Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-08
A Thre ltening Epistle.
CoNKLING's COURSE.

As Expounded by Hon. Lewis Law
renee.
WASHINGTON, June THE Post to.
day prints the following New York cor
responIence:
81 just caught the Hon. Lewis Law
renee, OF Utics-reported the wealthiest
man of that ilk and known to be Conk-
ling's most devout worshiper-and by a
dexterous twist at his egregrious vanity,
| managed to secure good interview
from the venerable gentleman. Mr..
Lawrence said:
You know that | know all about
Conkling. / was with him a; Washing
ton all the winter OF 1877, during the
Electoral Commission, and dined with
him daily. Our intercourse was OF the
most intimate character, and let nae tell
you that We learned most heartily to
Despise the Republican Ring-Masters
who hustled Hayes into au office to
which he had never been elected. /
knew as well as Conkling did that Hayes
had never been elected, and always en-
loved his jokes about the spinelcss states.
men who were pushing him into office.
One night was with him in his room
silently smoking while Conkling walked
up and down like q raging lion. At last
he broke OUT Lawrence, can't keep
company with this riff-rsff any longer
Tney Are Rotten With Corruption.
and, after having taken every thing else,
they are bound to steal the Presidency.
Sherman recks with plunder. Wheeler
is virtuous log roller. Stanley Mat
thews would seli his soul for OF,
flee. As for Hayes, he is simply pious
sneak, ready to give money TO be Presi-
dent, and to drop on his knees il tears
il caught at it. have great mind to
get up in the Senate and denounce the
whole thing tomorrow, and call on hon
est Republicans 10 give the election TO
Tilden, to whom You rs well as | know
il belongs told him it would drive
him into the Democratic party, and he
said, Let it drive; there are
More Gentlemen AMI Fewer Hogs
than with us These were just his
words, and as happened to think q
Governor Seymour just then | thought
so too. Tom Sprigg came in soon after,
and he said the same thing, too
ask Spriggs about it-and we
thought the work was all done
But another Influence which we could
not reach then-a lady, Im afraid
turned the Senator into neutral.
Now, let me tell you, Mr.. Reporter, that
a similar deal is going on now. We
been talking with Conk to day, and he
has been
Damning the Republican Party
up hill and down. He says-and it's
true-that he created the Republican
party in this State, and himself alone
carried the last four Presidential cleo
tions by his good work at disputed
points, and now they have no gratitude
for him. They ought 10 have re elected
him unanimously. and now they hoRgle
over him Ike dogs over bone. He
said TO me: Lawrence, il these ours
don't come down and crawl at my feet,
as they always have done, III accept the
offer OF Democratic votes and
Become on Independent
With David Davis, and, mark my words,
that will carry with 1t the Democratic
Presidential nomination for 1884. What
will that be by way of revenge2 l told
him to do it. He has more friends TO day
among the Democrats than the Repu BILL
cans. Horatlo Seymour is his brother
in-law, and every Influential Democrat
in Central New York will be delighted
to receive him into the party. know
that am certain that the community
will be startled in a few days BY the
announcement that the Democrats have
Joined forces with the Stalwarts and re-
turned Conkling and Herman TO the
Senate. 1t will be Democratic team
practically. Pot that down for the next
sensation?"