The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-29

10 meet my successor face to face a
the propriety of this thing with him
me. l want him to meet the new
General, McVeagh, who was ons
commissioners and who was said ID
most persuasive eloquence in gettipl
Packard legislature, who, by the
coeped up in a house and had not !
of jurisdiction. I want him to co
contest with some foes worthy Of!
He has nobody here now to battle !
The senator from Kentucky has n
white feather and run at the first n
not feel called upon to defend this |
tration or its ways or the way that (
power. l do not do that, but my MI
able to do it. | say, therefore, to m
from New York, as the preur cherd
man ready TO put his lance in rest Al
foe that sounds his trumpet and cal
the encounter. Let this thing 90 II
my successor is in his seat and un,id
encouragement will be up in m
ment Of justice. That is the way !
thing. Do not ask to lay this amend
the table as a final and decisive yote|
mine the question ON ITS merits
Wait until the men who inaugurated
executed 1t, and who are able to def
within the lists. Now, L move n
amendment on the table, for 1 want
it taken up then.
The New York Sun in commentiu
Conkling's speech says:
sit is a most remarkable speech
able considering about whom it n
who spoke, and what is said.
The leading republican senator
United States was discussing a propd
refund to another republican, who
pied the office of president during
four years, a little less than four !
dollars which this president de .ttacto
of his own pocket for the expenses
individuals who went south to mi
election returns in his favor.
Aud what does this ssleading reu
Senator Conkling, say on the subj
says it would be "making an appy
worse than unlawful;" he says the
"does involve the question whether
mel requested to go as tourists, not
mlssioners with law, but" as he
"without law, on an Grand moi i
either by the constitute I, or by any Ia
obeys it-whether they are to be pal
the guise of expenses TO them or upo
legation that the president has paid Il
ey out of his own pocket
Then Mr.. Conkling goes on to TIN
the appropriation is insisted upon, to
and expose the whole matter, with ID
est possible intimation that it will
damaging to the persons concerned.
The allegation that this money =
out of Mr.. Hayes own pocket tax;
from him the last vesLige of defen
apology that he was not all active nal
IN the foul conspiracy which placed
oifice. Yet Hayes himself supplied
for the torch which burnt up the hoI
turns that made his opponent, San
Iilden, the rightful president of the
States. Let him go, guilty conspirato
home in Ohio, with his hundred
thousand dollars. of savings in his
pockets, and covered with infinite da
dishOnor.
The world will look upon the truth
TRAIT, a glimpse of which was given,
fore his departure from Washington
acknoW lodged leader of his own part
And now what has MI. Roscoe Con
say for himself? Knowing four "
all the particulars Of the stupen dol
through which Hayes was entering Ii
House, loathing that crime, as thi:
shows he must have loathed it, why
lips shut, why was his voice husht
can not have loved his party better
country but, alas, he h~esitated,
grand opportunity of his life, sllea al
tunity as comes to few, was forever ID
Had Mr.. Conkling then sbroken 10
party trammels had be Numbered t
rom the capitol in such a speech a
capable of on such a subject, he wol
made for himself a most exalted and
ing fame. The hearts of the people,
distinction of party, would have be-
warm and hospitable habitation; 5
lliden, the rightful president, wol
been lnaugurated four years ago., and
Conkling would have been inaugural
successor.
IL Is now stated as a fact that Mr..
has secured the control of the Mort
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