Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-08
acoNTRasT IN WEALTH.

There is a contrast Of wealth con-
tanned in the careers Of Jack Cudahy
and young Rockefeller as flashed in the
news dispatches OF the week which
furnishes a tex, Tor thoughtful con-
sideration. Both OF these men are the
sons Of very rich fathers. both are the
result of millions extracted from the
public by what everybody believes to
pc illegal combinations OF capital in
restraint OF trade. They are both so
very rich that to compute their mil
lions 4earies the brain.
The one, Cudahy. comes into notorie-
" this week as an attempted murderer,
The perpetraso- OF a murderous assault
Upon another rich man whom he found
In com pany with MS wife at an unholy
hour Of the night And it is recounted
oy the reporters as an incident of in
.erest that Jack Cudahy, son OF the eld-
I'd Cudahy, had once married society
belle Of Omaha. had been made general
Kansas City as a wedding present, had
taken a wedding trip TO Europe where
they occupied q whole palace, had re-
turned to Kansas City where they were
quickly admitted 10 society, etc.
Now, the question can be legitimate
" raised at this time as 10 what rela-
zion the vulgar display Of wealth has
upon the sanctity Of the home. Does
the occupancy of a whole palace in
Italy. advent 10 society and member
ship in a dozen high-toned clubs. have
anything to do with the admission OF
other men to the house at night? Here
was a man and his wife who were par
ants of FIVE children. The man had
tremendous business interests TO look
after. The woman despite her great
gealth had mothers duty to dis
charge, which should have kept her 100
busy 10 ride around in automobiles
with other men. The two had so much
more money than they could ever use
upon themselves or their children that
if time hung heavily on their hands
they could have kept a fair sized COM
mittee busy administering their char
ity in an intelligent manner.
And it is here that the Rockefellers
offer the wholesome contrast. Richer
than all others, more universally cen
sured and condemned because OF their
pre-eminennce in wealth they yet go
a long ways in atonement for their sins
of greed by their pure living and their
public benefactions. Fast horses. all
night motoring and the like are I'M
known to them. Their pleasure is a
pure home life and beautiful private
park. For exercise and recreation they
play golf. When they travel they try
TO do so modestly and without a blaze
of vulgar display. But above all they
are conscious of their obligation TO
humanity. The elder Rockefeller, get
ting ready 10 die, has made his son
general manager of the Rockefeller
foundation, the business organization
which shall return TO humanity in hos
pitfalls, colleges, churches and other
sweet and beautiful charities all that
has been taken from il in a heretofore
remorseless career of spoilation and
greed. Religion which has been a re-
spectacle but unappreciated LOGGER in
the Rockefeller heart has in his de-
Ginning and reflective years driven all
other emotions to subsection and the
genius of Standard Oil is to be devoted
to the syndicating of public charity.
AS the draperies of Deaths couch are
folded gently about him the world with
bowed head will be trying hard to for
get all that is harsh of him while re-
menberinS only that ne gave more of
his wealth back to humanity than any
man who had yet lived
Jack Cudahy, on the other hand, viii
always be looked upon merely as a rich
sport with coarse wife, a ruined
home, million dollars and the undis-
suised contempt of everybody.