The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-20

II Carnegie has grown 10 be q mill
honaira many times oyor, It cannot be
denied that be has put his money 20 q
good use. II takes 3 man with an Inn
mense capital TO carry on business as
be has done. One. two or three mill
lions Of dollars would be but small
amounts upon which to depend to pay
all the expenses attached TO and Incl
dent to carrying on q business that
gives employment to 10000 workmen.
1t Is said that his payroll for wages
alone at the Homestead works were
100000 every two weeks, and the num-
Der OF his employees reached 8, 800.
At the same rate 10000 workmen
would require over sa5O. 900 or 5000. 900
monthly, or to 60 farther, elO, 500, 600
annually. Largo aggregations Of
money are Objectionable, but they
cannot be helped, so long as some
men have tho knack and ability to go
OF others with less. Strong
swimmers only can reach the shore
against the tide. Carnegie has been
one Of the strongest of these. aud II 10
oply proper In his behalf to say that
he has earned his wealth moro honor
ably than many other rnillionaires
richer than he. Mr.. Carnegie, it ts
said. is Republican, we believe he Is.
and II he is O radical one pone can
blame him.
But there are many millionaire
Democrats In this country who have
made their money easier than Carne.
gle and much more Of it. Whether
they have made it more honorably
than he. Is a question that should. but
has not yet received the consideration
its Importance demands.
How has Mr.. Carnegie made his
money! In the manufacture of iron
and steel, certainly an honorable en-
ployment. What has he to show for
iii Look at his great Homestead
mills which alone cost from $4,000. 900
to $4,000, 900, and other mills. costing
more or less than this. So much for
his mills, but what else and greatest
of all? He feeds and clothes 10000
workmen and their families by giving
them employment ct good wages.
The cry of starvation wages was
completely dissipated last week
by the congressional investigation
committee, composed Of three Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans, There is
no starvation amongst the $500 work.
men who earn an average Of $3.50 a
week, many OF them 800, $3.50, 500,
$3.50 and 1915 month. Neither can
there be much oppression whore en-
ployers give workmen six per cent.
for $4,000 surplus wages deposited
with them, urged them to build
houses, loaned them money to build
with aud never forcclosed the mort
gage. .-...- ....-
Who're are the great mills that Dem
ocratic millionaires have built up.
where the tens of thousands OF work
men that they support Let US look
up some of them. There is United
States Senator Calvin s. Brlce, said to
represent Ohio, but moro properly a
representative OF Wall Street, New
York, where he may have all Sx10 Office,
but large enough for gambling in
stocke. There is whore his millions
came from. But no, he Is miner be-
sides, and has large mining interests
down In Tennessee, which he operates
with penitentiary convict labor. When
honest labor tried to drive convict
labor out Of the mines, Governor
Buchanan called out his State troops
to support Senator Brlce with his con-
vict labor. This Is the way Calvin S.
Brice carries on IN industry, how does
he compare with Carnegle9
Hon. Henry B. Payne, ex.United
States Senatar from Ohio is another
Democratic millionaire, slid to be
as wealthy as Carnegie, but he is sat.
isiled as the head OF the Standard Oh
Company monopoly, and cares moth
ing about the labor, the wages and
comfort OF HE laborers. How doss he
compare with Mr.. Carnegie? Then
there is Whitney, Falrchlld, ex-Mayor
Grace. Ellery Anderson and number
of other Democratic mil llonaires OF
New York, rich as Carnegie, where are
the industrial establishment. they owr
and operate with their wealth, giving
employment to thousands OF work
ing people and helping them to get
homes of their own? Their little Oil
ces in Wall street can DO found. but
that is about all. 1t does not take al
much room for stock speculations, a
it taxes to run great manufactures
that employ tens OF thousands of la
, borers at good wages.
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