The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-07
DANGER AEEAD.
The Elements of Envy, Jealousy and Ma!
ligpant Ferooity Only Waiting for a

Thu Elements of Envy, Jealousy and MAJ
ligpant Ferooity Only Waiting for a
Leader.
Jo Howard in Philadelphia Press.
There is no doubt about it that New
York is divided into two great classes,
the very rich. and the very poor, and
the middling classes of reputable,l IN
dustrious, fair-to-do people are gradual
ly disappearing, going up in the scale OF
worldly wealth or down into poverty
and embarrassment. It seems unques-
toned that between these classes exists,
and is rapidly growing, under intentions
al fostering and n~urturing of evil men,
o distinct, pronounced, malignant
hatred. The sneers at Mr.. Vanderbilt
in the public press meet the approba-
ton of hundreds of thousands of peo-t
pie. Why? He is not q bad man, al
though he never does any good. To
men who are sensitive as to what other
people should do with their money he
appears hoggish, but while as the rep
resentatire of corporate seltishness Mr..
Vanderbilt stands supreme, per SO, he
is an easy going, well enough kind of
person, not good-looliing, not educated,
in no sense refined, but, on the other
hand, not evilly disposed.
But / should be very sorry. to be in
| Mr.. Vanderbilt's boots if such times rs
we had here in 1868 should berepeated,
and Mr.. Vanderbilt is q type of thou-
| snnds-I use the term advisedlv-who
are rich beyond their ancestors dreams
of ayarice. There are men here worth
$40, 000, 900 ind $40, coo, 900 of whom you
know nothing. / know one lady living
in o magnificent house, whose life is as
quiet as that of a minister should be,
who has given away not less than 49,
900, 900 i'll five years, whose benefactions
prior to her death will reach 81, 900, 600
who has in her home paintings, s%tatuary,
diamonds, precious stones, exquisite
specimens of gold and silver, with costly
J works Of every imaginable art, aninside
estimate of which is 81 800, 600, andshe
isnot sorich as many other neighborsb by
several million dollars. There are men
here who twenty years ago sold clothes
OF Chatham street, who to-day live at
an annual expense of 100000, who
wear jewels upon their person costing
in reasonable stores s25,00O.
Come with me in q Maaison-ayenue
car any day, rain or shine, between, the
hours of 10 o'clock iii the morning and
5 or 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and1
will find you car after car closely packed
with ladies in whose ears are diamonds
worth from $500 to 50, 900 each, on
whose ungloved hand, red and fluffy,
sparkle fortunes. Walk with me from
Stewards old store, at the corner OF
! Ninth street and Broadway, to Thir-
teenth street and Broadway. L do not
mean Sundays, holidays or special oc.
c~asions, but all times, and |, Will show
you on block after block women in seal
skin circulars down to their heels,
worth from $500 to 50, 900 each, with
diamond earrings and with diamond fin
ger rings, and other precious stones as
well, CARRYING in their hands dainty
pocket-books stuffed with money,
They represent the new rich with which
New York is filling up.
On that same .~estreet, at the same
time,I can show you men to whom adol,
lar would be a fortune, whose trousers.
torn and disgraceful III their t~atters, are
held about their pinched waists by ropes.
or Irvine, or pins, whose stockingless
feet shuttle along the pavement in shoe.
SO ragged that they dare not lift them
freckled, whose boards are long and
struggling, as is their hair, while theh
REDEEMED hands taper at the nails like
claws. How long before these clawf
will fasten Oh 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 | walked through Fourteenth
street, on which there are but few resi-.
dences left, an in front of one, leading
from the door to the curbs tone, was q
canopy, under which charminsly-attired
ladies', accompanied bytleir ~eecorts, went
from their carriage to the open door,
through which foods of ligbtan sounds
of music came / stood with the crowd,
a big crowd, n moment, and there was
born this inevitable outbreak, unless
something is done, and especially done
to do away with the prejudice which
not only exists, but is %intentic ally fos.
tered against the rich by the very poor.
1t would make you shudder to hear the
way the women spoke. Envy, jealousy.
malignant ferocity. every element need.
ed was there. All that is wanted is
leader. In q public building, underths
charge OF one OF the great department.
in this city, there are So, O00, 900 worth
of valuable property in everything per.
tanning to the upper realm ofart. With.
in n few months an organized attempt
was made to sack that building. The
nlndicious utterings of q man on Black.
wells island suggested the idea to 3
quick-witted reporter, who communion.
ted with the offlcerssof the department
and, by timely police arrangements,
dissunded the ring.