Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-22
MAN or SILENCE Owes MAIDEN
INTERVIEW ON SUBJECT
NEAREST HIS HEART.
DECLARES he NEVER CRUSHED
Has All the Money He Desires and 10
contented-ESpresses Prefer.
snee for Presidential
Candidate.

| Cleveland, Ohio-The man OF 81.
fence. the man whose lips have been
closed tighter than a miser closes the
strings TO mis- purse, the man who has
more we nth than any other man IA
the world-John ID. Rockefeller-has
NJ last spoken. He has told how the
Standard OIL company was organized.
why II wos organized. and what the
eject will be II the administration.
which means President Roosevelt,
does not at once effectually hedge"
and let well enough alone"
II was az his country home. in the
suburbs OF Cleveland. that Rockefel.
Ter consented TO be interviewed for TIE
nrst time in his business career. For
many decades--oyer half n century,
lie has kept his own counsel. and
while the world at large was wagging
It's head and looking wise he has gone
his way. billing up his millions. until
today he has reached that position
when he rays that money is farthest
from his thoughts. and that all he de.
eires is To be let alone. that he may
ole in peace and be gathered back TO
mother ea:th-dust 10 dust.
Was Playing Golf
Mr.. Rockefeller had Just finished
playing "a game OF golf when impor.
tuned 10 talk. At first lie wrinkled
his brow and then pondered. To him.
self he probably said: II had Just as
we'll tell him why, and when, ami
how and he did. He probably felt
a little on color" over the fine Of
S29,2i0,000 that Chicago Judge had
the audacity to impose on his COM.
pany, on a charge of violating the
law as regards secret rebates, received
from a railroad company which car.
ried his products at one rate and
charged the public another. Through.
out his talk for publication Mr.. Rookie
Teller referred to the "administra.
ton" repeatedly but at no time did he
use the name of Roosevelt"
What. in your opinion, will be the
effect on the country OF the present
policy OF the president toward great
business combinations Mr.. Rockefel.
Ter was asked.
Predicts Financial Depression.
"The policy Of the present admins.
tration," MIR. Rockefeller said earnest.
ly and deliberately, toward great busI.
ness combinations Of all kinds can
have only one result. II means dis.
ester to the country, financial depres.
GIen and financial chaos.
The world already has a fair dose
OF this since the extreme penalty i'm
posed on one corporation. VITA a lin.
tied number of shareholders. has
caused a loss of confidence. reflected
IN n falling stock market. tighten.
ing of money and fear of the future.
What will be the effect when SINH.
lar action is taken against corpora.
lions with myrIads of stockholders
scattered throughout the country. the
investors. :he widows and orphans?
Shoals Are In Sight.
ALREADY the country has begun 70
drift toward financial depression. The
ehoais are In sight. What did t7
Nothing but the attitude Of the admin.
istration toward capital. Without
confidence progress 10 gone. Lack Of
confidence stops the wheels Of prog.
reSs. Confidence 10 gone today.
Il Judge from many ways that con-
fdence 10 gone. and the administra-
ton is to blame. Here Is one of the
many: Requests are coming 10 me to-
day for money from quarters II was
least expected would be asking for
money some time ago. Today was
offered the unprecedented interest OF
per cent for 100000 or $4,000. 900
or SS.000.00 That would be impos.
slbie In this country II there was con.
hdence enough TO unlock the money
vaults OF the country.
Railroads Are cramped.
"The railroads OF this country are
unable to borrow money for any length
OF time. Formerly they could borrow
all they wanted for years at a time.
Lack OF confidence brought this about.
and they are Wiling to take anything
they can get now, for short terms, az
high rates OF interest.
II Judge conditions by these things.
have had some experience. and
believe know.
The public talks OF the Standard
OH company being q browbeatIng.
crushing organization. II 10 false. II
"a absurd. The company was organ.
iEed soon after the war. M. b. Ciark
was my partner. We saw the % busi.
ness going from bad TO worse and mea