Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-21
ROSCOE C0NxLnNo sPE AKA
Letter % his Accusing 1anes q
blaine q COFr0psiO0.

rrrEH b cRAxDALI, AN OLD ONEIDA REPUBLICAN.
resLs n 10 % HIS DurY 10 PuBLfsl n. AND TO
uaaE coxKLISes FRIEsps NOT 10 vors 70 PLACE
BlArNR N rowRR AGAIN.
telegram from ithaca, n. T., septe mber 20
says: The republicans here are greatly astonished
over tns following letter from Roscoe Conkling TO
refer b CrandAll Of this city, Published In the
Ithaca Democrats this evening, together with .
long Interview with Mr. CrAndali on the crcum-
stances which gave rise TO the letter:
ny DEAR sm: am glad to receive your t letter.
passages In the Frye Blaine mattse. Lei me know
what you think You win not, think. nnd fault
VIA via s sas se-command OF your representative
presence Oh me nation. TO answer such libel
what Is tns eject upon oar peop,ef
recrnina ne sa,a 70 be 700 near the bushes Of
where there WAS another haddocx afiair in crime.
but not IN conviction and punishmenI. He has
JOBS HIS orotber was CONVEYED OF forRery and
was sent to the state prison. am told. ana eli
Around SS1 w sse very song navOr
II. where you ana are known, any one can b
found 70 believe the foul imputation put on e We
How Is this! Your friend, RosooE cosKrna
od LITTER = CRASpAn, Bab0ock Hin, Oneida
prominent man in state and national politics for
many years and has always been one OF Roscoe
Conkings most devoted fr1enda In an Interview
81 want SIMPLY 10 Lake statement for the ben.
ent Of the friends OF Mr.. Coukiing, He was a
s S patriot an honest mar. Through
forced from public life And 10 his death. Il Is now
the duty OF every one OF MI. Conkllngs friends to
that scheming and dishonest poltic.an. i have
known Mr. Conkling all my life, AMI have CORE
sponded with him for many years. All OF his let
fs4Ta a n fans WALL
way Blaine has illuminated him HIS last letter
was written few days before mis- death, and In
that ne sun expressed an Interest In public ssirR
AS you wei know, my devotion to my coun.
try Is more than strong. would Ike TO be aware
OF New YORK, hopeless as might be the prospect or
ever 6eiDg able 70 even att mpt anything which
would not meet with reprooation and misunder-
"When was provost marshal OF Oneida County
great frauds were uneartned by Conxling ana
traced 70 washington Conklins attempted TO
introduce bill ao0lishing the provost marshall.
ship Frye and Blaine opposed It a. they wanled
the ONCE TO become q part OF the War Depart
a letter TO Congress, and Blaine caused it to be
read charging Conkdng with protec ing his own
district from exposure In the bounty frauds.
turned on Frye and Blaine, charging that out OF
SOO.OOO men TO whom bounties were paid scarcely
1900 ever went 70 service, and somebody sole
the money. The committed appointed exunerated
Conkiins. but the Frye Investigate as found ~
be too dig JoD on their hands and so many per-
sons were Implicated that the matter Was finally
dropped. nave all the papers In the matter, AZ
Conknng told me 10 keep Them.
Mr. AoJchktss, attorney for the committee,
said II we should attempt 70 get back this stolen
country the Administration would not last SIX
months Conkling said he had . letter from
Augusta, Me-, Biaine's home, charging Blaine
vita making $40 900 In q single day out VI bounty
frauds. About u month alter this received the
letter which now give TO the pubic. Wnen Mr..
Blaine has been pushed to the very front or his
party As arbitrator and dictator, and has reached
and holds that position by treachery, IL removes
the obligations OF secrecy.
"The 1rienls OF MIR. ConkiinQ now that he is
dead, owe MIN the right 10 be heard on all matters
relating 10 Blaine's Integrity. The friends OF
C0uknng Cannot vote for harrison this fall Il they
are true TO Conklngs memory. Blaine 10 the re-
publican party, and II IL had not been for him Gar
neid would have Ueen alive ana Coukling still 10
ponllcS. Will not vote for Harrison This fall
nave always been q republican, but when that
party goes In for plumber leave lL The repuol-
can party seems TO nave but one purpose, and that
Is 10 aid capitalists and bondho ders TO sQuander
the public Lands and buil0 up mammoth corpora.
lions. am ZOO Old 70 ask or expect anything from
political party now, and all wish Is 10 leave the
world better than l found it. But when l think
mat IL Harrison Is elected this fan Blame win be
al tne head OF the Government cannot die con-
tented, but feel like going 10 every friend OF Mr..
Conkiing and telling them what know person.
B.alne, and thereby Removing from my heart the
secrecy Of subject which has ever been painful
one to me-"
The leading democrats here say that this letter
ana interview Will increase the democratic vote In
tnis section several thousand majority.