Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-03

such a tariff Mr.. Kelley and his cOnfreres
f should throw away their biographies and
+ Fely solely on their instincts of fair play.
I Fair play for the whole country. or fair
+ play for the South. 4 tariff for revenue
Z or equitable protection for all industries.
An Historic RumOr Sustained.
\ story has been aflOat for some years
describing. with all the particulars. a
round with the gloves between ex-senator
f Roscoe C0nkling and Jem Mace, the pugi-
T list. in which. of course. the latter came
/ off the winner, having completely ioored
+ the distinguished stalwart from New
I York. The job-tO Use the language of gen.
+ tlemen who delight in such exhibitions
was put up by no less a
I parsonage than the late senator
I Chandler. of Michigan. who himself
an admitted expert in the manly art
+ had succumbed on several occasions to
{ the dignified statesman. too many times in
/ fact to suit him. The story Of Mr.. Conk-
liug's discontinue might have been re-
+ ceived as clean fact by the credulOus, or
gone down TO history as a pure invention,
had il not been for the fortunate arrest of
Jem Mace the other day in New York on
a charge Of disOrganizing matters by pro
/ posing To attempt glove fight at Madison
I square Garden with his protege, slade.
the Maori.
Mace was sworn before Justice Gard
ner the gentleman who always collects
campaign money at the AstOr House and
T proceeded TO tell his story He did not
seem 10 care much about his own little
discomfort. or SHADES arrest. OF the du-
bious prospect of a successful bout at the
Garden. but he would tell what he knew
about the little set-tO b. had with Sena-
tor COnkling. and as it was narrated I'M
der oath. the story of Mr.. Zachariah Chan
der has a backing and an Endorsement
that 1t never had before. Mr.. Mace's cOun-
sci having asked him if several gentle
men Of eminent responsibility were not in
the habit Of taking boxing lessons and in
dulging in sparring contests, the party
Intercepted replied: Yes; Senator
ConkIing is a very good boxer and is
proud of his knowledge of the art. some
years ago he had a little bout with Sena-
tor Chandler. of Michigan. in which he
came of best man. The next day Senator
Chandler introduced me TO Mr.. COnkling
at dinner. Later in the evening, after a
discussion about boxing, Senator COnk-
ling induced me to put on the gloves with
him. The Senator is a good boxer, as l
have said. but he quickly rolled on the
floor and discontinued the lesson with
great good humor. knocking out is only
done by roughs. l never heard of its be-
ing done by good boxers. We did not
come here for any such business. \ pro-
fessional-''
OF how much more testimony of the
same kind Mr.. Mace would have been
guilty Will never be known. inasmuch as
his counsel at this juncture saw fit TO
close his mouth as effectually as Mace
could have done to his counsel in turn if
he mad been accorded a fair chance. But
a leaf has been added TO history and we
shall forever have the sworn statement of
one OF the parties chiefly concerned
that when Senator Chandler. of Mich
igan. got tired of being worsted
by senator Conklin of New York, he
sought the acquaintanceship of Mr.. James
Mace. once Of England. who. for a con-
sideratiOn, agreed to lay the lordly Sena-
tor from New York on his back, and did
it in conveniently short order.
The election Of Messrs. Henderson and
Sabin as Republican United States Sena-
tors respectively from Nebraska and Min
nes0ta leaves hut one contest undecided.
that Of Michigan, and makes il certain
that with Malone and Riddleberger the
next senate will be Republican. Though
the contest in Minnesota was bitter be-
tween the Window and the aRti-Windom
Republicans. the only result has been TO
substitute one Republican for another,
and that viii undoubtedly be the outcome
in Michigan, Mr.. Ferry being forced TO
retire. Better things, however. were ex-
pected in Nebraska. There the anti
monOpoIists and Democrats. who had
supported one State officer al
most TO victory against the Re
publican candidate. could have secured
the Senatorship by a thorough union. but
through the fault of one or both Of the
parties the golden opportunity was al
lowed to slip by and a Republican to be
returned as staunch as Senator Saunders.
and probably Of more ability. Though
all the doubtful contests have been de-
eided in favor Of the Republicans. they
vet have only half the Senators thirty
eight, leaving out Malone and Riddle
berger, so that these two worthy gentle
men will certainly be able, as they will
be willing. to dictate to the
rest Of their friends when the officers Of
the Senate are 10 be disposed Of.
Grangerism is reviving in the North
west. If the Changers viii pick out some
Democrats TO represent
them in their Legislatures and in Congress /
they viii 20 far towards obtaining what !
they want. They want courageous repre- |
sentatiyes, and not men Of putty.