. The Repuhicnns, save n few OF the
seescrs for, Executive favors, npproyinglJ
| listened and manifested their deligh1 Nhen
| the vote was taken on the proposition TO send
| the communication to the Committee on Com.
| mercc, with permission to do with II us th;d
| committee saw proper II WAS moro than two 10
one. To-day the Committee consid-
cred tho communication OF Sherman
and voted without dissent to send copies
to Arthur and Cornell. with letter saying that
the Committee would hear md consider ANY re-
ply that they had to make. Tho letter Of Sher-
man Is now in the possession Of Mcssrs Arihnr
and Cornell. The Committee Will uudouht" lly
stand hy ConkllnG. aud report adversely on the
nominations There docs not s'cnl 10 be Siny
DOUBT about the Senat" sustaining the report ol
the Committee. There will probably be few
Democrats this time who will vote ngai nSi
Consliug. but have not heard ot any kr9ub'
li'au~ changing III Hir views. The Demo rats
who vote for confirmation will DO so purely on
political grounds. They viii Dee controlled by
what they consider the b. 81 Interests Of theu
lury IN New York.