The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-11
The New Rich In New York.

There is no doubt about it that New
York is divided into two great classes,
the very rich and the very poor, and the
very poor, and the middling class of
reputable, industrious, fair-to-d do people
are gradually disappearing, 60 NJ up IN
the scare of worldly wealth or down in
to poverty and embarrassment. 1t
seems unquestioned that between these
classes exists, and is rapidly growing,
under intentional fostering and nurtur-
ing of evil men, distinct, pronounced,
malignant hatred. The sneerS at Mr..
Vanderbilt in the public press meet the
appreciation o. hundreds of thousands
of people. Why9 He is not bad
man, although he never does any good.
To men who are sensitive as to what
other people should do with their mon
ey, he appears hoggish, but VIII lie as the
representative of corporate selhshneSs
Mr. Vanderbilt stands supreme, per Sc,
he is an easy-going, weli-enouoh kind Of
person, not good looking, not educated.
in no sense refined, but, on the 9TH
er hani, not easily disposed. But
should be very sorry to be in Mr..
Eanderbit's boots if such times as we
had here in 1858 should be repeated,
and Mr. Vanderbilt is type OF thou.
sandS-I use the term. advisedly-whc
are rich beyond their ancestors dreams
of avaIiCe. There are men here worth
ten and twenty millions of dollars OF
whom you know nothing. / know one
lady, living in \ magnificent house,
whose life is IS quiet as that of 3 min
ister's should be, who has given away
not less than three millions of dollars
in five wears, whose benefactions prior
to her death will reach not less than
seven million dollars, who has in her
home paintings, statuary, diamonds.
precious stones, exquisite specimens OF
gold and silver. with costly WORKS o.
every imaginable art, an inside e5-
innate of which is a m lion and a half.
and she is not as rich as many of heI
neigh borS by several million dollars.
There are men here who twenty years
ago sold clothes on Chatham street
who TO-DAY live at an annual expense
of hundred thousand dollars, whc
wear Jewels upon their person costing
in reasonable stores twenty-five thou.
sand dollars.
Come with ME in Madison avenue
car any day, rain or shine. between the
hours of ten o clock in the morning anC
tiyr or six o'clock in the afternoon, anC
| will find You car after car closely
packed with ladies in whose ears are
diamonds worth from $500 to $1,000
each, on whose unglOved hands, red and
fluffy, sparkle fortunes. Walk with me
from Stewards old store. at the corner
OF Ninth street and Broadway, to Thir-
tieth street and Broadway any day, ]
do not mean Sundays, holidays OF
special occasions, but all times,
and | will show You on blOcb
a ter block women in seal-skin circulars
down to their heels, worth from 500 tC
-. 900 each, with damond earrings
and with diamond finger-rings, and 9TH
er precious stones as well. carrying in
their hands dainty pocket books stuffed
with money. They represent the new
rich with which New ork is filling up.
On that same street, at the same time.
/ can show you men to whom dollar
would be a fortune. whose trousers,
torn and disgraceful in their tatters,
are held about their pinched waists,
ny IOpc VI l"Luc VI l'IuH, "uOoe
stockingless feet .uff'e along the pave
ment in shoes so rag ed that they
dare not lift them from the pavement,
whose faces are fire kled. whose beard
is long and Struggling, as is their hair,
while their reddening hands taper al
the nails like claws. How long before
those claws will fasten on the newly
rich? Make no mistake about it, the
feeling is born. the feeling is growing,
and the feeling. sooner or later, will
break forth. Only last night l walked
through Fourteenth street, on which
there are bu few residences left, and in
front of one, leading from the door to
the curbstone. was a canopy, under
which charmingly-at ladies, &C
companied by their escorts, went from
their carriage to the open door. through
which floods of light and sounds OF
music came. stood with the crowd
a big crowd-a moment, and there was
born this idea of an inevitable outbreak,
unless som thing is done, and speedily
done. to do away with the prejudice
which not only exists, but is intention
ally foStered against the very rich by
the very poor. 1t would make you
shudder TO hear the way the women
spoke. Envy, jealousy, malignant
ferocity, every element needed was
there All that is wanted is 4 leader
Joe HOVard. in Philadelphia Press.