The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-30
LET MIR. CONKLING SPEAK.
New York Sun, June 27th.l

The following has been extensively published
on the authority Of the Hon. Lewis Lawrence, OF
Utica 1t was about the time Of the decision In
favor Of the Louisiana fraud by the Electoral
Commission
zone night was with him in his room silently
smoking willie Conkling walked up and down
like raging lion. At last he broke out; Law
renee, can't keep company with the riff re- fl any
longer, They are rotten with corruption, and,
after having taken eVerythiI else, they are
bound to steal the Presidency. Sherman reeks
with plunder. Wheeler is virtuous log roller
Stanley Matthews would sell his soul for once.
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 1t, | have great
mind to get up in the Senate and denOunce the
whole thing tomorrow, and call on honest Re
publcans to give the election to TideD to whom
you, as well as 1, know 1t belongs told him 1t
would drive him into the Democratic party, and
he said, Let 1t drive; there are more gentlemen
and fewer hogs than with u.s. These were Just
his words"
II these were Mr.. Conkling's sentiments, and
there can be no doubt Of 1t, whether this paTticu.
lar incident occurred or not, why did he not cast
himself loose from the evil and corrupt fellow.
shipi Why did he falter and go back when his.
feet were fairly over the party line and his best
friends were advised that he was ready to rise In
his place, denOunce the electoral fraud and lay
bare the villainy opposing the declaration OF
Samuel J. Tllden's election Mr. Lawrence at.
tributes his failure to an influence which we
shall not mention, because we do not believe that
Mr.. Conklings intellect was ever controlled by It,
But that "pious sneak, Hayes, has very recently
declared that the late Senator Morton, being
alarmed by Senator Conkling's threat to review
the infamous judgment and knowing well that 1t
could stand no such test, found out q way to
drive Conkling from his purpose and force him
to smother his convictions
What was that? Morton was one Of the cORrBest
Of the coarse leaders In the mon9trOus fraud,
whom Mr.. C0nkling spoke Of to Lawrence as q
drove OF ravenOus hogs" who had stolen every
thing else they could reach, and were then about
to steal the Presidency What special power
could such O man have had over the proud and
elegant Senator from New York;
Mr.. Conkling owes II to his fame to reopen that
mysterious chapter In our history and let the
country know why, when he had both the power
and the inclination, he did not save II from the
shame Of fraudulent President He has no
longer any decent excuse for silence! He has
been read out Of the Republican party as at
present constituted" In the Nation and In the
State 1t is waglng restless warfare upon him,
and 1t Is no less his duty TO do now what he failed
90 singulsTly to do in February, 1877, namely, to
"denounce the whole thing" and call on honest
Republicans" 10 sustain him against Q party
which has fulfilled Its mission, lost It's true
leaders, discarded its principles, and is rotten
with corruption"
When Mr.. Conkling sees ct to do this, he will
find an audience as wide ss the United States.
Men viii forget the petty strife at Albany and
hear with attention that which deeply concerns
every American citizen.