Life — February 16, 1911 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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Rockefeller would gladly serve but there are obstacles. “1 should be glad to lead The Boy Grafters,” he said, yesterday, “ but I am giving away so many millions a year to my country already that I feel that my time should be my own, I have, how- ever, every sympathy with your or- ion, and shall hope to aid you from time to time by forwarding what moral precepts occur to me, Tell the boys from me to live pure lives, One cannot accomplish the best results if one dissipates, Be honest, be manly, at- tend church regularly, also Sunday- school, and keep your heads cool. You “Lol FE : can always do the other fellow so much better.” Mr. Carnegie regretted also. “1am getting too old for this sort of thing,” he said, “but I heartily approve of it. Some sort of leadership is neces- sary for our boys. They should be taught carly in life that the acquisition of money is the one thing, at any cost, and afterwards they can pose as phil- anthropists, if necessary to their peace of mind. I wish you all success.” Mr. Morgan has been urged to take the leadership. With J. P. Morgan at the head of The Boy Grafters it is bound to be a success, even if he does but lit- tle; his name will go far. “1 will do almost anything for my country; it always pays,” he said last night, “but before accepting this post 1 shall have to think it over.” At a late hour he had not yet de- cided, but we hope soon to chronicle his acceptance. Great pressure is being brought to bear upon him. Among other things, all the bonds of the new organization will pass through his hands. The country awaits his decision with eagerness. If not Mr. Morgan then Mr. Ryan. Conspuez Brigham sympathize with the protest that has started in a Unitarian church in Washington against having Brigham Young's picture on the silver service that the State of Utah is to give the new bat- tleship of that name. Brigham Young was an entirely dis. reputable character who did the United States a vast mischief by fastening Mor- territories. monism upon Utah and the neighboring The man planted tares in American civilization. Every one of 1 has got to be weeded out. The notion that the American people are building battleships to defend anything that is stamped “ Brigham Young” is prepos- terous. The battleship will be manned by self-respecting Americans, who should not be permitted, much less constrained, to harbor and use plate in- scribed with the likeness of a vulgar though able imposter, whose only con- cern with American democracy was to avoid punishment when he broke its laws. Polygamy is looking up in Utah. The Mormon church controls the State and the muck-rakers tell us that it is prac- lising again to protect and encourage polygamy in its borders. There is no use of mincing matters about Mormon- ism. It is a rotten and pestilent fraud from beginning to end, and there is no good in it. Germany excludes the Mor- mon missionaries; England is planning Mormonism a mental dis- inst which ev:ry civilized coun- warranted in maintaining quaran- tine’ There should be no stamp of Mor- monism, no face of Brigham Young, on any property of the United States Conspuez Brigham, apostle of degra- dation! Let his poor dupes confine their pride in him to the home circle around Salt Lake. The dupes are more to be pitied than scorned, but for the rascals who misled them there should be nothing but obloquy. new HE man who is in the seventh heaven of happiness often has need of a parachute. Father Noah: Wit, MY DEAR, THIS BEING CoorED UP ISN'T MUCH FUN, BUT IT's SOME CONSOLATION TO KNOW THAT THE COOK CAN'T LEAVE US IN THE LURCII. comicbooks.com