St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-12
GOULD.

Mr.. Gould was not liberal employer.
He was not even faithful partner. He
had neither the respect nor the love of
his fellow men. He had no capacity
for enjoying wealth. Poor rich MIR.
Gould!-Buffalo Express.
1t may we'll be doubted whether the
many millions of dollars he acquired are
worth the sacrifice of all those qualities
which go toward the formation of a
noble Standardization Herald.
He has done nothing but to heap up
money, often by dishon0rable means,
and leave it in trust for his children.
1t is hot a great career. 1t is not an adj
mirabIe character. 1t is not death
that will cause any public SORROW
New York World.
As great master of his peculiar
methods i'll business Mr.. Gould leaves
no successor. Many will attempt to
initiate him in varied degrees, but there
was only one Jay Gould in the country
as there was only one Napoleon in Eu-
rope, and their methods perish with
them.-Phlladelphia Times.
To speak no i'll of the dead is maxim
that has been so grossly misunderstood
and misapplied that nothing is more
common than to see the praise which
belongs of right to the AbOu Ben Adam
of our race lavished upon the memory
Of the selfish, the INSCRIPTIONS and the
cruel.-Br00klyn Citizen.
The unanimity of condemnation
which the press beStOwS upon Jay
= Gould's career is painful to contemplate.
Now and then writer calls attention
to the fact that his private life was
clean and reputable, and that his moral
example as husband and parent was
wholesome. Beyond this, our eX-
changes are making conspicuous de-
parture from the old proverb, ''De NOR
tuis nil nisi bonum.-Buffalo Express. /
Mr.. Gould's policy may be easily
found. 1t is hidden under cover of an
emphatic negative to the question, Am
| my brothers. keeper?' He played the
game of life to win and he reckoned the
possible ruin of thousands as a matter
with which he had no concern. In
strategy he was genius, in financial
tactics he was without peer, in utter
disregard of consequences he stood
alone.-New York Herald. - Il |
1t must be said that Mr.. Gould'5 lnfur
ence Oh business and morals has been
wholly bad. He has not only demonr
strated the scientific methods by which
corporations can be managed to the Diet
riment of the public ana the ordinary
shareholders for the enrichment of a
few manipulatorS, but he has democrat
lied the business conscience by eXhlb-
ting the illustration Of the greatest
wealth gained by the most Inscriptions
disregard of financial honesty and pub
lie morals. Dispatch.
He seems to have relied upon the
American worship of money, however
got, as sufficient to secure his position
and, at any rate, lie never gave himself
the trouble of making any false pre-
lenses. Accordingly, any remarks upon
him, now that he is dead, which do not
sharply distinguish him from men
who have acquired wealth in the pur-
suit of useful ends by honorable means,
must have, a cOrruptlng aud demOraliZ-
ing effect upon the young men OF the
United States. York Times.
His example has exercised baleful
influence upon the young and aspiring.
1t has taught them that a great fortune
may be acquired, the power and pleas
ure which it brings enjoyed, and the
respect and even admiration of large
class of people secured. though the fort
une be accumulated by the most un-
principled and deviliSh devices. 1t has
added to the glamOr and enticementS OF
wealth; it has weakened moral forces
and restraints; it has strengthened false
standards of SucceSS.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.