Judge, 1907-01-05 · page 15 of 16
Judge — January 5, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This text piece satirizes wealthy industrialists of the Gilded Age who return to their hometowns seeking acclaim through philanthropic gestures. The millionaire's speech perfectly captures the self-congratulatory tone of such figures: he boasts of dining with kings and influencing national development, then announces a "generous" gift of $100,000 for a public library. The satire's humor lies in the *audience reaction*—constant groans, cries of "Mercy!" and "Pity!"—revealing public skepticism toward such displays. The townspeople recognize his rhetoric as hollow: the donation benefits his ego more than the community. By publishing the speech with these interruptions, Judge mocks how wealthy philanthropists used public gifts as monuments to themselves while often extracting tax benefits or naming rights, presenting charity as personal achievement rather than genuine community service.
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Never, during all the busy years in which I have been en- gaged in the great enterprises through which, I am p:oud to say, | have contrib- uted to the development and prosperity ot our great and glorious country, have I for one moment ceased to have in my heart a warm spot for this dear old place in which the happiest hours of my life were spent. Ah, my good friends, we may accumulate great wealth; we may rise high in the councils of state ; we may become great leaders upon the fields of battle ; we may become great artists or great poets; we may achieve world-wide fame, and honors may be showered upon us, but never can any of us know such pleasures as were ours in the careless days of boyhood, when, as the poet says, All the world is young, lad, And all the trees ate green ; And every goose a swan, lad, ‘And every lass a queen. “1 would, indeed, be ungrateful if 1 did not feel’ at this time that it was my duty to do something substantial for the town that gave me birth. (Groans in various parts of the hall.) Coming back, as I have, after the lapse of many years, I find myself filled with a desire to do something to indicate to all men that I am proud of my native town, and that I have not permitted such material success as I may have had to dull the finer feel- ings that should be the most cherished of every man’s possessions, I have met princes on an equal footing and dined ed_a bill passed by Congress and Sen- ,ate, permitting as to bottle our whiskey in its pure natural state under sup- BOTTLED IN BOND By U. S. Treasury Dept’s. “Green Stamp" — positive proot d Purity. Sunny Brook was the only Whiskey awarded Prize and Gold Medal at St. Louls World's Fair. Avoid Whiskies not Guaranteed by U. S. with kings, but never have I forgotten for one moment that it was here with you, my old friends and neighbors, that my happiest hours were spent. You will, therefore, I am sure, believe me when I say that I am sincere in my desire to make a gift—[groans and cries of “ Mercy, mercy !"]—to you as a commu- nity. It affords me the greatest pleasure, I assure you, to be able to stand here betore you and announce that I have set aside one hundred thousand dollars, which is to be [murmurs of disapproval from all parts of the hall]—used for the purpose of erecting in this, my native town—[shouts of * Pity !" and ** Horri ble !"]—a library—[groans and hisses] — for the use of all the people. I give this money—{vells of disapproval]—without | making the customary provision that a] similar sum shall be raised by the citizens of the town, [Loud hurrahs and general commotion.] I make no demand upon you to subscribe a single dollar to main- tain the institution, and I will not even ask for the donation of the ground upon which the building is to stand. [Tumul- tuous applause and cries of “Good ! “Hear! 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