The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-02
A RRyEFIcENT FAp.

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The nomination Of Francis VI. Scott as
candidate for mayor Of New York by the
factions opp sed 10 Tammany hall SUCCESS
that Thousands Of men who are now hold
ing high positions would to-day be buried
in obscurity bit for the generosity OF
wealthy benefactOrs. A number Of well
known milliolaIres ara known to have a
hobby for picking NJ deserving young men
who are badly in nee OF a lelping hand,
and caring for the youths as If they were Of
their own flesh blood.
Mr. Scott IS one Of these fortunate young
men. He bad the good LUCK to meet with
ex-Mayor William r. Grace, the many
times millionaire. Mr. Scott was then
striving 70 build up a law practice and ex-
perie cling hard Ii es. The ex-maYor soon
discovered tnat tho young man Only ! cked
! opportunity 10 make his mark in the
world He Immediately took hold Of Mr.
Scott, gave him grea5 deal Of law bust
| ness, and, after be lad become prosoe Gus
| through the influence of the ex-mayor,
| be was given a handsome position in the
| Office If tue corporati counsel In this
| position he soon dem n,tr tied that his
bsuefactor had not misjdiged him. Then
| Mr.. Grace had him appointed an aoueduct
commissioner, an OH e which he still holds
| Again, throu Zh the same Influence, he has
| been selected TO head the oppos tion TO Tam
maDy Hal He is al reaiy comfortably well
| of In financial way and owns a nice
| home.
Another man who has made big stir in
the metr pols owes nearly everyt hing TO
Mr. Grace, IN the same way that Mr.. Scott
does. Ho ia William VI. Wins, WIo mas a
wide reputation as the counsel To- the Fas-
| sett comm ttee, which has been vestigat-
ing the Tammany officials. WINS held a
small clerkship over IL Brooklyn when he
| came under the eve of Mr.. Grace, = DO
saw that the young man was possessed
| OF fine Intellectual endowments, and t mat all
be needed wa little hoist to go ~ q head
Of the procession. WINS was taken into the
ex-Inayo. 8 Office and rapidly prom ted.
While thus engaged he was enabled to take
thorough course in the law. " hen Mr..
Grace became mayor for tn sec md time
Wins was appointed city CHAMBER ain,
which commands e hands Jme salary of
SIS, 600 per year.
There are number of other men, while
not N king as great a success as thu two
protsges OF the ex-mayor already me J.
TONED, who received first-class education at
the expense Of Mr. Gracr.
State senator j. 81 a. Fassatt, wh0 many
think will land in the United States Senate
at the expi alton of William NJ. Evarts'
term, Is lother man Who taxes a great de-
light In picking up bright young lads who
are po,r and givi hem a good start in
life. am told by people who live in
Elmira, the home If the senator, that here
/ probably not another mal IN the country
OF his me ms VINO does more to aid deserv-
ing young men. Three lads gradu ated in
collegiate courses last year by al of the
senator's generosity. Senator Fassett had
some hard knocks himself wien a lad, hut
became rich through his marriage to Miss
Crocker. the daughter Of the California
millionaire.
Chauncey M. Depew devotes a good por-
ton OF his income every year in aiding
poor young me in securing cd educa-
tons and start in life. Three or four
scholars receive Yale College diplomas
every year year. at Mr.! Mr. pspew's ex.
never saw until he made the offer to send
the lad to college. He met the by during
visit 10 Washington. The boy, who was
but 10 years Of age, was employed upon a
newspaper and received an assignment to
Interview the distinguished Nv Yorker.
The youth did the job r markably well. for
MIR. Depe~ sent for lin aud congrA ulated
him. The young reporter was a high
school graduate and far enough advanced
in knowledge to enter upon a collegiate
course
You have good stuff in you, my son."
said Mr.. Depew, aud it would be "a shame
not to complete your educatio4."
The boy said his parents cou d i'll afford
to send him to college and bel g a SELF eli
ant youngster he prefe red 90 make his own
way Mr.. Depew said that ne was pc fec,ly
willing to take the risk of the boy bel z in
position some day where he would be
abundantly able to pay him, and insi sted
that hi young iend should take a course
a. Yale at MS expense.
In conversation the other night with
Senator Geor 20 Hearst OF Calf RIA, tho
joys one of the .argtst inc mes of any
man IN the country, he said that the know
ledge of having AIDED poor boys to rise in
the world gave hi II the greatest pleasure in
life by re sons Of his great we attn. The
senator's great racing stable is a s URGE of
great pleasure to him, but that pleasure was
not near SO suosta tial as the other Just
meatloleL L have been told
by old western friend of the
senator that no man in his section with the
exception of his ,lleague, senator Stan
ford, had done more for young men than
Uncle George Hearst, as his trends deli ht
calling him. Sc .ator Hearst is very 70 d
of the society Of young men, and he has
often been known to leave q com pany Of
wise aud venerable senator's TO pass his Time
with young folks. N st Of the senator's
mines, ra ches and other large interests in
the west are managed by men who were
picked up as poor boys and given a
good education aud business start. When
the senator comes to New York for recrea-
Il m he usually telegraphs to three or four
of his proteges to come and join him ia
having good time. One of them VIII m is
partlcula ly attached to is a nephe ct Jim
Keene. The lad was just ready for college
| when bis uncle met with financial disaster.
| The boy had had his heart set uoon gradu-
ating fr M Harvard He seemed doomed
TO Disappointment when Senator Hearst
| heard of his case and sent him through col
lege. Now he has tie management of the
| great Hearst ranc in Texas
Congressman Roswell P. Flower Is
anothe. one who has been a great bena-
factor to poor young men. l low at
| least half d zsn who are in highly
| prosperous circum ,tances who owe both
their success and education to this
big-hearted congressman. Daniel L.
Gibbo S, who died few months
ago, was a good illustration of what
Mr.. Flower has done in this line Glib
bons was poor tutor when Mr.
| Flowers attention was attracted toward
him. The millionaire quickly discovered
thatthe poor tutor possessed fine intellectual
traits, and he aid d him in securing au ex-
oellent legal education. Afterwards Mr..
Gibbons was one of the subway commission.
ers Of this city, and at the time of hi:
unexpected death he gave promise OF
becoming one of the great men of the EN-.
pire State.
A GIRLS TERRIBL 9 EXPERIENCE
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