The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-06
WASHINGTON.
Interesting Speech BY Senator Van Wyok
In the Senate.
Hs Pays His Respects TO Gould In Rather
Humorous yein--How tho Great
Magnats Would wrestis
with Prayer.

In the Senate Monday the Interstate
commerce bill was taken up and Mr..
Van Wyck addressed the Senate on II.
We were, he said, In the midst OF de.
preston, yet oil pursuits must be laid
under contribution 80 that full diyi-
denda shall be declared by railroad com.
panieg on wateTed 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 greater than rates east OF
that river. For years capital had been
organized. unscTupnl0ua, and rapaci0us,
moving, aa Gould had meyed, accO ding
70 his sworn testimony, and 40 Hunt
lngtOn, according TO his own written
history, had moved. on State Legislat-
ures, the. courts, and Congress, unblush-
lngly purchasing judges and Leglala-
tors. Bat the crisis was coming. There
was an irrepreS9ible c0laiot bstween
right and wrong: Could the nation be
made TO belieyj that the four thousand
millions OF watered stock and bonds
were honest property. deserving protect.
Ion from courts or Legislatures, or that
the three hundred millions claimed by
Vanderbilt and the two hundred mill
ions claimed by Gould were honestly
obtalnedp The owners OF thes, a jtlOns
should accord decent treatment TO the
remainder OF m lnkind, from whom they
expected TO. force dividends and inter.
eat. III the Industries were only TeQuir-
cd TO pay fair dividends on the real cost
OF railroads the nation would be pros
porous. The Senate should take an ex.
ample from Jay Gould. The Senate
Committee on Education and Labor had
industriously obtained from that worthy
o complete history OF his life, probably
for the youth OF America TO initiate.
The Committee had trembllngly and
beseechingly implored him 10 give q
minute account OF his daring exploits
and he consented. Early In life when
hard pressed for dinner no adopted
his sisters method and went
BEHIND THE BLACKSMITH SHOP TO PRAY
The blessing came In great measure
In q few years the tanning business In
which he was engaged was In financial
stress 80 overwhelming that his partner
was driven 10 suicide. while he himself
bought O railroad. The wrong partner
had committed suicide. The committee
was doubtless daz ID as much by Gould'a
recital As by reading the exploits OF
Jack the Giant Killer" or kidd the
Pirate" Modeety Induced Gould 10 70.
frain from telling one feature OF the
history OF hia time. Az Kansas City he
was once 0vertaken with another rellg'
lous spasm, and wrestled q secondl tlme
Ia prayer. telling the people how happy
he was, and that he wanted no mU Q
money. He had purchase the Nilsson.
RI Pacific only for the good OF mankind,
and should use II only for the glory OF
God and the benefit OF the people. Az
no was contemplating another raid he
felt the necessity OF another inetallment
| or divine grace; 20 he went "ph0rt" on
the promise by pretending that he
would not benefit himself by the bless
ing, 10 was TO 10 hoped that he would
not Indulge In a third prayer on earth
Ssould hp, In the end, secure an eni
trance into the New Jerusalem, he
would soon be consprlng there, from
force OF habit, 10 buy q railroad-and
when he should have torn up the shin
Ing avenues the angels could not restrain
him from stealing the golden payements
Laughter, The strong arm OF labor
Mr., Van Wyck I'd ed, had always protect
cd the nation In the day Of peirl. There
need be no 10 10 the public from the
organization OF labor. The ranks OF
the Union army have been recruited
from the men who had been delying In
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