New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-08

ana xnec, with its every oscillation the clangor
Of cathedral bells to expect any OF the leader
shin Of Conkng from Platt ConKilns conId speak
words that rang like battle-axe on robbers
doorposts while Patts craftsmanship is what byron
said vas worse than that OF "hc one-eyed monarch
NJ Tho bInd": # is that OF the blind monarch OF
tho oneeveI" His political philosophy RECALLS the
epicireanism of the Persian most VINO duN'Se'
,ria,l ",o make I'D in the taverns for the hours
they wastel in the mosque He has erected the aoo-
li,ion Of morals into a system Of government
After Augustus Is the Republican party 70 be
forever ,ul4d bv Augustaus? After Napoleon the
cra,t must IL have Napoleon the Little After Il
magnificent war eagle of victory must 1t submit 10
King Cormorant? Platt was Conklihgs Boswell OF
rather Conkling thought proper to tie canister 10
his t,ll The shadow Of Conklings mighty name
wraps Plat in darkness as with a garment. We
remember the magnificent 81. Bernard bat We 40
not forget that Plt was no more part oil 'o"N""s
,b,n the tiuklng cymbal of the tin kettle Is part
of the noble dog whose tail it dstsurcS but docs
not disable Conkling was political leadcr ho' Il
political land-shark Conklings nervous arm po"lei
down the pins in the alley of the oppoSitloh MS o''
tle-axe struck you fair in front not oel'hu' HIS
splendid speech was 4 fearful battle rendered mo
the music of glorious war Conklins Grasped the
sceptre Of political leadership with the Gluten 81
giant and when he surrendered Il with denaht manu-
above his head he shook the fragment oil MS p'au'
he never quaed though death were at the front anu
destruction in the rear. Ais'i wv '''''''l 80
4 mighty man as conkng, viii the Republcah
Marty of New--York 'knee like bastinadoed eie-
phant" TO receive such paltry rider as Plat? Inc
leadership Of Hamilton, Burr CLINTON 'ohlhl"S'
Van Buren, Marcy. Wright Seward ana l"heh
needs no explanation. DESPITE the fact That some "l
the men had private vices and some OF them iacEcn
public virtue They all conspicuous for some
oualItv which either charmed the hearts or clpurei
the understandings OF their ieloW-ineh ~ WIN ran
est of these men, Governor Tompkins, hld faSc'nat-
,,,,, nj
I'M how could we Justify the domination OF llatt
We has been in both Houses Of Congress, and yet
Nv VS. not only a dummy in debate but barren
neither as the architect Of beneficial legislation nor
as the energetic. victorious opponent OF Vicious
measures Ills pescncc was no! fe When n. gn
tered Congress his deparur" eNcit"d iess @ ,h
than the hight OF black bat that had ehtereh Iil
senate Chamber caught Jew mes oI ann ~ ED nc H
fore the war. he was conspicuous Tor no prc-'n-
hence of patriotism during IN" war Wmrm Ct'H wcr
unettercd were eloquent ana ne lEhoia"1 WI ~,
brave He has been in politics all his days; ana y't
to-day n;elligen. man t. Jnstil,I III 'iN''s a ,
10y the button and asking. Are you "ny"''E III i'i'
tGT bdn nvron sourb, to describe the LAGOON he
said:
Vain the struggle: vain against the c'lng strain
And grippe and deepening 81 the dragons grasp
The .li mans clonch. 'h~ lons"n'"n'n"i ch"'"
Rlte's thc living IinAs-the enormous asp
Enfarccs pang on pane and stiles gasp ~ gasp
ronresent the STATE - New -York having IT. finest
hopes OF higher polit!ca lfe dying under the ser
So Intelligent so wealthy: so prosperous a pcoP'lc
canno; possibly be 80 dr.nd,h I - ,,',',, Tor
the deadly folds of a yeritaUlc python. p"y''H
anaconda is one Ting a ir" ', iSr,,s barsc
FOR surrcndcr.ne TO ConNnE. lmi u Nonl1 be- m
sami,y mGe'riE c,, or 'i grS mann has 10
legitimate claim to support rom Tn. r.
T No., me {}'i1nqs Of ne%epap.r to play 0rr-
bug. hu' hrcbcll ard for6ci u should rouse hon,I
warn honest mon whom II is drifting ou IN. ''"s