New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27
SENATOR coNKLNG,s SPEECH.
Az ATTACK UPON REFoRMERs AND NDEPENDENT
MEN

SENATOR CONKLlNGS SPEECH.
AZ ATTACK UPON REFoRMERs AND INDEPENDENT
MEN.
Senator Cooking made a long speech in the
convention Forster resolution. OF which the sub
stance is given below. He began by saying:
II was a woman thoughtful woman, who said she al
ways noticed that II she did not die in February, she
lived all through the year nave noticed that when me
is apt to go safely through a canvass. when
a convention is WIS., We always proceed WIN pn
mistake. to-day. Let us stand for the integrity
eap T1i t. nor AN Adminst Convsnt,on nor an
anti-AdmnistraOn Convention. We are no. represent
tativcs OF an Administration OF anti-Administrl-
ton party We are Republicans. We represent great
party. That party battle 20 fight IN every county,
dis flct and town. and duty is Republicans and
caDddates Ia every locality and school district in
the State. Administrations do not make par les
Parties make Almini trations, go beIoIe Adnil s.
trations and live them. The people make
parties. Tho people male the KspuDIcah
career of usefulness and achievement, such no
other party in history boast One VI the resolutions
asserts that IL has an uncompleted MISSION IL II De
true to itself, and equal To that mission, II VIII
stand in grandeur aud in power when tue
piIue and professions and uydlres or to-day
are remembered with pity or forgotten utterly.
NJ. Conklng denied that the National Administration
wished to interfere in the proceedings OF the convention
or it, and claimed that the convention bad
right to decide for itself it would would not
keep silent on particular topics. He continued;
To speak plainly there are special reasons Just now
inviting convention 10 adhere calmly and hrlly to
its prOprlrty and wisdom. All the Repul-
hcans in TINS slae nave Deen suhmohel, WIN
somewhat OF menacing and trucuent Que,
tatOu, to declare tails and declare that, and
broad hints bave been given Of rerlbution they dare
TO remain silent. The Marshal President OF
France has just attempted To degrade and punish
FIR utterng his sentiments. Perhaps he has
succeeded. Bat Americans now 1t seems, 10 be
sposm revised aud improved WILL not grow in American
soil. and American air. lt VIII perish IL would be
trodden out II 10 did not die out. Who are these
men WnO newspapers and elsewhere, cracking the
wnp pubhcans now and playing scnoelmas!er 70
the Republican party and Its conscience and lions
S,me OF them the mun-miiners, the daeuante
and earpet-Gnights OF pOnucs, men whose ei-
rdcung and accusing honest men who. IN storm and
sunshine Ia war and peace, have chung TO e epuDuca1
flag and defended against those VINO Tried 10 trail ana
tr nple il in the dus some OF them are N 'h', "i en-
tempted 20 bel tile an betou Republican adminstla-
tions ald to pare their own hin ven eilus VI pJtty
Some OF them are men VINO oy Insst.hk 'nat u ~
part in politics striving how t. prove tGai the Re
aud thar the Last campaign WAS yenal and wrong ANA
Nrth and Soutb Tor IL Is no secret mat I'm all the
states oce-nOldcrs IN COM mites IN OtGiuizitiOns
nd everywhere, did All that men could iaiiiy DO 20 up
no the cand dtes OF our party aud they were encour
some Of ines wo.thics masquerade az reformers.
Their vocation aud ministry Is 10 lament tile n OF
DINER people. Tucr stock In trade II rancid nat self
r.- htaousne-- They wolves IN Sleeps ciOthiuE
rr reaI bipct is office aud plumber When Dr. JoAnsOn
Il nu,.l patrlo m LIST Resource OF scyundrt he
las unconscious OF the then undeyeOued ca abures and
- 20 81 tDe word =. ne orm" -ome Of mem sat but -
- - a. D.,nncratlc Conventions some have sought
nominations at the hanls OF Democrats in recent
Tr,rs. and some with the zeal neop ytes and the
,i.ter,nies- of n, estates. nave done more than
-eif-r -specting Democrats would do 10 Why ana
alIer tleir Government and the.r countrymen.
1,-lnt aud all VINO stood b. that upright. fearless
IN srae, been the objects of the bitter truthe-s
aspeslous u these men, And now opp1sed or la.slrd
in the battles OF he past, hey leap forward 10 the
coast. They forget that parties are not punt
up Dy department or by lany misaAioeH OF .! su'n
1t used b. said Of certain Democrats IN llasSa-
chusets that they wanted Ry theF ePn1AouS olcious
ness, keep the party IN tnat state a. slhdl a.
tney could IA order % make the Stockholders as
tew and the dividends large, possible.
none tnesen. pledged dctatOrs not aiming at he
same thing i'm NrwYOrk The grasshoppers In the cor
uer o. fence even without newspaper to be heard H.
that Craze uDon = thousand hills. Chinese war Of
noises been ST ID tne STATE, ana beyond the stat,
- drive tbs convention and its -nbers TO contend ana
divide over certain dogmas hut it il for the convention
An important election is at hand, important In coun.
ties IN Assemb districts and To towns, ana we are tod
thar we mus, keep within our sphr re OF duty, but
cnr, down INTO Every locality 10 distract
our party everywhere. The wisdom OF these
somewhat peremptory directions, Is tne question
e csr1iS at Administrative acts on very small
ocraslon has without advocates TINS doctrine,
n sometimes maintained, believe To be unjust to public
officials. Ii puoc officers are entitled to
prsum lions in their favor ana ought never 10 De con
demned until tney and their act have been fairy tried
and then on oh evidence. For extreme license
in criticism OF Administrations and everybody con
nected with them broad arguments can no DOUBT
h. found. Many might be found IN the Mes Oh
the journal made famous by the pencil OF Nast'
but Convention may not deem uSelf chartered lbel-
tine OF oracular and pedautlc cOncets IL may not ~
leve that theories and antagonsms and res ntments
constitute the duty OF the hOur III may beeVe Una" men
VINO are greed Ill tue essentials or thrr iJh, ana Oi
their work wncn they acting for great Organizations
should be wiling " form these esseut"s Ioi tue Eoo
Of the cause.
The speaker then went 10 speak OF the differences
OF Judgment existing in the convention, He asked
whether one part the convention would try 10 coerce
the other or whether both would unite lie as ked why
the Republicans OF New-York should be Thought
DISPOSED to find fault with Mr. Hayes; aud
said that they ought be exempt from
mat suspicion, because they had given him more
votes than in any other state and supported the measure
through which Dir. Hayes was inaugurated. MI. COnh
ling said he was convinced that that measure had saved
fine country from anarchy confusion and civil war; Or
the Presidents order 10 Jt,ice-hOldcrs ne SAID;
surely no Republican in this State has made war on
the present Admins ration to my knOwlrdSe III clho
be- denied that wautOn assaults have been intde on
Republicans and kept up by newspapers slpPosseu
be inspired by advisers ana ehinplons OF sh9
President IL cannot be denied that osheI assaults anJ
aets OF hostility constantly occurring when II i nara
70 reconcile with wish Of their authors to preserve the
Republican party IL is equally hlru ~ Iecoce IGn
that We witness with consistency and falrhe II tue
convention Will pardon personal aliusloh, l
viii illustrate this in my case though other cases are
moi less marked. We hear unmeasured denunciatl0n
of men Holding office taking part IN pOhll-
cal campaigns Last year wa ", au olee,,oi'iel
as am this year. and malaria diseases contracted
m Washington disabled me for months IL was out OF
contrary positive injunction OF my pay stefan al
the dav aud the attempt gave sufficient caution
against its repetition. Because did not and could NOT
dp /.
nouuced far and wide 10 this day and by the same men
Who now insist every man In Office VINO even slgs
notce of convention. shall be degraded and removed
80 agraut il it deemed Of sudden, Tor ohc holders
20 raj any part IN the work tue Republican party
Tt r me ustr .te the apparent Ceermin alton tn as
sail and create disturbance among Republicans Since
the Spring Of the senate no occasion mas existed
none has been given by me found party over
srers 10 administer correction About half the time
| - hon absent from tue country In the hope OF
eradieat ne some troublesome remains OF feVer Nhcn
in die country have been always prsssingy occupied
a.. matters of busnsss accumulated during protfactel
i,ess and absences tom home. PIiucs have not en-
< iged me; no utterahccs hostn, " ino" " rr in
49, heea laid la the WAY OF any man, or II his ambitions
r hemes But still nave been the object of persistent