The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-03-08
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a good name is rather to be chosen than
great riches"
John \ MrClll. of The \ W York
Lii ,2!rIuce Company.
S"natur Mitchell ni Oregon.
Thomas { Pitt, Senator from
NeA York
Chnunrey NJ D"ppw. Senator from
New York
John ID. Ruckrf.llrr, Standard Oil
mHglrHt".
Would YOU swap :your fair nhme.
good citizen and honest man. for
that OF any of these? Not ii you nre
an honest man. Oul Y il Your chnriir-
ter l. rs rotten aS til"irS.
Just year or two ago, aud John
4 MrCnll's picture was hung III nehr-
Iv every New York Life Insurance Of
flee in AmerirH-a synonym of honor
and honesty, of prO%res~ivrne>s and
splendid principle. TO this writer
came an offer Just eighteen months
ago from the New York Lif.-;inh
ther" came IL personal letter from
John \. MrCnll, telling of the sp"n-
Il n"m and fnn"Of that company.
1t WI., fl + turiii9 Wa~ il nOl?-tn re-
rcivr ii letter from SD4rcut and good
tral. VT to-day he lie~ III hi~ gra -
rOn.irtrd rs II gr:ft"rhnl IL b"rrayer
i NjIuwonm orph ,nS. Whlt Il con
rI-t between theu-lnd now? Was
WORT h while. think vOu?
10 he Il United States Senator is IL
rrnl honor, is it uOt? But look at
ltrhclI. OF OregOn HOnnreI 10y his
e.,pip, he fell. he stole, he lieI. and
convicted in he courts he died. Was
worth while?
Thomas {. Platt has lived in the
| Ilm"light Of prominence through tn"
Years. To-day he is tOttering to his
rave. dishOn0red, unlOved. hated
,nd l"spi~ed He has used his great
! .it~ Tor selfish ends. At his last
Dirr hiay he pathtirnlly stated that
lis lie had been Il mistake, and that
/, he had it to live over. he would live
IT differently All, the pity OF it, Re
mur>r, that nemesis that Ovrrtak' 5
| he wromg-dOrr in the end. is "nnwln9
Il hi~ conscience, before he dies. Was
Al worth while?
And ChHuuc"y Drppw, li@hthpnrtrd,
Imagining ChAunrey with Il never Il
rar" Th" paragon OF wit nnd hnmur
and social stamiing. The eXeurplai
ii Young men. whose golden words
oi advice were eHgprly drunk in by
i-trmin@ thousands. 4 presidential
| possibility. IL senatorial certainty,
."ttrd. fetrd and FILTERED. IL Yale
.uI. hp acme oi " hat even New York
nuiI could do To show the world a
nan. Today il cOmvi ted grafteraud
tool. with never II smile on his lips
with never II word 10 say or Joke tC
telI Tainted with diShOnOr and dis
honesty, aging rapidly, now that the
people can gaze on his soul, he drags
,ut his days dpspispd Was it worth
while?
Where is John ID. Rockefeller!
Stunning the law, he hides Master
OF millions OF dollars aud OF men, he
runs like Il cur frOm-what? From
the majesty of that law which for de
'.;r,leS he has broken and trnmplrC
upon. Not in all history has II mai
So corrupted business life or so per
Sistentlv taught hetrayaland disluv
Ilty and the cOldblOOdpd dealing o
~tarkcl cards.
The Sundav-school superintendent
the generous helper of churches
and the founder OF IL university tC
educate the youth. The swelling tide
of hatred born OF his OutrageS vii
sweep him from the earth the most
eXecrated man that ever in this cOun
try followed Il business career. Ii i
be that in the future world those w
have wrOngpd will face us us accuser:
and before God Ominpotpnt, til,
nven-handed Holder of the scales
lpoint at us the finger of truth ant
recitc to Him their wrongs inflicted
by our deeds. what an army will fac
Rockefeller, No money then to buil'
/ church or found Il university. NJ
hrihed Jurors or fat attorneys, q
"uSy-goiug judges regarding iightl,
the stern necessity OF equal rights t
Ill. No fear and no favor. Only tn
rightimg OF wrongs. Would YOU swal
places with him. man of honor?
And with all his millions and hi
power. do YOU think he is happy IL
he dcScends the hill of life towards tn
valley of he shadow of death? An
do Won think it has been wort
while?
\ good name is rather to be chose
than great riches.