New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-18

While Mr.. Fish was speaking General Arthur had
| entered the box in which were Governor Cornell
and his family and, unobserved by the greater por-
on of the audience had quietly taken seat In the
rear part of the box. where he could watch what
took place upon the stage without attracting atten-
ton.
After being introduced. Mr.. Conkling arose and
stepped toward the front of the platform. Most OF
the great audience had failed to hear the
ment of his name by the chairman, but his appear
ance was the signal for fresh outburst of the en-
thusiastic applause which for a few minutes
had been impatiently restrained. 1t was
subdued only when Mr. Conkling. raising high his
right hand, exclaimed in a deep, impressive voice
" Let us have peace" The words and manner OF
the speaker commanded instant silence. But
shortly afterward he interrupted his address to re-
bike those the main entrance who disturbed
the silence in their anxiety to see and hear The
speakers offer TO exchange places with any
one who was uncomfortable excited much
merrlment and put both speaker and audience In
good humor. A pleasant interruption was caused
few minutes later by the entrance of IhurIow
Weed who was greeted with cheers and hearty
applause. Mr.. Conkng crossed the stage to shake
hands with him and in paying this tribute was
followed closely by Mr. Fish.
HIS MANNER AT THE OPENING.
In beginning his address Mr.. Conkng was calm,
deliberate and Impressive. His manner became
afterward warmer as he brought his audience into
close sympathy with himself and he was listened to
with profound attention throughout the evening
He was frequently interrupted by the applause OF
his hearers. and twice by EXPLANATIONS
from some of them His portrayal Of the issues OF
the contest which, he said, in gen
eral sectional and of the position oil the
South in politics. commerce and popu'ation'
was listened to with great interest HIS aliuslon 10
tine recent casting of lots between Tammany Hall
| and the milky-way Democracy excited lrrepres-
| sible laughter After having quoted from the letter
written by ex-President Grant to General Arthur,
which had been read before he said that the letter
| bore out Lord ChesterfielPs remark that a
| letter shows the man it is written to as
well rs the man it is written by
| General Arthur was standing at the moment In the
rear of the box occupied by Governor Cornell HIS
presence there had been discovered by some OF the
audience. who loudly appauded the speakers refer
ence but the tribute not acknowledged by Ten
| eral Arthur.
| TELLING POINTS IN THE SPEECH.
| Proceeding with bis address, Mr.. COnkng soon
described the power welded by the Southern
States IN the Democratic party and IN the control
| of Congress- As he compared the position heid III
| important committees by States North and South,
the sarcastic mfeXion gwen to his tones was IN
tense The vast disproportlon of the representation
| was hailed with laughter and derision. The climax
was effective when he said: " But wheneverthe hour
strikes that the veto power is i'll Democratic hands
| put there by Southern vOters-whatever the
solid caucus DEGREES VIII be written"
As the last word fell slowly upon the extreme 81
! lence. voice in the audience cried, " That time
will never Gomez Mr.. Conkling turned and asked
that the remark he repeated, and when 1t
had been he replied "As a great judicial
authority once said Not if the Court understands
lsef.'" The incident provoked uproailouS
laughter.
Mr. Conkling had been speaking without refer
ring to his notes. but in giving statistics
| in regard to the commerce of the South
crn States he had recourse to the ac-
! tual tigures When he bad finished these he
discussed the importance of these interests in the
election. His assertion that the Government ought
not TO be placed in the hands of those not entitled
TO assume its control excited great and enthusiastic
| applause He proceeded then to portray the potl-
cal methods in the Southern States by
which the Republican votes Ill those STATES
III 1876 had been wiped out and then
touched briefly upon the reputation OF State ana
municipal debts in the Southern States.
REFERENCES THAT PLEASED THE AUDIENCE
Az fugitive cat crossing the stage the audience
laughed and person attempted to catch 1t. The Sen
| ator remarked: ''Be good to her. Don't touch II;
Won might spoil Democratic oficeho!der re-
marks which led to further laughter.
/ Mr. Conklngs reference to the fact
! that Stephen \. Douglass was hunted to his
death by the Democrats because OF his
stand against sectional aggression, and to
the fact that Southern Register IN
Bankruptcy ovcrrnled the Chief justice
ON tbe construction of statute received
/ III, .,ofE Micsi.g ipnI uSf
| the audience was evidently heartily in sympathy
with him when he said that jury Ill that State
Yesterday dared to set free the murderers of the
Cbisholms whose very ashes could not find peaceful
resting tlace in the State The denuncations
of the efforts of the Democrats to
cripple the Army Were loudly APP
plauded and at this point the mention
| of General Garfields name brought ont as in fact,
It did on all occasions during the evening,
loud and long-continued applause.
General Hlncocks orders, as referred to by the
speaker and the fact of the Democratic love for
| and legislative protection Of whlskey. gave
rise to vocferous cheering. Late in the evening
| voice in the gallery was distinctly heard
| to say: "Give something about Gar
| field which remark cheered. The Senator
! nnickly REPLIED amid great laughter: That Is IA
| Held INV friend which we will plough in a few mo-
later when the Senator spoke of General Garield's
fitness the once OF IIesiuenl H"'h
enthusiastic cheering Of the evening and some one
proposing "three cneers and "a tiger for Garfed,
they were gwen with Will. 49,
Mention of the BOYS in Blue, the services OF tne
| Republican party in bringing about resumption,
and the statement that Goyernment bonds could
| soon be negotiated gig cent, were
ali loudly applauded. Mr.. Conkling did not finish
his speech until nearly midnight, and although the
audience was evidently taxed he did not fan b
hold attention to the close
| SCENES OUTSIDE OF TIE ACADEMY.
People began to assemble in the vicinity OF the
| Academy of Music as early as half-past D, and be-
fore the doors opened the Academy steps and
Irying-place, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
sts were literally packed with dense
mass of humanity. Fourteenth-st., from Irving
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