The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-06
THE BENEVOLENT Mr.. CARNE,

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ord-Herald that Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
stands ready to contribute a million
dollars to a campaign fund to be de-
voted to securing the election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Which makes it evident that Mr..
Carnegie is prepared to take desperate
measures to escape the disgrace of dy-
ing rich
For some years Mr.. Carnegie has
been going about suffering under the
handicap of a fortune of many millions
of dollars, accumulated in some meas
ure by his own thrift and business
foresight but very largely by virtue Of
the operation of laws enacted in the
interest Of the iron and steel industry.
His surplus wealth came to him as the
result of imposts just as specific as d.
rect taxes paid by the people Having
secured his wad, and a goodly one it
surely was, Mr.. Carnegie gave it out
that he proposed returning the money
he had taken from the people by the
aid of a protective tariff in such form
as would do the original holders Of the
wealth the most good. He evolved the
scheme of giving away Carnegie libra
ries, but so Indifferent were the people
to putting the money they had lost into
books that the aim Of Mr. Carnegie
was assured of defeat by the protracted
processes necessary to getting rid Of
the coin. Then he bought up all the
useless land in Scotland. He even put
arrangement whereby the youth of his
native land was to be educated to
fine point, at his expense. He bestowed
Iargess on every Scots village that he
could think Of from Skibo to Drums
heugh. And the other day he reckoned
up his expenditures and found that he
had not even put a dent in the wad
He came back to the United States
and cast about for some more expedi-
tious method Of diNesting himself of
the graceless gold that lay on his con-
science. He had religious scruples
about playing the races, though recOg-
nizing the availability of that method
of going broke. He could not lose any
money in Wall street because nobody
would bet against him. He has neither
the taste nor capacity for making a
hurrah campaign by means of birds
and bottles, being born to bannocks
and Scotch highballs. He was about
to give up in disgust and get ready for
a disgraceful finish when he bethought
means to the end he so anxiously aims
at. Hence the proposition to hand over
a million to the Roosevelt committee.
Mr.. Carnegie is to be congratulated.
IL he sticks to the political plan moth
ing on earth can prevent his bank
ruptcy. Moreover, he will do some good
with his money. Let him but announce
that he will finance all organized Car
negie-Roosevelt clubs and then get
ready to sign checks. And if he wants
to go the distance and finance to the
limit the party which is responsible for
the wise and salutary measures under
whose fostering influences he accumu-
lated his roll he may as we'll send a re-
mittance to the Republican city COM
mittee of st. Paul.
We bespeak for Mr.. Carnegie prompt
recognition from the local Republicans.
1t would be at once a delicate compli-
ment and a touching reminder if Vice
Chairman Haas, of the Republican
committee, would at once set himself
to the task of organizing the Carnegie
Roosevelt Wright Marching club.