The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-31

duction Of one hundred thousand barrels
daily. the only one who ccidd protect ON
interests was the one Who did 1.-THE
STANDARD OH company.
There NEVER has been corporation In
any country tha. has behaved better to-
ward an the people that it has dealt
with. including employees who worked
fo- them, always paying the best w1g
and being -ep1id with no stiles, no
unrest amaag is vast army of working
men, than the STANDARD Oil company,
and AN in an / think that there is no
man or set of men that the Standard
OIL company has done am" business for
should find fault with the Standard
company because they are not In affluent
circumstances, and the Ane-icln people
should FIN = better employment than
that Of vllifying our greatest public
spirited man. 40 one has ever heard
the people who repros,nt the STANDARD
company saving anything dls-cs1ectful
of anyone. not even thet villncrs. What
an example of self conuci They had
no time FOR contests of this charac r..
Now l have known most of tho 7romi-
nert men in tho standard oil company
most an my business life aad have done
! business with many Of them aad a
cleaner more upright set of men neycr
knew.
And now what / have said has been
said On Justice TO those men who have
been instrumental IN making America
great, ANA who have placed he- up in tha
category that we may woll feel proud Of.
and so that we can truly say that we
have hnancicrs equal TO any nation of
the earth. And to say that any Of these
men should be called into courts, shat
the chief executive and tn national con-
gress is led TO suspicion them, is a gross
solecism. ANA now I close in the hope
that many who have known me for a
long series Of years may see what have
said in justification OF those people who
have done so much for th2 great indus
tries Of our country and are continuing
to do all in their powec fo- our nation +
greatness. Honor to wh-m hono- Is
ldue" should be our motto and ! say this
from the fact that l know that the great
tasks they performed could no. have
been pl, ~~d in more con oetent hands
than Il 81 of the Standard on COM
pany.
Now we rs communit'e' all need th'
influences o. ,he monied class OF men
We need many things in -he way OF
help In the great state OF Oklahoma ant
money and labor are the two thins'
which help and we caa only get thli
help from the people who have the mon
ey. Money employs labor and -he two
properly combined viii nerform every
thing for the comfort, welfare and hap
piness Of mankind. And to this p-in'
ciple IS attributed the success OF th'
standard oil company. They have 'h'
r money and can employ the labor on'
also buy material and accomplish wha
would swamp a weaker power. Hence
the reason for their success And the
are noted I'm the matt Of agcconl
among Themselves and this respee
furnish practical business example am
/ as AN sections of the country need hna2
cial help and our new state of Oklahom
s. ln need OF financial aid, we of Okla
homa should be careful ANA do nothin
that would have q tendency To- biug ol
r or inci,e a financial panic as that I'm m
, Judgment would De ve-y disastrous for %
q at this time
Hoping this viii bc received as / in
tend II should, 1 am respectfully you"
, S l.. ATGEE.