Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-17
GOOD POINTS IN "GooD FELLOWS"
Life would he Somewhat stale with
out Him.

Denver Republican
The papers have been giving considerable
attention of late to the utterances of John
d. Rockefeller. For many years this man
preserved a sphlnx-like silence, as solemn
as that maintained on the Egyptian sands
Mr.. Rockefeller was engaged then In the
great game of making money. He had no
time to talk But now Mr.. Rockefeller is
getting old and garrulous. and II not fun
of wise saws" he is at least full of mod
ern instances"
One OF his latest ebullitions is to the
effect that he could never be what the
world calls good fellow" Nor does the
great oil magnate think highly Of the type,
for he calls upon the young to forsake their
path.
What is a good fellow7 He is supposed
to be one who throws his money about
carelessly, and in a way that will afford
happiness for others who are not we'll sup
piled with money. He is the man who is
always ready to '"set up the drinks for
the boys" the man who always is ready
to furnish cigars for the crowd. Some
times we hear other things to his credit,
for he not only supplies drink for the
thirsty, but those who would otherwise go
hungry and pehniless find in him their
guardian angel.
But Mr.. Rockefeller does not like him.
He regards him with undisguised hostility.
Frankly does he admit that he has never
been good fellow" One reason for this
dislike is doubtless the feeling on Mr..
Rockefeller's part that business and good
fellowship do not harmonic, and despite
the success Of some good fellows" in bust
ness. It must be acknowledged that what
| is popularity known as good fellowship is
not the highest qualification for a strenuous
business life. Life is not May picnic,
and the good fellow" who insists that
IL should be. is likely TO find sooner or
later that the forces moving the world
are arrayed In opposition to him. The
| good fellow" may scorn hfs brother who
sits in the once for many weary hours in
his endeavor TO build a firm financial
column. He may even plead that he de-
| tests money. But the business man may
reply that without this toll even the good
| fellow would find himself destitute of the
means to play his part. For It Is true that
| no man is more dependent on money than
the good fellow" Were he penniless, life
would seem to him like waste OF desert
sand. Seldom, indeed, is he able to find
his Joy In the simple pleasures. AS q rule.
he cares nothing for science or philosophy,
literature, or art. The great thoughts
which wander, as Milton says. through
eternity, do not come to him as welcome
guests. The good fellow" Graves the ex-
element that comes from the stimulation
or narcotization OF the nerves. His gait
In the moral realm is apt to be a little
wObbly. fine animal he often is, but the
intellect is usually conspicuous through its
abse=ee.
Nevertheless. the good fellow" must not
be cast as rubbish to the void" There II
much to be said for him. He Is a better
man than the one who abstains from liquor
for no better reason than the one 80 otter
found, because he is too mean to pay for
It, 1t is quite possible for one TO take life
too seriously. II life be not altogether &
May picnic, that is no reason why cakes
and ale should always be tabooed. Besides
all life ought to be good fellowship, anC
doubtless the ages are striving to produc,
race OF men who will be In the trues
sense Z the term-gOod fellows.