Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-03
POLITICAL.
New York Republican Convent ION Speech
OF senator Conkling.

New York Republican Conv mt ION peech |
OF senator Conkling.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. ga. B. Cornell,
chairman Of the state committee, called the
republican convention to order. United
States Senator Conkling, who as he entered
the hall was loudly applauded, was unani-
mously chosen temporary chairman. He
SAID: We meet as representatives of an
historic organization in which many Of US
have grown old, but their hearts are yet
warm and true US in the days long gone.
BY reciprocatIng all your kindness, like
70 receive it as an omen Of concord and har-
mony in all the convention proceedings, to
be crowned by popular success. i copgrat-
ulate you on the ausspicuous, promise for the
party and the republic. Threatening dan
pretensions of state rights second, initiation;
third, the disposition to ,rample on the lib
critics Of part of the people. The senator
referred to the resumption of specie pay
ments, and said our finances, if let alone,
| will be safer and better Than they have been
for many years. Abundant crops have been
gathered, and this abundance will bring
prosperity. The senator proceeded to dis
| cuss the financial issue at some length. His
reference to the "quiet man" meaning Grant,
and his veto of an act intended 10 check and
defeat resumption by repeating the law fix
ing its date, was greeted with vociferous ap-
plause, as was his claim for the republican
party, that. it had effected
resumption and made every
paper dollar as good as gold. Following
| resumption has come renewed business
prosperity, and all that is waited is to keep
off the hands Of scheming men, non-inter-
ference with business by legislation. and all
will bc we'll. Republican ascendsncy means
the maintenance and resumption of prosper
i,y, aud republican asctbdapcy would be
sure and easy if all the votes OF the county
could be freely cast and fairly counted. But
this, unfortunately, could Eot be, because
ia part Of the country the vote was not
| free. TIE pretensions of states righls again
once more raises its head. Ii declares there
shall be no more tree elections, there shall
be no fair count. The msjurly N the two
houses of congress at the lste session took
the government by the throat ard threat.
| ened to stranele it to death unless the pres
ldent would sign bills which he knew 10 he
unrighteous and unjust. The jury laws,
! which have stoon for more than so years.
were protested and the jury box prns,ltutcd
10 order 10 give license ~ un!awtuIness on
election day and every day The army was
manacled not only on al days but on that
very day when it should be most ready to
act in support of national liberty. This
was all for the purpose of slraug,lng cleo
,ions 10 behalf OF brutal candidates -Four
southern states are certainly republican by
y large majority, and two more are on the
same side If their votes could be recorded.
But there will be M contest in the next
presidential election in the south .rher,
will be no election there worth the name.
Every vote will be registered for the deal-
"cratic candidate, whoever he may be. THIS
done and only forty seven more votes will
be needed, New York has 81 Of these
votes, and this must be known and under
Stood Thus a great responsibility rests
upon her. She will decide the contest
of 1880 The action of New York this year
will 30 far towards deciding the question
the action of New York this year will de-
eide whether the tax paying people shall
rule the country or not. Referring TO party
differences in the past, ConklinE claimed
that all Of them had beeu settled and the
party was q unit. No matter which was
right or wrong in the past, now all republi.
cans stand together on every essential or
living ISSUE We know that democratic
success would mean sectional domination,
consequently with the ticket and platform
to be here made the state could be
lost only BY ina,tsntion and neglect
New York. imperial as she is, must this
year 60 to the head of the republican col
umn. 10 this let US now and here pledge
ourselves and to each other.
i Vice President Wheeler was invited to
a seat on the platform, but he had previous
ly left the hall. Mention of the vice pres
idents name and that Of George VIM. Cur
tis during the call Of the roll of delegates
brought forth great cheers. After the ap-
pointment Of the customary committees a
recess was taken.