Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-31
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HOW jay GOULD TRIED TO RREAR
THE 1HURKANfLAW
a scheme 10 Pack the Supreme Court in
the Interest of the Railways-whiteIaw
Reid's Finger in the PIe-More Charges
Against Supervising Architect Hill.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Jay Gould has
long tried in every way to break down the
Thurman Pacific railroad act That he
| was very much interested in having Stan
ley Matthews made a justice of the su-
preme court was fully developed in the
fight made on Matthews when Hayes nom
mated him. The publication of Jay Gould's
! dispatch to Plumb, calling on the Kansas
senator to do ali he could for Matthews.
did, IN effect, defeat him. The failure to
confirm Matthews under the Hayes admin
istration would under any ordinary sue
ceeding administration have defeated his
entire prospects for any such position.
Having received publicly the stamp of
Jay Gould, Garfield would not have taken
him up if he had not been obliged to. But
it is asserted that Gould's contract with
Garfield called for much more than the
mere appointment of Matthews. 1t was
conceded to Gould before he
subscribed his 100000 that the entire
court could be reorganized in the railroad
interest as rapidly as vacancies should oc-
cur. Three vacancies have occurred since
the election of Garfield. If these places
had all been filled in accordance with the
agreement with Gould, the anti-monopoly
character of the court would have been
changed so that it would have been pos
sible for Gould to have nullifed the Thur
man act by testing its constitutionality.
Carried to packed court, the result would
baU hnon rfaiy 10 10 -,
Whitelaw Reid's intimate relations with
Jay Gould are we'll known. For years
Reid was very intimate with Garfield.
Garfield was always ready to do any sort
of work Reid called on him to do. In
1878 the New York Tribune was
very hard up. 1t was working
slowly back into the confidence
of its old Republican readers at that time.
After consultation with Garfield. Reid
prepared a circular letter which was sent
out through the Hayes postofice depart
ment to all the postmasters in the country.
1t was also sent out to leading local poll
ticians. The following is the letter itself,
with copy of the Endorsement thereon of
Gen. Garfield:
NEW YORK RIBUNE OFFICE New YORK, Jan.
10, l078.-Dear Sir: You are known as one of
the most earnest working Republicans in your
section. effective In the past in organizing victory
and for that reason write to you Theneed for
ualted and systematic action on the part of all
good Republicans is greater now than ever be-
fore since the war. The solid south and Tam
many hall seem really to have good chance to
grasp the government and get at the treasury.
They are boastful and confident, Democratic
success means for the future repudia-
ton or bankruptcy, and it is the duty
Of the hour to unite and strengthen the only
party which can prevent this calamity little
labor now will save much trouble aud expense
Just before the election. TIE steady reading of
a strong Republican newspaper this winter will
make more Republican votes than anv other
possible agency. Ii you ugree
to this L ask your atten-
ton to the enclosed circular, and particularly
request You will cooperate with your post
master, or otherwise in placing the Tribune in
the hands of your reading people. Whatever
you do In this direction will be Apr sciated by
cry truly yours, WHITELAw REID.
ENDORSEMENT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 6, 1683.-My Daar
Sir; The suggestion of the foregoing letter from
Mr. Reid meets my hearty approval. Now that
the Tribune is assuming its old
position as champion of republican princi-
pies, our true policy is to restore and push its
but not to the detriment of the local
press. Please cooperate to this end by getting
up club IN your locality. Enlist others in the
work. Earnest and systematic work in this di-
rectlon will greatly strengthen the party and
opnge, yours truly, j. A. GARFIELD.
This funny combination of begging let
ter and partisan circular illustrates the
close intimacy of the two men. If Garfield
had lived, Gould, through Reid, would have
been one of tho most powerful influences
controlling the action of the administra-
ton.
THE HILL INQUIRY.
Geo. II. Parker, Herman Kiefer, and
number of other citizens of Detroit, Mich,
have written letter to Secretary Folger.