The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
blaine and Jay Gould.

blaine and Jay Gould.
JAY GouLDs newspaper is steady In Its
professions of faith In Mr. DLAiNE's in
tegrity, and loses no opportunity tn give
him a friendly word. The accommodating
charges OF corrupt practices on the part OF
the ex-Spcakcr IRE dismissed by the 1rtb-
une as campaign slandcrs.' Mud
Doesn't stick to Mr.. BLAINE" II says
sThe scandal pcddlers are having bad
peason." II even advises BLATNEs friends
10 take no notice of an attack too weak
10 merit serious attention" saying:
-rhe msnrfeetur, Of roorbacks against Mr. BLArSr.
noosn ses S' ' rn,Sss r u, nav NV
ar make - e m,.9kr o, bong up,u,y snaoui l..
sot Iikey to pay for the trouble"
II there Is anybody who stll confounds
the Tribune OF JAY GOULD and his stool
pigeon with the Tribune OF IIonAcE GREE
LEY. this unwnvering faith and constant
support OF BLAINE may have certain
weight. "lIere is a journal" 1t is perhaps
said, (which, although profcsscdly OPP
posed TO the political system which Mir.
BLAINE represents, is nevertheless cou-
WINGED Of his personal honesty. This Is
truly candid, and credtable alike TO Mr..
BLAINE aud to the Tribune"
We advise nll who have followed this
fine Of argument to turn to the files OF the
Tribune tor the fall of 1877. At that time
HORACE GREELEY was still alive, and JAY
GOULD had no control of the 1ribUncs
opinions.
In September, 1872 during the GRANT
GREELEY Presidential campaign, the Trtb-
sne made the unqualified assertion that
BLAINE had received 81, 500 assessable shares
OF Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western
Railway stock, worth 81 ,G25 600 for distri-
button among members of Congress and
others; and that he had been given 5000
worcestershire shares, worth 1905 600, rs his
own proportion of the plumber. The L.,
p. aud w. Il. II. was practically the original
of the Union Pacific. Eastern Division. 1t
met with such opposition In Congress that
before IL obtained n charter to build the
road the company became almost bankrupt
by the distribution OF stocks and lands TO
Congressman. That this distribution was
made through BLAINE's agency, and that
he was most literally rewarded for his dis
honest services, was persistently asserted
by the Tribune, which, in support Of its
position. published IN fac simlle the follow
Inc entry in the company's share book:
BLAINE OF Maine. .....................sebo 500 ses.
CT 600 value.
"a lie shares sv5,.
OCV value.
On Tuesday, Oct. !, 1872, the Tribune
said ed torially
I'VE have shown Mr.. JAMES c. BLAINE sirce the
CT a 9e 1's ,na me m.ml' az ~ Ohssths
sbe Pc ne Il iwny Eastern lvso the Copsr s.ioual
Won do e mo-t roor ..... The cru hinv foic- OF
~ , sg0g s.s 'Tsy A s,.sI9sS nss
yors Ifu,'w sre,dy, Mr hlAISgs rlends had bet
t-r rest am his volunteer apolOss1."
"a to Mr.. BLAINE's friends is in
teresting reading " -
ton with the present situaueH ~
Mr.. BLAINE's friends would do wen 49,
20 .restrain his volunteer apologist.'
In n speech ut Cleveland 0'd- :. Is74,
BLAINE boldly denied the charges. and the
Tribune commenting on his denial, said;
- tricsster .hifty enoug! to climb out of window
ssrv ~,li contriye 10 say OF moneys received fr.m
bAErs aMEs thtG he ne'cT received tnem from Ihe
Circuit MoUnltr."
few days later the Tribune gave edi-
torially the following Interesting sketch Of
Mr.. BLAINLs career:
-Nr. JAMES u PLAISE, formerly school teacher in
sum.!ances iei ne'd not pow be mentioned, became
a dior In the state OF =, sdopno9 snd next nem
pei ee 4" so- n.s.n more ran ny,lii ood. when. In
,so1 ns NJ. .asy "a csnsressnan he la. COM, 10
ts72, to be rockoned by his friends and neAhooH Al
Augusta TO 70 a mihOnaire
We have quoted enough TO show what
was the Trtbune's opinion of BLAINE's in-
tegrlty prior 10 the accession OF JAY
GOULD II the ITib,tne's opinions had now
any Importance whatever, II might be In
teresting to know the reason OF this
extreme change. BLAINE, IL Is said, has
hckled the vanity of the young editor by
dining and wining him at Washington; but
the young editor Is no more responsible
for the Trlbune's policy than the newsboy
In the horse car JAY GOULD Is mas
ter in the tall tower. JAY GOULD owns
the Onion Pacific, and the Union Pacific,
according to the Trtbune's showing o--u.
JAMES G. BLAINE. Does J.r GOULD cup
port BLAINE Dec -use ne knows that DLAISi
MS an body and souli HasJAY GoULI
reason to believe that BLAINE would max
q good President, from a Union Pacih
point OF viewi
We don't know whether the attack o
Horace GREELEY's Tribune years ago O
the defence OF JAY GoULDs Tribune nov
h more to be dreaded. What Is certain
that Brother BLAINE has had 10 unders
both.
The German Railway Question.
The lntest project of Prince BIsMA re
aims at nothing less than the ACOUSTIC
by the German Empire OF all the railwa
Nnls within IL territory. ThlR means