The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-02-11
cARNEaIE VS.. BRYAN.


January, Andrew Carnegie has con-
tribution on Nv. J. Bryan, the Conf niurer." f"
Il would have been better for Mr.. Carne-
gle and his fame had he modestly kept
the conceits of this paper in bis head.
It has merely served to draw a COM
parison between the author and his sub
ject, which is disastrous to Mr.. Carnegie.
Mr.. Bryan is man of great breadth Of
mind and sympathy. Mr.. Carnegie is a
man Of very narrow mind and sympathy.
Bryan is so endowed ty nature that
while poor in estate, is rich in every
thing else. Carnegie, while rich in
estate, is poor in everything else. Bryan
has just declined an opportunity to
make fortune at the expense Of his
manhood. Carnegie has embraced every
opportunity to make money at the ex-
pense Of his. Bryan has never sought
fortune. Carnegie has sought nothing
else. Bryan is opposed to all laws
which enrich one class of men at the ex-
pense Of all others. Carnegie is in favor
of such laws, and has in cooperation
with other men of his kind, seduced
Congress to enact laws which have en-.
abled him to coin 500, ,00O,00 ifrom the
sweat that has fallen from the brows of
poor, but more honest mem than he.
Bryan has never used the want and
poverty of helpless humanity as lever
" lift himself to shameful elegance and
ease. Carnegie has. Not dollar of the
money invested in the modest home of
Mr.. Bryan was obtained by the oppres.
sion of a human being. Not one dollar
of the vast estate Mr.. Cai inegie has &C.
cumulated and invested in palaces in
Scotland and in this country was honest
ly earned.
If Mr.. Bryan is conjurer of words
Mr.. Carnegie is conjurer of men.
Where Bryan persuades by his logic,
Carnegie persuades by his purse. While
Bryan has been standing on common
level with other men and looking into
the questions of the time from the stand
point of humanity and justice, Carnegie
has Dcth puliuihs tolhSh oioNahoh ioi
himself out of the bones of hungry men,
women and children, and standing on
1t, looks down without remorse upon
their kindred. 1t is evident that Carne-
gle does not understand so noble
nature as that of Mr.. Bryan's. If he
could he would not be engaged in hood
winking the government out OF millions
of dollars in defective armor plate. The
man who is ute .>selfish never compre'
hends one who snot. He regards him
as fool. Carnegie, like most men of
his kind, regards the money'making
faculty as the highest and noblest in.
stinct of the race. He knows of no
other meter with which to measure men.
He would rank Coils p. Huntington
and Jay Gould above Ralph Waldo
Emerson and Theodore Parker The
philosopher who prefers wisdom, justice
and equality to riches, Carnegie regards
as little above the ape and fit only for
"conjurers and clowns"
With reference to the simplicity of
the domestic life of Mr.. Bryan, our lord
ly Carnegie affects to be charmed From
his purse proud eminence among the
vulgar nilionaires of corrupt system
of government patronage and plunder,
he looks down in condescending pity at
the lot of men far nobler than himself.
1t is not subject of wonder that such
men as Andrew Carnegie do not adore
such men as Mr.. Bryan. The explanation
IS found in the fact that men like Mr.
Bryan do not admire or sing the praises
of such men as Andrew Carnegie.
Between Mr.. Bryan and MIR. Carnegie
there exists about the contrast of the
mountain and the dung hill, the pigeon
and the buzzard. .-Columbu Press.