The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-02
SPEECH OF SENATOR ROSCOE
CONKLING.

SEW Dth July S8.-sfIEAtbIH NV~tSN
addressed . large and enthusiastic Republican
meeting tonight, nj Cooper Institute, upon the
subject: ''Grnnt and his Dcfamers-Deeis against
w S aGaso1 - nj DGI im II.r.,rr;es
The Senator said. For twenty years u mas pfcn
my privilege to address my neigbisors upon 70
lificM issues. Too much ardor ha-, PERHAPS.
been among my fnulfs, yet no canvass has ever
stirred ne SO deeply n. this. No election has
ever appealed 20 strongly TO my sense OF fair liny
No canvass within my memory has been 80 inh oil
foul play, injustice and mslicc; none has ever
morr strongly tested the common sensc and gem
erOsity Of the American people.
Eleven years service in Congress has nlahe
me = close observer Of fonr Presidents and many
public men. II among tlaem all there Is one live
ing or who never knowingly failed In his duly;
II there ever has been u high official ready tn nd-
init and correct error; If there has been one who
did wisely, firmly, well. the thing given him ~
charge, that one Is the soldier in war. quiet and
patriotic in peace, who has brrn named again
by every township In forty-six states and Terri
this man, honest, brave, modest: and proved by
his transcendent dtSsis TO he endowed with the
genius of common sense and moral qualities adj
eqaa!e 10 the greatest Affairs; thls man, wn
and our cause from despair and bore them on his
shield THROUGH, the nsnse Of battle In which, buf
icr him: they wGJid ,, nsxs rS err esns.rS NJ. sour-
isheI - no ouc dnrrsi predict; this man. 10 whom
. nations g~natifnie and Jurisdiction arc dine, r.
made the mark for ribald jr-ts and grounsiiess
flanders. Why Il all thisS simply l,ecause he
stands In the way OF thr greed and ambition Of
POLITICAL schrmers a war Of mud and missiles
has bern wagsd for m1sSta. Th~ Pre-kt~nt, his
family, and all nearly a-,ocistsa with him have
been be.psfter-i. Truth anil dcrcncy have been
driven FAR away. Every thief, earmoenes s1d
drone who ha, 6trD nut out, every l,ufa~d nnOuser
far place or plumber. every man with q gytrrsner
or erI,dye. an who have -omefhiue to make by q
Q Change. ssem 10 wage IN unbridied tongue
or drive . foul pen
yrrsy and defend himself. The ,roprietirs a his
station forbid Ia.
His chief connection. GREELEY. managing h.
hind thc curtain of n newspaurf from Which he
nrstends m have r,fir,i n fr,-p m .lrT,.nd and
nam himsrIf m. feels frs. 10 dlI nj, paprr win
eninr m. nausr which will h. tbr ,,ri.le or no.ter.
ity- III mi. .s,ilnti"n vi,i In ~. end di.yr.c..
onlv n. author, twill NAT disrr.rr a;rana or m,
nation, because the nntion viii rr-rr.f IL. The
.iIsyn.tiny n..r.onaIiiir. cn,nsisd On c:cuersi
Jnck.on s~cur,d hi, rr.elrt,tjon. An onrpd,,l
,.onIe s,y,,ct h.cl. anil ,bry Mill .iriS. h.cI
sx.sn.
Hsi the cool veteran. of Inc D~mocrucv formed
mr. s.Iecs.s =. is.ne io he "r,ssni.i ,is.y ~nnI,i
have MN .;.. .nos,,t, n, hsy,. !" frsms., ,i.,n
flat m. ,r,onle co.hf d,cits h, their favor xish.,ni
M II. /. ~, ,L.ina hin xrrn.r mn ~. m.,,,-
- ~. .,~ III ga.s"r. ~ .,,. .s 49,
SS.xs ,.sn mn. Io"Isrs m m t..J.rsh;,. H.
been assumed by tspan,iean renes..ss .n.i ont;
I 10 ~ r.s,,.a3 ~ Mac M ,..,rSs,... ~, r"shA
no wonid safisSv fShssn s!.nt N r.ss,,ro.. and
ray,ovcfuI ,.er.s,nsl rnid
,rs,..ss in.,v ,s.sriass ~ho mo.s..,,r ss.u,,., m.
name "r R.f,rns.rs r",I,l mi h.r. m a,iirnrx
isrrsidsntial c;,nya,s or n fair discmssion 81 posif.
ical ane.ti"ns. such pr"c.s,ii,rxs w,a,id have
b.,n d., lume snd insipid for thrn,. TIsir .ton-
sclr. crny..i str,ugrr and more ganlr-lluyor.-
meat. Hard name. must h. called. and VEN
xe.nce mu.t he .afisi..i' IN. Frr.id..nf mus,
E. uoiitieaiiy court -n,srti aled or dr.vrs.si Ia
fore : national as.ix.. To h. trrn,.,I a. 4 maiefnr.
IAtsr- -
In shs- Senate the Democrats propcrly kept ri.
lent or talked about business. give tkrm credit
for wasting bat little time; but half of the last ses-
sion Of eight mouths In length was worn out ami
wasted by slan,irre4ts elrctionecriny huunyuc,
aimed nj the administration anil il friends. b.
men badly in need of being -ueErInsl Themselves.
These self righteous, noisy orators, pitched the
key in which the anti Grant chorus was to he
sung, hence comes absence Of political question.
and presence Of personal and scandulous Issues.
The public Journals and the newspaper CORES
pondrnts from Washington controlled by these
Liberals-lileral in nothing 80 much as defspaiuy
honest men and praising and helping them.elyrs
took hue from heart burnings, disfeimprr and
ambitions, which set them on. Anything 10
| beat Grant was their n0tto. II g~ratitied their
hfe and spite ID assault the President personally
and bTaQ malignant, charges on him. Thus his
character, his Integrity, his standing rs u man,
hsve been put In issue. The people are compeil.
I'd TO pass upoa his guilt or: innocence. The ease
has been 70 put tfa,t the question IL not nsrely
whether Grant shan he President DM Ehcthci
Grant shall b. pronounced bF the iatiOna fool
knsye, hmpostor, or enemy t0his country. IIas
1 public questions been raised, wihetsev new q,ics.
l fians mr. tkass which have diviias1 IN. ,,~rfs.uu f..~..