The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-07-02
NO. 70.
CONKLuNG.s COURSE.



The Washington Post publishes
the following interview between a
New York journal reporter and Hon.
Lewis Lawrence, noted as warm
friend of Mr.. Conkling's:
II just caught tho Hon. Lewis
Lawrence, Of Utica-reported the
wealthiest man ofthat ilk and known
to be Conkling's most devout wor-
shipper-and by dexterous twist at
his egregious vanity, / managed to
secure good interview from the ven
cradle gentleman. Mr.. Lawrence
said:
"You know that l know all about
Conkling. / 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, and
let me tell you that we learned most
heartily to
DEsPIsE THE REPUBLICAN RING. MASTERS
who hustled Hayes into an Office to
which he had never been elected. /
knew as well as Conkling did that
Hayes Ind never been elected, and al
ways enjoyed his jokes about tho
spineless statesmen who were push
ing him into office. One night was
with him in his room silently smok.
ing while Conkling walked up and
down like raging lion. At last he
broke out: Lawrence, 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 rceks with
plumber. Wheeler is virtuous log
roller. Stanley Matthews would sell
his soul for office. Az for Hayes, he
is simply a pious sneak, ready to
give money to be President, and To
drop on his knees in tears If caught
at it. l have great mind to get up
in the Senate and denonnec the whole
thing tomorrow, and call on honest
republicans to give the election to
Tilden, to whom you rs well as |
know it belongs / told him it would
drive him into the Democratic party,
and he said, Let it drive; they are
MORE GENTLEMEN AND FEWER HOGS
than with u.s. These we're just his
words, and as ] happened to think Of
Governor Seymour just then l
thought so too. Tom Sprigg came in
soon 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 them lady I'm
afraid---turned the Senator into q
neutral. Now, let me tell you. Mr..
| Reporter, that similar deal Is going
on now. I've been talking with
Conk to-day, and he has been
DAMNING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
up hill and down. He says--and it's
true-that he created the republican
party in this State, and himself alone
carried the last four Presidential
elections by his good work at dis
puted points, and now they have no
gratitude for him. They ought to
have elected him unanimously, and
now they hlggle over him ike dogs
over bone. He said to me: Law
renee, If these ours don't come down
and crawl at my feet, as they always
have done, I'll accept the offer Of
Democratic votes and
BECOME AN INDEPENDENT
with David Davis, and, mark my
words, that viii! carry with it the
Democratic Presidential nomination
for 1884. What will that be by way
of revengep / told him to do it.
He has more friends to-day among
the Democrats than the republicans.
Horatio Seymour is his brother-in-
law, and every influential Democrat
in Central New York will rejoice to
receive him into the party. / know
and am certain that the community
will be startled in few days by the
announcement that the Democrats
have Joined forces with the stalwarts
and returned Conkling and Herman
to the Senate. 1t will be Demo-
cratic team practically. Put that
down for the next sensation?o