The daily gazette., 1881-05-21
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLI
CANS ADDRESS.
Reasons Why Messrs. COukling
and Plat should Not be Re-elec-

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Reasons why Messrs. COnkIing
ana Piatt Should Not be Re-elec.
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~ The following address has been adop
Ted by the Independent Republican As
sociation and will be sent TO each men,
Der OF the Legislatures; .sr ..ss-.
"1o the Member of the Legislature of
the State of Nesu Fork:
"The Two Senators Of this State have
resigned their seats for the avowed reason
that nomination has been made by the
PRESIDENT 10 fiscal Office which is dis
pleasing 10 them. Their conception of
the duties of the Senatorial Office aud of
the rights of the people is essentially low,
and Its character is disorderly for If acted
upon by the Senators generally 1t might
result in vacating all the seats aud bring
ing the Government to q stand till.
When the. people have conferred the
honor of election upon individuals who
have sought and accepted 1t, a resigna-
Lion for such reasons is in derogation OF
the dignity of the people and an act OF
ubordiuation. The State of New York
IS now left without o voice in the public
councils, and II these Senate should be
re-elected there is n0 assurance that they
would not resign again upon the mex.
occasion of their disagreement with the
President respecting the appointment of
some collector or postmaster. IL is hot
wise TO encourage strikes in the high
councils OF the naCioa which tend to i'm
pede public Business and to bring repub-
licanA institutions intodfrepute. The
Senators have resigned because both
Senate and Executive held views OF
posed ". Unknown respecting an appoint
Ing an appointment 10 an administI alive
office. III they believed that both Sena-
tors and Prs sident were bent on mischief
1t was so much the more their uuty TO
have remained where they could oppose
It. II they deemed the appointment of
Mr.. Robertson as Collector OF the Gus
TOMS unwi e, the place to have resisted
IL was In the Senate, and not elsewhere.
The Lwo resign!ng Senators belong 10
the patty which elected the President
Their resignation leaves the party in a
minority in the Senate. Through that
resignation the great principles which the
Republican Senators are supposed to
have been contending for since the 4th
OF March are sacrificed, aud the Senate
is left in the control of the Democrats
The real question which the ex Senators
have raised is of fundamental import
ance. IL is whether the President snail
be the Chief Executive OF whether Sell
ators shall have veto upon the Presi-
dent. The Constitution declares that
The President 'shal DUminate,' and he
may nominate whomsoever he pleases
Without consulting anybody. But, ac-
cUrding to Tie ex-SenalOrs, The President
shall not nominate without having pre-
iviouhly consulted the Senators and In no
case wi hont The approval OF one of
them. SO Tar as Tho Senators make any
other defense IL is that the President has
used "a GoyernmeuL Office merely TO re-
ward political TREND. This fact Is
questioned. But even if the President
had openly treated public Offices as the
spoils of the victor, Messfs. Conklng and
Platt are estorped from objecting. BY
them, and sucll as them, tLe spoiis sys-
tenn has been uursed into mighty evil.
Their power has been based upon
'spoils,' their mental horizons have been
bounded by 'spoils' and their careers
have been wasSed in the pursuit of
'spoils.' No man has ever used patron
N5O bOhO puniAACAOooiy W ASWALA Jtluoc
who have been srecreant TO others and
seryiceable TO him than Senator Conk-
ling, and from his own standpoint he has
now no grievance, but is in The position
Of player defeated at his own game
The defense of the ex. x.Senato.s 10 ac-
companied by personal attack upon the
President as 'dlsnonesL aud dishonoIa i
ble,' which is vulgar, and a refusal TO &C.
eept the decision Of the last National
Conpention @on The unit rule, which is
contumacIous. sIfyOusre-elect these ex-
Senators you iudorse ALI their views
But the only proper indorsenient is by
an appeal 10 theE Republican parbys TO
sustain them in the StaLe Conventions |
III they are wrong, you must either I'LL |
their places by better men or by re-clect- |
ing them commit yourselves to them aud |
60 four years quagl 81 with the chosen
b, ad Of The RspuD;ica pWty. Onthase
,roulids and b cause, as IL frs on former
Occasions pointed oui, Me srs. Col Killing |
aud Plat, ale Tor other reasons not tit TO |
be SenalDrs of b. Uniled States, The In
dependent skfpttbli SanR Association Of
New York tiiges THAT iness gentlemen |
should not bn re-elec ed
FKEDK. M.iWHITRIbaE.
GEO. WALTON GREEN.
ssI Hl GEO. HAVEN PUTNAM.
gu HENRY. Is. VAN DUZER.
FELIX KAUFMAN.
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