The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-27
MIR. GOULD GETS 1T
FROM THE NEBRASKA SENATOR,
The Religious Side of the Railroad Mag
uAts'S OhAEAotsF-Ths Morrison Bill
Doomed to DsfsAt-PrOtsCtiOu Demo.
erats Who VIII Vote against 1t.

WASHINGTON, April 28,-Ths Inter
State Commerce bill was before the Sen
ate to-day and Mr.. VsnWyek addressed
the Senate on 1t. We were, he said, In
the midst oI depression, yet all pursuits
mutt be laid under contribution 80 thai
full dividends shall be declared by rail
road companies on Watered stock and
fraudulent bonds. Grain, beef and pork
might be reduced one-half in price yet
there could be no abatement in freight
charges. Railroad and telegraph rates
west Of the Missouri river were about four
times greaterthan rates east Of that river.
For years capital has been organized, un-
scrupulous and rapaclous, moving, as
Gould has moved, according to his own
sworn testimony, and as Hunting
ton, according to his own writ
ten history, had moved on State Leg.
islatures, the courts and Congress,
lnblushingly purChasingiudges aud legis.
lRtors, But the crisis was coming. There
was an irrepressible conflict between
right and wrong, Gould the nation bs
made to believe thai the four thousand
millions Of watered stock aud bonds we're
honest property deserving protection from
he courts or legislatures, or that the three
nundred millions claimed by Vanderbilt
Ind the two hundred millions claimed by
could were honestly obtained. The own.
,rs Of thess tictlons should accord decent
treatment to the remainder OF mankind
from whom they expected TO force diYl.
lends and interest, II the industries wert
Inly required to pay fair dividends on the
real cost Of railroads the nation would be
prosperous.
GoULD's HISTORY.
The e'SenRtO could take an II A1lnple from
lay Gould. The Senate Committee on
Education and Labor hal industriously
obtained from that worthy complete his,
:ory Of his life, probably for the youth Of
America to initiate. The committee had
!remblinGy and beseechingly implored
aim TO give q minute account OF bis daring
exploits and he consented. Early In life
when hard pressed for dinner he adopted
1is sister g method and went behind the
blacksmith shop TO pray. The blessing
came In great measure. In few years
the tanning business, In which he was
engaged was in financial straits, 80 over.
whelming that his partner was driven 10
suicide, while he himself bought rail.
toad. The wrong partner had committed
suicide.
The committee was doubtless charmed
As much by Gould's recital as by reading
the exploits OF Jack, the Giant Killer, or
Kidd, the Pirate. Modesty induced Gould
20 refrain from telling one feature Of the
history Of his time. At Kansas City ht
was onCs overtaken with another reii-
Iious spasm and wTestled a second time
n prayer, telling the people how happy
ne was, and that he wanted no more
money. He had purchased the Missouri
Pacific only for the good Of mankind, and
Ihouldered 1t only for the glory OF God and
tho benefit ot the people, AS he was con.
tempiating another raid he Ielt the neCes.
ity Of another instsllment OF divine.
grace, so he went "yhort" on the promise
by pretending that he would not benefit
nimseli by the blessing. II was 10 be
hoped he would not indulge in a
third prayer on earth. Should he In
the end secure an entrance into the New
Jerusalem, be Would goop be conspiring
.here, from force Of habit, to buy q rail-
road, and when he should have torn up
the shining avenues the angels could not
restrain him from stealing the golden
payements." Laughter.
The strong arm OF labor, Mr.. Van Wyck
added, had always protected the Nation in
the hour Of peril. There need be no fear
Of the Republic from the organization Of
labor. The ranks OF the Union army had
been recruited from the men who had
been delYlnR in the mines.