New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
CONKLING STATUE DECORATED
AN ADDRESS BY CONGRESSMAN MAHANY.
OF BUFFALO.

OF BUFFALO
A delegation from tho Roscoe Conkling Republic
can Club Of the XXvIIth Assembly District visited
the statue OF Roscoe Conkling In Madison square
last evening and decorated 1t with MOWERS
and potted plants. The potted plants were placed
around the pedestal and the base Of the statue ana
wreaths were put in different positions on the
bronze .
Congressman r. b. Mahany. Of Buffalo. delivered
the address. which was as follows
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: As stand ri heic
memories, am reminded Of anoher oceas ,rea and
contemplated this statTe Mhe ' sirusge were
al their height, came August afternoon Iron
the Republican in SsTTe paused
for moment TO on the vicissitudes OF U,me
and fOrun the Gi by The
generation Of statesmen gave not thought 10 mn,
whose voice of bo mad Oe sow the
tr!umphs OF politics arc lost in oblivion and this is
,T rhf G1n'r1st tS thought may be given his
victories in partisan campaigns But we sat
nSre to paS tribute to Of his
lie The test Of greatness Is iSai eennobes
the and future Judged By oe ehnr IS
secure In his case IL is not necessary 10
in unmeaning or unmerited praise There Is mo no
like The .s Tp Sni h GsS as saGss
for him 1t was the magnificent honesty OF the ne
i. his sy nc
in Congress not as Senator-thrice eectedMof the
oee of Ghef Justice H or Of the
of ST. James not In any merely poltical hor
a @sn s snce e he iS Of the have
attained such honors and yet their names Th mn n
stands out as one Of the Titanic, one Of the pct,
ures9ue and splendid figures OF great epo cnho
gray of history Like Paladin Of old he rode ode
The political lists with shield unblemsned q, a ,ha
arena seemed TO settle on his robes
THE TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLE.
The lesson OF his life is the triumph that sooner
or later attends on principle. WELDING IN MS ia!
almost imperial power. he lived TO see every Ves'se
OF influence wrested from his hands. But the Veh'
Grafton of pa riots for his great services in the years
following the Civil War, the respect OF his ieIow,
citizens for his incorruptibe INTEGRITY, reaIneu
and formed the solid basis OF ms en h ,ber
are illustrious for what they refrain rom ao'i,s
less 6eneficai influence on the Government of the
United States during crucla period OF our hlstoI.
policies as we'll as moulding legislation, 1t Is his
superb scorn Of unworthy arts that VIII m Wss t h
enemy 'o of pprbdden and abhorren and
agencies" lie despised treachery and indrection
He did pSs TO sisp he
naughty. he also honest proud ne was sS a Isl
S no, T sSe4 ihe tradition of Noses and
promised land He never dreamed OF synd ,o,i
for his own eeneH a ime IN fe' wderness If
like Moses. he entered the land OF Canaan nmse
friendship with friendship Oyaty with Csay de- s:
yotion with deyoSH Ms lying and decep0" ne
Is it any wonder that such man should have
whose R e memory the metropolis OF the Western World
recently saw the grandest pageant In our annals
The seadfast esteem and affection Of Ulysses >
worth His imperial nature companion spirit
for the Conqueror Of the Rebellion.
AN INSPIRING LIGHT
To the shallow critics Of surface events the life
of Roscoe Conkling may seem a failure because
he did not attain the Presidency: because he did
not secure the final election as Senator. But. as
St Paul says to the Corinthians, There is one
glory OF the sun. and another glory OF the moon.
and another glory OF the stars Tor one star diiIer
f bere arH one glory Of Presidents and another glory
Of Senators, but there is the everlasting glory OF
Re Roscoe conkiine forever fixed in the constellation
Of NETWORKS most illusrious sons sha nor con
WHITE whiie time s shsl last the political heavens
The savage detraction the malignant hate. the
unjust saTs sS AVIAN na no faint aG
For his errors he sought no charity In life lie
seeks IN death es auf
sanare"-Not even to the gods Is 1t given always
But it was given him to stand out like samuel n
Adams "a statesman. incorruptipIe ana Ieni
forward and over each other TO fan In worship "a, at
the affairs Of Mammon, let this statue OF senator senator
nary age and amid mighty opportunities for iac
QUESTION remained BroSg eei PG9 empoTary poWsT
let Roscoe Conkling stand as type Of superb 5J !,
American manhood-one who never bowed ms d neah
TO anything IN human form. and met even dea'h
To such man we bring tonight not only gar;
from ' the warm harvest Of vindica,ion . ~,
Duke Of Wellington:
Oh iron nerve TO occasion true,
| Oh, fallen at length.