The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
A CHAT ABOUT DYING RICH.

entrusted to him for the public good. and
that. as the one who is reeronsibie. he should
see that it Is properly expended In good
works before he dies. I call that a noble
stnument.
Prof. Pumpkin; 1t is not practical. no
man expects 10 die at certain date unless
and dies rich. Carnegie might die to-
morrow. and he knows that. IL he were ir
earnest he would at once step making
noneN and dlsgoFge his millions IN all haste
Mr.. Quirk: The Poverty o. u millionaire. I
suITuse--sav sloo.0oN year,
Miss Plnhole: | don't see why It is dls-
graceful to die rich.
Rev DR.. Swish. Because mans children
Will probably squandcr his wealth TO their
own and society detriment. At all events.
his heirs have no right TO his money. since
they did rot earn H.
colohel Buster. Tho sathor creates RICH,
by making will person may do what
he likes with his own. ana be may MAKE, 4
gift to be made after his death. That is
called beuueathing
Mir, Tauiter; Well, the point IS that Car
negie says that Il is not rich mans chill.
dren that should benefit, but the puhlc aud
that the nublic should benoht as donces not
as legatees Il strikes me that there Is
Perhaps Carnegie feels a twinSe OF con-
science.
Miss wingar: what do you meant Car
negie has never defrauded anyone
| Mr.. Tanker: Legally hc has defrauded no
one. perhaps: but morally. yes Or rather.
| | should say that he has taken advantage
of our present laws and customs TO deprive
numbers OF people of their possessions | do
| not blame him personally for no great mo-
nopolizing business can help running hum
dreds OF small meb, and Reducing thousands
/ t. poverty.
Miss Pnhole: Carnegie only did what every
other man in the United States would have
done had he had Carnegie,s brains and Car
negie's opportunitles--wh people call Car
| 81 6l9loos s5plunlIoddo esoq( peq % Su0IM
81 II " emelq % 81 auo6IsAa 'Honl s.elsou
| Mr. Qu.rk--sooety ia Everybody and mo-
body" Miss Pinhole, for, you, know. every
ones business ia no ones business so no.
body is to blame.
be the only millionaire who feels his moral
responsibility to the people. 1t Is all very
well to call it making restitution" and to
talk of 'twinge of conscience but ] think
We should praise that which is praise
worthy, rather than sheer at II,
DR.. Quantum--Several other millionaire'
have given large sums TO educational and
other institutions, and even to charities.
Miss Pinhole-rhey have given a little OF
their surplus wealth as matter OF gen
crosby or benoyoence. Carnegie alone gives
as a matter of principle.
Miss Primrose-It must be very hard to
know what to do with your money when you
are a millionaire
Dr. Quantum-Hard to know how to spend
1t, Miss Primrose. but not hard to know
what to do with it," You have only to lei
it alone and IL accumulates. and to let II
accumulate is to millionaire by far the
pleasantest thing he can do W tn his money
~
Miss W.ngar--It must be delightful to BIZ
able to help on the good works in which
you are interested as Helen Gould dees.
The consciousness OF power to do goad mrs
be glorious.
DR.. Quantum-Heen Gould Is splendid
woman; but she belongs ton dietinct variety
Of the genus mill onaire, In which variety
she seems to be the only specimen and
fancy that tho pleasure She finds in doing
SO much good must be accompanied by .
, terrible sadness that even she can do SO lit
tie TO alleviate human woe
, Mr, Tauker-The consciousness OF the pow
er that money gives Is glorious In itself
, irrespective of the use that Is made of II
that is Why people loye t. Sccnmnia i. Ei
enjoyment of life; but which are, on thi
! contrary, a burden and anxiety, as all yer!
/ rich men testify.
, feeling or power whch4sthe possession O
wealth gives, is often mistaken for ayariee
just as the desire for praise is mistaken fo
public spirit, and the prompting of an un
, easy conscience for principle. You may 81
sure that Carnegie enjoys that feeling o
power as much as any one else and that NJ
will go on aceumulating, and disgrace him
; self at last by dying rich"
Miss Pnhole-Carnegie's character ha
nothing to say to It. | don't ADMIRE tn
man. for l think he talks nonsense abou
killing off the unfortunate.
MIR. Qufk--Killing the Incompetent, not tn
unfortunate, Miss P,nhole.
Miss Pinhole--Weli what are the ineon
petent but the unfortunate? Andrew Carn2gt
: seems to be rather q TOOL e4eept IN none
j., matters but he Is right, thisk IN say'n
that no man ahould die rich. a mllliona.r
should spend his money himself for the goo
> of the people, not leave II to his ehil!re
to waste or hoard for themselves; chsidrei
9 who have no moral right to Il, except ina
they have given themselves the trouble t
be born"
n DR.. Quantum-one can not give million
away unless one has got them. Is it RICH
Ii that any man should be allowed TO accumu
a late millions?
Mr.. Enthusiastically It Is right; 70
otherwise there would be no capital, and n
. labor would be employed. and no work don't
IL and the result would be universal povert,
One dollar in the pocket OF each of 10.
d people Is not capital; $1,000 in the pocket {
. one man is. If 1t be an advantage to til
- community that wages should be paid, an
work done, then Rccumulations OF caplt
In the hands OF few men is an advaI
tage to the community
Rev Swsh-The acoumulations might
in the hands Of the community itself. TAI
the instance Of the Catholic church, the riet
40 est CORPORATION In ,1e world, WhIch mas II
~ advantages OF cooperation TO the bargai
What a pretty confusion the church OF Ron
would be IN II lts billions, instead of beir
owned collectively or corporately, We
. owned personally by the cardinals
- Prof pumpk n--Were u not question
religion, the system OF the Catholic churt
. would be sooIalistic; in fact, IL would amou
q 10 a combination of communism and Caesa
Mr. ouirk-The socialists hope TO smoth
the busy millionaire us soon as his hive
full of honey: they intend' some day,
lconveyt his millions into National capital.
Mrs Jolliboy-As an EnglishWoman. S
one point which you and MI Carnegie DO
have missed. The object before the eyes
an Euglishman who accumulates mu
wealth is 70 found family" therefore [
:. man who considers II q disgrace 70 die RI
must consider Il a disgrace 70 found tai
ily for o family can not be founded unle
the founder dies rich
Prof. Pumpkin-iounding family Is
England indssoubiy connected with the z
curing OF large landed estates and the W.
ming OF patent Of mobility. We are toun
q, ing families hore in the United States
present at a far quicker rate than IN a
Die other country but with US the basis
re money only large landed estates and u
~ do not form part Of the idea.
cd
Is Miss Wingar--I really do not see W
,es there should not be titles in republic.
~ must be confessed that ws hku them.
neea not COPY the old-styie titles of Gul