Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-18
OAUsTIO.
Conkllng's Comments ON Republi.
cans.

The Washington Post of the 9TH,
prints the following from its New
York correspondent:
81 just caught the Hon. Lewis
Lawrence, of Utica-reported the
wealthiest man of that ilk, and
known to be Conkling's most devout
worshipper-and by dexterous twist
at his vanity, 1 managed to secure a
coed interview from the venerable
gentleman. Mr.. Lawrence said:
"You know that l know all about
Conkling. 1 was with him at WASH
ington all the winter Of 1877, during
the electoral commission, and dIned
with him daily. Our intercourse was
of the most intimate character, aud
let me tell you that we learned most
heartily to despise the republican
rlng-masters who hustled Hayes into
an office to which he had never been
elected. l knew as we'll as Conkling
did that Hayes had never been elect
ed. aud always enjoyed his jokes
about the spineless statesmen who
were pushing him iuto office. One
night l was with him in his room
silently smokimg while Conkling
walked up and down like raging
lion. At last he broke out: claw
renee, l can't keep company with this
riff raft any longer. They are rotten
with corruption, and, after having
taken everything else, they are bound
to steal the presidency. Sherman
reeks with pluuder. Wheeler is q
virtuous log-roller. Stanley Matt
hews would sell his soul for Office.
As for Hayes, he is simply pious
sneak, ready to give money to be
president, and to drop on his knees
in tears If caught at it. have great
mind to get up in the senate and de-
nOunce the whole thug tomorrow.
and call on honest republicans TO give
the election to Tilden, to whom you
as we'll as l, know it belongs" told
him it would drive him into the dem.
ocratic party, and he said, '.Let il
drive there are more gentlemen and
lever hogs than with us.'' These
were just his words, aud as l hap.
pened to think of Governor Seymour
just then, l thought 80, too. Tom
Spriggs came in. soou after, and he
said the same thing, too-ask Sprigg'
about it-and we thought the work
| was all done. But another influence
which we could not reach then-s
lady. Pm aEaid-turned the senator
lgte q neutfN. Now, let me tell you
Mr.. Reporter, that q similar deal il
going on now. I've been talking will
ConkliDg to-day, and he has beel
damning the republican party up hill
and down. He says-and it is true
that he created the republican part,
in this state, aud himself alone car
ried the last four presidential elec
tions by his good work at dispute,
points, aud now they have no graft
tude for him. They ought to hav
re-elected him unanimously, and nov
they higgle over him like dogs over
bone. He said to me: "Lawrence
If these curs don't come down an
crawl at my feet, as they always hav
done, I'll accept the offer Of demo
cratic votes and become an indepen
dent with David Davis, and, mar
my words, that viii carry with it th
democratic presid0htal nomination
for 1884. What will that be by wa
Of revenge 2" I told him to do i,
lie has more friends to-day anon
the democrats than the republican.
Horatio Seymour is his brother-ir
Law, and every influential democrs
in Central New York will be deligh
ed to receive him into the party.
know that. l am certain that th
community will be clarified in a fey
days by the announcement that th
democrats have joined forces wit
the stalwarts and returned Conklin
and Herman to the senate. 1t will b
democratic team practically. Pu
that down for the next sensation !"