The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-02-02

,. sample-rooms. We did not me,
1t. We had reference to quito a
l. other and q harmless affair. b
the misdirected spark fired the ma
azine, TO even our own regret ar
\ sorrow. But if the information of
scandal connecting his name wit
that ofthis poor lady had not reacl
ed the ears Of the male animal b,
fore, it struck his eyes then. FC
the newspapers, that he searche
daily to find mention of himsel
were spiced with the gossip.
right-thinking, healthy-hearted maj
would have accepted the warning
and by his conduct given the lie {,
the abuser Not he. The poor
vain creature delighted, nay, revel
| ed, in his shame. To have il said
that he had fascinated such a bril-.
liant woman of the world, such .
queen of society, filed him with de-
light, and he hastened to affirm,
through his conduct, all that had
been limited or charged. The peo-
pie Of Washington, the brother
members of the Senate, the verv
messengers, servants and hackman
can bear US out in this. If there
was ever doubt before of
CoNKLING's CRIMINAL INTERCOURSE
with the wife of William Sprague,
COnkling hastened TO solve that
doubt against the poor lady. He
wrote adulteress upon her scat in
the gallery Of the Senate, along the
walls Of the dimmest-lit corridor, on
her carriage, on her home, and
smiled in vain delight when he saw
the eyil-tongued mob fasten upon
and read the loathsome word. Vim.
Sprague has been overtaken BY
cruel misfortune. He has fallen,
through no fault of his own, from
his high estate, socially, and COM
mercially. He lost his scat in the
Senate. He lost his fortune, and,
blindIy striking out amid the
wreck, saw his palaces, equipages,
servants, all disappear, and the sun
shine sycophants of the hour fall
away. He gathered his family and
their poor remaining together,
placed them in the rude house his
creditors could not touch, because
left his wife by her honOred father,
and went out to battle with fate. J
This was the home COnkling enter
ed. These were the pitiful circum-
stances that smOthed his way, and !
this is the man, the chosen leader Of |
a great faction, the owner Of State, !
a leading law-makes in the Senate, |
who could invade such = dwelling, |
and bring shame and misfortune on
such a family
A learned judge in commenting |
upon
THIS TERRIFIC EDITORIAL
tonight, said: Il do not see how |
could remain silent under !
that editorial. If / were the sub !
iect of that editorial / would kill |
the writer or never again expect TO |
hold up my head among decent
men," An Ohio official holding
high position said this evening"
''You have no idea of the feeling in
our State against COnkling on ac-
count of this Sprague affair. We |
all feel that he has dragged down |
one Of the most honored names |
in our State and degraded in the |
vile slough of his society the fame Of !
one of our special queens. His Pur-
suit of Mrs. Sprague, when he knew |
that his attentions only made her |
the laughing stock of Washington,
has had much to do with Mr.. Hayes
dislike of Conkling and his desire to |
break down HIS political power in
New York. / know that Gen. Gar
field has the same feeling of indig- |
nation. We Ohio people, who were
10 proud of the Chase family, feel |
Mrs Sprague's degradation almost
Is much as if she had been a mem
Der of our families" This is given
Is a mere incident Of tho gOssips Of
he day. How much COnkling's
with this affair might
affect his position under the next
administration is not necessary to
consider. The fact that Blaine is
he principal adviser Of the coming
egime is enough. 1t also makes
certain that the Grant people will
lot be any too prominont, and ex-
,lains pretty well
THE DISMAL CROAKINGs
hat were reported last week IRON
his bureau. There is no love lost
the Grant and Blaine
,eople. The former credit the lat
er with their defeat at Chicago, and
he latter is not unwilling to accept
he responsibility.