Marshall County Republican., 1878-01-24

level of low prejudice and mischiev-
Gus ignorance straighter and follow
in with a more undertaking steadi-
ness, than any othor man in the SEN
ate or out of it. Conkiing has the
instincts Of despot and Voorhees, Of
demagogue. One is arrogant and
the other mean, Voorhees, is as vain
as Conkling but he is more anxious
10 make himself conspicuous by him
self than personal display. And as anx
ious to keep clear OF trouble when he
has helped to set it at work. He
was the most outspoken abettor OF
southern enmity in the north, till his
encouragement took root and grew
into war. Then he was anxious to
become an enemy without incurring
the danger of hostility. He said all
that he could say to strengthen the
discomfort OF the worst element of
the democracy, kept his congressional
district as turbulent as an Irish meet
ing and as murderous as pass in
the AbruzZi, saw draft officers as
sassinated and union citizens driven
off without remonstrance, advised
with rebels and intrigued with Vail
andigham. He was kept by his dis
cretion within the bound of safety. II
he bad been bolder he would have
been traitor, il he would have been
less eager for mischief he would
have been silent. He is at much the
same work low.
His recent speech is an argument
for nothing, for he never reasons. He
dogmatizes and gushes, but he don't
argue. The logical faculty is as de-
fective in him as an old clock with a
wheel out. But the speech is admir-
ably adapted to making trouble by
setting just such men as those who
are already planning a communistic
war in San Francisco, to attempting
a revolution against the tyranny OF
property" 1t is skillfylly compoun-
ded mass of men prejudices, varied
with spurts OF ludicrous doctrine. II
is just level with the intelligence oil
the class he is speaking for, the hood
lums OF the west and the Molly Ma.
guires Of the east, and is therefore a
much more dangerous speech than
one fifty times as able that had 9
higher aim and sought better audi
ence. Its gushing fires of liberty"
are the splendor Of oratory to his rea
constituency, as laughable as such
stuff is to intelligent men. 1t is not
to be despised because 1t is despic
able. any more than a mole that ruin:
wall is to be thought harmless be
cause it Is contemplate. 1t is fired
in the right place to make mischief
and that is where he meant it to go
In all this Conkling is a very differ
ent man. He will insult his associ
ates, but he will not encourage clas!
enmities. He could assert himself
against st. Peter. but he would moi
appeal to the prejudices and the ig
norance In which today lie the grea
peril OF the country. And his rhetor
ic is as different as his disposition
His enlogy on Senator Morton is a
elgant, apt and graceful a piece o
literary workmanship as can be foun,
! in the English language. Il 10 as n
beyond the reach OF Mr.. Voorhees, an,
his sophomorical culture az "Paradis
Lost" 1t Is the production OF an in
tellectual man, an educated man,
man OF taste, refinement and wild,
reading. Mr.. Voorhees, is none o
those. Except as skillful demagogue
ready to use any element howeve
dangerous, and represent any igno
rance however dense, he is nothing.