The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-04
The Millionaire Make Savage
Attack ON the Journalist.
The Outcome of the Herald's Expo
sitions of Gould's Schemes.
The Grounds that the American
Cr@cus Had to Work Upon.
jay Calls Him "James Gordon Ben
nett. the Libertine," Says His Touch
Is Communicating, and Cites
Incidents OF His Career.

evidently turned his attention, for the
present at least, from the lesser factors in
the fight against him. In the following
open letter he pays his respects to No.
Of the trinity-"a newspaper, acable COM
pany and a woman" which, he alleges,
has been at the back OF the prosecution OF
the Kansas Pacific criminal suits:
NEW YoRK, March 81, 1855.
ITO Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
''In Fridays edition Of the Herald you
Illuminated what / am told Is commonly
called in the Herald Office scream, but
that scream must have been charged with
dynamite, as have learned that as Il rolled
off from Mackey & BENEFITS cable direct
from Paris il shook that noble structure
from which the Herald is issued from base
ment 10 roof.
"Now, Ms in this so-called scream YOU
have taken occasion 10 deny certain state
ments deliberately made by me as TO the
New York Herald and yourself, il is proper
that reply. In the first place, / never
stated that you were ever director Of the
American Cable company. II is true you
were never invited 10 take seat in that
board, and doubt il any member OF il
would sit in board with you, for reasons
that will be apparent as proceed.
what / did say was that some years
ago your father bought 900 shares OF the
stock of the American Telegraph COM
pany, in order TO make you q director
that you were elected and appeared in the
board that you demanded for the Herald
lower rates than were paid by other news
papers, and a precedence over them in
transmission Of the news-in other words,
you were attempting 20 use the corpora
ton, OF which you were trustee, not
only for your personal profit and adyan-
tage, but 10 the injury Of your rivals.
stated further that your demands were 10
persistent and 20 offensive that at the first
opportunity 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
Western Union, and had also a memo
randum made by one Of your associate
directors who was then connected with the
actual management This statement
proves the truth Of what | said and the
ialsity Of your denial. This memorandum
is a follows
"MENoRASDUM.
Notwithstanding the New York Herald has
generally during the last twenty. three or four
ycar, been among the largest Individual newspaper
patrons of the Western Union Telegraph company.
II has been for the greater part Of that period al
WAYS rcady ~ critclsc and dcnouncc the company
on the most nlmsy prctcKt These criticisms. In a
lesser degree, date from the retirement of James
Gorlon Bennett, IT,, from the board Of directors Of
one OF the larger Telegraph companies now EN-
bnccd 10 the Western Union system.
The limited facilities Of the telegraph companies
In is66 did not enable the prompt transmission oi
news reports that now rendered 10 all custom.
or, aud often simultaneously 10 great number OF
| individual papers over numerous wins but they
were then transmitted, A. now, ON the principle OF
| hnt come INT served, and the papcu that were
late In getting IN their reports irofn Washington
/ Albany aud elsewhere had ~ walt their turn
The elder Bennett had been supplied 1000
| shares of stock In the American Telegraph CON
/ pany nj a price more than - per CENT below tho
/ market value, and his son elected member 81 tho
board. His hnt scryicc was 70 demand that the
Herald, being large stock holdor aud our largest
customer. was entitled TO- aud should he awarded
precedence In the transmission OF special reports
| This demand could not b. acccfcd 70, and the
/ new director was n disgrnntled aud disagrccahl'
| associate Ia the board. when the company wal
| absorbed by the Western Union he was not am onf
those who were taken into the Western Unios
board.
The bitterness Of the Horald has been intensified
| since the refusal Of the cable pool 10 allow th,
| French company 10 renew IT, contract with th'
Hoid for special mates at about oneliai the ptic'
| the other newspapers were bcinH charged. The
| renewal Of that contract was demanded Ia lssi
accompanied by thrcat that n y w@ not agrees
| 10 an opposition cable would be laid.
THE elder Garrett had. ~ one time, agrccd q
| unite with Mr. Bennett IN procuriuga new cable
but Mr.. Fender succcodcd IN Tcruadlng Mr Gar
| ruit that an opposition cable would not pay Hut
| a few months later. be found another capitals
who yielded 10 his opportunities aud he got hi
"wbethcr he got the benefits he had demandc,
and expectcd l. doubtful question. lie has suc
cccdcd IN procuring general reduction 81 mics
| but whether that coinpensatc hh fundamentally
investment In the cable lisa question OF his owl
nnAnceA"
"As Il is thus apparent that the Herald
though actuatcd by personal malice an,
selfish interests, conccals this motive, an'
poses and pretcnds 30 act M the guardian
Of public interests dehouncing In its lorll,
way individuals and corporations, usin
such epithets as wizard 'conair,' etc.
and uttering such fearful screams tina
even the Heraid building quakes, Il seem
meet that ! should say few words Of anI
10 its editor and proprietor.
Gas the Herald says Mr.. Bennett woul,
not sit at the same board with me, Il seem
proper for me 10 state the objections
might have 10 such an association with tn
editor and proprietor Of the Herald.
"Let me see: have known you owe
thirty years, and during all that time you
life has been one Of shame. Your privat
life has been but asuccession Of debauche
and scandals, 10 that your name h asso
ciated on every tongue as Bennett tn
libertinep
/ "And however gentlemen might NEE
you at clubs or hotels, not gentleman II
New York, a. you well know, would ALLOW
YOU 10 cross the threshold Of his residence
/ where virtue and family honor are bel,
sacred. Your very touch In the social cir
Gle Il communicating.
"a few instances, such a. decency per
|, mits to be put In print will suffice 10 illu'
traie and confirm what | have TO say o.
this head.
"a few years ago while on one Of you
debauches the police came down on
house Of III fame in this city. You wcr
among the victims bagged. When 20
we're arraigned, past midnight at the 20
I lice station, you screamed am jaime
: Gordon Bennett, proprietor Of the Ne
York Herald. let the CO.
"Do YOU remember the simple reply
the faithful officer, who said You may