The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-27
COnkling on Hayes,

a New York special ofths nth ta
the n. 0. Democrat, give a more full
report of Conkling's Interview with a
World reporter, from which we make
the subjoined elaborate extracts:
suggested to President Grant that
there seemed to me one way ont of
Che ,ronh'r. and only one, aud sug.
s:'>trdlo him the plan Of the electoral
commissions. lie GI;.S,ud it in a mo:
ment and ilrtl,aea 1t. ,ke Scrt til,nyS
'nd that it would save the country.
| pledged him to secrecy, saying that
if it became known in advance that
the plan was onrS, 1t would be sure
t" be defeated by The Democrats, and
left him much relieved.
IN the morning when | went to the
white house | found Sherman with
the president, who had told him Of
the plan, aud both of them expressed
themselves with unbonuded satisfac
ton. John Sherman, Watterson,
Foster and other Western men had
their heads together, and were plot
ting something I knew.
There WAS no etfmk that l.knew Of
to get ne III the ltc> but once. and
then it failed. think everybody
knew there was intrigu" going on be-
tween the Southern Democracy and
the friends Of Hayes, and the wires
between Washington aud Columbus
kept the Ohio man Thoroughly inform
I'd as to all that was doing in his be.
! half
| Putting ,his and that together, |
was pretty we'll convinced there was
r"ttenness in Louisiana and that au
effort was making to stitle all enquiry.
knew nothing, and So | could not
speak, and when the com NISSAN de-
termined not to g" behind the returns,
there was no choice bnt to indorse
the regular returns, as presented.
was not, to speak candidly, sorry,
however, that an engagement made
long before. and that could no be de.
]ayed, prevented my presence at the
vote on Louisiana. / believe that
when the whole truth of the Louisiana
business is known twill sink this ad
ministration, president and all, to the
lowest depths Of infamy.
The president is a great friend to
and wholly in the hands now Of the
Southern Democracy.
In regard to the ability of the
Southern leaders, Conkl,ng said Sen.
ator Lamar is unqnestionably the
ablest of them all. Gordon is AFRO.
CANT and domneering, but BY nc
means brilliant. Hill has very little
honor, even in his own state, and his
opinions are changeable. Butler, ("
South Carolina, is cool and polished
and will probably have enough to dc
to defend his own case IN connection
with his seat. Lamar is the Jesuit o
senate.
When Stuart L. WOodford went OF
his trip to Mississippi, Lamar took hin
: in charge and bewildered him. Poo
Woodford, it was like cat playing
with a mouse. He came home Will
his head full of Mississippi levet
, schemes and utterly oblivious tina
any wrongs had ever been perpetra
ted on Republicans in that State.
Lamar talked to him about the po.
litical millennium, and must have
chuckled to himself over bis easy
conquest. The willy Mississippia'
always understands how to put bi
, best foot foremost.
f. The senator then recited tho histo
~ of the trouble between himself ant
Senator Gordon. Conkling says tina
in bis opinion, it is not possible t
: speak in too extreme manner of thi
administration. Look at its usurpa'
, ton of power in Ohio. 1t openly
| dictates the election of United Slater
senator but this is not the most au
} dacious rsurpation on the part o
, the present incumbent Of the
White House he has overthrow th'
} rightful government of Louisiana
, and recognized there an armed usur
per of tic governors chair. Packard
was elected, recognized and in power
when Hayes interviewed.
, That man looked on and consented
when Nichols put himself at the heat
of 10000 drilled and organized rebe
veterans, placed himself in power
drove the police from the streets
, magistrates from their Offices, ani
judges from the bench, and revolu.
tionized the state.
1t was 40 at of treason, such Al
would have hanged man in oil
times, Tut the president looked or
, and smiled, withdrew the troops, ant
through his friends consented tia
armed treason should triumph.
j, The breach between the president
: and the party that elected him can
not be healed. The secrets of the ad
ministration are certain to come tt
!. light, aud then nobody will acknowl
edged allegiance to it on one side o
= the other. I think even Patterson
!, and Conover will be ashamed of il
It may come at any moment, but
!, viii come naturally, and will not b
|, forced. Republicans in and out q
congress have borne a great deo
from Hayes, but they are not quit
prepared yet for Southern dictatiou
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