The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-02
LITERARY PROSTITUTION.

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The magazine. "The Worlds
Work.. devotes large portion of its
space this month to much needed
defense of John D. Rockefeller and the
Standard Oil Co. The two articles.
written by C. M. Keys and F. N.
Doubleday. are distinct contributions
to the literature of the times and are
helpful signs that public censure has
at last touched the quick, even of Mr..
Rockefeller self-righteousness. and
that he finds it advisable to employ
skilled writer to do his special plead
ing. This opens new and doubtless
remunerative field for ambitious and
not too particular writer's, or at least
may do so until such time AS the pc
culiar genius of Mr.. Rockefeller for
avoiding waste, shall direct his at
tention to his publicity department.
The article written by Mr.. Keys
dwells principally upon the material
side of the question. AS he says. the
idea was "the elimination of waste. ;"
Mr.. Rockefeller found two men earn
ing a living where one might do the
work. the brighter he amalgamated
and he eliminated the waste. AS
Mr.. Keys we'll says. "The methods of
the Rockefellers can be better under-
stood without much history"
The following will appeal. how
ever, to those who know anything
about the sole representative of the
Standard Oil Co. that we have in
Denison.
"The wages are probably the high
est wages paid to industrial employees
anywhere in the world. The horses
in the delivery service are bought
young and used for three or four
years only. except in rare cases.
This is amusing in view of the fact
that man after man has taken the job
here only to give it up and that it ia
only by the strictest economy that the
driver Of the great Standards de-
livery wagon can make out an exist
ence. This again is along the line of
the elimination of waste. inasmuch as
the employee has no money to throw
away on luxuries.
1t is to the article. "Some impress
sions of John D. Rockefeller left
doubtless upon willing Palm to
which we must turn for instruction
along the ethical side Of the oil mag
mates career.
In the first place Mr.. Doubleday.
the writer, is very sure that Vox
populi is not the voice of God. He
gives eminent French authority to the
effect that the "crowd." under which
mead he classes all those who have not
come under the spell of Mr.. Rookie
feller's millions. is devoid of reason
and is guided only by misbegotten
newspapers and magazines.
We want to say to Mr.. Doubleday
that the "crowd" which condemns
Mr.. Rockefeller in the United States,
is not Springfield mob, led by
harlot, to acts of frenzy. If it were
Mr.. Rockefeller might we'll look te
other hirelings than to magazine
writer's to defend his millions. The
public opinion; at which the Rookie.
Teller apoligist SCOTS. is led by the
best, the most thoughtful. the most
unselfish men of America. The
..Crowd'' which Mr.. Doubleday in
suits, is the same that wrote the Dec
laration of independence. that laid
the foundations of our government,
that has preserved to us all the liber-
ties we have and to whose tolerance
and intense desire for fair play is due
the system of courts which so fal
proved an impregnable bulwark fol
Mr.. Rockefeller and his crew.
The American people have no quar-
rel with John D. Rockefeller. per Sc.
1t may we'll be that he is a genial.
old gentleman. with becoming wig
and a turn for golf. They would not
harm q hair of his head if he had one.
But the American people do not
want charity. They want a square
deal. They insist that John D.
Rockefeller has no right to the $780,
QUO, 200. which he has given in 90
called charity. nor to the untold mil
lions which he,retins for his own use.