The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-18
CoakIing VS.. Cornell.

New York, August ia special
from Albany says certain statements
in the editorial columns of the Journal
last evening and Argus this morning
in which the names of Cornell, Jay
Gould and Conkling figure, have ere
ated a sensation in political circles
mere. The Journals leading editorial
yesterday was entitled, "Why Conkliug
and Jay Gould oppose Cornell" and
bore evident marks of being inspired
by Cornell or his most intimate friends.
In the first place it reviews the rela-
ions which existed between Cornell
and Conkling before and after the lat.
ter's resignation from the senate and
the reasons which led to the political
break between the two leaders. The
latter half of the article contains the
GLOWING serious charges !: Attempted
bribery of the governor by j. Gould
and his agents. The article continues,
I'VE have stated what is known to
everyone, that Conkling is a retained
attorney of Gould and has been ever
since his retirement from the senate.
A year ago last winter a bill passed the
Legislature relieving the Pacific Steam
ship company of city tax to the amount
If 800, 900. 1t was a bill against law,
guilty and decency, but the governor
vas asked to give it his approval.
iould was largely interested in the
swindle and Conkling as his counsel
was anxious 1t should not encounter an
blandest and most persuasive way, and
others by authority assured the COVER
nor that it would be greatly for his po-
litical interest If he should fix his sig
nature to the bill, but the governor
could not be persuaded, either by
Gould, Conkling or others that it would
be right to do wrong, either TO please a
friend or benefit himself, and the bill
was not signed. And this is not all.
Our readers will remember the elevated
railroad exemption swindle, to which we
had occasion to refer frequently last
winter. The purpose of that bill was
to exempt the company from the pay
ment af $3.50, 600. 1t was adroitly
worked through the legislature, re-
CARELESS of expense, and was expected
to be worked through the chamber by
some equally effective process. The
governor was told he could make that
bill not only the instrument by which
to close the breach between himself and
Conkling but also the lever by which
his denomination would be made easy
and his election secure. He was told
that as soon as his signature was at
tached to the bill a large block of new
stock would be placed in the hands of
parties named and that the governor
himself would not be forgotten in the
distribution, and further that, as the
stock would Immediately advance $50
a share an interest in the divide would
enable the fortunate holders to turn a
handsome penny without risk or incon-
v%enience. The answer of the governor
to these glittering pruffers was given in
his veto of the bill, which, If he had
signed, old friendships might have been
renewed and old breaches would have
been healed, his denomination would
have been secured and a handsome sum
guaranteed to make his election Sc
cure" The Argus to-day takes up the
matter and claims the Journal gives
only Il part of the story. 1t says that
Jay Gould and Cornell held a confer
ence when the elevated railway tax bill
was introduced and the approval of the
measure was secured that while the
bill WAS in the hands of the governor
he held interviews in New York with
Conkling personally and with Gould
through an intermediary. jay Gould
understood the bill would be signed !;
the promise to sign was aftprward
made conditional, and that finally 1.-THE
governor killed the bill in a four line
and colorless veto." 1t charges that
the veto was the tardy and reluctant
declination of a colossal bride. The
gravity of the charges on both sides
demands full proofs of their truth.