Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-23
HENRY WILLARD ALIAS GIsTAvUs
HILGARD.
Some Interesting Facts About the
Great Railroad wrecker.
The Big Hand He Played In the Last
National Campaign.

railroad system In the hands of receivers
Is looked upon here as another setback for
Cleveland. IL gives the silver men and his
other enemies who DO business at the Capt.
t,l building food for additional inimical
talk IL will be remembered that Henry
Willard. the recent head OF the Northern
Pacific. and the principal actor in its
wrecking, was conspicuous in the campaign
Of last year as the friend and intimate of
Mr. Cleveland. He was classed with Whit
ney, Lamont Don Dickinson and Bene-
dict. and had his name appear on what
was known the Cleveland chum list. III
was chronicIed that Willard was chief of
the Committee OF democratic fnanCiers,
who. in their enmity TO the .lckinley tariff,
volunteered to raise million dollars to
beat Harrison We were told that he con-
tributed sUnIyw here ia the neiShborhOOd Of
EV.OOO himself 10 the fund IL the light of
events II - natural to Infer that TINS sum
came not from Mr. Wizards bank account
but from that OF the Northern Pacific COm-
pany.
Willard as 81 Fund:HusiIcr.
Whenever there appeared u be trouble in
the democratic camp Willard was Away
PROMINENT as pacinC,.tOT. lie put
down the wise adviser as well as the
hustler after funds. While AacNeagh. Nc
ClGre and the other orators ami writers of
The Cleveland cause were warning the PEG
pie 10 prepare themselves TO meet and de-
Leaf the designs VI the 'rOUber barons"
among the manufacturers and the corpora
lions, Wharf holding consultations
With Cleveland and gathering IN the money
t!.at was considered necessary 10 make
tlSEelands election certainty. We were
informed that the work would be divided
that hitney would look after :he standard
u! corporation and the street railway syn
clcates, BeHedlct the banks and importers
senator Murphy the brewers. Iamaduy
han the H4uOr interests and the foreign
Vote, Harrlty the combinations with tAe
IopI4ists anu the nursing OF the prOhIuI-
"a IRA
ions II was a tremendous Ornbinat tou as
counted.
An tns-I6sh Patriot.
As small recognition OF his services
Mr.. NilIa-d brought forward promi-
Hentiy for a position In the new cabinet.
Tie was urged 10y the grateful democracy
Tor the SecretarshIp OF the Interior. be
cause Of his intimate knowledge OF our
interests in the great northwest section.
lie was among the select few who had
Cleveland ) ear when that gentleman was
only the FIesIdenI-eIecJ- " hen We were
iUl1 that il was nut ms wish u 20 into the
cstD4net the assertion was accompanied
with me explanation that what he IlI 70.
the cause OF Cleveland was merely matter
o. EHSSlISE PATRIOTISM, d duty he owed 10
Ms adopted country To save 1t from the
clutches OF tAe rObDer DarOnS among the
manufacturers anu the corporations sen
orally ~ neither Cleveland Offered min d
cabinet position has never been mace
II Is known. however. that he was one
81 The several people who wee selected by
last Congress met III December. charged
Win the task OF having the democratic
members thereof accept OF d policy on the
4..-r-4.-.st4 sltudIJn tHat M cleveland ldd
outlined a. the one that would De followed
by ais a iInluIS tratlJu. The bounding Don
I.cElrsvu and the e.icrysSCent Quincy. now
all assistant secretary VI state. were I'll
larts associates - the mission Cleveland
wanted the Sherman act repealed and the
SILVER business settled while harrison was
the Responsible head at the mite house.
that the new administration would be
s-y.g Z. begin work free from the eEnDarrass-
.A- ATS ri the NflanClaI questions ami be IL
is.S-J.J. 70 begin az once and untram-
--.e1 the work OF doing away with the
AcNlI4-y Jar11.
Willard Undertakes to Regulate Com
gre>s.
Willard and his associates spent the win
t. IL Washington ami worked with So
much vim and pvrsisJeucy that their mis-
sim became a scandal. Tney OvershOt the
mara They projected on the idea that as
Cleveland l.id teen elected in such over
".---Hil-s way that Is, IL his own ,ersya-
aiits, Was the Democratic party. The dem
o. rat-c members oI TN two Houses Were
- ta-I II Was their DOuulyn duty u lD- n
- 10 Cleveland ds their savior, AID that
TIE wise .a-.. t. follow was III yiel1lus al
S-llte Obedience t. mis- wishes Willard
tJCHI the democrats in the House IL u sub
stfNlsat MOOD, ana his mission would evil
t.---L4L nave SNtt4 CROWNED Win success I'D p.
he ci1aAsS1 lis tactics when he began his
work On Tho democratic end Of the Senate.
II 4eaLeTship taer, was III. grateful
franz OF min! toward Cleveland. and might
have yielded had IL not been crowded too
far The IT. Of tn Senators became ARGUS
e and cleveland was compelled u call OF
Nlllar! and his fellow ambassadors.
The whole thing ended in failure and left
behind II feeling % much irritation be
tween the senators and the man VINO was
then the President-ylect- This irritation has
never been tlIllE Era.Igafet
Harjly six months have passed when the
country beholts the Spectacle Of Willard
tne Presidents close friend and adviser. as
railroad wreCker OF the first MAGNITUDE.
l. Is charged that his system Of running the
Northern PACING and the five other corpora
tons u. which h. was the managing head
has caused d total shrtnkage in their values
OF SGD 0tJ.g1l
knew Willard when fe was news
PAPER correspondent at this point Re had
Just returned from the army. where ne had
been IN the capacity OF a CORRESPONDENT
n was too fuIl OF push and energy and
hi9 natural bent rOr money making was too
great 70 make him satisfied with the sti-
pend he received 10Y newspaper writing
The Career of This interruptions Adj
venturer.
Henry Willard was born in Bavaria In
1~S. at th- same place where the honore4
father OF Philadelphia's prominent citizen
Simon Muir, first saw the light Of day
His name was Gustavus Hilgard until he
became a resident OF this country In lx,y
H started in lawyer In a country
town in Illinois. and not making much
heaiWay h went u Chicago and began
writing fJr The newspapers Next W. md
him a. correspondent in Colorado during
the Pixies PedE gold discoveries and then
on the Pacific coast The war brought him
70 " aSlIUstcn and when IL was over he
went u Europe as correspondent Of the
New York Tribune when that paper was
under the management OF John Russell
Dung. Ills purpose was 10 use his con
Iect!Jn with the Tribune To aid him in
Interesting German capital in American
Hallway enterprises
The panic and crash Of 1913 was his op-
IIrt-su-ty- Millions OF dollars " our rail
rad bonds We're held BY the Germans. and
tt.re was a general defaelt in the payment
scheme o. protect these bonds and secure
their holders This took him To the North
trr Factrc coast and also brought him In
contact with Jay Gould. who was then
tI-iy -rsagei in wreCking the Kansas
fact1c and other railroads that stood In
tAr NAY q his getting possession OF thu
Mon Pacific. Ills keen mind and his
artness IN quickly absorbing the WAYS of
others male his associate, 4 with Gould
most pryhtat!- one. Nillari's object was
L gain control Of the Northern Pacific
Whlch was tGen being built. After several
l"&rs q contention. during which he ap-
Ih-t the Gould tactics To- several OF the
raliruFt properties on the Pacific coast H.
s-cceeiei in hIs plans That was In lssl
nf"E his fnsnage rnent the road was com
i.-te-l "a fsS3
The following year jaw Could orgsnfzs1