The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-21

ject a nomination simply and solely be-
cause he was not consulted about it,
nor can Democratic Senators on the
Committee of Commerce vote under q
bargain with or promise made to Sem
ator Conkling by which such Democrat
ic Senators came under q reciprocal OBJ
| legation to Senator Conkling that they
would reject the nomination of A. II
Senator Conkling would work to reject
the nomination of b. Senators have q
delegated authority and they hold SOL
emu trusts in this business, to violate
which trusts would be criminal IN NOR
ais and in law. Democratic Senators
must vote in reference only to the mer-
it and qualifications of nominees. II
any Southern Senator be in doubt as to
what his oath OF office demands of him
in this matter. we commend to him the
decision of ia Virginia court of the olden.
time, in the case OF the Commonwealth
VS.. Callaghan, which is to be found in
the Virginia Cases" vol. 2. p. AGO..
If any Democratic Senator Is think
ing only of New York politics and of
the mere party relations of this serious
question, the Democrats of New York
must frankly tell him that nothing but
injury to the. Democracy of New Yoik
has come or can come of coalitions with
Senator Conkling. The past is eloquent
on this subject. Such coalitions are
necessarily demoralizing and degrading
to all who are parties to them. Such
coalitions can have no other basis than
the spoils of Office. Democratic con-
trivances with Senator Conkling have
benefited only the Republicans. Mr..
Tilden finally came to grief through
them and so did Mr.. Kelly, and what
is more important, SO did the Demo-
cratic party in New York. The Democ-
racy of New York City warn Democratic
Senators in Washington to make no
coalitions with President Garfield, or
Secretary Blaine, or Senator Conkling.
or Senator Robertson! Let them not
initiate the immoral conduct of which
Senator Conkling and Senator Dawes
and the Republican caucus have been
guilty in their corrupt and stupid CO.
alition with the debt-shirking Malone!
The result of that immoral coalition has
been to fasten on the Republican
Senators the responsibility of confirm
ing or rejecting the nominations of
the President. Now let those Senators
face that responsibility! Senator Robert
son is more honorable and deserving
Republican than Senator Conkling or
Vice-President Arthur, in the opinion of
New York Democrats, but New York
Democrats desire no coalitions, alli-
ances, bargains or understandings
either with Robertson, Blaine, Conk-
ling, Arthur OF Garfield. The Republic
can leaders defeated General Hancock |
partly by the use of money and partly
by immoral coalitions with unworthy |
Democrats in which Senator Conkling |
and Vice-President Arthur were the |
chief Republican conspirators 1t is |
high time that the false lights which |
Senator Conkling displayed to certain
Democratic Senator's, and with the help |
OF which the nominations of President |
Hayes were thwal ted. should be under |
stood, now that fraudulent President |
is no longer in Office. The Democratic
voters of the United States have not
forgotten that it was this same Senator
Conkling who insolently endeavored to
fasten upon Senator Bayard the absurd |
and monstrous charge that the Senator
from Delaware had stated an untruth |
respecting the intention, purport and
meaning OF a speech made by himself
during the last Presidential canvass
about the scandalous Republican Gus
TOM House conspiracy against Phelps,
Dodge Il Co. That attempt more than
else in his checkered career
cautions people to inquire
carefully into, the evidence for any
declaration which may be made by Sem
ator Conkling as to President Garfield
and his undertakings.-N. y World.