Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-01
CoNKIrNG ON WEBSTER.
-4n HistOricSe "Reminiscences Witch Found
No FGrer IN Modern Massachusetts.

-4is II tStOTiCSC "Reminiscences Witch Found
No Farer IN Modern Massachusctts.
BosTeN, October 2S.-An amusing and
somewhat insignificant incident connected
with the recent Webster centennia has Just
come to my knowledge, which it clearly
would be wrong for me to keep to myself
as II may throw some light for your read
ers upon the present and future relations
OF some of the local leaders in this state
whom Gen. Butler unhandsomely calls the
"street-walkers of politics." with the stancl
and stalwart Republicans of New York. A
good deal of comment was caused here by
the fact that no letter from ex-senator
Conkling was read at the Webster com.
memoration, althoughit was known that
the managers had written to him three OF
four times earnestly inviting him to come
here and make speech or in some other
way to lend the celebration the weight and
prestige of his name. It now comes to
light that on the third or fourth time OF
asking the New York leader sat down and
wrote note to the president of the Web
ster committee, Mr.. Stephen A. Allen, SO
very polite and so very pungent that the
committee, after, a private consultation
upon 1t, thought it best to keep it under
lock and key. After some little time ]
have secured copy of it, which I now
send you. The sting of the letter, as will
be seen, is neither in its head nor in its
tail, but lies concealed with cruel art in
the body of one of the most innocent and
harmless looking missives ever penned
upon such an occasion. It appears that
none of the committee stumbied" to the
inwardness of the epistle until just before
they were on the point of fling it for pub
hcation when friend of one of Gen. But
ler's ''street-walkers" aforesaid, reading il
over, struck on the passage in which Sena-
tor Conkling speaks of Webster as having
been famous throughout the world at a
time when to be foremost in Massachu-
sets might have rounded the ambition OF
any man. Dashing the letter down, this
sharp-sighted gentleman exclaimed: s'This
letter is an open insult to Senator Hoar
1t ought not to be published; it ought not
to be acknowledged. It is outrageous"
TEUs RUNS THE LETTER.
'NEw YORK, Oct, 5, 1882.
DEAR SIR: beg pou to receive my
thanks for the invitation to be the guest OF
the Webster Historical society at Marsh
uSiu vi Lilo IZIn OF OctODer, on occasion OF
the centennial celebration of Mr.. Webster's
birth.
"Much esteeming the honor of you,
note, it would be very gratifying to joir
IN paying homage to the memory of mar
whose fame far outreached his country
when to be foremost in Massachusett:
might have rounded the ambition of an,
man. A master of our language, a mastel
of the science and the practice of gov
eminent and of law, his knowledge of oul
institutions and his matohless powers Of
exposition enabled him to leave an imper
ishable impress Oh the history and though,
of America.
ITO pay honor to such an intellect and te
such achievements is to bear good witnes:
of ourselves.
Il would 1 could be one of you on thu
appointed day, but less grateful dutie.
deny me the privilege.
Trusting that everything will conduct
to the success and impressiveness of the
occasion, 1 have the honor to be, YOU
obedient servant, sRoscoE CoNKL1NG.
stephen M. Allen, Esq, President, Etc.
Boston, Mass