Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-10
Tnes- 2eu1ahIirar observation-disclosures an,uu, Apr ID 1907

| his yellow press alive and prosperous
This much is self evident, Hearst has
| thousands of paying subscribers, ano
| for that reason he collects millions
| from the advertisers. The day after
| the last general election in Iowa, one
| of Hearst's Chicago dailies was seer
on the news stands of Iowa, with a big
| head line announcing Cummins' defeat
while the other Chicago dailies told oil
his election. And only last week "tht
| limit of absurdity was Preached when
| the American, in an edition that was
| on the streets at $50 p. M, told how
Mayor elect Busse had received con-
gratulat lions until long after midnight
then. tearing he might break dowr
under the excitement, he retired"
This same paper in type that could
be read across the street, conceded the
approval of the traction ordinances
| and then, one paragraph lower, an
/ nounced:
But the friends of municipal own
ership---the forces of honesty and de-
cency-refuse to concede the passage
of the ordinances"
! II was this paper that on its first
page carried a five-column line, "Busse
| Whist" and on the editorial, or back
page of, the paper, showed a seven
column caption in an effusion of dem
/ ooratic cheer. The caption read:
| Yes, Mayor DUNES reelection is
certain"
| Such little things as these seem to
have no effect on the general reading
public. Lincoln was right. You can
fool some of the people all Of the time
$50
Hard lines seem to be drawn these
days on religious prophets and seers
Dowie went down to his grave
a pauper, full of venom in his latest
BREATH deserted by wife and son, and
all but few score of formerly deluded
followers. Betrayed by his chosen
lieutenant, he saw his ill-gotten gains
legally transferred to the control of
hated opponents, and the despised
newspa pers showing up his character
and operations in the strong glare of
publicity. All this In the last few
argument in favor OF the doctrine Of
punishment here on earth. Truly
Dowie lived twelve months too long.
And what Of Mrs Eddy? True it
is her last days are consoling with the
thought Of the numerical strength of
her followers. But If she retains any
Of her reasoning faculties, the present
legal battle must be the source of
much irritation TO woman, whose
very existence is one Of thought. IT
must be supreme effort on her part
to avoid thinking of the persecution
comoing to her just now. From the.
Christian Science standpoint, it is
all imagination that her gray-halre6
and whiskered son wants a receiver ap-
pointed. She has not appointed any
trustees to prevent her appearance III
court, or to prevent her millions going
at her death to her direct heirs. III
fact, to be strictly Christian scientific
ally logical, she hasn't any dollars;
she only thinks she has, unfortunately
for her peace of mind. her son and his
lawyers think the same. And Mrs.
Eddy has too lived too long. If SHE
had Joined the majority two years
ago, much better for Christian Science
and the school of religion she so sue
cessfully founded.
Carnegie, the great, there Is only one
Carnegie, is quoted as saying that he
is entitled to no credit in amassing his
millions. He modestly does claim all
unequalled ability to select men to
make millions for him 10 state it any
brains makes millions--for him. And
this is probably the true explanation
of Carnegie's success AS hard as it is
to our self-conceit, very few of us know
how to make money We are all ex-
perts in the art of spending 1t. Can
give cards and spades" to. Russell Sage
in that line. But to sieze opportunity
and make the most of it, Is only the
faculty of one in the thousand. Our.
hind sight is so clear, our foresight so
dim. And so when Carnegie hires an
assortment of brains, and puts them
to work in departments where the re-
suit is dollars for the brain buyer, why
Carnegie gets in a class by himself.
A Hartman furnishes the brains for a
score of underwriters, he is it, while
Carnegie stands by and absorbs the
ideas of others. Both are equally sue
CeSSIui III So Idr DIS pliiuS UP uoliellS
are concerned. And with all this goes
this peculiar condition of affairs. Car
negie, the brain buyer and absorber,
makes friends of the very few men he
uses to forward his own interests. Hair
,riman, the individual thinker and pro-
Queer, hasn't friend on earth: Car
negie the canny Scotchman, indebted
to his assistants for his millions, has
much of their love and respect. tHarl'i-
man that owes no man for the use of a
thinker" will be followed to his grave
not only by hired carriages, but by
hired mourners.
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