The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-22

is none of them that 10 so conspicuous
in politics and determined to rule the
nation as Jay Gould. To-day he Yields
a power that workiugmen may dread,
but they are but slaves to It. This
man, Gould but quarter Of a century
ago was not 10 be feared. If We look
es his power now We will see that bis
sombinat ions are of no uncomfortable
magnitude, and his ambition is that OF
o leaser. II he caunot conquer q world
he will tyrannizo over our Republic un-
til he shall DO reached by the strong
arm of the freeman's right. We arc
correctly informed that Gorld controls
one.third Of the whole railway system |
of our country, including the Union |
Pacific. IL ho had the management Of |
the Delaware and Lackawanna system |
or the Erie sys:em-both of which may |
fall into his possession at any time 1t Ia
said, he would have an unbroken rail.
way connection from Boston to tho
western and southw estern oxtromities
Of our country. lie controls the eIova.
ted system in New York and the West
ern Union telegraphic system Of this
country. He has under his control and
authority railroad stocks amounting to
SS42, GAO, 400, and railroad bonds
amounting to $279,73l,000. He is
interested in the Barge lines on the
Mississippi river and tho Pacific Mail
company. He is credited with $780,
100000 worth Of real estate. Ho aims
to control the stock exchanges Of Amer
lea, in which all the securities Of the
country are bought and sold. We,
witnessed this fact the past year This
man Gould financially is the most pow
erfal maa on earth. This picture pre-
sents no pasts board adversary TO Mr..
Cleveland, for Gould supports Blaine
for the reason that Mr.. Blaine has al
ways used his pubic position to further
the enactments Of Gould upon tho fruits
Of the Industries aud labor Of the coun-
try. This wealth does not come out Of
the avaricious soul Of Gould, but il goes
Into his pockets by unjust exactions
made as we have stated. Here is a
man VINO has Brought under his con
troll in very few years values amount
ing to not less than 81 geo, 900, 900.
Aud lins Of railroad IL extended would
reach nearly eight thousand miles.
This Gould is but one of these nirpers
under the cover of law. But we are
dealing With him only at this time.
James G. Blaine Is the friend Of Gould
and receives his support. When the
Thurman bill was up to compel Gould's
Union Pacific railroad company and
others to pay to the government what
they were stealing from il, this James
G. Blaine opposed the bill with all the
cheek of the character he then repre-
sented. Did not Senator Edmunds OF
Vermont, about the ouly Republican
Statesman left at that time, say: at
is my deliberate opinion that Mr.. Blaine
acts as the attorney of Jay Gould.
Whenever Thurman and have settled
upon legislation to bring tho Pacific
railroads to terms Of equity with the
government up has Jumped james G.
Blaine, musket in hand from behind
the breast works Of Gould's lobby to
Gre in our back"
That James G. Blaine is political
jobber or broker cannot be questioned.
He began his career like Gould as
school master and about the same time.
From q pedegogue Blaine became a
demagogue and opened up his know
nothing newspaper ct Kennebec in
Maine. This was venture and his
secret, shameful work exacted from the
initeated contributions enough to sus-
tain him in it for awhile. all know
nothing organizations were secret as
are hidden the workings of pirates gen.
orally. Why this is 30 is apparent to
every honest citizen. Crime finds no
favor in his sight. Mr.. Blaine now be-
gan his political .jobbing career. He
never connected with it any regular
business. But votes he wanted and
position he held as monopoly as much
so az Gould held his sch hemes. Soon
Blaine appeared as a lobbyist, and his
income now promised TO be liberal, and
it was. His influence was his stock in
trade, and to-day, without, as we say,
doing any regular legitimate business
since he has been in public life, he is
worth quite 81 900, 900. No one places
him 80 low as half of this,sum. It is
the Gould's of the country that Mr..
Blaine has found SO beneficial. He is
not Statesman, there is not ono on
the Republican National ticket. Both
are politicians, but Blaine is the jobber.
He was know nothing iobber q lobby
jobber an official jobber, and politi-
cal jobber. His great wealth has been
made by indiscretion. AS Carl Schurz
says made out of "no regular business.
What do the workingmen say TO this.