The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-21
SILLY STUFF.
An Invention OF A Newspaper corre-
spondent,
Or the silly and Pompoas rwadaie Of
the Senatorial Peacock.
Nevertheless id is Very Interesting
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Chicago, Jan 20.-The Times WASH
ington special has sensational story to
the effect that Frank Hiscock, of New
York, who aspires to the speakership,
although always an anti-Conkling re-
publican, became convinced that Conk-
lings- aid was necessary to secure his
ambition; he called on Conkling in the
senate yesterday afternoon and had a
long talk on the subject.
ConklIng received his visitor with
more than his usual haughtiness, raised
his form to its full height as he looked
Hiscock full in the face and declaimed
after the fashion of proud political
potentate who does not like to grant
fayors to men who have been lacking in
personal loyalty.
Hiscock began by bluntly saying that
he wanted Conkling's support in his
canvass for the speakership, and frankly
saying he did not believe he could sue
ceed without his help. He understood
fully the value of the service he was ask
ing and subscribed fully to whatever
reasonable terms might be demanded
for the alliance.
Said Conkling, slowly and impress
sively:
Mr.. Hiscock, you ask me for my sup
port for the speakership, now, my dear
sir, ask, in advance, what kind of a
man am l supporting? There are in
this sad vale of tears two kinds Of re-
publicans. If you belong to certain
class who are. beneath any language,
however contemptuous, you must not
look to me. BY God, sir, if there is
any one thing upon which l pride my
self it is the fact that am republican,
stalwart republican. If you please,
there is no milk and water business
here, no sniveling hypocrisy of selfish
cant. To all loyal republicans l am a
friend, to the insipid, make believe re-
publicans, who make an endless prac-
tise of being superior to their wicked
party associates, am sworn, un-
oufiuhiuB, buclcSo ciichay.
Hiscock took this lecture very quietly
and then asked, in quiet fashion, what
sort of pledge Conkling would require
from him to satisfy him upon the ques-
tion of personal loyalty:
Conkling replied IN still more en-
phatic manner.
1t is subject that will take some
time for me to consider. l am free to
say like you-you have never, to my
knowledge, played sneak or hypocrite,
but, by God, il you we're my own father
or own brother, would want to know
in advance exactly how you stood upon
one or two vital things before you could
have my support. tell you, sir, it is a
matter far beyond any personal feeling.
should want you to be able to satisfy
me that you are loyal to the stalwart
element of the republican party, and
that you have no sympathy with the
treacherous, traitorous, mendacious,
hypocritical conspirators who are now
seeking to betray the coming president
into the contemplate disregard of the
men who made him to-day all that he
is. By God, said Mr.. Conkling, with
increased fire and energy, there is going
to be in the future a square line of ac-
tion drawn. The men who carried the
last campaign on their shoulders and
who secured the hard earned victory
are men who will not be overlooked.
The same power that made can again
undo. SO when you come to me to ask
me for my support you must first be
certain where you stand. At the pre-
sent time, as well as for the future,
the loyal, stalwart republican, / do not
propose to allow the cunning, sneaking,
hypocritical, featherheaded Ohio breed
of milk and water men to rule. We
haye submitted quietly, believing that
relief would come in the natural order
of things.
Conkling's talk to Hiscock was plain
ly understood by the latter to be de-
mand for his personal allegiance to
Conkling, even to the extent of fighting
the coming administration if his leader
should so direct. There is little doubt
that he will accept the conditions and
through his new alliance he straight
way becomes one of the most formidable
of the contestants for the speakersllip
of the next house.