The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-12
RATTLE IS AGAINST THE SYSTEM"

BATTLE AGAINST THE SYSTEM"
IT, m ~ Jorgo Of the Rockefeller whewash bureau are not
3no that fine discrimination and graceful diplomacy winch
A. ~ ban2c such an arstocratic institution Inc aft Oh
Tng whinyah requires no little genius ana soa not pe un
rt% ly tyro To hrl wltcwash upon the one to be whte
H. T., lcu shows poor and does not accomplish the
t d;d rood brush should be uscd-not too large and
% foo small and the whtewash be Of the proper consistency
J know how mix wtewash Alright particularly whewash OF
e literary kind As result there much lnJuaicoaS w'ie""'
inc that can scarcely be distinguished from mudsngihg'
The birthday party the Rockefeller home was not pad ide
m h work done by the chief whtewashe Mr. Bacon was de-
cy crude The book written by Marcus NJ Brown III defense
Of Rockefeller was papabe in its purpose An attack may DC
d asng and wahbucklng la Miss Tarbo and Mr. LAWSON
nut defense be clever parry literary de1ehe must pe
achieved with an art that conceas all art The little stories gong
tie rounds Of the press telling how lovabe charitable ana generous
Mr. Rockefeller is are much effective than this bulky ana
mwan book The birthday party often serves an excellent
purpose but bad mistakes have been made at birthday parties
la cah of Galic in a mad moment at his birthday party
terrible oath that made him murderer and hrdened his
onaena until his dying day
The mistakes of the Rockefeller bureau have been chiefly due
desire pile on Not satisfied with the delicate pastels
the magazines and newspapers the book and the birthday party
the bureau about the work of getting certificates OF character
from the rich friends of Mr. Rockefeller How much more con
eg would have been the testimony Of the stable boy the butler
the Office boy or the humble k-keepr.
The cardinal however, to have been IN msunde
Standing the of the attack Mr. Rockefeller The defend
s assume that the assalan have been calling Mr. Rockefeller
m' net codbooded yrant and Halter OF his fellow men
F have undertaken therefore, prove him kindly generous
aud be old Perhaps Mr. Rockefeller may have inferred
@ Ills aan meant to call him these hard and cruel names
but as matter Of fact nearly all the attacks have been directed
os his hsness methods The principal attacks made by
% iateI and Ivy Thomas W. Lawson In her book Miss Tar
WI produces evidence to discredit Standard Oil business methods
@ IN his articles frenzied finance" Mr. Lawson proclams 1T
'NlgrPse ia expose and destroy the System"
0} The man behind the system, but there may be excuses
III, man when there for the system Man may
'F ~ hs passions and he not wholly had but what he
- a4 and cannot be condoned Pontiu PLATE, who saw no
~ F dHt Man he turned the ruthless Judean mob,
t ' great sin, but he had begued himself into the belief
| w netting for the best interests of those unnly provinces
tF "l bWe hnd given him rule He fondly imagined
f e"e dictated his action and he blinded his eyes to
vt e reason for the wrong lie did was his fear TINT
t w. '."hnrol by dissatisfied emperor
l."la IT course, 10 condemn bad system without