The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-03

mendous glee The reporter, lodging his swing
ing arms, Joined in the laugh.
In regard to your stock transactions"
Il haven't sold dollars worth o. stock i'm ten
days No don't know when 1 sold any stock
I'm no speculatOr. | am an investor and when
l get some money together l put it INTO any
good stock | consider cheap
'Do you frequently visit Wall street"
Talk of my being in Wall street. Why. l
haven't been downtown in three ycars-not
since | came from Europe I've never yet seen
the Mills building or the Brooklyn bridge since
it was opened. Why, I've got building down
at the corner of Nassau ana Bcekman streets
that l never have seen. | haven't seen Wash
ngtons statue even. I've often promised my
self trip across the bridge, and intend to 90
down some clear Sunday
''What is your opinion of the prohibition or
strict excise law"
1T is all foolishness. Who can tell man
what he must do when he is in his own house,
They can't stop man from drinking if he Is
bound to have it. Here | am. | drink maybe
two or three glasses Of wine month. Don
drink more because it don't agree with me
Now, that question had better be left alone by
politicians, for it can't be moved. Men will al
ways drink, on the sly or in barroom.'
But, returning to the subject Of politics.
| Mr.. Vanderbilt
oh yes; but will ask who forms public
opinionl Don't the newspapers Yes Well
how do they do it,"
Mr.. Vanderbilt became oratorically confiden-
!
| 'Ill tell you how they do it. This way llub-
bling his hands together); Husbands and brothers
| bring newspapers home to their families, and
seated at the table, they read what this
| or that paper SAYS. The 'wimmen folks
talk the matter over The father, husband, or
son II don't care d-n which,, hears what is
| said. II don't alter their opinions at first, but
they gradually see what looks like the truth
| and the result is. what! They act on it. So the
papers affect politics.
1.-The ladies'" said the reporter.
| Women are great believers i'll papers. That s
| why hate to see my name IN them, for women
| think, and, of course, a newspaper never credits
| a mans good actions, but always picks and claws
at him. To be happy man wants to live in the
| country. The thinking people live i'll the coun-
| try where they all are somebody, and they are
! the class who make our laws. Here IN the CITY
| a young man sees 50 many above him, fellers a
swaggin round and all that, he thinks, I'm no
| body. In the country a chap can do as he likes,
| and of course, becomes - of Teller; see:
Il lived in the country for over twenty years,
and every one knew me. They'd say, There 5
| Vanderbilt; he's IA good fellow So l was had
a good education-got it at Columbia College
j and so had the advantage. Then, too, was
| Cornell Vanderbit's son; that was something,
! too"
Resuming the topic of newspapers, of which
Mr.. V. seemed bound to show his disgust, he
| said:
There are many things a man does or says
! that he don't want continually brought up, and
on these the newspapers continually harp. OF
course many of these things are true. You I'M
| derstand what meanN
But is there no cause for it,"
! 'Ah. there you have it," and, assuming look
of sly humor, he lowered his voice and whispered
| hoarsely; May be you don't know-you are II
reporter-but editors do and l know what its
| forts black mail sir-black mail
With relieved look he closed one eye, and
! continued:
Eyes. these things may be true about a man,
but all the same they're disgusting to that man
when repeated day after day, by papers who
! frequently have a way of giving them clever
| twist that makes them amusing. to others