The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-10
now CoSslsrESr
ALnANy. June 9th. 1881

ALbAN13 uAe otuf 1901
E3aors Democrat
In The present Conkling Garfield
embraglio democrats can afford TO main
tain mastery inactiuity, but it is no
breach of neutrality to watch aud to
critieise republicans and repu. lican-
papers their acts and declarations in re
reference to this little family trouble.
The Herald of last week attributes the
breach between the New York Senators
and tho President to the claim of Mr.,
Conkling to control the executive ap.
pointments within the State of New
York, and commends the President for
his Independence (1) in not submitting
to Congressional dictation etc. The
New York Senators deny having sugg-
ested a single name for executive APP
pointment. but, be this as it may,
is the Presidents appointments in
other directions entirely Independent
of, and free from Congressional control 7
This inquiry is answered in The negative
by the "Herald's" Washington CORES.
pondent whose letter of May 2lst Is
published in last weeks Herald by the
side of the editorial column above re-
ferred to. This correspondent saws ;
sRepuhlicans universally deplore the
political situation, with its intricate
complications, and the only independ-
ent political party Is Senator Malone. !"
s'Ho is revolling and luxurating in
patronage and power; and, if he cam
not get the longhaired Riddelbarger
into the best office in the United States
Senate, he can Mt least appoint re-
adiuster in hundreds of Virginia post
offices. Tho postmasters that are
being removed havo not, in u single in
stance. been removed for cause, and In
many instances they have been romov-
ed in spite of protesting memorials
signed by both republicans and demo
Gratis. This correspondent further says
that the places of those removed are
being supplied "by untried, mex
perienced strangers, whose sole recon-
mendation for those federal Offices is,
that they agree with Mr.. Malone on
the Virginia debt question"
Now in the light of the disclosures
of this republican correspondent of a
republican paper, rs to the bestowal
/ of federal patronage in Virginia, and
the facts rs to the New York appoint.
ments there is lamentable want oi
harmoney.
The Herald in vindicatine the presi
dent as against Conkiing says "fhe
present state of political affairs is mere
~ collision between senatorial AFRO
gance and the constitutional rights oil
the president, between the corrupt spoils
system and civil service reform" Now,
which of the two is the ''arro9aRl
Senator" CoEEling who has asked for
no appointment or Malone who is are
rellit,eg and ista.urating iss patronage aa.l
poscer = The question is easily an
swered. President Garfield Is simply
discharging political obligations. lie
has paid Judge Robinson with the
collectorship of New York for breaking
the Grant Column at Chicago, and lac
is now paying Mahone with Virginia
patronage and po,rer" for betraying
his trust as democratic Senator, the
President has assumed the debt cen
tracted by the republican Senators and
by them rcpndiated he is not doing
what the republican Senators promised
to do, but he is doing what he can te
redeem their corrupt pledge and doing
it all at the expense of civil seryie'
reform Yours etc.
CURRY CoIB.