The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-05-06
SENATOR VAN WICK.
He Thinks III Gould Should Go "a
Heaven He Would Conspire
to Buy q Railroad.
And After Tearing Up the Shining
Avenues, Would Steal the
Golden Pavements.

WASHINGTON, April N.-Ine inter.
state commerce bill was again taken !
up yesterday and Mr.. Van Wyck ad- |
the senate on 1t. We were,
he said, in the midst OF depression,
yet all pursuits must be laid under
contribution 50 that full dividends
shall be declared by railroad compa.
MES on watered stock and fraudu.
lent bonds. Grain, beef, and pork
might be reduced one-half In price.
yet there could be no abatement on
freight charges. Railroad and tele.
graph rates west OF the Missouri riv.
or were about four times greater
than rates east OF the river. For
years capital has been organized,
INSCRIPTIONS, and rapacious, moving
a. Gould had moved, according 70
his sworn testimony, and - Hunt
ington, according TO his own writ
ten history, had moved, on state
legislatures, the courts, and congress.
unblushingly purchasing judges and
legislators. But the crisis Was com.
ing. There was an irrepressible con.
fllct between right and wrong. Could
the nation lie made to believe that
the $4,000. 100000 Of watersd stock
and bonds were honest property, de-
serving protection from courts or
Legislatures, or that the e00Oy 600 600
claimed by Vanderbilt aud the $780,.
QUO, 900 claimed by Gould were hon.
estly obtained? The owners Of these
fictions should accord decent treat
ment to tho remainder Of mankind,
from whom they expect to force divi.
bends and interest. 1.-THE industries
were only required to pay fair divi.
bends on the real cost OF railroads
the nation would be prosperous. The
senate could take an example from
Jay Gould. The senate committee
lon education and labor had industry!
ously obtained from that worthy
complete history OF his lie, proba
bly, for the youth Of America to imi
. tate. The committee had trembling
" and beseechingly implored him =
give q minute account Of his darinl
, exploits, and he consented, Early II
! life when hard pressed for dinner b.
adopted his sisters method and wen
: behind the blacksmith shop to pray
In few years the tanning business i
which he was engaged was IN finan
cial stress 90 overwhelmingly III
! partner was driven to suicide, Will
he himself bought . railroad. Tn
Q wronged partner had committed sui
: eide. The committee WAS doubles
3 dazed as much by Gould's recital q
by reuding the exploits Of Jack, th
/ Giant Killer, or Kidd, the Pirate
!, Modesty induced Gould to refrai
from telling one feature OF the hta
, tory OF his time. At Kansas City b
was once overtaken with another re
: ligious spasm and wrestled y secOn
: time In prayer, telling the peopl
: how happy he was and that he want
ed no more money. He had purchMe
ed the Missouri Pacific only for til
e good Of mankind, and should use
y only for the glory Of God and til
) benefit Of the people. Az he WI
contemplating another raid hc t.
the necessity Of another installmeI
OF divine grace; 50 he went "xhor'
on the promise by pretending thu
he would not benefit himself by th
bic ssing. It was to be hoped that b
i would not indulge IN q third rrxys
On earth. Should he, In tho end, 81
cure an entrance to the new Jerus,
u lem. he would be conspiring Their
r, from force Of habit, to buy = railroa
} aud when he should have torn u
!. the shining avenues tho angel coul
i not restrain him from stealing Il
:. golden pavements. Laughter.l IT
u strong arm OF labor, Mr.. Van Wye
u added, had always protected the n,
ton In the day Of peril. There nee
. be no fear to the public from Il
n organization Of labor. The ranks
!, the unioa army had been rccruite
!! from the men who had been delviu
y in mines.