New-York tribune., 1872-08-08
OONKLING'S CASE.
LYMAN TRUMBUIL REVIEWS THE NEW
YORK SENATOR

nreqr
n,pers to-day calmly speak Of the prodigous Greeey
ratiaeation last night as respectable eho"lnN "
torccs To be sure the strength OF TINS ""'np'''" M
considerably shaken by equally posluVe "NeInou.
that many OF the crowd we're Grant men Inc pieeA'
,or thls was the conduct OF three or four brazeh-
uroatad ogoch0dors VINO hugerei on me ou'mosl
verge OF the multitude and shouted Grant Grant,
buktv while senator Trumhul and Gov. KoeFner were
spcakng The practice is thought 70 be rropressiDy u
merous out here and. IT, the strategsts tell un"o
rating ones encmy's strength is certain deie"' ' '
Administration have than the signs ana onehs oi
victory against them. Indeed If that Old saw hous
true the supersauguinc adhercnts OF tne 'OS'
eause ara having the way to a w0fu disappontmeh"
The same preposterOus afectatOn OF ignoring tho A
er Republican strength is followed by the speakers anu
presses and the declarations OF to-day cohIu 'no N
6deuoe of such as had for moment doubted for ~
win tho evidence OF the facts, 20 the number OF poo
pie and the magnitude of tine meeting before 1elI Wv"
eves the offceeditod organs fippanty attempt 70 ue
eeiye them there is, naturally enough DOUBT III 'o
general readers 20 the accuracy or sincerity o'
anv political news that may be printed IN the organ
necps Fer instance although all the papers here ana
very generally throughout the Northwest published
the cipchaton stuff not OF the Grant organs has
since glveu the fautest numauon OF ule Ie'f"e"'"
made by the people cOnoocting the calumny
gut the great meeting ON Monday ia worth greatly
more attention than the teeTaphic report was enaoea
t give one OF the editors OF Of the Grant papers
declared as Gov KOerner began speaking that this 10
the greatest political demonstration seen III Cl'aEo
since Tncolu nomination in 1850 " and ln the morning
the editor IN charge. who had not been 40 the meeuh
informed his readers that the meeting was barely re-
s,or,ble in numbers" and not nearly SO large as That
called ont by Cen Ayleshy the week before.
TIL, speeehes of this ratification were rather unusual
for such occasions hcssrs. Trumbnu, hoerner, ana
Blair 0f Mche8n. the latteIl had carefully prepared
the ne Of topics 70 be discussed, and actually covered
the pressing ssues Of the campaign In speeches which,
thonh Of great length we're listened 10 with singular
attention until nearly mdHg glt and the long threatened
rain began % iali
There are several points that senator TrumbH made
which il is I think, ior the interest Of The TRIBUNE
reader TO see, who senator Conkunss address al
Cooper Institute The following extracts may serve TINS
purpose
Mr. coSKLNG's RETROSPECTIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
You may remember that a little more tnan year ago
an inycst cation was had by the Senate OF the United
states to ascertain how the Treaty Of Washington was
made public The investigation proved aoortive and
q os iS caig for il had been offered in Execu-
tive or secret session and the public ala not know IT'S
author. Mr.. COukllng WHO ADDS duphcty 20 d.SIesLu
10 10 things of which he is TOO cowardy take the
sponsibiy, said in open Senate, on tile 25h OF May,
aied by me- Tie OBJECT of this statement must have
been 10 curry favor with the newspaper correspond
ents who had been arrested ana lh1uce III mem & Snu
their friends to believe that he was mol lnstrn
meutal IN getting up the Investigation NqW ~llt , W.
drafted ana got another TO offer the resolution
aftr Mr. Cauk1 mad said The invest cation
suggested or originated with me-, MI " sOn OF
Massachusetts, candidate for Nce-Fresldent on tue
Grant ticket referring 10 the resolution under ch the
Investigation had stated IN his place ln the senate
PreIiSe ~ ,or @o,,, Vis,onsiu Nir C3rDeuteII When
these facts out Mr.. Couking became furious at
Mr. Wilson for expressing his dup1ctys hy disclosing
what bad occurred Executive Session, aud admitting
he drafted tie resolution undertook 10 WlEse out OF
the position In which he was leii.
CALUMyTEs AGAINST sCHUBB AND TRU,mrLL
a-HH
1871, and reported in The CoagressJlai Globe Is III
terestng reading but only referred 20 10 for The pur
pose Of showing the character of the witness Who made
the statement in reference 10 myself wEcn VII Dow
read:
laeve ofee auJ when A ra5an elaei his removal
fTsrt ior aonr bis rotheruav Mr Trmba seems 20
proenle sPpoi. uasais ~ ss m oiislef as s, e1 ~ &
lrulHbalis s0n o oaee.
MI sohurz disclosed the fact in the Senate last month
that his brOther-naw, Mr.. Jussen appointed Col
ectOr Of Internal Revenue al the instance OF citizens Of
Chicago, without pressure from him, and the statement
that procured or desired his removal is without the
slightest foundation The FIRST intimation had that he
be removed from the nomination OF his suc-
ceshor Lue appointment OF hy orOlheF-Ih-iaW, DI'
Jayne Pension Agent at Springfield, was recommend
aud especially urged 10y senator Yates, whose lifelong
friend ne had been ana JAYNE see by the papers has
aud travel the country after the manner Of the
Cabinet officers, eectiOneer1ng for the reelection
Of the President What beautiful Illustration OF the
Presidents civil Service Reform rs usi never pro-
cured, anu nephew OF mine receive,
appointment from President Grant. is u true that
son. have never broken with Gen Grant in my per
son reld uOns. he has always treated well enough.
DO not think best Tor the country that he shOud be
reelected President but that does not involve personal
hostility % him as man know no reason why a com
petent aud qnalined person should De excluded from
Ofhee because Of his relation 70 me, but it hap
pened That Dr. jay ne, VINO mas just Deeh suspended
Tatber tbs9 mvslf and Who's onaiifeaflons no
viii lis an
pointed 10 an ofce by President Grant No other rea
tive ever applied 20 him for ln Office far I ad-
yised. My son was recommended for position In the
mternal Revenue Department by some Of mis- Montana
and other friends. TIE papers, underst0Od 20
tat they were ever LAID before The President
To what straits the apOlOsts OF the Presidents nepO
Ism must be drlyen when they seek Justify a. by the
fact that single relative mine had received aI
PoinJnent IL Is notorious in this state, least that
Years, 50 little that friends have complained Of me IN
thai respect
COMBINES FINANCIAL MsREPREsENrArIOss
Mr. COnkling, in his Nev-York apology makes some
statements in regard to financial condition A. void Of
truth as his which have already alluded
He says:
Te Administration found national sQ ooooooo
vas sI35s5eea
To show how untruthful this statement is viii read
from the Official report OF the secretary Of the Treasury
Of December, 1865, pages 10 and 20:
L shoEa that within period Of three yeAr and months
th which Ike th o. the pan o
N u ne Adding the suoaHi thus paid % the
sUpsa United 551 e
TO- s e % Pss s md he ouss Ss % of "a 49 s
Mr. boutwell, the present Secretary of the Treasury
IN speech delivered IN the House OF Representatives
On The ofASn ls public HqdAa asosrtaised
"a So - - ehs ne . 90 20 @ which se pan bets the
~ be debt Of the had not eui ae
ar, o. Id : 80 % oOo of t5 po6hs debt are we % sans ,bs
The 70