Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-30
JAY GOULD
Answers the Charges Made Against Him
nv Governor Cornell, and Insists that
New York's Executive is the
Father of the Blind Pool by Which Con-
tldiur State Employees and Widows
and Orphans we're sWindled.

N vor August 29.-The Herald pub
NEw lohA' ;a,s5yiew with Jay Gould, in
-, IL - N Governor CornelPs an-
swer n tha charges against him and printed
=: a. IT,. ras,erdsy. The main points of
st are, va, aid Mr.. Gould, sin politics.
know md csre very little about politicians,
but if any one, in my name, sttempls 10
bribe Governor Cornell IL Is MS 1uiy, unaer
the law, to prosecute MN anu tu4nA iIt
thar II uonId be courtesy, at least on his
MI - inform me who they are. II he
Pa-S ~ tha;- James / will prosecute them
p he doss no, am independent OF either
49, IN T9oI;tics have large interests at
ar,ats n his country. Nearly all OF my
Taonar = an,barked here in various enter
nrises and ali / want is honest government.
/ am being continually 'struck, as they say,
by politicians" 5 h aid.
Pointing to chest Oh drawers, ne saiu'
"Thoss pigeou-holes are nlieu win 'ne ue
cisns1nen of all parties and no party, Re
nrhI;c.rs namocrats and antI-monopolists.
+ have no ouarreI with Mr.. Cornell, except
wben he forces a ousrrel on me. am simply
dsfend;ng myself and when false charges are
preferred. 1 must, in justise to myself, an
swer and refute them. u
al have ALWAYS been Irlenu Oh MI: Sof,
nell. When be was nominated ne was kicked
all around. L sympatnizeo Will him anu
helped him financially:
aAs to Mr.. Conkling, know very little
.bont him have a certain admiration for
his ability. In loag and very useful pub
lie career he has made no money IN cor
rnnt wav and feel that if he had been in
the senate when the veto OF the river and
Harbor Bill was read he would have defeat
ed that outrageous sswindie IN single
speech. / have given my views on the Eie-
waited tax bill already. was opposed 10
the principle OF the Dill rom tne very ps-
ginning. The scheme OF the measure, now
ever, was a fayorite plan OF Mr.. Galloway.
When he brought it to my attention OPP
posed il because 1 thought the properly was
having a larger tax than it could stand.
| The plant was constantly wearing out, taxa
| ton was constantly increasing: A dlstinc-
| ton was made between II and all other Kinds
of taxable property, and l believed the
| principle to be wrong and Unfair. however,
had conversation with governor cornell
| on the subject, and | made up my mind TO
accept it. ] accepted it as compromise
| II he had urged a single objection against
| it, it would have been Withdrawn. The gov
ernor. however. in his confession seems to
| treat this question -e-y sinsarl y, and think
| that l have said all that 1t Is necessary to
say :. ,ho Hid
line next Drancn OF Inc CoSS - tHc oiAnu
pool"
eyes," said Mr. Gould, ''the governor
makes some sort OF defense of that in the
Times Let US see what he says. He de-
clares that he went into the pool TO protect
| ones property Let US examine that point
Mr.. Cornell came TO me and asked me to as
sist him in it. He begged me to get the
names of my friends, men like Mr.. Dillon
and Mr.. Sage and others, to sustain him, and
1 was willing TO help him and did SO. The
| ma mes were given to him. The money was
subscribed. He became our trustee. We
helped him to what he now calls protecting
ones property What did he mean? From
the moment L and my friends signed the
| agreement with him, we had certain rights
and interests with him jointly. How did he
protect US? With many Of US the account
still remains unsettled. He made a pool
He became trustee. Now the trust laws Of
this State are very stringent, and doubt il
a suit is brought that Mr.. Cornell can escape
legal responsibility"
allow much did he make out of it?"
81 do not know, because l have never
| looked at the account"
"What is your impression"
"All know about it is from rumor."
swell, what is the rumorW
"That he made 100000 out of the trans