The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-09-10
lLILLLONNAIRE POLITICS.

Time was when the suspicion of the inter
vention of man like Jay Gould in New
York State politics would have ruined the
clique or faction burdened with his name,
but now there seems rather to be an anxious
rush to get over on that side of the fence
this he so, it is certainly an unfortunate
development of our later American life and
forebOdes evil consequences 1t is not nee
essary to speak of the means by which Mr..
Jay Gould laid the foundation for his for
tune, nor of the means by which he con.
tinues to add to it. 1t sutiices to say that,
the voices of their toadies to the contrary
Notwithstanding, the interests of over-wealthy
Spectators are almost inevitably opposed to
the interests Of the people, and in fact, to
the cause of honest government. The his
tory of all railway and other jobbers from
Hudson down to " Baron " Grant is trail
of corruption, decentralization, and the de-
basement Of the public power, until, gener-
ally, great " crash " ridded the commu.
nifty of the pest at the expense of widespread
ruin and suffering TO the innocent. The
reckless speculator regards Legislatures, gov
ernors, and voting populations just as 80
much brute opposition TO his schemes, and
thinks ii allowable TO get them out Of the
way in any manner possible. AS he will
make contract to dig through a gravel
bank at such price, so he will contract
with the lobbyist or politician to scoop "
a reluctant legislature. The end with him
always justides the means.
The suspicious which are entertained of ac-
tive Gould influence in New York rest largely
on now somewhat celebrated despatch in the
New York Sun, which we therefore repro
duce. Al is well known, the Sun is almost
ayowedly the personal organ OF Mr.. Conk-
ling, as it is OfMr. Tilden on the other side,
and nothing likely to displease these gen
tlemen is allowed to appear in its columns :
SING SING, Aug. 5.-On Saturday Of last week the
Hon. Roscoe COnkling and the Hon, Thomas II.
Platt were the guests Of Mr. jay Gould at his Irving
ton place, MeIsrs, CoHkllng aud Flstt came up by
fsil, were met al the station BY Mir. GOuld's car.
Ilage aud remained with the lnancer nearly all day
nave trustworthy information 10 the effect that this
consultation, which was held by appointment re-
ferIod 10 Governor AlOnzO Is. Curnel's canvass for
denominations that Governor Coruelrs failure 10
sign the Elevated Railroad Tax Bml. as II had been
arranged that he was TO do, has made him most ac-
i've enemy In the person OF Nh. Gould, and that all
the Influence at MIR. GOud's command rs To be leut
70 tie plans OF Sir. Conkllug and Sir. Platt for the
defeat Of Governor Cornell.
From this nucleus soon sprung the scandal
touching Mr.. Conkling, the oounter-charge.
against Governor Cornell, and all the deyel
opments since seen in Now York. Demo
crats perhaps have no concern with Repub,
lican nominations, further than to nominal,
better men ON their own side, but as between
ths sinister influence Of millions aud the
struggle to express the free choice Of thepeo
pie there is no doubt which way their sym
pathies will tend, even when the struggle 4
in the ranks Of the Opposition.