National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-03
New York Politics.

splendid organization which led the will
ing and enthusiastic majority in that
State to victory in the autumn is about to
suffer some humiliation 1t fills the meas
ure of some minds to contemplate with
satisfaction this possibility. .
tits no new thing. In several strug.
giles of late years the smallest of men
have fancied themselves about to be
triumphant over the leaders in the EN-
pire State. But they found those leaders
had followers too true to be swerved, too
brave to be frightened at mere threats OF
disaster, and, finally, too numerous to be
overborne. Arthur, Cornell, Morton
Platt. Crowley, Sharpe, Warren, Francis,
and score of others have greatly the
confidence of the masses of the Republi-
can party, and the leader of these
leaders, as he is of the peo-
pie themselyes-the great Senator
is always upheld by the body
Of his constituents whenever any effort
is made to belittle him. There have
been men who supposed the Federal
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the Republican managers in New York.
| But the reverse has been shown to be
true. The popular devotion to principle
and the trust of Republicans in the power
and fidelity of Roscoe Conkling in the
maintenance of those principles in the
Senate of the United States are stronger
than the Federal patronage The recent
appointments in New York by President
| Hayes, and others that are looked for, of
men hostile to Senator Conkling are
claimed by the Senator's enemies as likely
to affect the pending senatorial contest in
that State. Such, they say, is the in
tention. Those who charge this make a
serious accusation against the President
1t is well known that strong effort is
being made to elect Senator from New
York who can be relied on as the
enemy of the present Republican Senator.
1t Is claimed that those engaged in
this business have combined with
great corporation which desires to
have representation in the Senate, and
that by the use of such arts as are known
to railway solicitors in and about Legisla-
lures, and free use of Federal appoint
ments, the noble aim stands chance of
accomplishment.
No sincere friend of President Hayes
will for an instant admit that he could be
capable of entering a State about to
choose Senator and attempting to in
huence the action of members of the
Legislature by the use Of patronage.
No man is known to be the choice of SEN
ator Conkling. 1t is not known that
he is endeayoring in any manner to influ-
ence the selection. For the President
to transform offices into gifts or bribes and
by their use to warn legislators against
voting for any candidate known to be
friendly to Senator Conkling, ON pain of
presidential displeasure, would be cor
rupt prostitution of the appointing power
The expressed views of the President are
in direct opposition to such course. It
Is not to be believed that after obiecting,
as he has, to making appointments as
rewards for services rendered to ambi-
tious leaders in the party, he would him
self make appointments for the purpose
of securing the success or defeat of any
man.
But the mischief-makersg go further and
~tt~r1Pt - 5ruo General o'arnOiu down
to the level on which they have tried to
place President Hayes. They falsely as
sert that he has advised appointments in
New York for their bearing on the sena-
torial contest They seek to foment dis
cord by the slanderous statement that he
has been consulted with reference to re-
cent New York appointments, and has
asked that Senator Conkling's enemies
be appointed now to relieve him of hay
ing the same thing to do by-and-bye.
All such statements are false and mali
cious. The unfortunate relations, or lack
of relations, between the present admin
istration and the main body of the Re-
publicans of New York are an unprofita-
bic theme, and will not be here discussed.
But we assure all Republicans that these
unfortunate disturbances are not to
be projected into the next four
years. The President-elect has not
requested any blow to be admin
istered to the humblest man in the party,
much less to the mighty leader who has
the love and admiration of Republicans
all over the land, and whose services in
the late campaign were indispensable to
success. We say what we know when we
assure our readers that if there shall in
the future be any but kindly relations
between General Garfield and Senator
Conkling it will be for some cause which
does not now exist, and which neither