The New York herald., 1879-10-09
ROSCOE CONKLING
The Senator Defines the Issues
of the Campaign.
A ETALWART' POLICY NEEDED
phunciatiOn Of Democratic
Heresies.
Jew YORK THE PIVOTAL STATE.
Republican Ratification at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music.

hundreds were obliged to remain outside
Even the boxes occupied and behind
the seats the stage there was barely
standing room. Among the prominent gentlemen
present were the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Judge
Perrepont. ex-Minister to England; Mr.. Stoughtop,
es-Mnster to Russia; ex-Mayor Schroeder. ex-
sheriGs Williams and Walters. General Couch,
Judges Rcy nolds and McCue Henry C. Murphy,
Assembly men stegman and Trowbrdge. OK
Assembyman warng. Erastus Cook. ex-
United States District Attorney Tennoy.
A. C. Barnes. President Ray. of the Board of Alder
men: S. b. Chttenden. General Jourdan. Senator
Perce Franklin Woodruff, ex-Mayor Hunter and
Samuel Mclean. Precisely at eight O'Clock the
scnblase called to order by Mr.. W. H. Leaycraft.
chairman of the Republican County Executive Com
nlittee. who nominated Judge J. NJ. Van Cott for
chairman
Resolutions affirming the principles of the national
and State platforms and pledgng unwavering
support to the republican State ticket headed by A.
B. Cornell in the interest of economy and reform,
were then submitted aud adopted.
The chairman then introduced Senator Roscoe
Conk!ina, who was greeted with cheers, again and
again renewed. The Senator bowed his ackno wledg-
ments stepped the desk at the front of the stage
and spoke follows:--
MR.. coNKLING's SPEECH.
Our Chief agis.rate Governor Robinson has re-
Gently written letter accepting denomination,
which lie s'ys was unanimous. Happily for
and for the country the unauimity which so
enthused the Democratic Convention does not per.
wade the republican party. The absence of such
unanlInity has closed up the republican ranks III
the presence OF urgent duty. The Governor in his
letter makes two statements, which il agreed to
would alter and narrow the discussion needed
now. lie says that the approaching election
Concerns State affairs exclusively and he
says the question submitted to the voters
OF the State is whether they will go back to the
former These IN
times OF profigate expenditures were from 1869
onward. They came in with the Tweed democratic
dy nasty. The republican party. with the aid Of
some honest democrats. overthrow this bad regime
Succeeding republican Legislatures have, by laws
people. cut up. root and branch. the devices by
which the public works and the taxpayers
pundcred do not believe any party or
those bygone ard odious inquities. II there
were such a party. 1t would go down.
whoever might be it's candidates or it's sponsors A
burned child breads the fire, and Tampany Hall
with the power in its hands would try revive
the carnival of corrupt disorder which festered
ture the Police Board in New York order to get
compliant officers or election. suniinoning courts in
extraordinary session moves the political
chess board, 90 about IS far any party is likely
to venture on the ways of these former times.
Next year Presidential election is to occur 1t
viii be the last under the present census-the last
at which Solid South will need but forty seven
Northern electoral votes. Before succeeding cleo
ton happens the sceptrc will have changed hands.
Before 1884 the great West will have been counted
,gain. and her growth since the present was
aiken will give her prep nderating weight i'll the
House jof Representatives and in the Electoral Col
lcge But no and next year the South lacks but
forty-seven OF majority of all the electoral votes
that il the right to vote is denied to any who
titled to it in any State. the representation OF that
State shall be reduced accordingly.
NEGROES DENIED SUFFRAGE.
{? viola tion Of law ana right the blacks of the
South IN large numbers denied the right VOTE
and. iir violation of the constitution, they are
counted her of Rem
rescnatyes i'll Congress and the number of electoral
votes. Thus 4,00O0O0 people used football
in the game OF national politics. When the blacks
slaves the evil was not largest. They did not
vote ;licn-they do not vote now. When they
slaves each soul counted three-ifths Of
one person. Now they are all counted each
ono person. and because they counted
body OF representatives sit in Congress who
not ghfuly there. because the ballot is denied to
those they profess to repre-ent. democratic Con-
may tolerate this and will tolerate it, demo-
cratic President would be compelled 10 sanction it,
but ii Will meet just. stern end unless the nation
forccts justice and mercy and self-preservation.
With this quantity in the sum. next years election
Thirty-hve of the forty-s needed Northern
votes in the State of New York. Her decision
This year will 90 tar to east the die for next year.
REPUDIATIoS AND RESUMPTION.
Here comes an issue which rises high above all
state issues now. 1t is not financial only. though
finances are involved. 1t embraces everything for
which the war was fought except African slavery in
name. Every State which rent INTO the rebellion,
only Texas, has recently repudiated its debts
been thus rcpudi.ted Many of these Obligations
were created by democratic governments. 1t can
not even he said that republicans had part in con-
tracing them They were state and inuniciral
debts The rulinp elements of the South-the
"proporty and Intelligence" as th.y like 10 be
styed-proies- to set their regard for their states
in front of all their patriotism, IL would seem
then. that if any public pecuniary obligations are
sacred TO the governing class of the South 1t must
be :he OBLIGATIONS based on tho honor Of the States
Yet OF ali the States which seeded and r.brled
only one has abstained from rank repudia-
t:on The ma tiona debt AZ incurred To pu. down re-
bcilion IL itcan IL be-,nore honored nr resnccted
in the south than tleir own Local hnrds aud
rro,,,tses to nav The national honds arr. not held
In Tho SoutI Northern banks and SAYINGS hanks
aud insur.nce aud trust cotnuanies hold them
ulea women ana children all over tho North nr the
raj bordnoders Every stock hol,ier and bilIholcr
OF A lauk every dspositor i'm "A sayin.s : bank every
Que having . policy Of Insurance on his life or his
,ro.ortc in ali th. North il a bondhoId.r ar a hond
owner
TN. great body Of Southern mon make no soc rot
Of their hostility to the policy OF RESUMPTION under
which every rsper dollar has bocom. .a !, "a no