The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-11
MONSTERS
Of GREED
| L.ASHE:[) BY
LIT TLETON

iuslons, understood 10 BE- Andrew Car
negle and John b. Rockefeller as
monsters of Unsuitable greed lor
wealth. rearing their colossal fortunes
on sweat ana toll and wreck ana
ruin Martin vi Lltileton speaking
On tho Great t.mancipator yesterday
at the Peoples Forum IN New Roch
ellie, drew vivid contrast between
! the achievements for humanity nt
the on king anu the iron king and
those Of Lincoln and Washington
hittlpt0n, who IL "a SOutA Agt.
said Washington and i.inco, llhd
done more for the common g0oi
than amy Of the gfasi conquerogs OF
the modern Warld
Washington. he said. started the
foundation OF the Republic, ami Lin.
ccln had 10 save d
Carnegie and Hocketeler
Not very long ago he continued,
"a little man sat down amid the All
legheny hills and built Ore that
burned for days apd years, and when
the smoke went up and the ilre went
out he raked the ashes aud lound
$500 000,0d0 melted in the heat OF
sweat and toll
Ills genius surely played O hatllf.
III part but the Government dd the
most % make him king AZ lron'
with the Governments sheierug
hand against The world allipa With
natures countless wealth and the ma
tions bounlless power. ne took his
toll OF everything that thrlii could
lend or toll promote
Though he asa not once mcniibu
The name OF Carnegie IN bis NcathIng
criticism, the audience WAS quick 10
understand First one and ihen an
ether nodded 10 approval at hls nelgh
hof then came patler 0f applause
which quickly grew into demonstrn
tlon thai swept oyer lhe whole audi
enftt
rauslng o moment or iwo le let
ihe meaning nl hls words sink ln
l.liietun went one
frhen at the top Of this common.
wealth Is another man, surrenderlng
10 ihc silent impact or the years
rs they tear hnWn the winding Wy
up witch he tFaN iii f0ruHe and iu
lamc lie sras the wrecks ~ his
rivals and the ruin of hla fIyals and
nraslrafe slgtes polluted hy hla paw
MISLEADING ihe decay of nature far
the graee Of God, he turns a trivial
giipenl 10 thp church. pallry pun
ifltuilan ta the schqols ani, IN fe.
turn. expects 4 pulpit and q chair
BarkelelIcrl Rorkelelerl went he
quick whisper through The hlg audi
enue and iegnlh tbafa was @ pro
nOuncod demonstration 0i applause
"Thus the men" continued The
anesker stand ON ilgiue 90 iho power
0f what ihe world Is nlnased No call
sueeess. bui at Che price Of bleachlng
bones The world could sell 0h0rl
10 M Hem wthpr lu lhelF dread end
aiac0ntfnf bot ieehly iollAVlug after
Them are ueio. numbers making
headl0ng urngress iowapd ihe open
ditch. Creed lnsailuble sfeel,
greed for vulgar wealth. for moro
than need can use, normal apnelliea
desire, has seized upon us
Washington and Lincoln
Against this greed Tor cold we
have the examples q. George Wash.
lnglon'a benlea weqlth and i.ineoln's
simple poverty Lincoln blGzed hla
way from the cabin 10 ihe crown Hp
was ihp only man ihat could have
aarei the nation ID all the ruin that
fell aboui our eCnniry's path III ell
the wrongs that sought 70 wreck
eur c0unirYs growth, w sl iha ln.
lrigurs of erstwhllp frlanes ihc
curses ihli iell upon hts humble
franc from unworthy lips there was
not enough 70 force upon Llncoln's
lipg o void Of accusation o. blame
lrcat applause greeted ihls tribute
la Honest Abe IN CLOSING Little
tor spoke Of ihe greatly changed
tendency Of the present time and
said
"Mc are now being taught the
strenuous HE instead Of tho simple
life of Lincoln. and ne ancient SIM
Die standard Of people OF brains au0
blood Is giving away 20 one brought
ont 81 herd aud boarded aash
The New Rochelle Meennefeh0r
saae patriotic airs, and Joseph AZ
Mosher. Instructor 81 ofat0ry ~ y
college Ia this city read Llncoin'H
GeGttyabure address.