Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-01
BATTLE OF
THE GIANTS

John J. Ingalls, is writing for the
Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia
a very interesting series of reminis-
cerces of 'e1e senate. and is doing it
better than Ben. Perley Poore ever did.
Here is a description of a clash be
tween CoEllling and Blaine:
Of all the feuds of the century, the
most far reaching in its tragic conse-
quences was the pOlitica.g duel between
COnkling and Blaine which began with
their appearance in congress and end
ed only with their lives. Of aboU the
same age, they both aspired to leader
ship. but IL temperament and intellec-
tUal habits they had nothing in com
mon. They We're altogether the most
striking personalities of their genera
ion. Thy We're enemies by instinct.
Their hostility was automatic.
Their first a-:tercation occurred April
sc. 1866 in Il debate on the charges
against Provost Marshal General Fry.
in which it was alleged that Mr.. Con
king. while a member of congress. had
taken a fee of $4,000 as Il judge ad-
vocate.
During the discussion. which was
extremely sensational. Mr.. Blaine said:
Il do not happen % possess the vOlu-
billy of the gentleman from the U.tfca
district 1t took him thirty minutes the
other day to eXIIain that an alteration
in he reporters notes for the Globe
was no alteration at all. and | do not
think he convinced the house after alA
And Il has taken MIN IN hour today TO
explain that while he and General Fry
have been at swords points for i YEAR
there has been, no difficulty at al lie
tween then. The z n.'eman from New
York has attempted to pass off lis alp
PearaGce in this case as simply the ap
pearance Of ccy-Isel. | want TO read
again for the inform 3tiOn of the house
the appointment under which the gen
tleman from New York appeared .as
the prosecutor on she part Of The. gov
ernmemt'
Mr.. CoHkling replied that no commits
son had been issued to him by the
judge advocate general.
Mr. Blame interrupted and Ethe
speaker inquired: Does the gentle
man from New York yield TO the ben
tleman from Nuins:''
To this NIr. Conkling savagely an
swered: NO sir; l do not wish tc
have ANYTHING 20 do with the geilf.e-
mar from Maine. not even - Inueh as
to Weld him she floor
All right" said Mr.. Blaine. ard Mr..
ConkliDg resumed and presently said:
One thing further: if the member
frcln Mime lad the least idea how
profoundly Indifferent l am 10 his
opinion. upon the subject which he mas
been discussing or upon any cther
subject personal to me, l think he
would hardly take She trouble to rise
nerz and express his opinion.
As soon IS he Obtained the tioOr( Mr..
H1aine responded:
AS TO the gentleman's cruel sarcasm
( hone he Will not be too severe l re
contempt of that large minded gen
rlaman is so willing: his naughty dis
dain. his grlndiloquent swell: his
NOTES.-The. <upereminent. OverPOWerlng. /
rurkev-gobbler strut has been so crush +
ing 10 myself and al the members OF
rhis house. that l know ii was an act
,f the greatest temelfty in me to ven T
r1I,-p 11Don a controversy with him (
But. sir, l know Who is responsible Tor |
an thiS. [ know that within the last /
nvp weeks. as members OF the house +
viii rpc0IIect. an extra strut has cEaf- +
acterizcd the genleman's bearing IL /
X rot his fault. 1t is the fault of an !
,tber. That gifted Ind satiricaa WrfJ-
,r. Theodore Triton. of the New York
indeps ndent. spent some weeks re-
.enfly in this city. His letters publish
ID in that paper en- braced. with 1rnn.
serious statements, a little jocose satire
I part of which" was the St3teman nj
that the mantle of the late Winter
Davis had fallen upon the member
rom New York The gentleman took
seriously Gr11 it has given his strut
lddftiona, pOmFosity 1t is striking.
Hyperion TO IL satyr Thersites to Her
.uies mud to marble. duEghill to dia-
leOnd, Il singed eat to Il Bengal tiger