The Issue of 1880 is a speech delivered by Roscoe Conkling in the year 1880. Conkling was a prominent American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from New York. The speech is a political address that focuses on the issues of the day, particularly the upcoming presidential election of 1880.Conkling's speech is a passionate plea for the Republican Party to nominate a candidate who can lead the country in a time of great change...