Show PRESIDENT TS SENATE the ihn rig lits of the ho executive and of the ho legislative by ily W 11 Telegraph to tho the 91 hoi erald aid washington may al 11 the question at issue is not whether t the T president or colliding conkling shall triumph but whether by tho the im implied lied threat the president delit hag ling made U he is to assume that the executive power is to dominate another branch of the the government tho The matter hen hence cc is is settling itself down to a question of the rights of the senate in contradistinction tra distinction to the rights of the tile president under the constitution the presidents friends say exult excitingly gen garfield has mado made up his mind to bo be president this is ol 01 all right undoubtedly say these senators but in asserting such a claim he must not forget that tho the senate haa has rights delegated to it by t alic constitution 10 bione one of rights is that of consenting to tho the presidents appointments that is ifft if it sees fit and it clearly has to refuse to consent con sent and for forthe alie president to say you must confirm this or that man mail und erthe penalty of executive displeasure if you do not lot is a threat which if yielded to will destroy the ordinate coordinate co br bracali anali cs es of the government several democratic Sc natora havo have express expressed ed themselves averse to helping the president in hi hia ight fight with colliding lkling unless the they y can be DO satisfied that he does not intend to follow up lits his victory by helping the mabone movement against the dem demoi cm cratic tile party in virginia the view of this subject which appears to be more generally taken by democratic senators and which will undoubtedly prevail in the senate is set for forth th as follows s by senator in an interview printed in the evening in I star ue alie president has the right under the constitution to appoint such persons as ho he sees fit lit for public offices and send their names to the senate if doing so factions arise in his own party that is not my affair J I am not the arbitrator of republican differences they must settle lambing niong themselves I can only look to the person nominated tot to jhc thc c senate if he fills die jeffersonian soman requirements oh on what grounds can I vote to reject him if lie is capable and honest liis his record is good with me that is the old fashioned test and it is the true one we ave hear much about senatorial courtes courtesy yin in connection with appointments and confirmations that is all well ano enough h in the proper bounds I try to be as courteous as any other senator and as far as my duty duly will permit I gladly ob oblige I i g my associates but I like ike many other good qualities courtesy may be invoked out of place the new york custom house i ia as national in its proper functions function as arc alie departments of the government ern ment and the collector of customs at new york is as much a national official as al a member of the cabinet A great commercial port collecting a revenue from seven tenth tenths per perhaps perli hape apa of all tipe commerce of america cannot be regarded as a mere appendage to the t total otal polities politics of a single state abb appointment claimed cad ill ed as a local perquisite for a senator or a member of congress like the appointment of a postmaster the people of ohio indiana illinois and other great west avest ern states are as much interested in the administration of the ilic legitimate business of the new york custom house as the people of new now york themselves while I regret that ilia appointment of judge robert soil Boni snot acael acceptable ta ille to the senators from new york k yet believing him min a ft competent fit and an honert kanand recognizing the right of the president to mako inake the selection I feel it my y duty to vote for his confirmation these views coming from adem a democratic ecna tor odthe of alie prominence and influence of mr have especial weight at this time especially as another leading senator of tile samei party arty mr baard bayard lias has expressed himself recently to alie same effect |