The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-27
FROM THE POLITICAL WORLD
The New York Press on Mr.. Hal-
stead's Cooper Institute Speech.
From the Tribune Of Yesterday.l

| Nhio"hS lasG hlBuL aJ cooper lnSGlGuL'
fully justified the expectations that hat
been raised OF them. The address o
Attorney General Taft summed up tn,
whole Carolina situation in the dry re-
mark that in that State "the killing Of 1
white man seems to create as great 6
sensation as here" and yet it "has never
been known that any man in any of
| lnese states has ever been convicted
or held responsible for the murder
OIL negro" Mr.. Halstead's speech
coming on the heels of Governor
fildsn's letter, dealt with the question
Oh Southern claims. Mr.. Halstead cruel.
ly reminded Gov. Tilden of his recent
| declaration that "eXperlence has repeat
edly exposed the futllIty of selr-imposed
restrictions by candidates." and goes
ON to show that the Southern people are
FULLY convinced Of the justice OF their
| claims, that they know there sis more
money in them than there was in all the
| negroes In the SOUTH" and that they are
more likely to pay. the claims by more
greenbacks than by more taxes. MIR.
Halstead's conclusion is the common.
seuse one-that, after all, we don't pro-
pose to put "the Southern Conlederacy
on top OF the United States"
We deeply sympathize With our friend,
Mr.. Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati Once
before, if we remember right, Mr.. Hal.
stead prepared an grafton on local re-
form, and Mr.. Hayes, or one of his
friends, agreed TO bring a crowd of pa
triots round to the Commercial office to
clamor for its delivery, but up to the
hour for going to press Mr.. Halsteads
friend failed to bring Mr.. Halsteads
crowd round to MIR. Halstead's office,
aud Mr.. Halstead's speech never was
delivered. When Mr. Halsead was In
vited to address metropolitan audie eace
he proceeded straightway to drink
hot blood and do most bitter busi-
ness in the way OF preparing speech
on the Southern claims. But, as the
wise man has said, Let not him that
getteth up speech boast himself like
him that getteth it off," Mr.. Halstead's
oiation is betore-we might say all
round,-us now. There are about nine
columns OF it-say sixteen teet-and its
delivery would take about two hours.
When Mr. Hastead arrived here yes
terday he found Mr.. Tilden's letter
waiting for him. Let us imagine that
Babbage's calculating machine has
been engaged for week on the sum, and
that as fast as the answer is obtained it
is discovered that it wasn't set correct
ly, but has all the while been proceed
ing ON the assumption that and 2 are 8,
and that from 7 leaves 8. So fared it
nainrulIv to rewrifa and ,noditv il
When Of last ha rasnbad +ha
niatform his woes ware not andad
Nr Taft Mr. Granl;s Attnrnev'
General was also to sneak. Mr.. Taft ia
an old man dowprrd Win all the nrnIixi.
ty Of ave. He does NOT know anytninr
ot law and-whlch was worse tor Mr
HaIatead-be does not know when 10
sion. Hour after hour slipped away.
Mr. HaIstead heard the neople come oilt
nj the theatres. then tine rattle ami the
iinvle of the cars ceased. oyer the citv
brooGed the silence of nirht. to be nj.
broken till the milkman us6ers in the TO-
cund day. But still Mir. Taft mauuderad
nm interminably. as il he mad torgotLen
his wav to the neroration. When he did
finish, MT. Halstead might nave SAID to
niin, as Hon, ~ diwiIa "iu In w WIN I' ~ Uiamu
Won Want to divide eternity.U Mr, Hal
stead, therefore, could only deliver
ABOUT teu per ceuC: oi MS speecn, ana,
AS iha Sazy SrI r1' did oI har nraWar ea. Avu, as
were pasted on the bed. post. ssrhem,s
nv senLiments,n He sat down with ali
his speech in him. Dante, as Tennyson
reminds us, has most truly and ma.
said that q sorrows crown of
sorrows is remembering the speech we
couldn't make. In this strait we must
be kind to our editorial brother. We
shall not review him; for we can not
tell lust now what he said or what he
diun't mean to say. The Times this
morning will probably give correct
of tue address, beginning: "Mr.
IL ulstead on coming forward would have
been greeted with loud applause. He
had intended to say. sFello
etc, etc. Meanwhile we have folded up
eleven galleys of eloquence, in a neat
parcel and indorsed it, in init alton OF
The Federal general to whom Mr.. Hol.
lead once Communicated mis- patent
plan for ending the war: "Halstead, NJ
Speech he meant to make"
lr rom the ilules ol yesVordaV'l
Mr.. Murat Halstead last evening told
the meeting at Cooper Institute what he
,hou,ht or tho notnra and ,o,at.
'n0usn "a 'u0 u"'uie "uu p'ospec'S Oh
Ine southerh claims. Oh This subject he
o,o,y fo Iv ha ooJlad m