Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-02
DIPPED HIS PEN In GALL.
JAY GOULD INSCRIBES UNTO AN Ed
TOR AN OPEN LETTER.

The Which Shows That the "Corsair''
Can Raise Hair with the Skill of CO.
manche-The Herald Proprietor Hauled
| Over Some Very Warm Coals-A Vigor-
Gus Return OF Compliments.
| New YORK, April Elm last Fridays issue
of The Herald there appeared an editorial re-
| plying to certain statements made by Jay
Gould regarding the proprietor of that pa
per. The article denied emphatically the
truth Of the charges, and referred to Mr..
| Gould as the "Corsair," the "Wizard" etc
| On Saturday there was a rumor that Mr..
| Gould "hud it in" for The Herald man, and
just about midnight the rumor was proved
correct, for letter was given to the press,
which indicates that the "Corsair" can WELD a
| sharp pen, and that he is prepared to carry
| the war into the enemy's country. The doc
ument is an open letter, and addressed to
James Gordon Bennett, and begins as fol
lows:
an Fridays issue Of The Herald you cul-
minated what l am told is commonly called
in The Herald office a scream but that
scream must have been charged with dyna-
mite,as have learned that it as rolled off from
Mackay 81 Benefits cable direct from Paris
it shook that noble structure from which The
Herald is issued from basement to roof
"Now, as this so-caled scream you have
taken occasion to deny certain statements de-
liberately made by me as to The New York
Herald and yourself, it is proper that | reply.
In the first place, never stated that you
were ever director of the American Cable
company. 1t is true that you were never in
vited to take seat in that board, and doubt
il any member of it would sit in a board with
you for reasons that will he apparent rs |
proceed. What did say was that some
years ago your father bought 1000 shares
Of the stock of the American Tele-
graph company, in order to make
you Director that You were
elected and appeared in the board; that you
demanded for The Herald lower rates than
were paid by other newspapers and n prece-
dence over them in transmission of the news
in other words you were attempting to use
the corporation of which you were trustee,
not only for your personal profit and ad-
vantage, but to the injury of your rivals. /
stated, further, that your demands were SO
persistent and so offensive that at the first OPP
portunity your name was dropped from the
board. When made these statements had
before me certified copy Of the records Of
the American Telegraph company, now West
ern Union, and | had also a memorandum
made by one of your associate directors who
was Iuth tbuuetutu WIN blle utllldl illuIhgt-
ment. This statement proves the truth OF
what said and the fasity of your denial"
The memorandum referred to is given in
full and substantially confirms Mr. Gould's
statement The "Corsair" then proceeds
AS it is thus apparent that The Herald,
though actuated bv personal malice and self
ish interests conceals this motive, and pre-
tends TO act as the guardian of public inter
ests, denouncing in its lordly way individuals |
and corporations, using such epithets Us |
wizard 'corsair,' etc, and uttering such |
fearful screams that even The Herald build |
ing quakes, it seems meet that / should say |
few words of and to its editor and proprietor. |
As The Herald says Mr.. Bennett would not
sit ut the same board with me, it seems proper
for me to state the objections l might have
10 such an association with the editor and
of The Herald
II ct me see: have known you over thirty
years. and during all that time your life has
been one of shame. Your private life has
been n succession of debauches and scam
Ials, so that your name is associated on
avery tongue as Bennett, the hbertine,' and
gentlemen might meet you at clubs
II hotels, not a gentleman in New York, as
Tou well know, would allow you TO cross the
threshold of his residence where virtue and
amily honor are held sacred: Your very