West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
THE OUTLOOK N NEW YORK.
An IntcrVicW with Ex-senator
Lswery, aud "a StRIwnrt,s Opin-

An Interview with Ex-senator
Lswery, aud IA StRIwnrt's OPin-
ION.
An Albany correspondent Of the New
York Sun says:
Tie other day | met ex-senator Sam
Lo0eTy, the great Oneida anti COnkliBg
chieftain, and said 10 him: do you tx
pcct 10 carry the Stetc2'
"Ncs, sir" he replied. cor course wu
shall. The Democrats are not wise enough
to take advantage Of our quarrrels, but 90
quorrelliBg among themselves"
shall YOU elect an Assemblyman in the
First District of Oneida County,"
Eyes, air, the Republicans will. Patsy
Griffin will divide the Democratic vote
with the regular candidate, and thus give
Scott a chance TO run II. / think tho
Democratic candidate will be third in the
race"
Aud the SENATOR"
1--WE shall elect Fox Senator. The a
mails are opposed to BIN now, but in ten
days they will favor him. Word will
come from butcher and Cornell telling
these fellows To go TO work for the whole
ticket, and they will do 1t. We support
Fox because We like BIN, ard they will
support him because they must. Gov.
Cornell wants = denomination next year,
and be knows il would not be worth talk
ing if the State went Democratic this
year. That is the reason we shall carry
the State"
How does Mr.. Conkling stand2"
"Well, Dir. Conkling doesn't care how
the State gees. He is mad all through.
He has no future in p%oliticP, but Gev. Cor
nell has, or LIE thinks he has. Mr.. Conk
ling IS sick, and will be dead in two
years"
"What is the matter with himP"-
Gle 10 worrying himself to death.
When be went to Cincinnati ia 1876 and
found it possible to pick up only thirty
votes outside Of rhe packed Now York
delegation he came back sick. And, ha
remaiaed sick during the campsig2. Now ,
when he and his delegates were refused
admission at the Republican State Con
NNhANA hN A0-AthIh 1ANh hkhln. nIlUu
you, l don't mean to say his sickness is a
pretcnce. 1t isn't. He is really sick, and
will continue to be sick as long AS he is
out of power"
But isn't President Arthur his friend?,
"Yes, but it is a good bet that he is
quarrelling with President Arthur inside
of six months. Why, he quarrelled with
Gov. Cornell because the Governor wrote
to him.that New York State pressed the
confirmation Of Robertson, and advised
him to vote for it. Now he will quarrel
with President Arthur because he will
want him to humilinte Jim Blaine, and
Arthur won't do H."
"Bul Blaine will go out of the Cabi
ne,?'
Eyes; l suppose so. But that won't
humiliate him"
what would?''
81 don't know of anything Conkling or
Arthur could do that would humillate
Jim Blaine"
"But if he can't be humiliated, how can
Arthur and ConkliDg quarrel?"
'Ob, Conkling thinks he can be. Conk-
ling is not a good politician. He was
elected to the Senate first by a scratch,
the second time by Tweed stealing half of
New York, and the third time by reason
of the Greenback detection from the Dem
ocralic party. There WIS no good poll
eics in 1t. The people ask that a public
man shall win their opinions, and not
boss them. Senators know that. and so
do all great popular leaders. Conkling
never learned it. He is always putting
his opinion in against the public drift.
So he did last year when he favored
Grant. so he did when he opposed Rob.
ertsen and resigned his scat in the Senate.
Itell you he Will quarrel with President
Arthur. 1t is natural for him to quaI-
rel"
Then l sought out q young Stalwart,
whom l was surprised TO sec with q Der
ocrstic badge on. he said:
"You see that badger Well, l shall
vote the straight Democratic ticket this
year; and not only shall / do so, but /
know fifty others who will also. We are
tired of tri1liDg with the Half Breeds"