Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02


history
What peace now in that long active and trou
bed Cares combats far and gone forever NO
Emperor of the old days citizen Of the Rome that lies
buried below modern Rome is completely at rest than he
The heavy between the and the deep lines at the
of the sofned and those hands so often
enched in power and anger lie peaceful move no more
Within his breast care trouble sorrow No anger
At criticism that seems unjust no exutation
grief, disappointment.
The hammerng and rolling of the steel mills on No
sound reaches from these mills from the locomo
tives of railroads shreking across the continent
No more visions of industrial empire marshallng and
controlling of the golden soldiers that lie in bank vaults
The millions that were his go through the clear
ing houseanother signal them another will controls
them His will so powerful and compelling, dead-and no
man knows where now the spirit that ruled and ragged in
that body peaceful and calm.
Morgan was giant in power of will and imagination. At
any stage of the world history would have taken
the great work of that period
He was born in the age of money and industrial Organ
cation and he himself king of money and king
ganzer.
Industrial forces that were scattered he weld
ed into gigantic units intrguer but conqueror
and like all cOnquerOrs heavy tribute upon conquer
ed territory.
He earned magnfconty he spent magnifOently and
intellgenty.
Dealing with tens millions money, he showed tens of
millions fellowmen what they ought to do and did it
for them-with the wealth he had gained from them
Great works of art and literature purchased for
of millions and brought this country No conqueror has
so despoed foreign art treasures since Napoleon ranged
through Italy-sending back his trophies to France
His brain complex and simple Complex in its power
TO see and TO SEIZE industry whole, simple in his
emotions simple child in the primitive religious feeling
He believed in the right power and of wealth He be-
eved in the INEQUALITY of and in the submission of
the weak
He believed in real heaven and real hell and in
tain definite way of getting keeping the
other.
He had great Difference Bishops they Protest
ant Episcopaan and calm contemplation well earned
for Presidents of the United States
He helped to make competition ridiculous and obsolete
the best work of this day.
He built magnificent hospital for pregnant and
in the greatest city of the richest country provided the only
decent place child could be born and the mother cared
for without money the real heaven that he hoped for
lists he will many mothers babies welcome
him and for saving them from pain shame
cause he did for them and spite of what he
others entirely probable that he at this moment IN
that real heaven, if it exists.
He set an example fighting in ruling managing in
getting and in spending.
The world country, get much of it as possible
for himself his business spend what he got grandy
wisely his pleasureevery moment he lived fully and
violently.
Now he lies dead and at peace The things that he
owned else owns And he cares who
that may be
He was great Corsair great fighter and he LOOKED
the part
May the country others like him. strong, gener-
fighting give rather than get devotng genius
distribution rather than to accumulation.
truly great gone. Nav his spirit fnd-NoT REST
which he could endurebut eternal and changing actv
eof,sr. and,
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