After his wealthy father died, House became the director of the T. Knowing this, his descriptions in Philip Dru of corrupt city government “bosses” and their mafia-like behavior are even more chilling. When young Edward Mandell House came of age, he served on the Houston City Council. The capstone of all his business ventures was his private banking firm, the T.
He helped organize the Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange and was the director of the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company.
House was also involved in several commercial shipping ventures. The House fortune was primarily obtained through the cotton and sugar industries, but T. The author's grandfather, Charles Shearn, was the chief justice of Harris County, of which Houston was the county seat. House, was the third wealthiest man in Texas and the mayor of Houston. He was, literally, the “master and arrogant wealth” he was describing above, who consistently “insinuated” himself into primaries and campaigns in order that no candidates (or elected officials) held views differing from his. The entire book is a framework of early progressive political theory and the above quote doesn't seem at all odd until you realize who the anonymous author actually was.Ĭolonel Edward Mandell House was an early progressive “kingmaker” who used his wealth and influence behind the scenes to elect and advise state governors and U.S. It's a story of hope for a brighter future for the common man, the little guy, the oppressed, the forgotten. It describes and indicts a system of political corruption that the story's hero, Philip Dru, promises to vanquish. There's a lot to agree with in this quote from Philip Dru: Administrator, published anonymously in 1912. “Masterful and arrogant wealth, created largely by Government protection of its profits, not content with its domination and influence within a single party, had sought to corrupt them both, and to that end had insinuated itself into the primaries, in order that no candidates might be nominated whose views were not in accord with theirs.” The only purpose in reading this book is to understand the tactics for those wanting a messed up big brother type nightmare world. I thought House was just a brilliant communist, but now I think he was a total idiot, and so are the American people for tolerating him in the White House for even a minute.
House was able to be the "controller" of President Wilson. I am even more amazed after reading this book that Mr. Constitution and individual rights, and he tries to make it sound pleasant and "progressive" as in a positive direction for mankind.Īnyone who takes this book or the ideas in this book seriously really needs some time reading Henry Hazlett's Economics in One Lesson, or any basic book on Austrian economics. But worse than his writing is his ideas! The novel brings about numerous Marxist ideas to destroy the U.S. House is a horrible writer, and getting through this book is a chore.
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If you have read 1984 and wondered how could it get so bad, then just read Philip Dru and you will see how to create a nightmare world controlled by government dictators, I mean "Administrators". I think the best way to sum up this book is to call it the prequel to Orwell's nightmare world of 1984.
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