The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-10
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C~nkltng 80 Bosses
The Saturday Night Club bad aisnei
10 New York Saturday evening Al Which
Gen. Grant Roscoe conkiiag snd some
other uotsbics wsre present - invited
guests Genenl GRAFT belEg called on
for speech made some sensible remarks
on the importance Of ,hc growing trade
between this couutry add Mexico. tx.
Senator Cuniling Was then called upon
and We print an extract from report Of
bis speech is giren IA New York paper
The er Senator's mind carried him back
10 the lsst Chicago convention. at which
an unsuccessful attempt was made 10 nori-
ins,e Gen. Grsbt for President, That was
convcnlion for specific purpose. mot
Instructed naercly, but bonnd 10 honor 10
God aud man 10 discharge certain obliga.
lions. and these obligations we're to vote
for the nomination Of Grant for President
Of tho United States. II believe firmly
AZ believe anything. saia the speaker
earnestly. that the results Of that con-
sention have held this country back ten
years. Yes, that days work has cost this
Nation in progress fully ten years" Mr..
Conkling said that the Democrats we're
about 10 take control Of the country. Two
years ago the Republican Party came out
81 stoutly fought battle victorious from
sea TO sea, north Of the Mason aud Dixon
line. II fought the greatest political bat
tie ever fought Ii was battle heavily
weighted. but the Republicans were VIC
torious, Abiding TO the growth aud
resources 81 Mexico Mr.. Conkling said
that II was eminently fit that the two
North American republics should live on
terms Of close intimacy He hoped that
the people OF both countries would apprc-
ciste the force Of Gen. Grants assertion
that the interests Of the United States and
Mexico shonld be made identical CONNER
cisliy, socially, and politically. 1t might
be that the sl.President of the United
States would be recognized as leader OF
he great movement to help the Republic
Of Mexico devolope it's resources and to
bring about the natural commercial rela,'
tions OF the two countries "But /
do not know as ought TO use the word
leader, said Mr.. Conkling sarcsstically.
The word leader is a term Of opprobrium,
an epithet nowadays. To be leader now
is to be boss, aud there is no end OF men
who think ii desirable TO deride and pull
down bosses. The socalled fight against
bosses is the particular form that certain
class OF men give to its raid upon superior.
liy. Point ont TO mo boss and / sill
show yon man who by virtue OF his
ability deserves TO be n boss.
Mr. Conkling has short memory in re-
gard to the number OF Republican states
last year, aud his vision in regard to the
difference between political leader and boss
seems to he clouded man can be boss
without being leader, and it was the at
tempt TO be boss without at the same
time being leader that caused the down
fall of the senator himself.
1t is certainly right and proper that a
party should have leaders but in respect
to leaders all their powers come from the
people. They may direct public opinion
into certain channels, they may convince
that certain things are best to be done
and others to be left undone, but boss
is one who drives, or attempts to drive,
people to do what majority Of them do
not wish TO do,
If Conkling had been leader instead Of
= driver he would never have resigned his
seat in the senate and depended upon his
power to compel the state legislature to re-
elect him and thus vindicate his course.
He attempted too big job, AMI utterly
failed. 1t is extremely doubtful whether
with oil his splendid attainments he will
ever again be able to secure any high po-
sition in political life. II be does not
know the difference between boss and
leader the people DO and it was because o
Republican candidate which the majority
OF the party did not want was thrust upon
the convention by disreputable means
that New York went Democratic last year
by 200, 600 majority.