The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-20
WEALTH AND PATRIOTISM

play upon the ignorance ana prejudice OF
wat tney tenn the AaoriEg classes ay
claiming thar the rich are the enemies o.
tae poor IA this country. that The employ
e. IS hostile 20 the employe: that those
who have acquired wealth have acquired
Il ~ dishonest means They have assert
81 that these who occupy high station and
are possessed Of wealth are lacking N
patriotism. and devoid cf interest III the
welfare Of the great masses q the people
and thai. especially IN time o. war. ihe.r
only concern is 70 enrich themselves cut
/ OF the distress OF their country.
The events Of the past few months have
| proven the falsity o: all these denagoS.c
/ teachings. When the dark cloud OF war
appeared upon the horizon o. our country,
/ ana IL was necessary TO maintain the nom
| or or the Aa2. from poor and rich, from
/ employee and employer, from those in low
/ Hest station % those IN highest rank. there
/ came from every part or the land pa
triotic response 10 the nations cry for help
| that demonstrated the oneness OF American
/ patriotism, and gave the lie 20 Fcpuiisi
teaching There were numberless instances
/ Of the most exalted patriotism and great
| est fidelity 10 country on The part of those
| who, according 20 The rawlings OF Popu-
| ism, Were incapable Of such action, or
/ which the following may be mentioned:
| The Chemical National bank. of New
| York, the one against which Popullst ora
| claimed announced a; the beginning af
| the war that IL would continue 20 pay all
| salaries in full 10 its clerks and employees
| who enlisted for the war
| The American Exchange bank. of New
| York: the Astor estate and many other
| banks ana corporations came forward with
| the same generous offer.
| The Pope Manufacturing Company, Of
/ Hartford. Conn, and MessTs. Cheney
| Bros, the great silk manufacturing firm OF
| Manchester. Conn. belonging to the class
! denominated by Populists as ''robber tariff
/ baT0as.' made A sun more generous OF
| Ter. They. at their own expense, provided
| their enistlng employees with Qaid-up life
| insurance policies. and assured them OF
| their old positions when they should
! turn from the war.
| Helen Gould daughter OF Jay Gould.
! gave present 10 the government Of $780,
| eoJ cash for war purposes. and offered 20
| pay all the expense of recruiting. arming
! and transporting 70 Cuba four companies
| OF cavalry of sixty men each, each man
| 10 receive $50 per month. This offer
/ WAS accepted by the government.
| This is in keeping with Miss Gould's pa
/ tciotlsn and generosity. Some time ago
| she presented To the public school children
/ Of New York $1,000 copies of our national
! hymn. America" She also maintains a.
! her own expense large home for the chill
!
/ tutions
! President Patton. of Princeton, and 9th
| er college presidents, announced to their
! students that they would not lose their
| rank by enlst!ng: and all the large col
| leges OF the land were represented III the
army by a large number OF alumni, some
| of the older colleges counting them by the
/ score
| ON the day when the 500 100. so loan Of
| the government was opened, two syndicates
/ OF bankers and financial institutions. for
| the avowed purpose of insuring the abso-
! lutte success % the loan, notified the gov
ernme,.: that they stood ready TO take all
| or any part Of the loan not subscribed for
| by the general public. One of the syndi-
| Gates communicated thus with the treas
! ury officials: The subscribers express
the opinion that the loan will be subscribed
| for independently OF this action on their
| part, and besides, they have no wish 20
| Interfere in any way with the popular
! character OF the loan as desired by con-
| gross and the administration; their only
| desire is that without any delay whatever
| tne government should be assured Of the
| full amount asked for"
John Jacob Aston presented 10 the gov
| eminent the free used of his yacht
! Nournahal as ~ auxiliary cruiser, and all
! his lines Of railway in the West for the
free transportation Of troops both regular
| and volunteer. he also equipped. and has
| maintained throughout the war a battery
| Of liSht artillery, said 20 be the best
equipped battery Of It's kind in the world.
| This battery Is now at Manila OF its eoi
| cheney. the Associated Press DISPATCHES
said: The hardest fighting at he can
ture Of Manila was done by The Astor bat
/ tery. which led the advance" and some
! OF its members sealed their devotion to
their country with their lives
Mr. +. \. Schermerhorn, a millionaire
and popular society man Of New York
| also gave his fine Yacht. the Free lance
| which cost $4,000. to .he government as
| an auxiliary naval vessel.
John Wanamaker. who was accusp1 bv
! the crazy Popullst press Of buv.ng 4 scar
| In Harrison's cabinet posted the following
| notice In his stores some time before the
war:
or o,.7n. .h,+ .,,. 49, -. -.
! minis in conxsSerf-r ana 49, ,ti,g -
! affairs in the event Of being called Iron
for military service this notice Is posted
| TO say;
~ irst-Ihat an positions thus vacated