The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-23
THROWING AWAY MONEY.
a millionaire Whose Inclination Was {,
Ee Generous to All Corners.

"A -fAf4hOHalFe whose l2csIR3rfOn WAS GO
Ee Generous to All Corners.
Mr.. Stanford gave freely from his
fortune for benevolent purposes. Be
sides the great endowments coming
from his bounty he gave away for
tune each year privately. Having a
reputation for philanthrophy, the APP
peals made to him were almost limit
less in number, and there is hardly q
known scheme for drawing out money
from the charitable which was not
tried on him daily. He endeavored to
place his gifts where they were de-
served, and was always satisfied that,
even if he were deceived sometimes,
the money he gave would do good in
the end.
Many men more or less prominent in
public life have found him good
friend at times when they have been
short. He gave out a great deal OF
money in personal loans, of which no
record was taken, and a greater part
OF which was never returned. But a
short time ago payment OF $1,000 was
received from a representative in con-
gress, who was a stranger to the .sena-
tor, but to whom he had lent the money
without a thou ht as to whether or not
it would be repaid.
A southern congressman, who failed
a few years ago and disappeared from
public view, borrowed 100000 from
MIR. Stanford before being overcome in
his struggle against debt. A late SER
geant-at-arms of the senate got loan
OF similar amount in the same free
and-easy way.
negro preacher trying to spread
the Gospel through benighted region
OF the south was given $1,000 without
more ado about it. Another negro
who was working an imaginary chart
liable institution got a few hundred
dollars from the senator. These are
but few sample cases, of which there
was an indefinite mum Der each day.
The senator spent about $50, 900 year
In Washington, and of that sum more
than half was given away. He was al
ways giving in charities, great and
small. He lnaugurated the custom of
giving the page boys Of the senate each
w oS III AHotii1eiS anu cNtIY year
since he came to Washington he has
given each of the boys in the two tele-
grapA messenger services of the city a
silver dollar and a pair of gloves at
New Years.
There were thirty or forty pension
ers on his bounty who got money from
him at the capitol every day. When
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carry $40 gold pieces in his pocket, and
he would give these to The la bitues of
the capitol who sought from him a loan.
After awhile the senator cut down his
pocket pieces to IS bills, which he found
did just as well, and later still he got
down to the practical basis of thirty
five 50 bills, which he put into his
pocket each day and distributed among
his capitol pensioners. He never took
a dollar home. This, of course, did not
interfere with his giving his check for
larger sums which were borrcwe d from
him at frequent intervals by persons
in various walks Of life
A great many attempts to get money
from him in other ways than by loans
or gifts were made. One method, tried |
On several occasions, was to force upon |
him some paper pretending to repre- |
sent some claim or others, with the re-
quest that he examine them. These |
papers he was liable to stuff into his |
pockets and lose without discovering |
what they were. Then he was con-
fronted with a request to pay for the |
papers, (which were of great value,'' or
stand 4 suit for damage.
The senator placed the greatest con-
idence in those whom he employed, but /
ne appeared to possess gift of
Judgment which enabled him to
select the right person. For a
Jarthy, formerly newspaper
nan, and very well known, has been
lis private secretary. and he was very
argely intrusted with his business af-
airs, being in charge of the Washing
on Office. Mr.. Mccarthy, who is very
hrewd reader of human nature and
sifted with the power of uncovering a
raud by quick process, has stood be-
ween the senator and the vultures
Who constantly hover Ia bout. Many
confidence games have been nipped in
he bud by Mr.. Mccarthy. and much
# the senator's fortune has been kept
nut of the hands of impostors. With
.bSolute confidence the senator has
'assed hundreds of thousands of dol
ars through the hands of his private
ecretary without safeguard or security
# any sort. and many thousand dollars
re kept IN bank here to Mr.. McCar-
hy's credit to draw at his discretion
Star.