The Morning herald., 1876-09-27
n YOUNG ORATOR.

The Prestdent Of the Y. II. O. A on tho
St"n.p-Poltstcs, Relt0sow and Temper
assee.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-The
speech Of H. G. Conrad, President Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, of this
city, (Which we presume was his maiden
effort in that line) made on Saturday night
last at the Republican headquarters, In the
Saville building, II correctly reported in the
"Every Evening" of Monday, was certainly
the leading spirit of the above named Asso-
citation. He is reported to have said that
Samuel j. Tilden, the Democratic candidate
for President, stands before the country
convicted as perjurer, and that, too, when
the Satanic press that first gave utterance
to the lie are eating their own words. In
the language of an editorial in tue "Her-
aid" of this morning, speaking of the N. 7.
"Times," it retracts fully but of course like
q sneak, caught IN an absolute and un-
founded lie it seeks the usual refuge of
cowardly calumniaters, and whines, "some
body told me So" Shame, shame for the
President of the Young Mems Christian
Association to be caught reiterating such
naughty falsehoods. His number two,
concerning Governor Cochran, we will pass
over, for 1t can do the Governor no possible
harm; but We do Lot think that there is any
excuse at all for him speaking of Hon. Jas.
Williams, the Democratic candidate for
Congress, as he then and there did for
whether he is aware of the fact or not, Mr..
Williams etanding side by side with bis
competitor in the race for Congressional
honors, as far as high-toned, moral charac-
acter is concerned, is a head and shoulder
above him, and not only so, but as is well
known, is fully his equal for the transaction
of business in a legislative body, for while
the one is always at bis post, ready for any
thing that offers, the other is nothing but
"fuss and feathers" Ard now the President
turns his attention to Mayor Whiteley, one
of the most geDial.of his fellow members at
the New Castle Bar, the President is repOr-
ted to have said, for the qualification OF the
crowd that was cheering him on, that he
(Whiteley) was the D 'moeratic candidate for
Mayor because he was an aristocrat. Great
heavens, who ever heard, or thought of It
before, VIM. G. Whitley an aristocrat, to the
manor born, raised up right here in our
midst; ye voters of Wilmington see what
YOU have done, placed an aristocrat In the
Mayors office. How does all this sound
coming as it does from 80 awkard young
man as the President of the Y. M. @. A.
His shoulder-stroke, however, at Mr.. Ware,
our candidate for the Legislature, is what
we might have expected from such source,
he cannot entertain the idea of putting for
ward mechanic for Legislative honors. I
don't suppose the President ever did days
werk in his life, hence bis lack of respect
for this class of our fellow citizens, but we
hope the stair builder will survive the at
tack, and assist in framing some good,
wholesome laws for us next winter. But
seriously, is net the President taking some
| rapid strides downward, we scarcely know
how to account for his fall; for at the very
| moment he was letting off his TRADE against
Tllden, Williams, Whitley and Ware, he
might have been in the Presidents chair ct
| a meeting of the association being held at
| S37 Market street, or taking lessons there
In homiletics or some other useful subject.
We surmise, however, that his fall is: :attrib-
| uted to faint view he has of some portion
of the spois of office in the distance, 1t
may be that he thinks that the present City
Council will not insist on Mr.. Walter Cum
mings remaining in his present position as
their legal advisor, or straining his eyes still
more, looking down through the vista of
coming years he may contemplate vacan'
cyto be filled as counsel Tor the Trustees Of
the Poor; ambitious young men are always
on the alert. But really, in parting wi tn
our young friend-the President-we wou Id
yery kindly caution him against coming In
contact too frequently with such society as
he did on last saturday night, or at least If
he does to resign and let the fact be known,
that he is no longer President of the Y. M.
| G. A. b.