The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-02
The Menaced Wrath
of Good St. John.


In Duns Review one may read
flisplay and reading advertisement OF
the Standard OIL company. 1t is of
SUED an extraordinary character. in
deed, that every one ought to read it
and pom er over it. As the one and
only Uncle John d. is the head OF
the company, and. moreover. has re-
Gently been making himself quite
prominent in the literary world. it is
reasonable to judge that his simple
n'ind must have been largely RESPONSE
he for this rare production. Maybe
Arcaboid, aud even Assistant Score
tary Charles T. White. who signs the
advertisement, may have had some
hand in the pie, but is it not better TO
accord all the honor possible TO the
great and good high muck-a-muck of
the concern?
Tlis advertisement is nothing more
Eor less than a dreadful menace that
something terrible will happen to PEG.
gle and publications that say wicked
things about the olea ginous crowd.
it starts off with these thrilling
words:
Moved by many recent pubIica-
tions Of false, misleading and iniEl
ious statements regarding rs acts,
motives and associations in business
and otherwise, the Standard Oil com.
pany Cthis fearful name in capitals).
~ the risk of firing tle public by re-
iteration OF a well founded complaint,
hcseb5-Ysnters a protest and a WARN
ING lThe Journal did the capitaIizing
Of that scary word. 'waraing) against
Rll such unauthorized and unfounded
publications"
After reciting the sort of false,
saisleading and injurious statements
destined to be "squelehed," this rare
Outburst of injured innocence con-
lciudes by saying: Against these
and similar inventions. we take, then,
This means of bringing the matter be-
fore the public, for the public's as
well as the company's protection, and
respectfully insist, as we have done
before. that no credit whatever be Civ
Standard Oil COmpanys (capita's
sgain) views, acts or intentions unless
she same be duly vouched tor by AN
executive official or the company or
ny its designated attorneys
Ohoi This is Sir Oracle. No dog
must bark WHEN he opes his mouth,
sa? This is a second Caesars wife
mho must be held above suspicion
unless she. or he. or it, chooses to
give the game away, This company
must be given the centre of the stage,
with free space to the footlights and
woe be to any of the little two-by-
four actors if ne dares 20 get in the
Nayi
And what a squirming aa1 a trsm-
bling and groaning and a hiding
there viii be, to be sure; and should
this warning" pave the way 10 action,
ye gods and little fishes! what a busy
time the judiciary will have and what
4 rush of shyster lawyers there win
be to inundate the courts with a eata-
cylsm of fiery rhetoric in defense of
good st. Johns reputation and that of
Lis hallowed trust.
Attempts hitherto made 10 throttle
the press have not been highly sue
cessful. Even the sublime American
"srbiter of others fates' las done
nothing but raise an additionally
rough rough house" by his threats
against American journalists. 1t is
hardly TO be expected when no atten-
tion is paid TO the rantings of Roose-
wit, who once threatened a sovereign
state 10 subdue it with the whole
army and navy of the United States,
that the warnings" of a company
which has been broiled and grilled
and roasted, lo, these many years;
driven from doing business in certain
states because OF improper methods.
rs declared by the courts; and utterly
distrusted by a host of people, viii
Keep awake o. nights those contribut-
ing TO tie news and editorial columns
os q press whose freedom of utterance
IS guaranteed by the constitution.
This business of making threats is
growing altogether too common. 1t
was only a few days ago int a steel
Enagnate threatened the congress OF
lhc united States and that the head