The Worthington advance., 1880-09-23

SENATOR ROSCOE C0NKuNG,

AN .\O~A>4S0 w ~ ~ L AvAAA
SENATOR ROSCOE CoNKuNG.
His Great Speech, Delivered at the Academy
Of Music, New York, Sept. II, 1880.
NEw YoRK, Sept. H.-The Academy Of Masic
Wa crowded to overaowiug tonight on the oo-
casion OF the Republican mass meeting, and
the police were obliged to close the door to
keep the thsong from o,erorovding the corri-
dors. Thousauds went away, being unable to
gain admittanoe to the building. On the stage,
smonR the prominent men, there were: Hon.
Edw. Picrrepont, Judge Cowan. Gen. Arson
McOook, Postmaster James, Collector Merritt,
Gen. Graham, Gen. Carr, Hon. Thurlow Weed,
and 0then. About 9 o'clock Gov. Cornell
entered the Academy and was escorted to .
private box amid cheers. Gen. Arthur and
Hon. jas. q. Varnum accompanied tho gov.
etaof. % Shortly before Senator 0onklins ar
xsll, Hon. Hon. Jao. No. Jay. % .x.ao1esu"r na".
Dsnnison, of Ohio, and Hon l.. P. Morton, and
- tho p,rty advanced . Simultaneous chees
arose from every part of the house and h,nd.
kerchiefs and hats were waved in tho air. The
to tho footliGhts and said be had been request-
ed to open the meeting by rearing letter from
Gen. Grant. prolonged applause Hon:
Hamilton Fish was elect. chat. man and in a
brief speech introduced Senator Con- king, who
was greeted with cheer upon cheer as he came
forward.
After an eloquent allusion to the grandeur
and blessings Of the republic, Mr. Conkling
said: The Democratic party 10 the Democratic
candidate and I am against the ticket and oil
its words. The general issue confronting us is
in itself and In its bearings sectional. Would
that it were not 10, but it is 90. In twelve
States of the union the approaching elections
isto be no more than farce unless, ~ has some
times happened, it it be turned into tragedy.
In several Southern States there is = large Re-
publican majority, but all the Southern States
alike. without exception, Or without doubt, arc
relied upon to continue on the Democratic side
and score one hundred and thirty-eight electo.
equal rights no true expression in these States,
and yet, he who discusses these questions must
be told in the coarse parlance Of the day that
he waves ''the bloody Shirt
The Senator denounced the proposed count
in some Southern States founded on the last
ter in which he says that the Democratic party
~ now constituted and controlled is not q fit
purity to trust with the control of the general
government" and went on to cay that the
South constitutes the Democratic party, and
that in Congress Southern members hold abso.
lute sway. Should controversy arise regard
ing the Presidential election, and tho election
be thrown into the House, there the vote being
taken by S.ates, the South would cast nearly
all the Democratic votes, aud in the Senate
the vote fur Vice President would come from
the same souucc. In every event of Democratic
success the Southern end of the Democratic party
must be to the NOrthen end a. tho locomotive
IN tha ho hnp l.. e. <No L 3.
ID - plain a. any truth in gravitation or arith-
metic. The South has control of oil the work.
ing committees of the Senate. On every com.
mittee there is a majority of Democrats, and
Of these the majority in all cases coneists Of
Southern Senators. The same conditions pre-
mittees. The chairmen of twenty-five arc
from the South. All committees are consti-
tuted 40 that . majority is Democratic, and
of the majority more than oae-half is South.
ern.
During the two years while this absolute
power in both Houses has been SO lodged. the
existence of the veto power and the approach
Of the Presidential canvass have suggested
urgent reasons for going SLOW" Many
expected bills have nnt been introduced.
Many that have been Introduced have not been
''preesed." Some that have beea "pressed'
have run against SUCH obstinate opposition as
to secure present postpone ment Of sume modi-
dcAtiOn. But whene yer tue hour strikes that
the veto power is in Democratic hands the aol.
id oausus will be controlled by those y ho re,,.
resent by less than one-seventh Of the people
OF the union, and not more than one. fourteenth
of the producing. :he CON mercial industrial,
tex-paying aud property interests of tho coun-
try. The Senator read offic III figures of the
bureau OF statistics, to Prove the assertion and
said these facts are not reached with pleasure
but deep regret.
Tho next topic discussed was the trade of
the Mississippi river, aud upon this point be
said: The river cnmintrce of the Southern
tefest. - guard of assurance ay.i'st pur poseE
sectional and inimical a'd n !ar.e foundation
for the claims set up for Sou L>ln Influence ia
national sdairs. This thcny, "a far as il ia
true, belongs to the past. Tue tread of man in
all skes has been on lloes OF latitude, not on
lines OF longitude. Rivers and moantains on
this continent run nvrth and eOuth. Men
bridge and tunnel them, and move east and
vest. The construction of railways haa rcvo-
lutionized traffic aud tran.porta.
tion. The great companion and
competitor to this trauscon.inen,a al
movement is the lakes and Erie canal The
commercial forces of seven great cities have
grasped this vast carrying tra9e and hold, pro.
pei and direct it. Boston, New York, Ph;la-
delphia and Baltimore at the east, and st .
Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati 1t the west
command the machinery, and outlets and in
lets through which the surplus products of the
United States reach the markets Of the world,
is brought here and distributed. Could science
deepen the mouth of the Misaissippi, till the
Great Eastern could load at the wharves of the
Crescent city, the achievement would no more
| arrest or divert the movement of commerce
and the population east and west than it could
| control the tides of tho sea, or change the
course of the stars.
haro CIT tho h,,11r
| aud substance Of the national wealth in the
North, and the speaker said: Il affirm that
the broad issue at this election 10 whether our
colossal fabric, commercial, industrial and
financial interests, shall be under the manage.
ment and protection of those who chiefly erect
ed and own it. or shall it be handed over to
| the sway Of those whose share In It 10
| small and whose experience, antecedents, the.
| ories or praticea do not tit them or entitle
| them to assume its control.
Senator Conkling spoke of wiping out the
Republican vote in the South by fraud, cruel
| ty, deviltry. force aud tissue ballots, and re-
peated what he said in the Senate that the
Democratic party weula have to-day no major.
ity in either house of Congress except for cleo
| tiOns dominated aud decided by violence and
fraud.
In regard to reputation OF Southern debts
the Senator said if their own State faith and
credit 10 not inviOlate with Southern leaders,
what in their hands would be the fate Of liti-
cations which were the means, tho cause, the
memorials Of their defeat. But we are told
Gen. Hancock would watch them. An angel
might watch tiger, child might attempt to
divide beefsteak with bloodhound, lamb
might lie dowE with . lion, but the lamb would
lie inside. The peril of Democratic ascend.
ency in all branches Of the government is
deeper rooted than any measure
within the scope Of existing public ques-
tions. Statesmen abroad talk Of the balance
Of power and of the changing map of Europe.
These sayings mean not much more than might
easily occur here without violating the consti.
tuition and transcending the ussges of tho re-
public. At least seven new States could be