Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04
s.u.yggrINs: APogT JAY GOULD.
His NapoIeonic Tactics.
corLp's PERSONAL APPEARANCE.

cor-rD's PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
~ CT Cincinnati Gazette
Tho recent decline in stocks, at time when
..o,cr i, - abundant at first aw0ke general
l.,r,r;s, 1t soon. however became apparent
.h.t .;a-rli had turned bear and was making
ti,srf f,lt through his varied agencies. Gould
tsd GRADUALLY thrown so wide an extent Of in
snenrc over the stock market that. it enables
him to carry his plans intoimmediate operation
nj. e,ular broker (CoRner) is only one Of many
.rsae.,5 which are in his service. Other
broker are employed by Conner himself for the
vsrv purpose of carrying out these secret
srhaIlcS IL was liz this manner that Gould de
prrs-r the Elevated stock until it reached the
desired point, when he lOa he'd himself with
al hr could carry He then at
one. became bull and the quotations rose more
rapidIy than they had declined. 4 vast amount
al money was lost by those who sold out under
Goud attacks, and the advance on THESE very
snart's now adds million OF more TO ms wealth
n has FIR ten wears been Could rae I'D ne OH
the watch for weak stocks. When me mas maze
q selection he forces il down TO low marx ny
series of well cOnceTi ed attacks ana then makes
beayy purchases. and forces the market up as
sasIy a he forced il down. Only man OF the
ti,sbp<t order of genius can carry on such Il
.,-t,lu and the fact that Gould succeeds is the
--latest proof OF his vast natural powers. His
method Is precisely like that which Napoleon
Ennd 50 successful. The latter massed his
{ rrrs 0n the weak point of the enemy, and,
bavin.r crushed it. soon obtained complete vic
.,rv H.. then formed alliances with his former
enemies who were compelled to serve him. The
ticq came however when this game turned
against him. and Gould. too. will yet meet his
waterloo Like the former conqicror of Eu-
roDe ne only bideS his time of doom.
Geuld is the most inferior of all leading bust
int, 7 f,air a a
stranger would take aim for a Bowerv clothes
dealer rather than railway king. He has the
randi motion of counter jumper. the air OF n
snTur,. Iraficker in cheap goods Both front and
side tact, are inferior. but the lower part OF the
latter = concealed IN heavy beard, so Intensely
black hat it suggests artificial means Gould
IpaI- q hard life lie llbOrS with close appiica-
tion. and IS driven by the pressure of his en-
gagrp.c,itS until lie may be considered mere
bond-aal. He has no leisure. no society, no
rea,iir, no recrcai .On. but is simply under the
whip and spur of necessity. To this has been
addci ;he consciousness OF impending danger.
He has - body guard of detectives TO protect HIM
when " ..iking the streets. but he spends most OF
his time in his Office being IL secluded as posi-
bic Vie sense of danger - certainly very ma
tura!. Inc fact that Major SelOYer pitched him
down /! ,s. stairs intothe barber shop shows that
PERSONAL violence may he repeated. and this gave
deeper power To these threatening letters
hardly think such man TO be envied, nOtWith-
SaDtinr his immense wealth.
The Parties i'm the German Parlia ane mt.
The new Reichstag is the fifth Parliament of
the GeTnan empire since its creation ten years
400 The first and second were elected in 1871
and 1874 respectively. and lived out their regular
course of four years each. The third having
been ed in 1S1. was dissolved i'm the fol-
lOwinr year on account of IFS refusal to pass the
anti Cialjstic laws. Tire fourth. of 1878 came
to its natural end last summer. The present
one is tie result of the elections of October 81
The 81 members of the German parliament form
noesS han shirteen distinct groups or ..frac-
tOns"-;Tcbably synbOlical of German unity
As the bates and divisions cause frequent men,
ton of these party names. which must prove be-
wildef;ug IN English readers, a brief analysis of
their composition and relative strength will be
ofilier,st. Notwithstanding the numerous sub
division. there may be distinguished three great
paTtitS-jhp right. or conservatives: the center
or ultrLHGntaneS. aHd the left. or liberals. The
right. which Is the government party par ercei-
kase aud IT any price. consists OF two groups
since 1871. when a split took pace-the Ger
man conservatives, and the free conser-
vatives nr German Imperial party; but AS the
difference between them is triiing they NAV
still b. elaSSed Us one. In the last Parliament
their combined strength was 107; at the recent
elections they lost 81 seats, and therefor now
Ory number - members. Although most of
their prominent leaders were defeated on this
OCCASION their ranks still contain the names of
Field Marshal NOltke. Nanteulfei. Prince Pless
and the Rev. Mr.. Stoecker. the Jew-baiter. The
center, the clerical or ultramontane. party COM
priSeS ali Roman Catholic deputies opposed to
the Famous hulturkampf. and who under the
leadership OF the wel-knOwn DR.. WindthOrst. a
former lian0verian minister. and Herr Rechen-
spercer are striving for the repeal of the Faik
May laws. This party has gained five seats
since lSiS, and n0w numbers 30 members.
1hls, however. is not its full strength. for on
all important questions it will be reinforced by
The following auxiliary fractions: The Guelphs,
or hano'rrian partlcularists 40. the Alsace
Lorraine cieTieals. or prOtesters (4) and the
foles u.s. In this connection must
also h. mentioned the two Danish
deputies from Schel>wig. and it is a significant
lacl thai these four nationalist groups thus
form total oI fort -foUr members i'm the pres
eht ia!iIIinent. who to all intents and purposes
are ayoWed enemies Of and openly hostile to the
very existence OF the Herman empire, to which
Ihe'r countries have been fOrcibly annexed.
Ihe I"ft. or liberal party consists of six sub
oSSi"h-. beginning ON the right wing with the
hati1t.I liberals For many wears they OccI,-
plea IT. position Of the ruling government
part! Under the patronage OF Prince Bismarck.
vi ,hr"Nn aside by him. Their great strength
Oh lJh members in 1874 was reduced to 81 in
oestf'i''i 81 the entire left wing and from the
1eceh' ei'eti0ns they emerged only AZ strong
iht.i itit!tr Is Herr Won Bennigsen the Hano-
Neiah statesman The secessiOnist party so
called from lis deSertiOn from the national lib.
erals on free trade questions. was only 10
sLoh@ ~ Tue time OF the split. but in the pres
sut he.ciS'a@ It numbers no less than As MEM
eIs- among whom are many of the most able
mmINier national liberals. as FOrckenbeck. the
hA!0r ~ Berlin. Won Bunsen Stauffpnberp
ma Ia>krr. This party is also In great sym
pa! Win the tHird liberal group. the
pio-ftsrlSls. The radical or free trade
PftS. "hich Is especially hostile to Prince
nls'il"itN. VINO used his great influence to
.IuSh " "ut of existence ar the elections of Dc
, .Hoer = Instead III this however. they raised
s previous strength Of only - to tx. thus in
nil severe defeat on the Chancellor.
nm"h- '"eir leaders are To be found the promi-
W haines OF Richter HacneI- and Professor
,..nen'N- The fourth liberal group il that of
IL, 'i'cfatic, or south Gerinan peoples party
o" irprcsents the anti-m0Darchjal idea
arVh only four members in the last narIiaynent
=. has to" increased To nine. the best known of
an are an Mayer. an ardent Pr,,sslan hater
Fr,i itiI 9"hhthann the proprietor of the
iao IA "'t "Hz'ie- Next 10 them the extreme
80 i i"rHrd by the social democrats who have
10 20 80 TtGed IN raising their numbers from 10
snd a.; Htlialng their old leaders Hasencleyer