St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-28
ADAMS CALLED DOWN.
The Gould-Sage Party Dislike His
Address.

NEW YORK, Nov. FIT is quite evil
dent that the GOuld-Sage party, which
went into power in Union Pacific affairs,
did not enjoy the farewell address of
Charles Francis Adams. Mr.. Sage was
seen last night after his return from
Boston, and said:
The meeting at Boston took Just the
form that was planned for 1t. The
directors were unanimous in their ac-
tons, and expressed the fullest approval
OF the plans proposed for securing har-
mOny between the various great rail-
road lines in the West. These plans
after the change in the management
had been brought about. The accom-
plishment Of this purpose will now be
the settled policy of the road. 1t is true
as has been said that the call for q meet
ing of the presidents of the transcOnti-
mental lines awaited only the action of
this meeting. That call will now be
issued, and the meeting will be held, |
suppose, next week"
what did you think OF the attitude
taken by Mr.. Adams in retiring from
the bOard?' was asked.
IuC tciiOI Oh MI. AudttlS duCI6SS
was almost uncalled for.'' responded
Mir. Sage. "There had been no public
criticism of his management maze by
any of the directors, notwithstanding
the fact that he was running the road
to ruin. A change in the management
was simply necessity to save the prop
erty. and MI. Adams speech was
piece of spite work. did not hear it
myself, as | was not then member of
the board, but some of those who had
been his own directors, denounced it as
a most unhandsome thing. and were
disgusted at the display Mr.. Adams
made of himself. One of them said to
me: 1T is shameful fact that Mir.
Adams has been trying to run this
great property by means of a lot OF
women typewriters, and dozen or so
Harvard graduates who knew no more
about railroads than backWOods-
man. The new members OF the
board were necessity to save
the road from ruin that
must have come within year. MIR.
Adams says in his address that he has
been president of the road for seven
years, and that during that tune the ac-
tons of the board of directors have
been in every case unanimous. That is
simply saying that Mir. Adams has been
It's condition. In that case he should
just explain how it comes that the pay
roll was increased by 1900 names in
nine months; what personal interest he
had IN the Kansas Smelling works, in
favor of which a discrimination was
made i'll the rates for shipping bullion,
and -half-dOZen other matters that
m ght be inquired into. We are not
taking hold or the Union Pacific for
tue fun of the thing. l am in it, not for
pleasure or financial profit, but to help
TO save the property. The condition of
affairs was such that we had TO take
hold. Now all the directors are in SYM
pathy with the plans laid down by Mr..
Gould.''
what does Mr.. Adams mean by his
frequent reference to the political con-
neclionS of the Union Pacihc?"
THAT was another piece of spite
work. Mr.. Adams saw that he could
not maintain the system and he does
not seem to want anybody else to. That
IS the only construction | can put upon
the several passages of this address
that relates to the political aspect of the
rights and relations of the Union Pa
cific SYSTEM"
When told of the report that the party
had taken three private detectives with
them to Boston, Mr.. Sage avOwed en-
phatically that there was not word of
truth in it. s. Ii. III. Clark, wee presi-
dent and manager of the Missouri Pa
cific road, said last night that he had
been summoned from st. Louis by MIR.
Gould. but could not say whether or not
the management of the Union Pacific
system was to tie offered to him.