The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-07-22
Tho Pooling Toward Rich Man

The Spectator, writing OF British mil
honaires, says that of dislike to an indi
vidusl because he is rich it sees no sign Ia
England. II finds no trace of popular hos.
tlhty to the mlllionaires there, and "po
ieeling, as In America, that millionaire
should do something for the public" IL
very much doubts" indeed, ut legacies 10
land.
Neither Is there any hostility here TO rich
men, as such, and legaces to charities are
not held in higher esteem in the limited
states than In England. People In tn 4 re-.
public are generally disposed to watch with
kindly interest a mans progress in wealth,
and to take degree of pride and sati ,iao,
ton IN his pecuniary success, especially
when he makes his own fortune, as neal "
everybody has TO do with us.
Ihey ike TO see the growth of a business.
whether they are themselves immsdiatly
employed IN II or are only outside obserN .
ers. The stories of the careers of nen who
have gone up from poverty to wealth have
always been popular reading IN the United
state. Young people are stin ulated by
their study with hopes of attaining like
prosperity. Therefore, instead of regard.
ing 1t with envy and being provoked to
bitter hostility by the success of the rich
man, they take pleasure in contemplating
his progress.
We do got remember case where rub
NC man, for instance, has suffered in hi,
political prospects simply because he was
rich. Provided he had made his money
squarely his wealth WASH counted again 4
him, aud did not raise up hostility To- him
anywhere. No man forielts the good will OF
hts neighbors by getting rich Ia leRit I.
mate way, nor does his success engender
among them feelings OF envy or hatred.
The growth OF wealth in this country has
been enormous in the last twenty-five wears
so much so that before the war we were
as poor AS compared with to-day. At least,
the fortunes deemed great then were insig.
nllsant in comparison with those of this
time, and the number of men who were
then esteemed wealthy was small. All ex.
cept very few OF the rich men OF the pres
ent have made their money since 1860, Be
lore that time the majority of them were
poor, and their prospects Tor winning for
tunes were not greater than those OF thou.
sands to-day.
cruited iiom poverty. A new class OF rich
men will come up during the next quarter
OF century, and 10 will be composed
chiefly, fnot almost entirely, Of those who
are now struggling TO make both ends
meet, In every department OF trade and
manufacture vigorous and enlerprising
young men are forging ahead, not because
lhey have capital in money, but because
they have canital in brains and energy. A
man with new idea OF practical value and
who knows how to use it, never had bet
Ter chance than he has now, and noWheie @
better than IN New York.
twenty years ago the retail merchants
who are doing to-day the greatest trade in
New YORK were keeping little shops on the
sixth avenue, and nobody dreamed of the
possibility OF their supplanting the great
broadway houses. Twenty years from now
Just as unforeseen changes are likely TO
occur Nobody can prophecy In whose
hands the wealth will be, but II is pretty
sure TO be In those OF very many who are
now poor.
OF course, under such circumstances
there must rather be popular ambition TO
get rich, and popular hope of attaining the
desired end, than popular hatred OF the
rich, or oil those who have already won the
race so many are running. If the father
sees no chance for himself, he yet may
dream OF a fortune for his son, since he
knows that nearly every rich man in New
York started where that boy now is.
But the people are more than ever on
thelr guard 10 protect themselves against
the combinations of rich men TO despoil
them OF what belongs TO them. they do
not hate rich men, but they know that
wealth gives power of aggression which
needs to be kept in check.-[New York
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