The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-18

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President Hadley and Tainted
Money.
Dr. Arthur r. Hadley, of Yale Uni
ycrsty, used to have theory that Social
ostraclsm WIS tho club to swing Mt the
heads Of the illegally rich; but no prompt
~ pocketed It when Rockefeller offered to
give Yale a million Of his tainted dol
lars. At least this seems to be tho neces-
sary Inference. DR.. Hadley could not
very well have pocketed the money with
out having first pocketcd the theory.'lnr
common decency, you cant cut on the
street the man who has just rendered
sou valuable assistance, or scorn to clasp
the hand that has Just passed you over
d million.
In consequences Dr.. Harper, Of Chicago
University, is believed to be wearing q
face wroathed In smiles Just now. The
western president is popularity conceived
10 be elated to have 1t thus demonstrated
that the money Of questionable acaulsl-
tioa which has bull, UP Chicago Uni
versity is good enough for old Ell. AS 10
their financial morals. the two universe
ties now occupy the same Identical boS.
If Chicago Is broad enough to draw life
blood from funds with the "taint' on,
mono the less SO Is the classic institution
at New Haven.
Why the dollars OF John D. Rockefeller
should be considered notably more solled
than those Of many another well known
gentleman Is not altogether clear. That
his methods Of acquisition have been so
surprisingly immoral as to put him In
class nil by himself is difficult of BELIEF
and, indeed defender Of the Standard
on King has just arisen In the person
of Mr.. J. B. Corey, of Pennsylvania, a
lifelong business acquaintance, who de-
clarcs that Rockefeller Is altogether an
honest man. However that may be, the
Rockefeller currency, Justly or unjustly,
Is regarded as the most complete and
perfect expression of crooked wealth that
exists in this country, and the episode
of the Yale donation may atrleast, be
regarded as fairly typical.
Theory is quite different thing from
practice, actually and modern business
In accepting Mr.. Rockefcller's gift, Mr.
Hadley was obliged to fly somewhat IN
the face of his own theorctics. But prob
ably thinks that If Rockefeller millions
are soiled through their ignoble origin,
they will not become less so BY being
retired from circulation; that II they
are afflicted with the disease OF faint,
their strain will not be the better eta ced
by allowing them to accumulate for the
possible dissipation OF spendthrIft heirs.
Undoubtedly, quite under tho law
money has been wrongly acquired In this
country In the past, and Is being so
acquired to-day. This u.s. very evidently,
a serious evil in our national and social
life; but the way to check It is not sim
ply by showing scrupuous adherence
of the money so made. but by destroying
the conditions which mako this sort Of
acquisition possible. II is idle to ignore
the root Of the weed, and content our
selves with merely striking at tho flower.
To sit quietly by while fortunes arc be-
Ing immorally picked up all about us and
then to scorn to have anything to do
with them, for however high cause,
Is both short-sighted and foolish.