The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-01

Platt and his speech TO only ITO against them.
there were spasmodic outhursts OF applause.
intermingied with spurts Of fhsscs that lasted for
a couple OF minutes. The truth is. the mass of
Conklings supporters, who had not been behind
the scenes. were astonished at the magnitude Of
ncnts were nstounded Mt the completeness Of
their overthrow. The Senator could not con-
S zeal his peSsgre re- When the Secretary reed q
ling. quite unconsciously | am sure from the
style of the doing. waved his handkerchief to
triumphanty carried the main line OF the
enemys works, and he knew that all beyond
A few facts from the inside. The platform
was the result Of n compromise. A large num-
her OF the committee, fairly representing the
Convention. desired TO report q resolution
Lontedly condemning Hayes and his policy
Three9r four wanted to say nothing whatever
pleaded to let Hayes OH ns mildly as possible,
with sauint toward declaring that he and
his were not SO bud as they might be; nay. that
suit OF the conference In the committee was the
RESOLUTIONS rs reported. wherein the robuke Of
verblage. Curtis had speech committed to
memory. md 1t must be delivered. But for that
and his amendment which latter was merely a
peg to hang the speech on, presume the rcsolu-
tions would have gone through without much
comment. IL is well that Curtis raised the issue.
for 1t opened the way for speeches that wero far
more significant than the platform. Indeed the
speeches Of Platt. Ward. Hotchkiss. md ConK-
ling wherein Hayes and his Cabinet and policy
the temper ~ the Convention. and ex pressed the
sentiments OF the overwhelming majority Of its
members much more truly than the compare
uWly tainn phrases OF the platform.
The civil service or lrr was dcficd not alone
by Mr.. Cornell. The accomplished Postmaster
OF your city was present; so was the Marshal of
your district; whle stalwart Mr. Dutcher. the
Appraiser Of the Port sat upon the platform
and appauded the thrusts at Hayes and his or
der So Vchemently that he drlpped with per
spirntion. and took his cont un 10 prevent his
solid fish nom resolving into its original dew.
MIR ar Mr. Nr Mr.
or MIR. Key take notice of these iniractions of
the ciy service order by officials Of the city of
Ser S aonfroii S w. Sr2Gs shn sse uVp"f''n'S un'er
MIR. Curtis address was in his usual studied.
scholarly style. onc-duarter Of the delegates,
aided by the Rochester contingent in the lob
bes. sustained him 10y generous paudits. lie
spoke in the old vein that reminds the listener
oi what -o"nS to bc an oIatoricnl cross between
Charles sumner and Wendell Phillips To
those who heard him AT Saratoga two years ago
and at syracuse when delegates were sent t.
Cincinnati. and ut Saratoga last year when
Evaris was nv, nominated for Governor, there
seemed nothing new in this present effort
Though written and committed 10 memory. il
was the same thing right over again-thc same
ideas, the same phrases. the same appeals e.
srlo uH aSSuinptl"n anl assertion ot superior
wisdom and virtue. IL Is only necessary e.
look into the columns Of Haper's Weekly tc
| perceive that there j. no w"ll-spring OF prigi
| nality in George William Curtis. The mellow
| tone. the graceful gesture the tervid utteranrc
| the sincere air. often give currency 10 common
| Their are few men that can reason more
! log ically than Roscoe Conkling. that can ap
| peal 50 directly and ccssfully to the convie
! tons. the preiuii'rs and the traditions ol theii
| hearers. or are moro upf and fclicitous in coin
! inE opIfhrts thut viii sting. and in employing
| ilustrdt that VIII with'r, or can throw more
| ront"mpt into the curl II thc liz and the t1n'
| of IN" voice. than hc. Then. too. H. has "a won
! dcriul capacity Tor crushing I'M opponent by
| sheer lorce. and Tor pursuing him all the tlm'
| within paviiam' ntary rulr--with sarcasm. ridi
! culc. inVr'tiVc, and trnuneiutiun. till he ap
| proarhos til" border ground Of personal abuse
| All tn, 80 weapons Mr.. tunklng brought int
| full play IN hi- r ply 10 Mr.. Curtis on Nodncs
| day evening: and IL IL the general scntimru
| here that Conklins got the best Of the encounter
There WIS one thing specially not"worth
| about the manner iu which these two sprechca
| were received by the audience. Curt, wa
chcprel the most hut Cnnkling WINS listened T.
| far the most uii-utIVely. The Senator spOk
| very slowly. and with marked dellberiti IN
| Al tir.S he exhibited ponderosity that re
| minded ON" Of Webster II" was loss lively an'
| ford AMI flowing than Curtis. and the asprr.t
| with which those cuntrmptuoua phrnsr irl
| from his lips showed that ho meant they shout
| cut to the bone. Gurus glo~~d and warmed
| C.nkling burnt without heating.
But. after all. 10 WIS the victory over the Al
| mlniStratlun. rather than tho mrnnrr "a
| achieving u. Thar gave character to the ConVcn
| tion. ami will max" H. proceedings memurabi
in our pailtl tor years. Mr.. t,ukling and hi
OF Hayes and Esurt, and their champions. AN
both parti' To- the contest must now fight ou
the baitu pn that line TIL one or the other come
| Dn