Connecticut western news., 1882-11-22
THE LITTLE TICKER.
A Pen Picture of Life in Wall Street by
 Rufus Hatch.

Every day, when down town, talk to scores of men in offices, banking-rooms and hotels. Every now and then they walk quickly away from me to the little machine known as the stock "ticker" Picking up the tape they glance anxiously ever it, come back in half forgetful way and resume the conversation. although see plainly that they are thinking more of the tape than of the talk. And the machine goes on with its rattling, whir- ring, clicking, nervous "tick p "tick r tick l'' What is this "ticker 20 The machine is of little consequence, but the tally it keeps is wonderful one. In the past few years 1t has licked off every minute, every hour, every day, the ebb and flow of the prosperity of the country. It has ticked the profits of all legitimate trade into the pockets of the money grabbing" "schemers of Wall street The gold and silver dollars won by the toll of the farmer, the blacksmith, the brick layer, the fees of lawyers, doctors and clergymen. the cheques and notes of the druggist, the grocer, the baker and the drygoods man, all are drawn into this votex of speculation and deceit.
 The 'fticker" is everywhere to be seen. Every saloon-keeper, dry goods man, grocer, and every club, have their ticker !" To be without one would be to neglect the wants of their patrons. The men of the masses, who win their money by honest effort, stand about and listen to the ''tick p stick p from "early morn till dewy eve. D And the tick goes on, ticking into Wall street the cash that supports HOO brokers, who say their seats on the Fix change are worth $35, 1000 each. It has made @ fortune every year for few peo- ple How much longer can 1t continue How long will the thousands of people, from the. .ofice-bov to the Senator, from the housemaid to the mistress, toss their earnings into this ''pool" The 'tick p sstick p "tick !" goes on in every city of our land. Of course, while our country has free speech. free schools, free journal ism, and free reliQion, with just as little as possible of ''Bobingersollism" thrown I in. we can rioht ourselves from any wrong | and we shall right ourselves. It may not oa this year, or next year, or the year after. hut tho time will come.
 ',sETick r' sstick !'' ''tick !'' There was no ticker in tho days of the panics of ssBlack Friday and 1873. The awful story of those days was not told, minute | and bar room. Men came hvino dow town with b-atino hearts end half-crazed to lcarn how -ir pr'perty was b3iNe swept awey by tha reckless oraed of the rna1ipulators. Thoss fsarful davs wer5 1ed oncn4h. Tt WIS casv to gamble +han But this little s4ick ar' has mad gambling l eombcd with the w7akn~ss that com s I L1 ,<-p ting +he p~oduco of lohor against th~ oamblars chalco of nothing or hu1drcd for ona.
 Our cre-t r'erve doc+ors. Ike Savre Thomes, Metoolf, Nic~ll md Parker say the "ticker" is tickioo me~ 1ov thons-n1s into the oravo-i11st os il ticks their thcuso7ds o71t of their pocket S The doct~rs sav 1t hos iocreased and ii +arsifed the chor-oter of nervous dis-r 1ers. IL is 6Ilioo cur norouns ani oravaver5s with hodies, ard CIT lurati' osvlnms ard rooorhonsas with the merta vracEs rf Wall straet Ard these uracE! ara made that the VanderHilts, the Gould' md tho Sa~es, even their docs ant '~rses may liva i1 roldea 1n~7'rv. IT. them tho "tick of tho "tinknr" j' rno'>av-nakioo music, The "ticker
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 tomorrow, Crrsus ord the heooar vii he on even terms. The beegar will ge his six feet of earth. Croesns won't us md won't oet any moro. He will onl, leave his millions for his pampered heir to foht over in the Su1rogate's Court while the heirs of the victims will beoi
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