The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
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state Senator ris.ki,rs coed Advice 70
Teune Mep.
Senator George Washington Plunkitt 10 ono
OF the best known OF the many mon fl Tam
many Hall who have worked themselves up
from the ranks until they now hold q promi-
mont onhoe and have enough money laid by to
prevent the necessity OF further exertion, un-
less they prefer 1t. Senator Plunkitt was the
loader OF the old Seventeenth district. and he
10 now In charge Of tho upper one OF the Sec
lions Into which that district was divided.
His nickname through tho west side is Smiling
George on account OF his suave and pleasant
manner OF dealing with his constituents and
everybody else. He has the reputation Of
being ono OF the most persistent OF the district
leaders. and OF sticking at anything he is after
until he has worn out tho opposition. In Al
bany he 10 known for the number OF bills
which he has advanced by unanimous consent.
He Will try to have the same bill advanced
twenty times day. until the Senators who
have been Directing tire or happen to DO out
81 the Senate Chamber. when he will succeed.
Like Assemblyman Drydollar Sullivan. Sen
ator Plunkitt does not drink. smoke. or chew
He began life poor and he lays his success to
his habits no has boon In business on the
west side and now that he Is worth several
hundred thousand dollars he gives good advice
- the young men Of his district. His great
aversion Is TO RRTnDllUk III any ioE" OACept
possibly friendly game Of cards for nominal
stakes. One of Senator Plunkitt's proudest
boasts Is that he never was In . gambling
house In his life. that he does not know what q
roulette wheel or faro table looks like. and
that he never plays the races.
1.-TWO years ago." he said to young man In
whom he is sufficiently Interested to give
them advice. "a friend OF mine came to mo
with tip on horse race. He asked me III
had some money. aud told him that always
kept little money on hand to use on the op-
portunities which como every little while to
any business man who Keeps fair amount OF
business. and that playing his horse was like
sc!nf o%. in tn. elds and DckIS Up mcpey
sGSd1s epi s' morse
Estate Exchange with It; buy any uptown
iSss s5uS s saa 1Ss
any notes q MORTGAGE in part payment. Just
d ss. there s and tha SsS SS lot that suye
auction. rny for it. and have tho title in
mens; h Taen YOU snare 10 hr S.s
Esas
somewherGP IN New York: T., Don't bid more
don give any notes or " mortgages Wish Soa
viii have to pay interest on. You don't know
to
Knows everything about them. and sometimes.
even II he does. they will turn up and make
out whether he had played rs horse q boYeht
that he had gone down to the Real Estate tx;
s6%e ana had esSssd that
Don't you take it. snysI.
"A. little while after he came to mo and said
Ny friend. this is the first real estate you
eyer eyer owned free and Gle clear and you keep hold
that you own piece Of land will make man
Sesd up. and instead Of Slowing nu your your
s ssy. asma YOU you DC q Win ss IT, Sa Sst
real estate owner and tax payer
tSs raess. ana viii ii the money ttsst he @adss
' sr T1fsh Inss lot for .n wfi Ss
eSess S Sh'h hs s ida tS5n
aod mass ha
thar others and then it isn't every man that is
bought for few hundred dollars These low
priced lots are never in our time going to be
worth less than they sell for now. the buys
one lot he Will want more. and no will have
place to put his savings and q steady induce
mont to save. He will all the time DO thinking
Of his real estate and instead OF losing $50 or
500 at the races or going round to some faro
friends. no will save up and buy more lots. !,
horses. anyhow II there had been any way to
beat faro and roulette 1t would have been
found out Q long time ago and all the games
would have been wiped out. 1t Is the general
public that pays for all the race tracks and
keeps them going. Racing Is the egulac bust
ness of some men, and n man who spends all
his time at some other business can't expect
to take an afternoon or occasionally and beat
them at It In the long run.
Now York is the greatest place for young
man in the world. IL he keeps himself straight
and attends to business. There can't be any
panic big enough to wine out values in this
city and there isn't going to be any big
enough speculations to initiate the heads Of
every body in New York city"
The young man to whom this advice was
given was in the habit OF playing faro every
pay day unit he had won q sum equal to half
his weeks salary. or lost quarter OF his pay.
There was pool room in the same building
that Senator Plunkitt's fatherly advice had
SO much effect on him that no has dropped
gambling entirely and by September hopes
TO have enough money to invest in his first lot
The Elephant Drank with Reagan.
Fro,nkt atlanta Consff.uion,