The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03
DREW AND VANDERBILT.


A COMPARISON MADE TIVE HENSON
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TWO
MEN.
The New York correspondent of the Chi
cago Times writes thus concerning two no.
tables of that city: Daniel Drew has the
reputation of loving money for moneys
sake a little better than almost any operator
in Wall street. He is said by punsters to be
suffering from a moneymania. If he be
mad there is methodism in his madness. If
he has contributed largely to Methodism, he
has made Methodism contribute largely to
him in divers ways. The sectarian cloak he
has worn has covered not a few of his fnan-
throw it of, and turn those
schemes to the best account.
A story. illustrative of Drew's tactics, is
thus told: Being a large holder of Erie, be
was trying to bull the stock, in order to I'M
load. OF course, the more active demand
there may be for a stock the greater its al
vance, and uncle Daniel was making every
effort il every direction to induce persons
to buv. Meeting, one morning, in Broad
way, the clergyman of the church he at
tends, he said to him: "My pious brother,
I hev a high esteem for you, end I'D kind o.
yer way. These ere Erie sheers
is goin' up; and if yod keer to buy
some, I rayther think you'd better go in.
That's my opinion, tho dunno Exactly.
HOwsomever, if you buy, and the sheers
don't come out all right, I'll fix IT up with
you. You'd better go in for all you can git:
but min don't say nothin' to tn other
brithrin bout it, cause l want you to reap
the bin'ht a man o. God deserves" The
dominic, who was not at all averse to MAX
ing a little money in an entirely secular
manner. mentioned the matter, in spite
- nro~fc snfunafinn To cOOno Of HE
wealthy parishioners, in order that he might
induce them to lend him a few thousands
of dollars. Knowing that Drew was an ex-.
%cellent authority upon the stock market, es-
pecially upon Erie, they were delighted to
get the point, and gladly let their pastor
have what money he wanted. They
also went in heavily themselves, but
not before they had the
point to their wealthy friends. TIL shares
advanced six per cent, a very large amount
having been taken by the members of the
congregation, which was very wealthy, and
by their associates. Those who had bought
held for a further advance: but the market
suddenly fell, and the stock was left on their
hands, Drew, as may be inferred, unloading
at the highest figure. The clergyman, natu-
rally in deep distress of mind, called upon
Dew to
REMIND HIM OF HIS RoMIS
The cunning old fox remarking that though
he had lost a good deal himself, he would
keep his word, gave the pulpiteer a check
for the difference between what he had
paid and the then ruling rate. The ex-
FOUNDER of the gospel, On receiving the
check, took occasion to observe: "Well Mr..
Drew. there are a number of our brethren
to whom L thought / ought to mention the
| probable rise in Erie, and all of them,
TO borrow your worldly phrase,
went in largely; and l am very much
| afraid that they have considerable of the
stock on their hands. Inasmuch as thew are
| our brothers in Christ, 1 have thought that
| YOU might be willing 20 do for them what
you have done for your beloved pastor"
"I'm very sorry" replied the arch hypo-
critic. N doubt the good Lord'n make
| good them losses, but l can't, you see,
cause I've lost myself. Then, my dear
brother, you remember what 1 tol' you
bout keepin' the thing shady. Pm glad to
| paw up yer difference, but t'other brithren
| must look out for themselves" 1t cost Drew
less than 800 to reimburse the preacher,
while be made, by the information the
preacher had impaired, not less than
| $4,000. Wall street men say that Uncle
Daniel is perpetually up TO this kind
of trick; that, if the angel Gabriel
were to go into stock speculation with
swindle Gabriel at the first opportunity.
Similar as the antecedents of Drew and
Vanderbilt are, there could not we'll be a
greater difference between the two men.
The commodore is remarkably cookbook
ing, has a fine face, an excellent profile, a
very genteel bearing and manner. He
might pass for a prince, for a man who has
had generations of wealth and culture
behind him. Drew is personally his
a~ntipodes. His face and figure,
every thing about him in fact,
represent the undeveloped. He is q
type of the yokel. In semblance he is vul-
| garity itself, with a certain cunning express
sion thai rather hurts than helps any prepos-
session which one might possibly have in
his favor. The appearance of the two men
| shows how little there is in what is under
stood as good blood, or in the absence Of it.
Both of them have sprung from the people,
and so far as known, are the first of their
name for generations who have had any
wealth or any means of refinement, which
they certainly a not improved.