Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-06
ALL BY HARD WORK.
JAY GOULD SAYS HB ACCUMULATED HIS
FORTUNE
By Unrsmitting LAbOr-His Opinion Of Pol!sr's Ser
mOn-Ths Millionaire IS Great Bless
ing-lt Does Not Pay to Give
Money 10 the Poor.


terviewed to-day in regard to his opinion
of Bishop Potter's sermon before the Pres
ident upon the evils Of "plutocracy,"
making an unfavorable comparison Of the
political and business morals of the pres
ent day with those Of 100 years sgo Mr..
Gould said, among other things
"Of course this question as to the stand
ard of political morals is one more or less
based upon an individual estimate It is
not thing that can be settled by books or
the rule Of three. 1t is not a fixed stand.
ard; but in my humble Judgment we have
as pure and noble men in public life and
trade to-day as ever have been born and
developed in any country on the face Of
the earth. have travelled more or less in
Europe. have studied political methods
there. have always come back to Amer
lea better satisfied with our system Of gov
ernment, with the safeguards that prevent
anarchy and protect the rights OF the peo-
pie, poor and rich. To be sure We have
outbreaks of anarchy, such as occurred At
Chicago, much as We have other outbreaks
on great occasions, such as our recent
Centennial"
"You do not, then, Mr.. Gould, accept
the belief that we are becoming a nation of
plutocrats, and that men of vast wealth
are sorucs OF danger TO the perpetuity of
our Constitutional Government
MR. GOULD \ HARD WORKER.
Indeed ! do not, " and the brown eyes
opened widely. 81 have made what mon
ey possess by hard work. While it may
not be the general impression, owe al
my success to unremitting labor entirely.
Work is the only thing that will succced
in America. In some Of the monarchies
Of Europe, wealth, ancestry-blOod, if you
like-will make man; will put him in
position OF great prominence; but IN this
country industry alone can bring men 10
positions of trust and financial supremacy,
can make them great or rich. Aud be
sides, remember that neither blood no. in
herited wealth creates statesmen here
"You do not regard the accumulation Of
wealth itself as dangerous"
ION the contrary, 30 long a. the money
is kept in this country | regard It's c0ncen-
tration in certain localities or in the hands
of individuals as of the greatest benefit to
the nation. Where men accumulate for
tunes and take the money out Of the coun
try il is a serious injury; but a corporation
which creates capital that is TO remain here
and keep in motion our circulating medl-
um is benefit to the whole country. ]
am somewhat familiar with most OF the
railroad interests in this land.
OLD IDEAS or STEAM MOTORS.
"Only few days ago friend Of mine
sent me a book published in this city in
1880. In that volume find an argument
carefully prepared, showing how useless 1t
would be to attempt to maintain rail-
road over which cars conld be pro
PEELED by steam. The author discussed IT at
great length, afiirmatively and negatively;
the question whether II will be better
policy to draw trains upon the projected
railways by mules or by steam engines.
The burden of the argument is certainly
in favor of the mules. The writer goes
further and argues that it might answer to
run both steam and mule trains on the
same track. But think that | can detect
that be is rather fearful that complications
might arise. They might get tangled up,
you see. One complication that he speaks
of is that mules would raise dust, and
that this dust collecting upon the rails
would destroy the traction power OF the
locomotives. OF course, all this Ia silly to
us now; but when we recall that only 19
years ago such matters were seriously dis-
cussed in scientific books. We zee that
the people of to-day are prepared TO do
their own thinking We would no. allow
any such a man to think for us now.
CHANGES OF HALF A CENTURY.
THAT was only so years ago. Why,
then, do we sigh for the political science OF
a century past? Look at the locomotive,
how il has grown. 1t is much better,
purer specimen of mechanical skill than IT
was when Stephenson started his engine on
the old coal road at Darlington. Looking
over the entire field of science, art, labor
the area Of human toll and endeavor TO be-
hold progress everywhere. Has the sci
ence of government alone retrogressed?
Has man, as he has developed ous splen-
did, our glorious civization, grown less
selfrespecting, less pure, more yenal?
Would Bishop Potter tell us that men IN
public life are mostly careless, small, petty,
penurious, purchssable creatures? All,
he takes the pulpit into the
Job lot, too, az special pleaders for
bribery and yote-vending. am glad !
cannot agree with DIR. Potter. | dom
think 30 badly of my fellOwmen, and Pm
not called an Abou Ben Adham. We must
also recognize the fact that the railroads
have done something for the country.
Now what is railroad? 1t ia a CONNER
cial enterprise, created to do business IN a
business way. II men grow rich lior oil
the "plutocrats were once poor and
build railroads, and the railroads prosper,
who is benefited Are not the people at
large the real gainers2
no USE TO GIVE AIMS.
at is generally idle TO give money 70
the poor. The benefit is only temporary,
and the reaction makes the recipient more
wretched than he was before. The noblest
ambition that man can have is TO devise
a successful scheme for the employment
of his fellow men, whereby they can
earn a living for themselves and their
families. That is what at least some OF
the 'plutocrats' have done. That Is what
the creators Of wealth and values have ac'
complished. They are certainly OF the
people. Is not the field Of labor widenedf
Every new railroad, as fast as built, needs
engineers, trackmen and conductors, and,
in fact, all classes, from the lowest 10 the
highest; for the rich not identified with
the venture are benefited. Look at the
elevated railroad in this city OF New YORK.
Only few years sgO, before the little one
legged railroad in Greenwich street began
to seriously do business, nearly every man
who went up on the west side Of New York
and invested in property became ruined
thereby. The elevated railroad system on
the west side of New Yord has changed an
that. There has risen new and Deauu-
ful city. What was the elevated railroad
systen? II was creation of capital. Ara
TO be told that the men who united 70
create this great factor in the city I'M
provement are dangerous to this commu-
nity?'
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