The New York herald., 1877-10-22
WHY WAS CONKLING'S SPEECH
SUPPRESSED IN BOSTON?

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD-
We all know that Boston the great brain centre OF
the United States When accepted invitation to
visit some friends at Chestnut Hill six miles from tho
State House, spent two months in preparation, read
lug spencer, Huxley, &C, SO that might be able 10
converse with the Bostonana But, doubtless, II re-
quircs a peculiar brain TO edit newspaper-an In
tellect which sh chowder does not noursh and east
winds do foster. II brain OF that kind could be
imported into Boston visitors would lind the place less
like a country villago with It's weekly paper.
understand that the Associated Press Of this city,
which appears TO be all the OF information that
many OF the daily papers possess, gets It's news
through tho New York papers Not only that,
but they report what tuey like and suppress
the rest; SO ai least one would suppose from tho
peculiar mixture which finds IN the Boston jour
nas For instance after the late Republican Conven-
ton IN New YORK State the newspapers here published
long editorials denounclna Mr. ConKling In the most
violent terms, calling him Disgrace 10 the party, and
the miidest name which WAS applied 10 him was "a
disappointed politician, while the papers went on to
that by his bitter rash words he had killed the
republican party and carried the state Tor tho demo-
Gratis After reading such editorial ones first
pulse would, OF course, be TO read the speech which
called forth such trade. Mr. Curts' gwen first.
nearly three columns aud we also told when
The audience laughed and applauded, which wa very
gratifying Then, instead OF printing Mr. Conkiings
speech, the report pretended to give tho SUBJ
stance OF IT something in this style ii have not
tho paper By me- SO | cannot quote II vcrba.
timg-'Mr Conklng proceeded to denounce Mr..
Curtis. not mentioning MN by name, but
d0ubtedly alluding to him in the sDcering and
insulting way and so on Tor nearly a column, not
giving MIR. Conkiings words at ALL but picking out
parts OF his speech here and thera and putting any
construction on IT which pleased Mr.. Associated
Press Mr. ConklIng may have dono oil aud
more than these papers reported to Dj jurc himself
and his party; but one would like to be allowed to
read his speech and Judge for ones sel That what
they call reporting news Boston. Since Con-
vention the newspapers have been filled with denun-
cations OF Mr. Conkng, but ms speech has never
been reported IN a Boston paper, far earn.
One editorial stated that II Mr. Conklng represented
the republican party OF New York Massachusetts
publicans did not belong to the same party. New
York republicans must have tet extremely snubbed
II by any chance tLat remark was noticed
by any oi them. But Massachu sctts repubii-
cannot tell what party they don't
belong to- unless they take tho Now YORK papers and
and intellectual people OF this city such
vulgar matter as politics. or, more probably editors
reporters are TO produce opinions Tor the people.
-Four cents day FOR political opinions and no ques
tions atked That seems to bc the state CAKE.
In tho evening treated a rehash the
ing ncws and editorials, taken from other paper
generally.
There procession here tho 18th OF last Septem
bcr. There was not man. horse, carriage Knight
Tempar in that procession which was not recorded
the next day In the paper The which greeted
General Mcclellan no drove through the streets
were deemed worthy OF notice. Not SO Mr..
Conkling's speech, which those samo papers toll us
had such a influence that II will make split In
the republican party. And so satisfied the people
here with this sort OF journal that go a
great way to get New York paper IL only shows
thai one can get used TO any thing b.
CHESTNUT HILL. Oct ~, 1877.