The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-20
THREE NOTED MEN.
Joe Howard Writes Of Morgan, Parkhurst
and Dspew.


| a marvellous money-maker Is j. PIER
pont Morgan. Of this city. head OF great
| banking houses here ana In LONDON, an
| mating spirit of the financial syn1lcate
which recently came apparently 10 lhc
relief OF the government and IN realty
| put something like eight millions OF uOl-
| lars into its own pocket. y picture IN
local paper on Saturday represents Mr.
Morgan rs "A physical Adonis, metro
| politan Apollo He is neither one nor
| nor the other He stands about feet
| 10 inches high, rather Portly IN hSure,
| with a face of extra ordinary redress ana
| a most remarkable nose. We're u not 'or
! his never-failing good nature the aDhoi-
nal devclopbent of his nasal prominehce
would make him positively ugly. Mr..
Morgan has been before the financial
community about thirty years, much of
which time no was partner In Drexel,
MORGAN a co. The DrcXel brothers ana
our good old friend George W. Chiios
were very fond Of him and proud OF his
ability. When 1t was said, some years
ago, that jim Fisk and Jay Gould had
made $4,000 by deal in Erie people
shrugged their shoulders and character
lied them as tricksters. Morgan has
been I'm deals netting profits OF 100000
to SsO0o.OJ0 and people speak OF his
shrewdness and sagacty. He leads
life Of indulgence and physical enjoy
ment He is an active member of the
Union Club. where his palate is tickled
by the good things of life lie owns
magnificent yacht, on which he enter
tains lavishly, as he does in his sumptu-
ousy furnished home IN this city lie
is a type Of the time, rugged msensl-
tive. good-natured open-handed and par
ticularly careful OF number one at all
times and under all circumstances.
Doctor Parkhurst is also a type.
Viewed from the point Of his present
notoricty, IL seems strange enough that
this gentleman should have been the
pastor of a Madison avenue church IN
New York city for many years without
making an impression OF any sort, his
name unknown 10 ninety OF every nun
dre1 people in the town. For instance
was born and have lived here all my
life. Not only in my circle Of acquaint-
a,ccs but IN my family relations are
clergymen of various denominations ami
literary men OF various grades, yet IN
Ill at the outside two years ago. l never
heard his name mentioned ana never saw
II printed. Without the faintost inten~
ton OF discussing Parkhursts methods
/ photograph him to-day as one OF the
roted men Ct the metropolis; his name
is an index OF fiery zeal and his teach
outcome OF fanaticism Parkhurst Is
tall. wears his hair ling, and never
shaves. His head Is comparatively small,
his neck slim. his body fragile. PHYSICAL
~ speaking. there is nothing of him. bnt
as bundle OF nerves, active, shrewd.
wideawake. Indifferent and pushing, with
an activity that may be well termed
resistless, he is phenomenal. The Re
publican leaders distrust his advice and
g rfa IL
imply aught to his discredit as an honest
man and a striver for the welfare Of his
followers but ne Is considered rash
rather than courageous. In war he would
be Fitzpatrick or Custer-neyer
Grant or a Sheridan. His great fight
against the bosses developed him into
a boss Of tremendous proportions. In
the time of Luther he would have faced
the pope. Whether the pope would care
or not is another question. In the days
of Salem witchcraft he would have
burned the accused or gone to the stake
himself according 10 the track upon
which he CHANGED 10 be switched.
Chauncey VI. Dcpew is unique.
saw him yesterday chatting with Cor
neius Vanderbilt in the presidents Office
of the New York Central. Just beyond
was a portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt
william II. Vanderbilt. With Cornelius
the elder Depew was at fiNt attorney
later on his counselor. This relation he
sustained to William H., holds now with
with Cornelius the younger, and doubt
less il any OF the Vanderbilt children
of to-day were TO involve themselves IN
difficulties or emharrassments OF any
kind TO Depew they would turn as natur-
ally as the flowers to the sun for reas-
LII IL Won
who know Depew as a witty after-dinner
sneaker. a brilliant platform orator only,
cannot appreciate to the full the many
| sidedness of his exceptional character.
| He Is handsome, physically judged. and
1T times bears himself with a port OF
dignity and graciousness that would be-
come king. Like well-cut diamond,
| his character presents mnlHtuolhous
| faces ne is consderate with clerks,
| cautious with clients, impressive at the
! council board, tolerant in argument,
witty in conversation, quick 10 detect
weakness and cOurteously charitable in
dealing with II. His weakness Is for
public life. II must be quite twelve years
ago when I met him on the stairs IN the
old Delmonco Building on Broadway and
said: why under heavens do YOU allow
your name 10 be canvassed I'm connection
, with the United States SenatOrship?"
hC nOranle ambition / am rich enough
TO AFFORD II and it is a forum in which
our greatest men have shcne with most
conspicuous splendor." Depew il said 10
be worth $4,000 and ] hope he is He
lives handsomely, and is devoted 10 his
family and others dependent upon HIM
He works hard nine months in the year
and plays hard the other three. He en-
lows the most extensive Acquaintance Of
men and women worth knowing. and he
has the cheering consciousness OF believ-
ing that wherever he goes he IS "A WELDON
guest He is too big to be President and
not small enough 10 be elected TO the
Senate He Is the most popular man IN
New York city yet ! have no hesitancy
in predicting that his career will be
rounded up on the lines II now follows,
the horizon of which may, TO be sure be
indefinitely extended. although that TO
the present vision would appear an inn
possibility.-Ho in Chicago Times
Herald.