The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17
CONkling Oh the Political Situa.
tiOn.
HE ADMITS THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE
ABOUT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE
COUNTRY.

HE ADMITS THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE
ABOUT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE
COUNTRY.
The speech of Hon. Roscoe Conkling
at the dinner of the Saturday Night
Club, given to Gen. Grant and others in
New York last week, is producing n
profound sensation all over the North,
for it is the first significant utterance
that has escaped the lips of the ex-Sena-
tor for many months though every effort
has been made by friends and enemies,
from within and without the Republican
party, to induce him to break silence
that was oppressive to those who have on
the eve of so many campaigns waited
e1pectantly, for him to souhd the key
note.
Mr.. Bell, who presided at the feast.
proposed the health of the distinguished
guest, aud called upon him foi Il speech,
with the following result:
Ex SENATOR coNKLING's REMARKS.
The ex senator, who was greeted with
much applause, said:
"rhis dinner, | understand, is given
to the gentleman who has Just resumed
his seat, "A man who not long ago circled
the world with his travels, us he hnd be
fore filed it with his deeds. Something
said by him tonight will be ever asso-
ciuted with his name, Ms his name is for
ever associated with the destiny of this
people. What was saiu of him and by
him carried me back to an occasion on
which | was present and on which he
was not running two boats, with one
foot in one and one in the other, but had
both feet on one and the same, aud IN
this one all his energy and inclinations
were embarked 1t was the occasion on
which we met by fair means to nominate
Gen. Grant for president | rccoIlect--
and for one never r,h ct but with pride
or pleasure on the part | bore--a con-
ference of 756 men, 420 of whom were
sent for one specific purpose, and who
were III honor bound before God and
man to abide by their instructions, and
yet they were beaten. l bell, We, and |
say it in all confidence, that the result of
that convention put back this country
ten years. Some one said when Napo-
leon lost Waterloo that the clock of ages
had been turned back sixty degrees.
So did | believe when | sat in Chicago
and saw it, and all the events of the
checkered time | have since passed
through show that the sorrowful work
of that day cost the nation ten years of
progress. What is, is right, they say,
so what has occurred has happened.
"One of my friends here tonight is n
leader and examplcr of the Democratic
party. Well, he and the rest of them
are about to lake control of the country;
indeed they control it pretty well alr'a.
dy. Two years ago the republican party
came out with flying colors from the
greatest battle it had ever fought, in
which, though weight, d down and strug
| Cling against heavy oil ts, 1t triumphad
and II its banners in every state from
sea TO sea. To-day, in almost eyer,
state from sea to sea it lies PROSTATE >
Abiding to the growth and resources
|
eminentlv fit that the two North Ameri
can republics should live on terms o
close intimacy. He hoped that the p"o
! pie OF both countries would appreciut,
| the force OF Gen. Grants assertion thu
the interests of the United States aud q
| McYIco should be made idenlicai-eom
mercially, socially, and politically. |
| ifrh Iat a. ,f u.
United States would be recogL iznd n
The leader of the great movement t,
help the republic of Mexico develop it
resources and to bring about the natura
commercial union of the two countries
peaking of the importance of cuItivat
ing the Mexican trade the ex senator
SAID he hoped that some of the states
mn who were undertaking to shnpe th,
aifairs of this country would find tim,
to consider the 500, 900. coo of trad,
that awaited development in the rtpubli,
south of us, and also of the additiona
millions of trade that would respond tt
the American enterprise in the othe
South American countries "When thCst
statesmen shall turn away from thu
great issue--the finding out of what boy
or what girl shall have place in th'
government employ" said Mr. Couk
,lne! pein"p9 onEs ma; s,ve oolne III "V
.en'ion W W. I'm i0i"'iou' WIN
Me1'uo .h ,om, ',us of tho.. 'n roh "a ssl'''o
a sa'u .i'NV iiV'n VI onV ~, "ao were ~ .h
nuen'l"' ~ ' sn"p'ns .nI "h'lio VI W.
8oVetnuioui a." "ero . ei',y nnd p'asipe push
pin over .no ,'' "N'' iu'oien Vi lo'
trichy po'i.'0S' H..
oei,, W. he ,'':n' Wrn' on' we slio"l'
oI olp wh;ch " he % hos laboreJ for " MI ha "i Ha
done--not IN the commonplace greatness
Oh tne wor1', 5 Nv, & III 'ne :. "t"uous t,i gren' %
Grants lot to be leader-no, sir, ough
to 1nkI ,aa' wo,d w"fn ot puck ,' "S Pecom
is leader he is boss; if boss, no en-,