The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-26
The Feeling Toward Rich Men.

The Spectator, writing of British mil
lionaires, says that OF dislike to an mol
yidual because he is rich 1t sees no sign in
England. 1t finds no trace of popular hos
tility to the mlllioDaires there, and mo
feeling, as in America, that millionaire
should do something for the public" 1t
very much doubts" indeed, 'it legacies to
charities excite any great respect in Eng
land.
Neither is there any hostility here to rich
men, as such, and legaces to charities are
not held in higher esteem in the United
States than In England. People In Tn 8 re-
public are generally disposed TO watch with
kindly interest mans progress in wealth,
and to take degree of pride and satisfac-
ton in his pecuniary success, especially
when he makes his own fortune, as nearly
everybody has to do with us.
They like to see the growth OF business,
whether they are themselves immediatly
employed in it or are only outside obser'-
ers. The stories of the careers OF men who
have gone up from poverty to wealth have
always been popular reading IN the Unlted
State. Young people are sti uated by
their study with hopes of attaining ike
prosperity. Therefore, instead OF regard
ing it with envy and being provoked to
bitter hostility by the success OF the rlch
man, they take pleasure in contemplating
his progress. L ,h.
lie man, for instance, has suffered In his
political prospects simply because he was
rich. Provided he had made his money
souarely his wealth wasnot counted again u
him, aud did not raise up hostility to hlm
anywhere. No man forle is the good Will OF
his neighbors by getting rich IN Ieglu.
mate way. nor does his success engeender
among them feelings of envy or hatred.
The growth of wealth in this country mas
been enormous in the last twenty-five years
so much so that before the war we were
as poor as compared with to-day. AT least,
| the fortunes deemed great then were lnsig-
milf cant in comparison with those ~ TINS
time, and the number Of men WHO were
then esteemed wealthy was small. All ex-
| cept very few OF the rich men oil Tue pres
| ent have made their money since 1901. be-
| fore that time the majority of them we're
poor, aud their prospects for winning tor-
| tunes were not greater than those Of th1u-
sands to-day.
The ranks of wealth are all the time re-
cruited lIom poverty. A new class oil rch
men will come up during the hexi quarIe,
of a century, and it Will be composed
| shelly, if not almost entirely, OF those who
are now struggling to make both ends
| meet In eve v department. OF trade ahu
manufacture vigorous aud en- efprslng
Young men are forging ahead, not b'ciure
they have capital IN money but bscausr
| they have capital in brains and energy a
man with a new idea OF practical value ana
who knows how TO use 1t, never had bet
ter chance than he has now, ahd nowhere
better than IN New York.
Twenty years ago the retail merchants
who are doing to-day the greatest tiado IA
New York were keeping littl shopss on the
Sixth avenue, and nobody dreamed OF tue
possibility OF their supplan'ing the great
Broadway houses. Twenty years from now
lust as unforeseen changes are hkely 10
occur. Nobody can prophecy IN whose
hands the wealth will be, but II Is pretty
sure to be in those OF very many VINO are
OF course, under such circumstances
there must rather be popular Ambiuon 70
get rich, and popular hope OF attaining the
desired end, than = popular haired OF the
rich. or of those who have already won me
race 90 many are runEing. III the iaihei
sees no chance for himself, be yet may
dream Of n fDrtune for his son, sipce ne
knows that nearly every rich man 10 Nc"
York started where that boy nov -.
But the people are more than ever OF
their guard 10 protect themselves agaiDs
The combii atoms # rich men 20 despoi
them OF what belongs to them. Ihty us
not hate rioh men, but they KNOW ina
wealth gives power OF aggression snlcI
needs 70 be kept in cheek I've" lot
Sun.