The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-14

<--~s -STy .'ssti--s Z. ss.is-,.~';s .'fpouh''u
, by One Who Claims tn lie Only Phi
losophcr-Vhnt had the Rich Nan Done
to Win Such Applause
Pray do not imagine, sir, that am going
10 preach sou a sermon. ] am not preJu.
diced In favor Of the virtpes-or against
them mn only philosopher, and my only
object is 20 ask you question which ha-
bothered me very much. onl which confc-.
that cannot answer myself When ] was "a
boy az OylorI bad 20 rcad a good deal OF
moral philosophy. and found out what ]
had already guessed by the lightol nature
that the distinctions drawn between what l..
called right and what IS supposed 60 be
wrong are purely conventional Acts which
are forbidden in ono country are cnjoincd IN
another. those which have boon blamed Ia
ono ago are glorilei 900 another Tho oniigh-
tonment which obtained ~ the university
has done me COOL service in after life II
bGvo hoou bed into actions which my vile or
my friends have seen cnu-e to condemn,
have always succeeded il proving 20 my own
satisfaction II my conduct dii not conform
80 ono code oi morals, that - conid easily he
squared with "a different -et of ethical rules
How fcr persons have reached a similar po-
stion az moral Indifference and 4 mas add
Of philosophical fairness,
CASH THAT PUZZLED HM.
Myself ! nercr ash. is fhi- right or Is 10
wrong But love o. explore the motives OF
human conduct am puzzled more by the
behavior OF persons who move in poh1 So
cieiy than bv ihe uniaught ana unreioctn-
mass Of mankind / can understand why a
drunken man throws paraiiino lamp 900
vito who wishes 20 deprive him ri part OF fhe
money which bee has earned by the sweat Of
his brow / con- explain the mistake of
clerk who FORCES biz employers nano on
blank check ho misQa.cu.ates the chances of
detection can cIes- why some indesmer
carry ont their tarrsns wNhou. any attempt
O. take pdval.D-e of their customers. They
believe that A The long raa good charac-
ter is worth moro 90 them than tho fortui
t0us and irregular profits th9y might secure
by different policy But ann puzzled when
have TO account tor the doncs OF fashion
able men ard women.
state oue OF nay puzzlcs by quoting pas
sage from q recent newspaper a Gentleman
"Lo u l'luiti ~ requiem 40 lp,tat -'i IiJt7 ]
wealth. ha' ji.t ieit TINS country ond ms de- .
par,urc from tlton was made the occasion .
OF q mighty demonstration "Ilo hero of the .
d9y bad awaiting Lia q tremendous r,cop- .
tcn SerIel humanity wus boo q state of .
b0istorors enthusiasm. and it was with dill T.
Guilty that he made hls wag through thedlnse .
concoursc. The colonel was Ia jovial spirits, +
bis face was wre1thed in smiles, ami tine .
hail sellow' Kind Of eroefng was evidently F
very pleasing to him Score crowded round /
nlm u sag goad-oy nnd % shower upon him
iaiterns compliments 40 the same time
me was inundated VIII kilograms and letters
from Those NAo "cro nnooie personally to at
tend Tho imposing 'cyoo
Tel nae SIR, Why was The s9rrioi humanity
In a state OF ooiiereus enthusia-mi What
had tho rich man done that oyors body should
admire and applaud Lim' And how many
of those who 0ont to shout aad cry hu1a,
and throw zap their c4nG in the Hr would ho
likely 20 ec' anything out Of h.mi Many OF
them wore unknown % hiu. and unlikely %
make his acquaintance Many of them YOU
s1y were ioeiors and idlors vino would do
anything o. pass iie time True. but tho
crowd contained many others who woro De-
Gently dressed. persons of some professions
-n their different positions ID life. who had
come long way ll order % catch one
glimpse ~ lim
You tel ms ttlt De- isl good follow. SD
be- T.. 1 b.Noyo. lut rhg should / car. bow
,ooi be be- If ho teuo GOOD Tor ue, And
Tow many 0f flet crowd knew or carcl
whether be- was good fellow or raul- curmrl
-eonf He las boon Introduced u the HIGHEST
.irces Of so~iafr. rr.renfol 10 verr rreat
persons. fc,ed himself ana allowed 10 f.to
.fhers. not because he las done anything
trustworthy. hrt Simply bacau.s bee is b.
isyed 20 be wealthy. /. YOU say ihat LADY,
}areacges has been cigl 10 hlm because lcr
ord wishes o. be- put up ~ a good thing In
Gold miu-s. | can o,cuso and applaud her
,olicy
PREACHING AID paACTIcvG.
II tho rich man has II marria.lable daueh.
er or a susceptible s0n and her, then there
every reason why be should be uctteit I'm
iolgravia. II be- gives away bis money
roelv 10 tho institutions which for some
eason or other have been called charitable.
hen the persons whose income or social i'm.
,orjance Is involved in their SUCCESS DO well
O tout for Ills substitution IL ho man
noun To use his money Tor mediterranean
+ friends or tie ruin Of euomie. then il
,ecomes a matter Of prudence IN bo nlacod In
rs GOOD books. Nothing Of this kind is
nown about him All that IS known and Fl
hat Is only ru.s-sc.l is that he is one Of the
icbest men Of tho world You and !. SIR +
re oSQocted 20 bow down and worship him
We arc toroad about him IN tho newspapers
We are 10 talk about tim at dinner and 20
int that be- hes not dono anything worthy
+ your applause Is 90 vote yourself ont of a
ertain class Of society Tint hc may DO