The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-11

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HAVE SUPPLANTED NOR
GAN.
Me Grassy, to whom Mr.. Archbold
wrote a letter that 1 lately read, wrote
letter to Mr.. Archbold on December
!, 1903. The letter refers to the sub
idized Manufacturers Record and
ays:
Dear Mr.Archbold: In the ar
ticle Teachers VS.. Doers,' in the
Manufacturers Record this week,
there is a world of good common
sense. Although Mr.. Morgan is
commended as the leader in the
rescuing of transportation prop
critics, and thereby meeting the
needs of the country, yet some
consideration is given to the pow
ers that have expanded our COM
merce.
"Now, while it is expedient un-
der existing conditions to do all
that we can to turn the tide of
anti-Morgan sentiment, neverthe-
less / want to say to you that l
think it would be good thing If
Mr.. Morgan could be peacefully and
quietly supplanted as the most con-
spicuous representative of financial
power.
UNLESS you have devoted more
time than so busy man is likely
to be able to spare for such pur-
pose to that great mans loss of
the publics confidence, you can
scarcely realize how much harm
has been done by his 'undoing,' or
by what people could consider the
exposure of his methods. But
whatever we may call it. the eff
feet of the discredit which has be-
fallen him has been to make the
public believe-or at least to take
eriously-sensation stories con-
cocted for demagogic effect, which
prior to those disclosures were
considered as unfounded and UNI
worthy of credence.
"A number of my friends-men
of sanity and feelers Of the public
pulse-have earnestly eXpostulated
against the course we have taken
in Mr.. MS defense, saying with
singular unanimity, He doesn't
deserve it and will not appreciate
it.
IL am telling you all this be-
cause | honestly believe that inter-
ests of such unreasonable magni-
tude as Mr.. Morgan is supposed to
dominate ought to be under the
control of wiser men-men with
sense enough to see and avoid
such palpable pitfalls as surround
ed the shipbuilding deal.
"A substitution of controlling
power-a change of generals
seems to me the only way to es-
cape the consequences of and head
off public distrust of our great Or
CARNATIONS and to stop the supply
of fresh ammunition to the trust
busters
Nov, among the latter l put
Theodore Roosevelt and w. R.
Hearst in the same category-and
Hearst today has an organiza-
ton of immense efficiency, made up
of first class, high-priced brains,
backed not by a barrel, but by a
hogshead, and is liable to be the
Democratic nominee for the Presi-
dency. That Roosevelt will be the
Republican nominee is a foregone
conclusion.
Now, in time of depression the
slogan, Anything for a change
goes a long way If a change be
even possible-in my opinion it is
robable-people who stand for
the maintenance of American in
situations and for the greatest
good to the greatest number ought
to be arranging to prevent the pos
sibility of such a disaster as
Hearsts election to the Presidency.
yours truly,
THOMAS P. GRASLY.
SEEK OWN GREATEST GOOD.
1.-THE only thing that the Standal
Oil Company is interested in is Il
greatest good to 26 Broadway. TIL
they manage to secure on all occ
sions.
81 am exceedingly proud that l a
one of the editors and one of Il
public men that the Standard Oil Cor
pany dislikes and denounces and o
poses.
81 do not need any certificate
character from the Standard Oil Cor
pany The disaster of Hearst's Eclectic
to the Presidency in 1904 was prov
dentially averted by the Standard {