The daily gazette., 1879-04-25
Drums I'm the senate.

DRum0 In the senate.
Mr.. Conkiing Rolls Out For Three
Hours "The Greatest Effort Of His
Life"
Special to the World.
WAsuINGroN, April 24.-- Senator
Conkling's speech to-day lasted three
hours and as a dramatic effort was quite
successful. 1t was likewise the authorl-
tative announcement that MIR. Conkllng
is out Of the Presidential race next year
and that his influence will be given to
making General Grant the nominee OF
the Republican party, and also the decIa-
ration of what he at least considers
be the platform of that organization IN
the coming campaign. Long before l
o'clock, the hour for the "eilort' to begin,
the scenic effects were all arranged. -Four
members of the Cabinet were present.
Secretary Evarts was in the diplomatic
gallery and Secretaries Thompson and
Sherman and Attorney General Devens
were on the floor. When the appointed
time came the actor appeared promptly
on the stage. After tragically announ-
cling the proportions OF the national tax
paid by the twenty-seven Northern States
and the eleven Southern States and tell
ing Senator Hill, who sought to question
the accuracy Of the balance sheet, to for
bear, he plunged into the war of the re-
bellion. He wheeled his chair away for
more room, and thereby muddled Messrs.
Hamlin, Ingalls, and Blaine into CON-
pact and, in appearance, an insignificant
unity. This gave him the broad aisle
and the space behind and two and hall
desks In which 10 tramp.
Tho war against Democracy went on
at the rate of seventy words per minute,
The constitutional argument can be COM
pressed into this propostion-that 1t IS
the duty Of Congress 10 make appropria.
tions and that a failure TO make appro-
priations is q disobedience of the Constl.
tuition, aud therefore reasonable and
revolutionary. A similar neglect to per
form constitutional duty by member
of the Executive or Judicial Department
would result In the impeachment Of the
delinquent. Ano her legal proposition
was that the whole Of the legislation, {
clause of which is sought to be repealed
is restrictive and a check on the Execu
tive. The inference from this was no
sbhtou. put ~ WoS suHHooCd VI
the Democratic side that 1t was thai
without this restriction, the President CAL
do as he will with the army and with til,
+ militia Of the several States at the poll
or elsewhere. In connection with thi!
claim prominent New York Democrat
recalled tonight the fact that in 1915 i
was arranged that Grant should order ou
the State militia to keep the peace at thu
polls in New York city at the Presiden
tial election.
The statement of both these PROPOSE
tions occupied but few minutes, and tn,
rest of the time was devoted to callin,
the Democrats murderers, incendiaries
ruflians, bullies, Iepeaters, white lea
guerS, night riders, ba!lot-box suffers an,
a good many other very hard names
The scenic effect ran through it all. Mr.
Ingalls, was called upon to act the par
of reading clerk whenever statute or ex
tract was to be read, because he articu
lates so well. As each sheet of paper OF
which the notes Of the speech We're writ
ten was finished it was torn up with
wealth of gesture that aided .he oratiol
immensely. General Sherman cominl
in, Mr.. Conkling paused, and bowling lo'
=, nun W Tue Say
. ing III voice loud enough to be hear
/ by the galleries, 81 hope you're well.
- As he advanced in his speech he gre'
a more and more bitter towards the SOutl
. and finally spoke of all efforts for conci
y IatiOn between the two sections of til
= couatry rs ecstasy" and 'gush." II
,, told Judge DAVIS that next to Mrs. Win
. low he was the most prolific manutac
tmer Of soothing syrup in the countr,
9 He sneered at the administration as nt
: robust in its treatment Of Democrat
a He attacked the Confederates for bein
i'll Congress and eulogized Grant for IL
= ing the troops at the polls in New y OF
A In 1870. 1t was in this connection TIL
a a he said that the people of New York re,
d istered their judgment Of Gener
a Grannt's services in the vote given
1872, and that when next they recordt
:, their Judgment his services in that cor
nection should not be hidden ava
# The speech altogether was the bitt ere
a that has been heard for very long tim