, 1881-02-16
The "Consol;dator" of To-Day
and the conspfrator Of Ten
Years Ago.
"Hlack Friday" and "Blue satur.
day"-Their Resemblances and
Diversities.
Two Dark nn,l Sfinmeeul Transactions,
and Two Specimens af Disrep'
utal,lo journalism.


conspiracy ever known. I'm anttit,1ny, Fell, i.
1881, there cAsnc so Il climax n co,,spr-wa
beg pardon. II "cnnsoIldntiou which nusy III
enme rcsperls br differently described. II Will
scrvn useful and tImrly purpose to set fortt'
in whit these cvrnts were nike md IL, whit they
were unlfkr. Tho FORMER viii tnko Ihurt tsinc
thnn tht' latter.
Thu gold conspiracy nrt TIM telegraph conso!.
ILotin wcre alike IN Tint they lnvolrrd thc Ealn
aud loss OF Erent nnny millions Ut t!ollMrA.
What wns DOM IN Gne pAse wAH tn plit mp E0ld:
iu tho ulor, telegraph sharrs: md curb net hn,t
nlce,cd It rnryng rrIntion to tho wtnle trade
nf the country. 1to,h ncis depended OH
M0nDwISK1NG AND FIEEclSH TUE PUBLIC;
anl l,u.h wcro lo,tasy declared to ho for tho
rnud Of tho publtI. ruth worn holstcrcl by tho
assertion thnt tI.ey hni1 the n nnI G0tt,ltennl!eu
ot persons ot high lnfsltinn; ami both werr ,lc-
vised ontl c1,ainterr, by tho same ahto hit ut'-
scr1ip,llous potter. Tho GN1lotaitton Il. thcn,
Justified by numerous points OF resemblance;
mud Il will he Useful to review tho earlier pro-
cueling to help tho comparison with tho ntrr
UF1r.
That the vtltn1nnis scheme which caused tho
gold pnrlc, nri rnsn to lis most 1c1hrestt1nnx
night IN HIacI< Friday, wns invented and carried
"ut st far us he cn,ild carry 1t o.lt hy slr. Jay
u0uld ls n0tnrlous. lse cnncevrd. md l,ia
frteula and tu,Is exccntcd tho 1nonstrons pr'1.
eet. l1c was President OF tho Eric ttnIlr'n,l,
md iis golfers wrre ut his lnek. fle contr,l!cl
the Tenth Nut,onal IMnk. which. by bn,,n,l!csa
sto ry +" dr!her ash;s Es ,;csssi
u . 1a,: y s; s"1 !t.! Ne Sissstsry 4 .aas
Peter II. Swprny. J. II. lnarrsoll. ias,e% WHtsn
ind I, lll,htcr wltosl. names ,lu mt np1cnr here,
II sbo Isl IS, o9 Junry. % 'av tolti. re,rr H. HIM swes"y.
Hfrhari q. C"nnnlty, Hugh Smith. Henry Smith,
ano ,"ii,S" ~, III tho T.t nrs what Is . VIII
MIR. Go,.si and his fatnilinr s1'lrtsresulvcd To
prr III THE rnIcl: oF G01p.
This was esscntial 10 tho anccess Of their spccu-
utlons. lsut how wns Il to hu ,lone? Lei Us re-
is'0, BY, Mr.. Garfield, GharIia,' u tto Co,mit~
ttc on Ranking md Currri,uy, which hul b,cn
ss"fatSrs fsesS y nssr ns M scs;'x",u q.
tho cutlses TINT led 10 tho un,.stsnl and rxtt1,nr
SEf orE o ssa st It f sG y 11s st M Ct Ssr
":rhis waa to be effected by facts uni, ara,l-
Inepta presented In the nNtNu nf tue cn,IHiry
nn It's inslncss Interests: uIl1 Il Iinatltnt theory
WIS ax,ycl npn.1, whch. "n its fare. would nt'-
ind enlist IN !ts s.p,'rt n,any patriotic citizens
hAl. would, u adopted Incidentally eI:!s,Ie the
ileHtly successful. Tint tt!rnry wAs, that tho
h,isiscss interests NJ tho cnl.irr reanlr..d nn
nvnnce In the pr!cc of goll: lhAt, III urster to
ktt fnr uur grain. 1t wAs necessary. TINT gnld
should be put up tG lIa Ace,rl!n9 ~ MIR.
srs,!s ,inticomne2ce. ~ was ~ srscsie BY Mr. fat,cs
:Sf; asa sss a &S:H %h %Sss to %a %
Thls prcclons "tloory" was fully explained
md held up 70 the light In the examination or
ttt,k pIncn ut Washington un Juy. =, 1871 Fisk,
i will he remembered. was shy nf Tho plot ut
irs rs 1T II. fat 4csf sGfa' !1 y
INDUCED TO JOIN THE CONSIDERATIONS
is shown in tho Conversational report further on
lie WIS told that corhil president Grants
rh ID h sssa t tbo o hs
1lrslns. Gcm rortcr tho TresI,en,s privc Soc
Ietaryl: aud Con: l'Httert,eh lAs.is1ant Uniisd
Interested III tho nuycncnt; ulsd that TIM See
fctary Of .lo rtuasury iMr. i'uutwelll t,ii been
wchcdI, fase. rs the ,cyldeMce ab'.niantiy
shows. VT the compounded vil'any presented
" e p,s ~ ana G1r't W. no, t' a. ,c,x bat
"nct, md brought 70 ts uIu ni me furuc "t Ills
l,'nEhotlc and INFECTIOUS enthusiasm: fle mt
reckless anil abandoned youth nf Roma finds
tltttnK pnr.tslrl IN tho power which Fsk carried
Erie mil tho lc6a,,u,,r.s of tic O,sr.s. House. o
swept Into tic tiuI- lsouul md etlc,t both the
street utld the Trrnsslry. Indeed. the wlue uuil
movement IL bot MI unworthy copy Df TINT urcH
conspiracy ~ luy Rome IN n*tcs ntd t!el,,pe tho
streets in DtutH tor tho pnrposn NJ etirichtug
1ht'sH who were totplly tho torch und wtcd tho
li1w fnr
THE AT1!0FIol,s sC1tEstl:
6ucCtEHtA ~ well KhQNn- GOlii WIS carried
nuove t, HeputAtiol,s u,lty ftrtilt,l went tiowji
by scnrrs und hnve nrves been recovered. DIu
rtptution and Mc fortune cnI.asItntta. If, IL crr
tnlM ,neaF.lrr. IN exception. They nra of thu
rau tu,!ch nnd no whrtwimi st.ut.sr. it wa,s "it
the "ish ot ssptcsntrr ,hut Secretary i.n,lfw,,il
tutrrtcret. le trlexruphel tu ten, IutturlleI.i
Ia sell $@.uk,tkSl or Rk atltl In buy k4ah}.Ehj Of
botAy. sn,1tr nIlr rlny have Known tilIa tt.tntv
ae FteWs cMie u; ulis ts.rse 10 tle ilt'.
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