The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-17

you are off. Suppose they kept all
their money locked up and kept adding
10 1t. what would become of you? If
1t wasn't for the extravaganza of the
rich the poor would starye."
i don't notice you squandering
much of your enormous wealth." re-
torted Flanagan. The only way 1
can get money is by working for it.
can't figure out how the extravaganza
of those New York dudes adds one
dollar to my payroll"
"Of course you can't" said jenkins
scornfully. Just because you do not
get II directly you cannot understand
how you are better off. You are not
the only man who works in this coun-
try. There are other jobs beside rail-
reading. Look at the work that that
wedding made, and the money that it
put in circulation. The flowers cost a
hundred thousand dollars, so they say.
Well, that was a good thing for the
men who raise flowers for living.
wasn't it? For all 1 know or care the
dresses cost another hundred thous-
and. That's a good thing for the
dressmakers. isn't it? The presents
cost $250000. That a good thing for
the jewellers, isn't it? In other words,
that wedding put more than half
mlGion OF dollars into circulation,
d
some of it. Do you understand now,
Flanagan" asked Postmaster Jen-
kns, who was Modified by his own
eloquence.
II don't" said the brakeman stub
bornly IT don't raise flowers, or
make dresses or sell jewelry. 1 twist
brake for a living, and not one cent
of that money will come my way.
What do you think about it, Colonel.
&yxr fnrN O.
Col Monroe, after a pause. Our
friend, Postmaster Jenkins has stated
the popular view, which is to the eff
feet that the extravaganza of the rich
are a blessing to the community at
large, by reason ofSthe fact that their
excuses put idle money into general
circulation. Thousands of papers.
edited by intelligent men, and as many
public orators have recently expressed
the same views. 1 can imagine no
more scathing indictment of existing
conditions of society than an admis-
sion that such statement is true. If
extravagan excuses and wastetul-
ness have becomes virtues, then 1t is
fair to assume that economy, temper
ance and frugality have become vices.
I cannot believe this. 1t is generally
COZ ceded by political economists that
there is no compensation for extrava-
I
! either in money or in labor"
But how do you refute what the
/ postmaster claims for the florists,
dressmakers and jewelers." asked
/ Judge Sawyer. You surely must ad-
] NIT that they receive a direct benefit
| from these eXtravagant expenditures
| Mind you, l am not defending such
/ excuses, but il seems to me that GER
! tain individuals are gamers in the pro-
| cess"
mo subject is less understood than
| this one" explained Col. Monroe.
There is a popular belief that the
spendthrift millionaire is doing his full
duty to the community and that the
miserly millionaire is a burden by rea-
son of the fact that he withholds his
money from circulation. That is your
| idea. is it not, Jenkins?"
| Exactly" answered the postmaster.
1.-THE more a rich man spends, the bet
ter the working classes are off"
ain other words, the more a man
| tosts the community in labor and
service TO administer to his comforts
and luxuries, the better it is for the
community" suggester Col. Monroe.
Jenkins looked doubtfully first at
Judge Sawyer and then at the Colonel,
| but made no reply.
Lets see If ! can make this clear, q"
unused Col. Monroe I'VE will take two
very wealthy men as examples. We
will call one OF them Rockefeller and
the other-well, Wen call the other
Casteilane. Wen suppose that each
OF these men IL worth $500. 900. 900, and
that Rockefeller Is a man OF modest
personal habits. and that Castellane
Is the reverse. Rockefeller 10 content