The new North-west., 1888-04-27
NO. 44 DFFR OTGF MONT ANA AEF2n 81 1eaa
whole attention to the law"

Wnole attention to the law"
That bis devotion to law practice is CON-
plete, bis opponents In many important cases
can testify Speaking Of the necessity OF
concentrating his attention, he once said:
The law Is a Jealous mistress, and In this
country SO vast and wide, If an attorney at
tends to the calls of his profession he will
find that his waking hours are too much
taken up with his business to allow him to
devote much attention to anything else In
England-which. leaving out Wales. is
about the size of New York state-a
man can be in the house of commons
and still can practice law, but in Amer
lea, where New York lawyer is ex-
pected to do business, not only in the
many courts of that state, but in the neigh
boring states, and even in Illinois, Missouri
and California. it is simply out of the qles-
ton for him to meddle with politics or any
thing else For many years l ignored this,
to the injury of my practice, but ass;du-
ously refrain from, attending to anything
else but my business One of the greatest
proofs OF tho divinity and authenticity of the
Christian religion is its survival of hypocrisy
within and attacks upon it's faith from with
out SO tho strongest surely that our gov
ernment will endure is that If an administra-
o-O~~ >~A<s~ASS
times think, all the losses are made up and
disappear in the grand avalanche of prosper
ity But why do you ask me about politics?
It would be imrnodcst for me to attempt to
talk about matters in business of which
know nothing. It is as though should give
long talk about the manufacture of glucose,
when there are hundreds of men who know a
thousand times as much as do about it."
1t has been well said that Roscoe Conklinq
made but one notable mistake in politics:
but it was a monumental one The attempt
to introduce English methods into congress
by resignation and an ''appeal to the peo-
pie" was such colossal blunder that the
first announcement of it stunned the people.
1t was funny feature of the excitement of
lSSl that the Oldest and shrewdest politicians
we're as much bewildered by the designations
of Senators Conkling and Platt, and as un-
certain of tho final result, as the novices. It
is claimed that their reelection was, in a
sense. prevented by a trick. The so-called
"Half Breeds" in the legislature saw little
in advance Of the 'Stalwarts," or supporters
OF the two senators, that the people were not
pleased with the resignation, and that if
tirae could be gained for members to hear
from their constituents the defeat Of the two
for re election could be secured. Accordingly,
two or three "Half Breeds" concocted q
scheme for adjournment and carried it Just
before Governor Corneli's message announc-
ing the resignation reached the assembly The
needed time was gained, and Messrs. Platt
and Conkling were defeated The assassina-
tion of Garfield also came at the most unfortu-
nate time for the two aspirants. Against
such formidable combination of men and
circumstances even the mighty organizing
genius Of Roscoe Conkling could not prevail.
The ex-senator has for some time been a
familiar and very pleasant figure in New
York city. Straight and manly in bearing
as ever, though somewhat stouter, he shows
few signs of age, save in his silvery hair and
beard. His firm and we'll knit frame was ap-
parently as strong as ever when the great
blizzard of March 12 struck New York. He
was the p engaged three hours in struggle
to reach his home, and arrived completely ex-
from that came neuralgia pains in
biz head, I'D, an .;a aRscess ia big ear, and many
strength had been overtaxed