The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
THE COURIER.
THE ARMOUR KIND OF
MILLIONAIRE.

minimum OF harm to others. DE wac
accused Of raising the price Of meat,
but it was found that demand exceed
ing supply had raised the price. He
gave employment 10 thousands OF men.
He made every animal his men killed
more useful to the world than ever such
animal had been before. He used every
part Of any edible carcass for some pur.
pose. He made money by finding out
new things the people wanted and sup
plying them. He gave the world, on
the whole, better quality Of meat food
than it had ever had before. And the
money he made in 90 doing he gladly ex.
pended 10 charity Of az transformations
sort. no less than by such actions as the
endowment OF the Armour Institute.
He was not gambler, but creator OF
wealth. His death affected the gamb-
ling end of finance not at all, because
he was not in any way identified with it.
He was always on the look out for
worthy young men and helped them to
realize their opportunities. He was not,
30 far as anyone has discovered, one OF
the millionaires who made speciality OF
corrupting politics. His wealth did
him no moral harm. 1t neither hard
ened his heart, nor swelled his head.
Against him none OF the country's most
vociferous irreconcilables has uttered
condemnstory word. 1t is not claimed,
anywhere. that what he possessed be-.
longed OF right to any one else. He
made more than a million without steal
ing.-s thing We have been told is in
possible. Was Mr. Armour an excep-
ton to millIonaires! 1t is hardly pos
sib!e. The average American million
aire lie 30 by virtue OF hard work and
brains alone. and the lawless, wolfsh.
robbing millionaire is the exception, not
the rule. There are more wolf illion-
aires. lately. than there were, but still
the average Of rich men shows ue men
Of simple lives, honest intentione, demo-
cratic spirit and, to greater or less ex.
tent, desire to use their money in some
way that will help theirfeiIews without
them. 1t may be said that
the system under which millionaires are
possible lie wrong. Well, tell that to
the boy at home and he will laugh to
scorn the idea. Tell it to anyone who be-
lieves in progress and be will say that
il the world 10 to be better world for
the masses it can only be through de
veIoping the qualities Of individuals.
The man who can win fortune can do 80,
generally, only through the exercise OF
the qualities which are to be the gener-
al qualities o. individuals. The example
Of Philip ID. Armour is not going to
hurt anyone, morally. 1t will not make
anyone less honest. less kind. 1t will
make everyone put forth his best, not |
altogether for the money to be made,
but for the satisfaction that comes Of
doing something exceedingly we'll. Put
the mark Of contentment at million |
and, 10 this country, We should have
men stagnating at thirty-five or forty
years. Limit wealth and you limit ef- |
Tort. Every man has right to make |
rs much money as he can make, as sure
" as he has . RICH. to live as long as he |
can. II he makes money wronsfuHy he |
will atone for it in some way. II he
mako money and if he use it we'll, he is
= benefactor OF his kind, and il q man
make money in these days it is not we'll |
10 apply even unto him the saying:
Judge not leet ye be judged" The
average millionaire is probably as hon.