New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-10
INGERSOLL ON CONKLING.
TIE MEMORIAL ADDRESS AT ALBANY.
r.prr THOUSAND PERSONS rUnNn D AWAY FROM
TIE ACADEMY or MUSIC.

.,h.nr NAV e.-At least 1900 people were turned
,,v fom the Academy OF Music, where Coionei ROBOT
r. Ineersol delivered tho memorial ADDRESS IN nohor VI
v y. conkIInr. The building will scat between
1000 and 5000, and by O'CLOCK IL was paoAou
MANY nromlnent persons from out OF town VINO got
49, -. ACADEMY late were turned away General
.1onr w s,oe,,m was ono OF these and Colonel Mur-
n,v suffered like disappointment Colonel lnscr'oli
- Cor nearly throeQuartors Of an hour. THIS 10
his speech in full
Roscoe Conkline-s great nan. an orator, s'e'ma"
,.wv., distinguished citizen of the Republic In tno
,,h ~ nj. fame and power has reached his Gnu
and s ,re met here in city Of his birth pay trio
anu We a'V .ra WORK Ho earned and held proud
,,, a, N. nublIc thought lie stood for Independence
,or courage and above all for absolute integrity ano ms
,o ,as known and honorcd by many miiions Oh ms ie
iow-men. -, -,,, A.. ,,s,r,os
The literature many lands is rich win the 'nou''s
,,., Gratitude admiration and love have paid 70 the great
- 100000 de,d These tributes disclose the character
90 nations the ideals human race In them we nna
,h Estimate, Of ereatness-he deeds and lives aas chAl
,ercnd nraise and thrilled the hearts OF men.
In the nre.encc OF death the good maa judges @ he
II, =. ,uacea lie knows that men are only fragments
that the greatest walk in shadow ana 'nss is anu
failures minyle with the lives OF all
~ a.. crave should be buried the prejud1ces and pas
s,ona horn OF conflict Charity should hold the scaes IN
which are weighed the deeds OF men, PeeuaareA 'ia
h % locality md surroundingsthese are but tho Gust
:, 49, these are accidents drapery clothes, fashions
that have nothing with the man except 20 moe MS
character, They are clouds that cling to mountains
rir,e gives US clearer vision. That wh'eh ""s "eey
,ocaI fades away The words Of envy arc forsoch ara
all there Is of sterling worth remains He who was caieo
partisan is patriot The revolutonst ana tho OUTS"
are the founders OF naons and he who was regarded as
schemlng selash politician becomes statesnAh phi0S
opher whose words and deeds shed light
Fortunate Is that nation great enough to know the great
When great man dles-one who has nobly Fought the
1tfo vho has
has uttered his highest nobest thouahts-one who has
stood proudly by the right in spite OF leer ana esuh
neither stopped foe swerved by fenoh hohorhB
him I'm speaking words praise and love above his dust
We nav tribute TO ourselves How poor this world would
be without s graves without the memories OF us mighty
dead Only the voieeess speak forever.
Intelligence integrity and courage ore the great pars
that support tho State. Abovo all the citizens OF Tree
nation should honor the brave and Independent man-he
man OF stainless integrity, OF will and intellectual force
such MON ara the Atases on whose mighty shoulders rest
tho great fabric Of the Republic. Fatertrs crngers
crawlers time servers the dangerous citizens OF
democracy Thoy who gain applause and power BY pam
derng mistakes the preiudicss and passions Oh the
multitude, the enemies Of liberty
THE sTATEsMAE-THE POLITICIAN.
When the intelligent submit to the clamor Of the many
anarchy begins and the republic caeh. the edge OF chao
Medocrty touched with ambition hatters tho base and
eaumniacs the great while the true patriot who VIII DO
neither is often sacrificed In governments OF the people
leader should be teacherhe should carry the torch OF
truth Most people the slaves Of hao-followers OF
Observation-Disclosures the wisde OF the past-and wero 1t
not for brave and splendid souls the dust OF antique
time would lie unswept and mountainous error be TOO
highly heaped for truth ovcrpcor Custom Is prison.
locked and barred by who long ago were dust the
keys OF which IN the keeping OF the dead
Nothing Is grander than when strong, intrepid man
breaks chains levels walls and breasts tho many headed
mob like ome great that and Knocks the innum
cradle pillows OF the sea
The politician hastens TO agree with the majority
Insists that their prejudice is patriotism, that their is
norance wisdom that he loves them but because
he loves himself The statesman. the real reformer
points out mistakes OF tho multitude attacks tho
prejudIces Of his counrymen laughs their follies
dcnounoes their cruees enlshens and enlarses their
minds and educaes the conscencenot because he loves
himself but because he loves and serves the rght and
wishes to make his country great and free.
With him defeat is but a spur TO further enore He
stoop who cannet DO brbot by the promise
OF success or the fear Of faurewhe walks tho high
wny OF the right and in disaster stands erect is the
only victor Nothing is moro despleable han TO roach
famc By cravling,-poston By cringins.
When real history shall DO written by tho truthful and
the Hlse these men, those kneeers at the shrnes OF
chance and fraud those b,azen Idols worshpIed
gods will be very food OF scon, while those who
bore the burden Of defeat who earned and kept their
self respect who would not bow to man or men for
place or power will upon their brovs the laurel
Cled with the oak.
Roscoe Conkng was man Of superb courage. He
not only acted without fear but he had that forude
OF soul which the consequences OF the course pur
sued without complaint. He was charged with being
proud The charge was true-ho was proud His knees
were As innexibo as the "unvedgabe and gnared oak
bat he was vain. Vanity rests on the opinion OF
ohers-pride on our own The source of vanity Is ION
without-of pride from within. Vanity is vano that
turns willow that bends, with every oreeze-prde is
the oak that deAes the storm One Is cloudte other
rock One is weakness-tho other strength .
HIS ENTRY INTO PUBLIC LIFE %
This imperous man enter,d public life In the dawn
OF tbs reformaon-at time when the country needed
men ., pride OF principle and courage. The insttu-
zion ~ slavery had osoned all springs OF power
BEFORE this crime ambition fell upon IT'S kneeA-pot
clans judges, ciergymen, and merchantprneos bowed
low and humbly, with their hats In their hands The
real friend OF man denounced as the enemy OF his
Countrywide real enemy Of the human race was called
statesman and petTiot Slavery was the bond and
nledce OF peace Of union and National greatness The
temple Of American liberty was 1nshed-the auction
block the cornerstone
1t ia hard to conceive Of the utter Generalization, Of
the politica blindness and immortality Of the patriotic
aIshnno.tv Of the cruelty and degradation Of people
who supplemented Incompatible Declaration Of In.
dependeneo with the Fugitive Slave law. Think Of tho
bonercd statesman of that ignoble time who walored In
this miro and who, decorated with dripping Nth,
ceved the plaudits Of their teovmen The NOBLE the
really patriotIc, the victims Of mobS and the
.bar,e,ess were clad In the robes Of ONCE. but let
sneak no word hameet feel that each one acted
according TO his llght-according 70 his darlnesS
At last the conflict came. The hosts Of light and
darkness prepared to meet upon the neds OF war; The
oros,ion WAS presonted, Shall the Republic he slave or
frce1 The Republican party had triumphed at the
polls The greatest in our history was President
elect Tbs yictors sppslcd-they shrant from
the great responsibility OF success In the presence Of
rebellion they hesatedhey offered to return the fruits
- victory Uopinr 10 avert war they were willing
that slavery should become immortal. An amendnlent
d, thu Constitution was proposed. TO the effect thss
suheouent amendment should ever be made that in
way should interfere with the right OF man 10 steal
his fcow-mcn.
Thi, the most marvellous proposition ever submitted
m Consress OF civilized mon- received In the House
an overwhelming majority and the necessary tvohirds
in the Senate. The Republican party In the mo-
ent OF its triumph. deserted every principle for which
&, h,a 40 calamity contended and with the trembling
hands Of fear laid its convictions on the altar Of com
promise. 49, A.. -. ry....