The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-13
A SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
One That Was writtcn by Conk,Ins when
lie First Fell Out with Blainc.

He First Fell Out With Blaine.
Republicans here arc greatly aston
ishcd over the following letter from
Roscoe Conkling to Peter B. Crandall.
OF this city. published in the Ithaca
Democrat, together with long inter-
view with Mr.. Crandall on the circum-
stance under which the letter was
written
MAY Q. 1s5G.-Jfy Dear iS,r. nm glad TO re.
ceive your letter. BY this time you will havo
seen in full the latter passages Of the Fry.
blaine matter. Lot me know what you think.
Yeu will not think. find fault with the self
command OF your representative when called
on without moments warning IN the presence
OF the Nation to answer such o libel. What Is
the efiect upon our people?
Mr.. Blaine 10 said to be too near the business
OF recruiting at Augusta, Me-, where he livos
and whore there was another Haddoct affair."
in crime but not In conviction and punishment
He hos grown suddenly rich, II is said, out Of
Government jobs. His brother was convicted
Of forgery and sent TO the State prison. am
told, and all around you sec there IL o strong
flavor about tho whole thing.
II where you and orc known any ono can be
found 20 believe the foul imputation put on US
we have lived in vain.
How 10 thisg Your friend.
ROSCOE CoNKL1NG.
County. Y.
Mr.. Crandall is eighty years old. He
has been q prominent man in State
and National politics for many years,
and has always been one of Conkling's
most devoted friends.
In an interview Mr.. Crandall said:
II want simply to make u statement
fpn 81 @1,a f,,sn do Nf Nh,
Conkling. He was statesman, q
patriot. an honest man. Through Mr..
Blaine's intrigues and Vaccinations
he was forced from public life to his
death. 1t is now the duty of every one
OF Mr.. Conkling's friends to repay that
treachery by helping to silence forever
that scheming and dishonest politician.
] have known Mr.. Conkling all my life
and have corresponded with him for
many years. All of his letters show
his intense suffering on account of the
way Blaine has calumniated him. His
last letter was written a few days be-
fore his death, and in that he still ex-
pressed an interest in public affairs.
"When / was Provost Marshal of
Oneida County great frauds were un-
earthed by Conkling and traced to
Washington. Conkling attempted to
introduce bill abolishing the Provost
Marshalship. Fry and Blaine opposed
it. as they wanted the Office to become
a part of the War Department, 80 as to
continue the frauds. General Fry
sent letter to Congress, and Blaine
caused it to be read, charging Conk-
ling with protecting his own district
from exposure in the county frauds.
Conkling arose, demanded an investi-
cation, and turned on Fry and Blaine,
charging that out of 100000 men to
whom bounties were paid scarcely
100000 ever went to service and some.
body stole the money. The committees
appointed exonerated Conkling, but
the Fry investigation found too big a
Job on their hands, and so many per-
sons were implicated that the matter
was finally dropped. ! have all the
papers in the matter, as Conkling told
me to keep them. Mr.. Hotchkiss,
attorney for the committee, said: II
we should attempt to get back this
stolen money by spreading these trans.
actions over the country the Admin
istration would not last six months.
Conkling said he had letter from
Augusta, Me-, Blaine's home. charging
Blaine with making $40, 900 in a single
day out of county frauds. About a
month after this I received
the letter which now give to the pub
lie. When Mr.. Blaine has been pushed
to the very front of his party as ar
bitter and dictator and has reached and
holds that position by treachery i,
removes the obligations of secrecy.
The friends of Mr. Conkling, now that
he is dead, owe him the right to be
heard on all matters relating tc
Blaine's integrity. The friends oi
Conkling can not vote for Harrison
this fall if they are true to Conkling's
memory. Blaine is the Republican
party, and if it had not been for hin
Garfield would have been alive and
Conkling still in politics. 1 will not
vote for Harrison this fall. l have al
ways been Republican, but when
that party goes in for plunder leave
it. The Republican party seems tt
have but one purpose, and that to ait
capitalists and bondholders to squandel
the public lands and build up mann
moth corporations. l am too old tt
ask or expect any thing from any po
1itical party now, and all 1 wish is tc
leave the world better than / found it
But when think that if Harrison il
elected this fall Blaine will be at the
head of the Government, can not di'
contented, but feel like going to ever.
friend of Mr.. Conkling and telling hin
what I know personally about tn
shameful way he was treated by Blaine
and thereby removing from my hear
the secrecy of subject which has
ever been Il painful one TO me-"
The leading Democrats here say thi
letter and interview will increase tn
Democratic vote in this section by hun
dreds. Ithaca (N ~ Cor. Csicage
Times.
DOWN ON THE IRISH.
Harrlson's Views Frankly Expressed at