The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-02

charges, the one coming from GcvEpNo
CORNELL and the other from Mn. IA
GOULD. The governors charge is yer
strong intimation that GouLD throug
CvSkLGEa and others attempted TO brib
him with reference to his action on a bill o
two that had gone before him from the leg
islature. Mn, GoutD has replied with al
explicit denial OF any party everhaying beef
authorized by him to so approach the gov
ernor and he calls upon CORNELL to mrnisl
the names OF any persons VIII,
have ever in his name attempt
ed to influence HIM in hi
official conduct, and declares that he
GOULD, will prosecute them if CORNELL
does not. Up TO the present time, the gov
ernor has never given the information de-
sired and it looks as if he had intention
ally or thoughtlessly slandered two OF
three very prominent gentlemen, among
them CoNRLISG and GOULD. But the great
railroad king makes more serious state
mcnt still with reference to GOvERNuR Con
NELL. When GOULD got hold of the West
crn Union Telegraph company, the Ameri
can District Telegraph company was a kind
| OF . dependency on the Western Union,
The CoRSELLs owned the controlling stock
IN the small company, and the governor
was fearful that the big combination would
smash his company, and therefore made
overtures to Mr., GOULD to get up "blind
pool, obtain such names as GouLp's. On.
Ions and SAGE's, and keep up the stock.
This arrangement was effected, and Con.
NELL became treasurer and trustee of the
new organization. Now the charge is made
by GOULD and substantiated by others that
the governor used, though only temper
arlly, $4,000 of the funds oi which he was
treasurer for specializing purposes, the plan
pursued being to loan it ~ his son, A mere
youth, on bonds of the company.
and further that CORNELL, after the
stock was run up aud while ad.
wishing others, his friends, to
buy, himself unloadcd secretly, making Il
half million dollars and leaving the others
with the bag to hold, the stock soon after
taking n tumble aud impoyerlshng hun.
drcds who had trusted to the governors
honesty. To put ii into Tower words, Con-
NELL has in effect said that Mn COUP was
attempting to buy him up, and MIR, GotLp
intimated strongly that CORNELL WINS a
treacherous rascal, The controversy is one
that is exciting all New York, and has
already damaged GOVERNOR CORNELL inn
measurably, 1t WILL in fact, lose him the
exalted position he now occupies, either In
the nominating convention or at the polls.
for 1t will he impossible for him to stand
before the power he has antagonzed. IL
virtually amounts to this, that Mn GouLp
hns put quictus on GOVERNOR CoGNrIt's
political career but aside from this fact IL
another which Is equally disgraccful to the
politicians Of Il c country. Mr.. Goulp, in
the course of his remarks, stated that no
was continually being struck by politi.
clans, and that the pigeon h ,lcs of his
desk were filled with the demands, threats
and ontreates of politicians, men of all
parties and 10 party, republicans, demo.
Gratis and anti-monopolistS." Mn. Gorrp
calls upon GOVERNOR CORNELL to prosecute
or name those by whom he has been ap.
preached or threatened and the New Yorl,
Sun aS appropriately calls upon the Wall
Street king to publish the names hcl by
him IN his plgeon.holcs. Mon who lead
the Masses who assume to think
and act for them politically, who
have fallen 90 low ard so de
based the calling of politics as To hound
down, and beg and threaten man simply
because TIC has ample means and large IN
tercsts, should he known to the public tina,
they might meet the disgrace and he relc
gated to the ohScurity which they so richl,
merit The statement only throws adj
duional light upon the corruption an,
shamelcssncSs OF the politician OF the day
Controversies, such as the one referred to
are of interest and Importance to the coun
try, rs they always operate as II mcaus h,
which the rascality and venality of thos,
high in public favor are made known. mn,
while they disclose n state of affair
10y no means complimentary to our sys
tenn, or the men who run il, they cannot bu
serve To render the people moro skcptica
rs to appearances and professions, and les
easily imposed upon. The promincn
bankers, manufacturers aud capitalists zen
orally otth country, probably know NOR
about the rottenncSs in legislation and IN
utter worthlcssncss and unworthiness d
two.thirds OF our controlling public me
than do any other people In the Union, AN,
1t isa misfortune to the country at larr
that more opportunities do not occur 70
them to rise and explain. In this it'll
spat between CORNELL and GouLp lead
ing politician of tho empire stat
and possible candidate for IN
presidency has had his crookcdncs
and trcachery to friends exposed, la
admitted that he was approached by me,
who attempted to bride him, and has ncye
moved peg against them, or giyen .thci
names and the whole class of politicians |,
that part of the world have been cxroscd I,
their continued schemes OF black.mau. |
We could gSt holfdo2en more such contro
vorSies into tho papers, II is moro tina,
likely than an entirely new set of mo,
would be filling the positions of trus, ma,