The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-04-27
6bs Nebraska Independent

Teller case, where the probing has already been
done by Miss Tarbell and others, and where an
Indictment SO conclusive has been found against
the Standard Oil company as to leave no religious
society an honest foot to stand on as the bene-
ficiary of such money as Rockefeller has offered
to the Congregationalists The American board
of foreign missions can find plea for accepting
contribution from the head of the Standard Oil
monopoly which will not place it in the position
of compromising greed and oppression and CONNER
cial piracy That is the way it is, and no resort to
subterfuge in the name of religion, can change
it,"
The Kansas City Times uses the stiletto thus:
"The Rev. DR.. c. F. Stimson of the Westminster
Congregational church of Kansas City is quite
correct in declaring that the prudential committee
of the Congregational church is not competent
body to pass on the cleanness of money. 1t proved
that to the satisfaction of the whole country when
it accepted the 100000 offering of John D. Rookie
Teller for foreign MISSIONS.
The Philadelphia Inquirer puts in this terrific
rejonder to the defense by Mr.. Rockefeller's law
yer:
Mr.. Dodd's plea is ingenious, but is avoid
ance and confession. He admits that his company
has violated the prime principles of law and of
ethics, and he defends it's course He does not
admit, what has been abundantly proved, that the
men he represents not only the greatest sim
in the rebate line, but that his principal John
D. Rockefeller, was the creator of system which
has been of terrible consequence, that he should
not only have rebate on the oil he shipped, but
also the Oil that his competitors shipped. Thus,
at time he not only got SO cents less than the
rate but he got so cents on every barrel of oil
shipped by his competitors. This has been proved
in many instances. If Mr.. Rockefeller or Mr.. Dodd
defends this in law equity, then we must say
that the heather should take up a collection to
work on the Standard Oil people.
"The Rockefellers do not, and not, deny
that they have made their way in the world by
abusing the laws and violating ethics.
"Mr Rockefeller has simply made his
worse than ever by attempting defense which is
than confession If he loves Mammon
rather than righteousness and is willing to ruin
all who come in his path for the sake of money
he can not use he ought to be man enough to
say His effort to appear as a lawabiding
citizen is absurd. He might as well understand
any time that he not hire attorney
az any price who can successfully pervert the
truth convince the American people that he is
not one of the chief of public sinners"
The Chicago Tribune inserts it's sword-point
in vital spot:
"Now, when a man has always believed that
personal virtue was the sum of religion and has
always believed himself to be, therefore, an ex-
ponent of religion, it must be hard for him to
find that during the last few decades the scope
of religion has been extended in the minds of
many churchmen so as to include areas of action
previously neglected. Religion has caught up
with rebates. But Mr. Rockefeller wasn't with
religion when the catching up was done.
"The element of pathos in Mr.. Roclefeller's
life is just here. DR.. GLADDEN. pierced the joint
in his armor Mr.. Rockefeller has his ideals
just like any other man. Religion, church re-
ligon, Sunday religion, has been the idealistic
Of 7 hp iS ri hat he ic
bereaved, indeed"
The New York World in bright contrast to
the prevailing more prosy condemnation uses
the sharp blade of sarcasm:
STANDARD Oil is now living better life 1t
has plenty of pipe lines and does not need rebates
Moreover, it owns terminal facilities and controls
81 per cent of the domestic trade, with 80 per
cent of the export trade. 1t afford to be de-
Gently law-abdng. 1t is singe-minded corpora