The daily gazette., 1878-04-11
blaine. Conkling & Co.

ltallrOau StOCk, ato 4hooSio' ""hioS "
Blaine, of Maine, aud Roscoe Conklinl
of New York; the silent partner is Mr..
Jay Gould, of the latter State. Mr.. |
Gould is really the capital st of the con-
cern, and while the others do the work
of the road in the Senate, it is quite well
understood that they merely carry out
his orders, and are supposed to be paid a
percentage on the profits, something at
ter the Credit Moblier plan adopted
with such excellent legislative results by
the late and esteemed Mr.. Oakes Ames.
1t was never believed until recently
that Mr.. Conkhng had sufficient expert
ence in Congressional jobbery to render
him an efficient and to great railroad
corporations seeking to dsfraud the
Treas ury; but since the introduction into
the Senate OF the Thurman bill, the hon
orable gentleman from New York has
exhibited very decided talent in that
way, and has demonstrated his right 10 a
place in the aoove-named firm of emi-
nent railroad jobbers. Mr.. Blaine long
ago showed positive genius for such
work, as BY reference to a. certain cor
responder ce between himself and one
Mulli2an, citizen of Boston, will more
fully appear. Indeed, it is believed that
in consequence of this correspondence
having met the eye OF Mr. Jay Gouldthat
distinguished tuancier was induced to
give MIR. Blaine 80 prominent position
in the firm, ahd to intrust to his care and
management the interests o f the Pacific
Railroads in the Senate. Mr.. Blaine has
done very well by his partners, earning
his percentage even at the cost Of the
loss of good deal of personal and poiti-
: cal popularity, and at the further of the
respect of very many of his cou ntrymen
who would have been glad to see Mr.,
Blame no longer acting for railroad cor
} porations and against the country. Had
he kept alooffrom that sort OF business
1t would have beeu possible to say that
in the Mulhgan matter he probably
made a mistake and did not com init a
crime; but when he goes on playing the
= same old game, making material daily
for future editions Of Mulligan letters,
who can believe that he was not criminal
instead of merely stupid?
Z. In this matter of throwing obstacles in
5 the way TO prevent the Government from
j. receiving what is due and to be due To
it from Jay Gould's Pacific Railroad, Mr.
I Blaine ami Mr.. Conkling have worked
g hand in hand, and they were so close TO.
a gether In II rs TO suggest that not only
> poverty but inordinate greed OF money as
- well makes strange bed fellows. In de.
/ faulted interest ON the bonds of the read
e guaranteed by the Government there is
- now overdue S24 ,000, 600; ard before, un.
der decision OF the Supreme Court, the
Government can proceed to compel pay
II ment, the road Will owe the enormou.
II sum of S2l7 DIG, ,624 or more than IL Swil
IL be worth, for before that time 1t vii
have sold off the 20,000.000 acres of lant
'o granted it as a free gift; 1t will have div.
le ded among its stockholders the proceed
j. and its annual per cent. dividends, ant
r. will let the country whistle for its tw,
hundred and odd millions. In twent
|" years there will be competing lines, les
al dividends, worn-out road, and the ia
le Goulds, their heirs aud assigns, will bl,
!. the Government take the road in pay
4" ment of its demands.
at All that the Thurman bill proposes
A. that the companies shall provide snl
So ing fund from their surplus income, ul
J., der Government control, into which
lai divert an annual sum sufficient TO pa
he the principal OF the guaranteed bonds
i
IL bill that Blaine, Conkling x Co., ha,
done all that was possible to do, to
lat feat. The greatest effort of Mr.. Con
raj ling's life, 1t has been aptly remarke
rk- was not in attacking the President
,,,a New YORK nominations, but in preveI
'se ing vote on Mr.. Thurman's bill Ia
week when there was majority prese
lis for it. One of the greatest efforts Of N
,r,, Blaine's life was saddling the bill with
amendment which would virtually est
ieu Congress from any further efforts to
= cure the payment of the debt due by I
NV road, and possibly one of the great
efforts OF Mr., Gould's life was in sele
Tue, ing these two honorable gentlemen
IN do his work for him In thu Senate.
ent Mr.. Gould was wise To select them
III, partners in his scheme to defraud
my Governmea at, for that is what Mr.. Gou
mt and his firm are trying to do. 1t is not
ney pleasant thing to suspect prominent I
mis- liticai leaders of completely in
scheme, but Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Cor
uhe ling are Senators of the United Stat
n if not Senators of the Pacific railroad a
lrv. until they can satisfactorily explain W
~ they have exerted all their elouuen
'n' energy, and parliamentary skill to def,
bill the only aim of which is to preye
in gigantic corporation from defraudi
of the Treasury of hundreds of millions
dollars, they must be content TO rest
,wo der cloud of suspicion. In equity
on justice they have not leg to stand M
mil they were fighting for wrong, and /
for them to explain why they held
as brief of the defaulter, instead of that
tors the just claiment. They belong-th
): is their time, gifts, and services-te
+bo country that is being robbed, and mo-
'"' the geat corporation that is the robh
her and if they stand not upon their bond
this or rather Jay Gould's bonds-what i
our they stand upon? 1t does not help IL
nh, position at all that the Senate defea
,,' them and passed the Thurman bill
ueS- spite their opposition, for the record
rider mains to show that they did all 1
Iited couJdsto defeat it. 1t is not their Fl
~ ot that tha Government now has secu
Tor The millions due to it by the Pat
wait Eailroads it would not have it
ndcr blaine, ConkliDg, and Gould been abb
,bla prevent it.
DEATH OF Col. WALTER II. JENIF