The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-19
ANDREW CARNEGIE
Asks for Fair TreatmOnt-nis Gifts Shoul
10 Separated From Ills Personality.

Asks for Fair Treatmont-Ilis Gifts Should
DO Separated From Ills Personality.
PETrsBURdu, Pa, Dec. 1S.-Charles
W. scovel, secretary Of the Pittsburg
Art Society, yesterday received letter
from Andrew Carnegie, thanking the
society for resolutions passed several
weeks since. In tho resolutions the
society deplored the stand taken by
several labor organizations against ac-
cepting Mr.. Carnegie'a gift to Pittsburg.
The society assured Mr.. Carnegie that
his offer was appreciated by a large
portion OF the community, and OK
pressed tho belief that all opposition
would cease after the then existing ex-
element passed away. This is Mr..
Carnegie's letter:
ROME, Nov. so, 1892.
Charles W SeOutle, ESQ.,, Secretary art Society,"
DEAR S1R:-Here in ancient Rome the
resolutions OF the Art Society reach me.
beg you to assure the society that its
kindly action is most highly appreciated
and to convey my grateful thanks.
Were man to lose the confidence OF
the community in which he has lived
and labored most of his days, the ap-
plause of all the rest OF the world, if
given, must still sound mockingly in his
ears.
TIE CAPRICE OF PUBLIC FAVOR.
Men before the public are sometimes
unduly praised, and now and then un-
Justly censured-public favor is ever
capriciousI
/ was naturally much grieved at the
action ofsome OF the industrial orgaui-
cations to which the resolutions refer.
Whatever was Of personal character l
readily understood and passed over, tho
more easily, perhaps, because l could
not quite see how I deserved 1t. But the
opposition to the libraries, music hall
and art gallery was q wholly different
matter, and rejoice to hear your soci-
ety's opinion that this came from the
influence Of strong temporary excite
ment.
It were indeed pitiable If the wage
earners, for whom these wero chiefly in
tended, should be permanently preju-
diced against them by any shortcomings
Of the donor, however grievous; for,
sadly as he may ali his efforts to live
WOELllIIV H4u uO 1lAe uubf-NAA Az VASt
alas, knows as we'll as himself how far
he falls short Of his own ideal-yet his
gifts to Pittsburgh must ever remain
stainless, and work good continually
and never evil.
AN APPEAL FOR FAIR PLAY.
1 hope, therefore, that your action
may bring my fellow workmen for I
have a right to use this titte) to see
that fair play requires them to separate
the donor and his many faults from IL
braries and music hall and art gallery,
which have none. 1fthey will only do
this will gladly risk their some day
expungipg the votes Of censure passed
upon me personally.
The Importance Of the coming art gal
lery grows in my estimation every day /
spend in Italy and / must express my
qualification that We have tho Art So
ciety to spread its benign influence
among the people.
Assuring its members not only OF my
enthusiastic cooperation in all its work,
but that the subject in which I take the
greatest interest to-day is the compile
ton and successful Inauguration Of tho
structures at Pittsburgh in which your
society is to find a home, and with re-
newed thanks, l am yours sincerely,
ANDREW CARNEGIE.