New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22


ri,,,r ne never before mot in pulses and gradually
but IN oushes and large leaps" plainly unex-
amnled Commercial World! It is since this last
resurrection into life and glory, of the miraculous
Commcrcial-World that the hitherto dim though
long active Genius OF PROMOTERIsM has burst
forth new Hapenny Post so aiding withaD rs a
Winged Genius. and become universally consplc-
nous (become thing that knocks at every door in
sists on visiting your hearth. your business, and
almost your bosom and BRAIN and forces even so
way worn, weary and silent creature rs myself
20 ask it" What in the name of wonder, then drt
thou p'l For about a twelvemonth past, there have
arrived by post here, everywhere lf the lnckess
shareholder ever invested few spare pounds III any
kind of public stock, a weekly average ten Oh
more flaming Proposals to make Aqueducts ior
Towns in South America, Railways IN rataSUn4"'
or Fthiopia TO work vr salt" Tin Mines ID nun
,.or, Cola Mines Silver Mines elsewhere. almost
overvwbere all certain rough 10 succeed IL only
vop dare venture. And sometimes three or TOUR Oh
+be,, hitting Won on the same day. VAN that you
cet IN know IL ese inn udent post missiles ny Iace
,muatieutl7 twist them together anu oui" III"
opened: Promoters are aware OF tha' lenuenCS anu
bou, Uncommon skill in varying face and outer
,.o.t,ro. and IA one sure point they keep I'M
weariedlv emitting thro' the Hapenny Post, Win
\ profusion that knows no bounds; hoping Always
that somebody may read at least the first line De-
fore hurninc. Not long age an accurate and mourn
fully authentic official from tie Post-Oilce apoi-
opzlnc for some mistake in the deliveries there IN
formed me that there was one House i'll the City,
which sometimes poured in upon them 2o,OoO
Promotfrs-C Circulars for one Post. and $4,000 at
one discharge from one single HOuse: figure such
thing So that PrOnioterism has now OF verify
been born the most gigantic S00tcrkiR ever seen.
With amazement and shade of terror, perceive
il is the Avatar fated coming in upon us OF Oeh-
eral Commercial Gambling. The sober arithmet-
ic7l Counting.huuse of Trade to become Rouge Ct
Noir Table presided over, not by Merchant-Prnces
but by Hungry ScOundres. Substitution more ana
more IN all Industriasm and Human Industries OIL
blind unlimited audacty, rec kless dishonesty ana
covetousness greedy as the grave for rigorous
probity. first of all fol- caution prudence, moder-
alton and the other human faculties and noble
nesses, by which and by which alone. " success IN
trade or success IN anything whatever has hitherto
been found attanable. Promoterlsm tells us:
Yes yes; but we have changed all that" nous
arons cbonq6 tout csla W Who knOwsi If Atheism
he the real religion and Last Gospel OF Mankind; if
right and wrong be mere association Of IDEAS; and
the true Beginning of rs a kind Of Blubber or Pro-
toplasm (Which the 'iettes also have IN commons
if we all were at one time Apes and even Oysters,
and animalcu!es, who chiefly By iudiciCus choice
in marriage it appears rose to this stupcndous pitch
of humanhoOd and civization,-lnay not, 10
poor necessItous Promoter, this peculiar Litc-theorY
of his with the like Life-praAis suferadded, be
truly the natural one Whether in his meditatlve
moments if he ever have any. he reflects farther If
our stupendous Progress be not perhaps stopping,
turning OIL its heel again and gradually carrying us
that is Promorve Mankind back to the state OF
Apehood. JacKalhood aud pure Blubber once more
1 have not observed that wisdom of choice in re-
card to marriage was on the increase of late9 This
is It deliberate Theory of Human Enterprise, never
heard of before, not even anywhere III Bedlam l
believe and il is running the streets as a Practi-
cality at the above rate OF $4,000 by one posi- in
these new days.
have often fancied how my friend FREDERICK
Wilhelm l. would have dealt with one of those
flaming circulars had it fallen into his hand. To
send for the Promoter, have him instantly pro
duced in person: Look me straight Ia the face.
Sirrah lErbEcke mich gTadc am Let ne know with
exacttude what You kno" of this hungarian I'm
NINE this Aqueduct for Ethiopia, which are so
promisingP NothingG Yod own to knowing moth
ing whatever of them; beyond their capabilities
for gambling purpOsesf You but a mean
Touter for the Worlds Gambling-HOuse, then
Disappear under the Proper Officer; take forty
stripes save one for this your first feat in that line
if you ever try second, rem ember that we have a
gallOws in this country y" Lucky country, long
may you enjoy that luxury W-e aculates with
bland satire the British Promoter when he reads
OF such thing, and iOcund of heart gets ready his
new issue of Circulars, 5000 peals of the tOuting-
trumpet at a single heat. For there is still an
Energy at least of Hunger in the British Soul or
Stomach 49, the word more properly Isl that APP
pttache, the stupendous and in that career viii DO
quasi. miracles.
L T. too ola. ffop
universal temper of mankind and in such British
Anarchy, kinglessness weiteIlng daily deeper
down to the Bottomless this OF PToIn0tersm Will
spread 10 great bTeadths, and heights, Will by no
means disappear shortly By natural or other death;
but Will spread and flourish to immense breadths
and heights, more and more covering @nd
poisouiugl the whole field OF Commerce. For
it means the conversion of Human Com
merce and Enterprise, which is Heavens
Eternal mandate upon man, into ardent Gambling,
which is the Devils mandate, and may be called
ardent with the mere flames OF Hell! Die out OF IT.
self this thing will not. And IN pool gold-nug'
geted, plethoric and utterly destitute and helpless
Britain, with its very GallOws gone to the dogs IS
there any chance of somebody's arising it'll power
and will to foot-shackle 1t, to speak Qf hang
ing and extingu sLing i'll Not any chance what
ever Let Us expect to see noble commerce then
become yearly more and more ignoble, blackguard,
and accused Rouge ct Nor, played on a scale ever
more transcendent and worldwide with such
effects on Wages of labor. trades ionlsn social
mutiny, pointing ultimately to Petroleum itself, a.
everybody anticipated
What frightful bend-sinister lor abysmal gdsh-
sinister on our poor Prophecy of Industriaiism
marching irresistibly towards government
by the Noblest Has come upon us BY sur
prise even: no such anticipation till in
in such form the weird Thing Glowing by the
- 600 3 is here {" Put Capital into the hands of
Government-Alas. what is Government '"-Gen-
eral reformation Of ourselves switch nobody Will