The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-08-19
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CoL VI. Horn, editor a the Kan
- City Journal and ex-C Congressman
tins spesh Of the Sprague- Cookling
edst.ik eaitosiilliy. u IA he sas init
.,aaely .easaisted With ell parties, We
give to following extract: :.
She Nlis Kate casase) married
Gov. Spness. 1t the time the richesS
man 10 Rhode JshapA fresh from hon.
On % the fela aand governor Of bic
native State. Il NJ at fhs time 70
earasa more q - alliance from State
reasons than Of heart. He was . seo'
atoe. md she thea had what her faith
q could newer s1osd, I'll the money
sbe needed to maintain the place her
ambition aspired to-the head OF So
c;ety in Washinsssa. But she is =
disappointed woman. Her father
failed to reach the object Of his
and her ambition. financial reverses
overlook her hsshand. bis magnificent
property vent into the control OF an
assignee, and economy became the ne
ceusity of his household. This lie
WHARF the caprice Of fortune finds her
to-day.
Mr.. sprsgse 3 in no way fitted for
such Q mate. His person Is not OF the
Apollo typs, bis mental vigor is not
even up to the avesage for pablo men,
and his tastes have, never accorded
with those Of his imperial wife. Not
to put too 6ne . point upon it, his
nospb were never good while in
Washington. and be has been dissipa'
ted for many years-in fact even in
tho height Of his vifes power and
splendor - ussd to morify her and
III his hnily By getting gioriously
drunk. 8och are the man and wife
and such the circumstances that found
them when this contrstemps occurred.
Thsiunsdiate fact seems 70 Be that
NJ. SusaRue was IN . I'D humor BE-
cause bis wife would not meet what
Be found to Be necessary Is to domes-
tic expenses. The music teacher was
. point IN which his viahes had been
diseearded. and he lad been brought
to Washington in defiance to his de-
mands. Thea be found company Of
guests, fifteen OF twenty in number, in
his house, that itself was under execu-
ton TO he sold. and coming home from
. meeting Of bic creditors' agents in
which biz ds,perats fortunes were the
topic. md being IN liquor. the result
n'the sensation Of the time.
No doubt be had read the sensa-
tional and scandalous reports 10 the
nssspapen, eoanecting The names of
BIZ wire ana l1r. Conk,iDg. md s.riug
that gentleman there. be insulted him.
That i I'll there Is Of fact, about this
occurrence. a54l "
SENATOR Cookling ~ for years been
counsel d tie 6pragoe aAhirs. and q
legal adviser Of his family. Last win
ter he vas active in securing the re
lease Of Nm. 6ps.suss Washington
hone, leh her BY her iather, relieved
Of . burden Of taxes that would have
swept It away. For months this hung
in suspsose bsesre Coasres. and Mrs.
Spc.gue vas often at The capital. just
- Thousands have been, whose fortune.
hung - hg;iletisa. and Mr.. Conk
ling having charge Of her bssiness,
brought then lreqsently together.
Il % happened that from iH-health
Mn. Conkling remained 1t the family
home in Utica, instead Of spending
the winter in Washingtoo. - had beer
her habit herstofogs. This left Mr.
Coaklag alene, and a6orded tho only
opportunity 10 - enemies and TO the
seosatioualfgs, With whom no man OF
vomAnS reputation i sacred. they
have had in hi fftesn years Of public
Life to snireh he persooal reputation.
And thst q As. Sprague was no pro
lection 70 him. Il b not the woman
thsse people are aiter.but the man they
casoot match in the field of debate OF
ambition.
Rhode Island difranchises from &c
70 40 pr cent Of her adult male pop
ulafiou. and vet our modern s.Chris