The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-29
ADAMS REEuKED ~ SAGE.
Tha Tenor of the Former Gentleman's Ass-
dress UnA.llsd what aouid Has
tsa &mw

dress UnAsIsd For--what uould Has
90 Say.
NEW YnRk, Nov. 2s ut Il quite evident
that the Gould Sage party which yesterday
went into power in Union Pacific affairs did
nos enioy the farewell address Of Charles
Francis Adams. Mr.. Sage was seen last
night after his return from Boston andsaidi :
,.The tenor Of Mr.. Adams address was al
most uncalled for. There has been no pub
lie criticism OF his management made by any
Of the directors, Notwithstanding the fact
that he was running the road to ruin.
A change in the management WAS
simply u necessity 90 save the property, and
Mr.. Adams specch was piece OF spite
work. did not hear it myself, as ! was
not then a member Of tho board, but some
of those who had been his own directors de-
naunced IL a. most unhandsome thing and
were disRusted AT the display Mr.. Adams
made Of himself One OF them said 90 me:
1T IL a shameful fact that Mr.. Adams has
been trying 10 run this great property by
means of a lot OF women typewrifers and
a dozen or No OF Harvard graduates who
knew no more about railroads than back
woodsman. The new members Of the board
were a necessity 60 save the road from a
ruin that must have come within . year.
.sair. Adams says Ia his address" con-
tinucd Mr.. sage, that he has been presi-
dent OF the road for seven years, and that
during that time the actions Of the board
of directors have been In every case unani-
nous. That ls simply saying that Mr..
Adams has been the Union Pacific and b
responsible for It's condition. In that case
he should just explain how IL comes that
the payroll WAS Increased by 1000 names
la nine months; what personal interest he
had In the Kansas smcltlng works. la favor
of which discrimination was made Ia
the rates for shipping bullion. and -
half dozen other matters that might he
inquired into. We are not taking hold OF
tho Union Pacifc Tor the fun OF the thing.
L am In III, NOT f0F pleasure or financial
sroGit, but to help % save the property. The
eoneiftion OF RfFmiFs was such that we had To
take hold. Now ali fhU directors are In
sympathy with the plans laid down by Mr..
0onld."
That vas anothsr piece OF spite work.
Mr.. Adams saw thai he conld not maintain
the system and be does NOT seem % want
any body else toa That n The only construc-
tion can put upon the several passages of
MS address that relate 70 the political as-
pects Of the rights and relations Of tbs
Union Pacific system"
Te-day's TysbtRs prtnts an interview
with Jay Gould In which be says ex-Presi-
dent Adams Of the Union Pacific IL
theorist who conducted many affairs Of the
Union PaciHc without the knowledge Of the
directors. Gould said he learned when last
In Knnams City. that Adams personally
owned control OF the stock yards there. and
while the raliEnma was carrying la their
aIave maeek - Asmxn onstof sramADeFtassAns
the stock yards earned si.ooo.eao the past
year. Such action as this, he said, would
never be- permitted under the new manage
meut lie believed the Burlington and
Rock island will both come into the plan
for securing better results from western
railway busiL Less. No further changes. be
said. we're. 10 be made In the Union Pacific