Daily globe., 1883-07-30
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There is & statement in this article in
the Sun, Mr. Dorsey" said the correspond
ent, (which would seem to be the most i'm
portant of all, and that is one that pur-
ports to describe how Mr.. Jay Gould
became interested in the campaign and
the inducements held out to secure from
him large subscription to the campaign
fund. The statement is in effect that the
Republican leaders procured Mr.. Gould's
favor by securing a promise from Gen.
Garfield to fill g vacancy on the supreme
bench with some one whose views on GER
tain questions affecting corporations
should accord with Mr.. Gould's. Do you
happen to know anything about that?'
"Well, let me hear what the Sun has to
say about that"
The correspondent read as follows:
It is asserted that some of the Republi-
can managers in New York discovered, or
thought that they discovered, that Jay
Gould had subscribed $4,000 to the Dem
ocratic cam mpaign fund in the fall of 1880.
This discovery frightened the leaders.
They had expected a large subscription
from Mr.. Gould, but had failed to get it .
He had been distant, and it was thought
that be believed that Hancock would be
aud how to get at his check book were
! problems that seemed unsolvable, It was
finally determined that some one with
whom he would talk should go to see him
and ask him point blank what the matter
was, AMI what Inducements could be given
him to subscribe. When asked if he
would contribute to the Republican fund
Mr.. Gould declined peremtorily. When
! To-
ed: Il can have no interest III an admin
istration at the head of which there would
be man who, as loader of the Black Fri
day Investigation, denounced me as a cor
rupt man aud compared me to Catiline-
as d corrupter OF the youth of Rome"
That settled the matter at that interview.
Gould's personal hostility to Garfield was
communicated to the Republican candid
ate. He expressed great surprise that Mr..
Gould should entertain such feelings. He
said that he had no personal animosity
toward Gould, and that in the report to
i which Gould referred he had simply dis
charged public duty, and one which Mr..
Gould ought not to blame him for doing
Back the Republicans trotted to Mr..
Gould with Garfeld's reply. 1t seemed,
partially at least, to satisfy him. He said,
however, Inat ne ndQ no pOllI1cal party IN
terests; all his interests lay in certain great
corporations which were threatened by the
recent act of cong ress known as the Thur
man act, an act whose constitutionality
was to be passed upon by the supreme
court.
When this was repeated to Garfield he
said that Mr.. Gould ought to know that he
entertained the same views that Mr.. Gould
did respecting the interests of these corpo.
rations, and he wanted Mr.. Gould to be as
sured that, if elected president, and it
should fall to his lot to nominate mem
Der of the supreme bench, he woGld take
great care to appoint man whose views
in that regard we're the same as his own.
This was taken to Mr.. Gould. He an
nounced himself as entirely satisfied with
| it, but he made the gentle suggestion that
it be put in the form of pledge and in
writing. This was done, and it is alleged
that the pledge can be produced, as it is
| understood to have been committed to the
keeping of gentleman who holds it sub
ject to the order of both parties.
Then Mr.. Gould warmed up to the Re-
publican party. Himself and another sub
scribed $150,000, as is expected to be shown
before the investigating committee. This