Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-19
FOOLISH MTLLIONAIRES.

1OOilIlJll mlllDlO4N 1ilblAJ'
THE PLEASURE THAT MIGHT COME
TO THEM FROM DOING GOOD.
they wait Too Long and Then Their
HOardings Create strife-Fame TO Fat
ten the Land shark-A Gentle Hint to
the Third Party orsaairera
The publicity recently given 10 the
win Of the deceased millionaire, Fayer-
weather, Of New York, has for the hun
dredth time put me 10 thinking on the
question Of the uses made by the rich Of
their wealth This man, while well
known In the leather trade, was not sup
posed by any one TO be the possessOr Of
even 81 900, 900, and he was never heard
Of In the big world until the contents Of
his will were made public. Then it was
discovered that he had accumulated an
estate valued at something like q, 900, 900.
Tho contest for the possession Of part
OF this great fortune will make the name
Of Fayerweather well known 10 the
Ioaoefs Oh ne"bpaPoIb
The thing that perplexes me is that
these rich men do not while alive do
something with their money 10 benefit
humanity, something that they can see
the results Of and enjoy before they die.
There Is always before them evidence
Of the squabbling between relatives, ad-
ninistrators and lawyers over the prop
erty rich men leave, and wills and testa-
ments do not prevent them. Why. then,
do not soTne Of these men Of vast wealth
employ the most of 1t in doing good
while they are still here 10 supcriptend
It and can feel the pleasure that comes
from noble actions?
Surrounding the very house in which
Mr.. Fayerweather did business, and
where he accumulated his millions, there
were and are thousands Of men, women
and children suffering for the bare neces-
stiles OF life. His business house cast
shadows upon miserable tenements in
habited by wretched beings. human, like
himself With one-third Of the 81, 3,OO0,-
squabbling over he could have erected
while he lived a monument that would
have lasted as long as the memory Of
man. Instead Of tho wrangling and
jangling Of the greedy over his grave,
there would have been the prayers and
blessings of women and children rescued
from u living death by his noble gen
eroity. Singular that no did not sec
this. and moro singular that the hun
dreds OF millionaires in New York who
survive him do not SEQ IL.
IL does not, In my estimation mt any
rate, fill the bill that Mr.. Fayerweather
left g. 600, 900 in bequests 10 number
OF colleges. All that money will not
give one crust 10 tho hungry nor make
II easier for the children OF tho poor TO
secure an education. II will cost just
a. much for course In Yale or any Of
the institutions remembered ns before
the bcquests were made. But just think
Of the good that 5000, 900 could have
done In tho tenement district II carefully
employed under the direction OF 80 guod
a business man as Mr., Fayerweather
was. do not mean that he should have
poddled the money out in temporary re-
hefs, With that vast sum no could
have torn down the old disease breeding
hretraps Of ono Of tho blocks close to
his place Of business, and erected decent
dwellings which he could have rented at
living prices, and organised the inmates
into self helping society. All these
poor wretchos need Is tho means OF earn.
Ing respectable livelihood. At least
that 10 what the "eranln" will continue
10 claim until tho effort has boon made
and has failed.
II looks as II most Of tho rich believe
they can take their millions with them
when they die from the way they hold
on ~ aud scheme 10 add 10 them. II ia
proper that man should wish 20 pro
vide something for his family's comfort
and happiness But that 30 many should
Be content 20 pile up millions Tor the ox.
elusive use of a few generally 90 b0
lawed aud warp,d over while countless
thousands around them Arp hungry and
ragged rs not right, either in the sight ~
God or man The system that makes tho
millionaire Is responsible for tho tramp
They are children Of tho same crul
mother, bat there is NO brotheTly aiIoo-
ton between them.
In this commercial age the rule is to gvt
AL you can. and hang ON 10 IL until you
die. when the heirs and lawyers win
have a fight over IT, Why, the man who
has no money 10 leave, but was famous
In military OF political way, IL not
allowed by tho money grubbers to rast
tn peaoo Ina his grave. Ia tho recent at
tempt 81 remove the remains OF Gen,
Grant from New York 10 Washington a
plot of the real estate spoculato~ Of the
latter city was laid hare one land
shark boldly stated that the refusal ~
oongFess 20 allow the transfer OF the dead
soldiers bones hoAt him out of a chance
h. make a quarter of a million GA real
estate. and be was nj hot about Il, "ro
what base usas. !" cse.
The movement 10 forin a third party
.eeuas 10 10 taking tangible shape. II
The efforts ~ pnaIninent Alliance men
Are aeoondel by thoso of othcs industrial
it IA probable that the new
party wall be 80 sailing az tho coming
But l must sAy, without
wishing " b. oAptl0uA, that tho call
lauuod BY the AniAnoe Ia ~ constructed
y - defoat tho atacznps ~ a union ~
Iho independent fOrceA lt skks for the
aoosarAtion of ''All industrial orgAnira
hons thai support tho IEtnciples " tho .
Sl Louis axFeounoni. This viii t.o taken .