Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-09-01

The Conkling- Gould gS. Cornell fight in
New York still RACES. Through an interview
published in the New York Times, Gov Cor
nell has replied to the charges of dishonest or
improper transactions put in circulation by
Jay Gould to prevent his denomination, and
makes out plausible case for himself In re-
gard to the charges of bribery and improper
influence by Conkling to prevail upon him to
sign the railroad bills, he says the article in
the Albany Journal, which caused SO much
stir, contained the substance of a converse
ton between himself and the editor of the
Journal, but that he did not intend to charge,
nor does he think the journal article, rightly
understood, does charge, that Conkliug tried
to bride him but he adds 81 do say that
did believe, and had every assurance, and !
believe still, that, had been plant to the
wishes of Messrs. Gould and Conkling in the
matter Of the elevated railroad tax-bill, l
should have, if not their support, at least not
their opposition and do say that they have
created and organized whatever of opposition
there is, and that not because of anything
wrong have done, but because of my action
in that and other matters wherein have been
right. As to the "blind pool" story, he says
in substance that the American district tele-
graph company, of which he was president,
had relations and contracts with the Western
Union company, while the Mutual district
company had similar relations " it'll the Amer
lean Union, which Gould controlled. When
the two great companies were consolidated
Cornell thought it might be desirable and
nraptipQhla n nnita the
MES, and asked the coo peration of Gould to
that end. An arrangement was made for e
combination to purchase stock of the compa-
MES, to which Gould and others subscribed
considerable sums; but the plan for consoli-
dating the panies fell through, and no stock
was bought or money paid on subscriptions.
The charge that he lent the money of his
company on his sons note, without security,
he denies, saying that to secure the note six
thousand shares of the company's stock, worth
double the amount lent, were pledged, and
when twas suggested that the company ought
not to lend money ON its own stock, he caused
the money to be repaid with interest.
Gould has replied to this statement through
an interviewer, but gives no new facts. The
New York Times is very bitter on Mr.. Conk-
ling and insists that there are three grave
charges against him which demand an answer.
One is that Conkling demanded of Gov Cor
nell that he use his executive power to coerce
members of the legislature to vote for his re-
election the second is that he appealed to
the governor to sign a bill releasing the Paci
fc mail steamship company from taxation,
under promise of personal influence to secure
Cornells denomination and the third is thai
the ex-senator urged the governor to approve
the bill relieving the elevated railroads from
taxation ION the ground that it would put
large fee in his pocket and give him a consid
cradle slice of profit in stock speculation
whose success depended on that swindle be,
coming law" The Times further asks Mr.
Conkling to say whether the governors veto
of the elevated tax-bill "has not been the
cause of the bitter and INSCRIPTIONS hostility
now receiving characteristic illustration from
Jay Gould and Roscoe Conkling."
The fight is an ugly one, and its merits arr
apparently judged in New York according al
papers or individuals are adherents of Conk
ling or Cornell. No matter how bitter one
denunciation of Mr.. Conkling's political cours,
may be, it is hard to make the public belieV
anything which reflects on his personal integ
rity but on the other hand there are tw,
circumstances which predispose an imparta
looker-on in the contest to favorable viey
of Gov. Cornells case-one is the fact tina
the most bitter attacks made upon him CONT
from sources where dispraise is more to b
desired than praise, and the other is the cour
ageous, impartial and disinterested use he ha
made of the veto power, which has won hin
the hate of lobbyists and stock jobbers.