The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09
ROSCOE CONKLING.
The Curled Senator Talks About
Men and Things.
DISSECTING HIS FOES.
What He Thinks Of Ellis H. Roberts
and the Election in Utica.
new YORK'S SUPERFINE REPUBLICANS.
How New York Was Lost to the RepubI-
cans-The Hayes Mems Vote.
RAZOR CUTS AT THE PRESIDENT.
The Coming Democratic Treasury Raid-Why
the Republican Party Should Live.
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How New York Was Lost to the Repubi-
cans-The Hayes Mems Vote.
RAZOR CUTS AT THE PRESIDENT.
The Coming Democratic Treasury Raid-Why
the Republican Party Should Live.
SHARP GOSSIP ABOUT PUBLIC MEN.

TO the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Wednesday night. Mr..
Conklng looks TO be In good health, but his careful
habits OF eating and exercise show that he walks the
safe path OF prevention better than cure" The
reddish tints OF his whiskers and hair arc still
very noticeable amid the gray. Hts eyes
moro gray than blue, keen and fash
Ing, and at times merry with humor. No
Is less understood To those he trusts he Is
less a boy talking OF knowledge aud anecdotc,
badiDnge and jest life and philosophy, with pleasure
and variety that might have been the envy of Cole
ridge or Macaulay Is barely possible that tho ensu
ing conversation, with all the impcrfections OF Tho
hearers memory, may be enrolled by Mr.. Conkling
among the doubtful trusts Of his career But as tho
last formidable Of tho republican gal
axy no possesses q noticeable interest at
this time too great TO relieve him from the
unavoidable publicity OF public men. Strong,
athletic Of mind and nerve, surcharged with elcc-
tricity logical method but discursve form,
deeply in earnest when most hghtsome and always
the master OF the company-the delighted company
he pieases and informs too well not to sempt the
newspaper writer to convey him 10 the multitude.
And at this juncturc, when he is almost the only
hceaDe parsonage in tho republican party, his opn-
Ions, never nusbanded in free conversation, may be
yiveh without other apology than the impossbilty
OF following his steeLodged diclon. Lis.
tenng 70 him attempts seize the conversation
here and there is arrested by something keener
and better until It is like the successive discharges OF
Roman candle-in the versatile brliancy tho watcher
is perplexed to-select what plcases him most
BUSINESS
Mr. ConkIingwas greeted with a congratulations that
the election had.shown continued vitality in the re-
publican party
sDo you knowwhat Theodore Pomoroy's majority
was?" he asked.
'somc person.gavc 1t at about three thousand five
hundred.u
SWELL, said hs, sat Albany last night a gentleman
beat me down that Pomeroy was defeated"
GREAT STATE
"Mr. Conkling," said the questioner, "is not New
York very diGb1ilt State TOR keep in public
life iongS Even De Witt Clinton, your fathers friend,
twhce shaken from his perch and with
difficulty recovered power"
yes" said Mr. Conkling, at was difficult In his
day, and t ore difficult now. The State OF New
York. in Governor Clinton 3 time, comparatively
homogeneous. DO you KNOW" added Mr.. Conkling,
SHAT in the city Of New York eIgnty-four languages
dialects arc spoken. The State has cast many
MS ol8 900 votes. Here q mighty swarm of people,
100000 in number, with q thousand clews their
tastes and wishes. man might DO Senator from tho
State OF New York for-thiry years and his
would not "A large iractonof those entitled
10 vote Tor him whatI may call the ascensive power
OF n republican people rs always developing here;
wealth, ambition, ideas, talent constantly from
The mass OF the peoplcand the law oil everything Is
competition. There Is n great, wealthy class, for In
stance in New York, ambitious OF consdora ton and
FESTIVE nj seeing men from smaller cities In tho
ascondancy. The legal profession, also, has wealth
and desires public distinction No-Stato In the Union
presents people tor the great Offices OF
honor distinction. What State" continued
Mr. ConKllng renectively. ''can wo compare
New York TOT There is Illinois with large city,
In point OF factn the Senator, "there
parson at ALL New York itself. with large num-
Der OF candidates the highest plateau OF intelli
gence and position waiting to ascend to public
honors."
sUPBRPNE PEOPLE.
ain this CITY, Mr.. Conkiing, the most determined
opponents you have seem TO show themselves"
Eyes, there about three hundred persons here
who believe themselves TO occupy tho solar walk and
milky way and even up there thoy lift their skirts
vert carefully for fear the heavens might stain
thoin Some Of these people would vote against man
betause he had been nominated. The mere fact OF
nomination and selection reduces him in their esti-
NATION They would have people fill The Offices by
n{thng less than divine selection. II II were not SO
amusing would lose patience with this class
a people; they are after the unattainable in
human government Now look at these cndments,"
(sid Mr. Conkling, after pause jackson s. Schultz
NohoVSscH ''0s
put them the mouths Of their candidates TO be ad
vocated among the people"
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
"Don't you think, sir. we have heard the last OF
those amendmcnisf"
IL think They brought to the Rochester
Convention by that Mr.. Foster OF Weschester who
andsd that thoy DO considered and poraLcd
platform. i saw that It was trap For myself
have always favor OF the largest exercise or
defects which know may BIO IN that mighty popular
power l told my friends at Rochester that the
amendments wore u trap, and NO refused to give tnem
any consideration"
pIGRxssIos
At this point tue listener recalled another CONVERSE
ton with the Now York Senator the subject OF the
back pay II will do TO repeat hcrc:-
.whcn the Back Pay bill passed, :" said Mr..
Conkpg--"which was the destruction OF some good
men and many common ones--l sat still and held my
tongue. But haa made up my mind on tho instant
that would mine into tho Treasury. However,
did not 90 around preaching and protesting about IT.
Thought IL was every mans OWL business who was
Ing TO myself any nicely or nneness In the matter
had made up my mind not TO have IL Little
iI, !. seems he had resolved 70 take bis
back pay But he was very nqusitive around the
mine. 1t 'mincd' nim exceedingly that would not
talk on tho Question Ao nnaly took his money and
wont on on European tour While no was away the
popular burst over the country on that cues
lion. Roberts returned before tho storm was quito
spent and no borrowed tho money IRON certain
source, and, AS he thought closed tho Transaction
with tao governments 80 that no could be
free to talk aloud and then began to
had appropriated this dreadful back pay read his
sermons on several OCCASIONS with great deal Of
ssrpt from the Treasury showing that no had heen
she enjoyment OF this money. AL 'his was mado