The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-07
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. nreeds and etalWarts 0till at
war-Rosooe Oonkling a.
q Leader.

4.des Blake. one OF New YOrk's best
'I nr noliticians and . 6talwart from
pp sora ego" I Iasked him IL it were
Inst the Half-Breeds and 6talwarts
sr ..sconciled . their feud, and that there
.S hc united Republican party in
:"" Work at the next election. He said
the Half.Ereeds accidentally got
II n Of the state committee, hut the
=" als y II the State Of New York, where
eT Srss, grows and where the wheat
t'iiarIey fields and the apple orchards
1'r the prrsl Gritty Of intelligent COM
S'nit;es. are thoroughly in sympathy
~ Roscoe Conk1ing. You know
'sr 'asu,.plf that Mr.. Conkling has no more
~ s sr Half-Breed than . dog has for
;s nocket. 1t is the admitted opin-
IN this city that Roscoe Conkling 10
",matest political orator since Henry
|sf. The great man IL greater than
!; Office he ever holds; AID Conkling
~ mites the grace and eloquence Of
tsm with the ponderous philippe and
.snhing invective Of Demosthenes, is
sIr The most matchless Of American
ran.
til 1850 had / ever been graft
u n listening to any political address
Roscoe Conkling, although I had al
M, admired him a. Icing ono Of tho
aanest Of our public men, about whom
h. olor of corruption never hung. He
.,.f vas jobber, and could say with
+, eder Pitt, mo man can accuse me
h heing j0bber or y pa tisan."
Mr. Conkling is one Of the most pre-
,st.be figures on Broadway. Fault
-Iy dressed in q suit made hy. . FASH
Nabe Fifth avenue tailor, and wear
r Of course, one Of Kn0x's stylish
n. which Is almost the mark of . gen.
IMAM in New York, no one could fail
,rnnrk him, even If he were . man
rp made politics an industry, instead
II hipg the greatest man In New York.
By some Ccnkling IL called arrogant
nj ambitious. But that sentiment or
wsion cannot be censured with such q
nne which leads it's possess0r, stub
mn!y convinced. in the depths Of .
mind Of no ordinary power, Of the cor
n.ness Of principle, II he adheres to
hat principle with relentless tenacity
trough victory in defeat.
While a Senator in Congress Mr..
Iakling wrote q letter in which occurs
Tie memorable words, memorable In
kRght Of his history: II can wait, 1
N used to waiting."
lhsve heard Wendell Phillips, Daniel
Webster, Senator f. D. Baker over the
ad body Of Broderick, and my elo-
!aeat friend Martin Maginnis, Of Nom
", In this country, and I have heard
t!hdstone and Lord John 0anners 1n
Eaghnd, and Gambetta In France, and
tsaear In Spain, whom I thought TO
kthe greatest orator / ever heard, until
hard Roscoe Conkling speaks In the
aademy Of Music in this city to =
omnged house, in the campaign which
aaled in the election Of IN ino6enstve
ldhodist gentleman, Whoee name !
i, bat I believe he lives In . small
m In Ohio named for General Ere
Aaat
II. Conkhng has been ambition
yih this, that he loved to engage IN
u achieve distinction In . great
aae, bat more for the sake Of the Gauss
- isf himself. II the HAk-Breeol
INK the distinguished ex-senator e
politically dead they are Daily
~. As long % Mr.. Conk,in9 i've
smh be the greatest power IN tne
Ne II New York. / feel that tne
&hae come to say through the COT
80 the leading Washtngton PePe;
koecoe Conkling - esteemed ane
md In the greatest State o. . con
.eion great States.-G. II. B. F"
''a"'SgtoN Capital.