Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-19
aAarlELp FUND LisEsALIrr.

Nearly the whole Of the $3.50. 900. pro-
posed IS . present to the wife OF Prssi-
dent Garfield. has been raised In q very
short time by voluntary contributions
from leading business men and capital
ists, and in case the President had died
or should yet die. there would be no dii-
aculty whatever In raising double that
amount. Among the arst to contribute
to the fund was VIM. b. Vanderbilt.
the we'll known New York millionaire.
His contribution was $4,000. An East
srp telegram made mention Of this fact,
aud in printing Il the Virginia Chronicle
wilfully distorted II so a. to read that he
had only "promised $4,000 10 the Pres
id.n. dies" The philsnthropic gorge
Of the Chronicle rose in sfiusnt indigna-
ton at such msannsss, and these were
its comments thereon:
Mr.. Vanderbilt Is evidently . close
calculator and proposes to keep . shot
or two In the locker for himself and not
allow bis generosity to run away With
his prudence. The telegraph informs
M that be will give $1,000 to Mrs. Gar
Aid u the President dies. Such care
fol repression OF enthusiastic hbsrsiity
will have Q tendency to make Mr.. VAN
dsrbilt rich eventually II he will keep on
In the narrow path he has 30 gracefully
marked out.
Now 1t so happened that John Msckay
was subsequently, called upon for . CON-
tribu,iou to the Aforesaid fund. and in
an article headed "Msoksy's Good
Sense" the Chronicle thus oomplscsntly
chronicles the event:
After celebrating he decided to do
what hehad seldom done In any such
cass-to refuse. He caused an answer
to be written to the fleet that the occa-
sion did not require that he should con-
tribute anything. but In the event OF the
Presidents deslh-a calamity which he
sincerely hoped would not take place
hs would be found In the front rank With
those giving substantial aid TO the Prssi.
dents family.
Mseksy. 1t will be perceived. took the
same ground ,hs. the Chronicle says VAN
dsrbilt did: he was willing to contribute
I" in case the President died" And yet
the Chronicle thinks Vanderbilt the quint.
essence Of and John Mscksy
zone Of the most liberal Of men on the
sslf.ssms proposition. In the language
Of Doc. Lee, 10 the Nevada Assembly
some years ago. 20! consistency where
art thy jswslry 2"
1t 10 noticeable and just that the
Pacific Coast newspapers are unanimous
In their indorssmsnt OF Msckay's good
judgment and sense In this matter. The
Virginia Chronicle. however was the only
one to deliberately misreprsssnt. abuse
and bslittls Vanderbilt for offering to do
the very ssms thing 10 the premises that
It praises John Macksy for. Yes. and
still worse. II distorted the telegram
relative to vandsrbilt's offer In Q way to
deliberately do great injustice to that
gentleman. Mr.. Vanderbilt subscribed
his $4,000 subject " NO such oou,inssu-
~ a. the death Of the President. Mr.
Mscksy would not subscribe . cent I'M
less the President should die. The
NIws hss not been In favor Of this fund
at all. considering 1t both needless and
Of very doubtful propris,y. therefore We
heartily commend Mr.. Msctsy's good
judgment In this matter. knowing that
he will DO iust what be says he will In
case the President dies. So far As the
Chronicle 10 concerned. however. . little
uneusrdsd and Inconsistent prejudics
against Vanderbilt and in favor Of
Nsckay ssems to be what is tbs matter.
The Chronicle should apologize to Van.
dsibilt forthwith. and try and Be less
easily prsjudiosd and incoo,istsnt here
after.