Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-06-20
Avoid il.

wsrn YOU against seeking wealth by
cOcert dishonesty. The everlasting plea
of petty fraud or open dishonesty, is its
aeeessity or prefiableness.
Il is neither necessary or profitable.
The hope is deception, and the excuse
a lie. The severity decomposition affords
no reason for dishonesty in word or deed
Competition ia fair, but not all competi
ton. A mechanic NAV compete with a
mechanic by rising earlier, by greater in
dustry, bv greater skill, more punctua'ity,
greater thoroughness, by employing better
materials: :by more scruplous ideiity,and
bv facility in ACCOMMODATION. A merchant
NAV study to excel competitors. BY bet
ter selection Of goods. by more rigid hon
esty. by better knowledge Of the mark
ct, by better taste in selecting his goods.
Industry. honesty, kindness, taste, genius.
and skill, are the only materials of all
rightful competition.
But whenever you have'exerted all your
knowledge, all your skill, all your industry
with long continued pptience, and without
success. then II is clear, not that YOU may
employ trick and cunning, but that You
must stop God has put before YOU a
hound which no man may ovcrleap.
There mav be an appearance of gain on
the part of knaverv. Trans are ALWAYS
hated with food sweet 70 the taste of the
intended victim; and Satan i too crafty =
tranper no. to scatter the pitia'l Of dis
honesty with some shining particles Of
gold
But what If fraud were necessary TO per-
manent SUGGEST perceive. too often.
,hat Young men regard the argument as
ended when they prove themselves that
thoy can not bo rich without guile. Very
well. then. he poor. But if you prefer
money 20 honor, you nav we'll swear
fidelity n the villains law. II ii Is not
base and detestable 10 gain by equivocatlon
neither i Il bv stealing. and if not by steal
inr. neither is IL by robbery or murder
VIII YOU tolerate the loss Of honor and
honesty for the sake Of profit For *
,ctlv this Judas BETRAYED Christ, and
Arnold his country. Because il Is th'
only way % gain some pleasure may a
wife WELD her honorl-a politician sell
bimselr7-a statesman barter his country
- indre take hribrs7-l iuryman fore
~ware himself7--or a witness commit per
.ury2 Then virtues arc marketable com
modites. aud may be hung un, like mee
in The shsmbles. or sold at auction TO th'
highest bidder.
Who c,u afford victory by defea'
of his virture? What prosperity can com
pensate the pluniering of a man's herrt
"A good name Is rather 10 be chosen thaf
,-re,t riches" sonner or later every m -
viii fnI -. With what other con'us
ION Will ~ dishonest men. who were learn.
inc of the Devil % deirsul other men,
fnd a, leucth. that he was tiving hi
most finished lesson of deception.--b'
che,tinr them. and mixing poverty and
dis~racc the only fruit of the lies and
frauds which were framed for profit
could repeat the names of many me-
every VILLAGE has such aud they swarm
IN cities,) who are skilful, indefatigable
but audaciously dishonest; and for tim'
they se. med going straight forward to the
realm of wealth. never knew a single
one to avoid ultimate ruin Men who ac'
under dishonest passions, are like mef
riding fierce horses. II is not always
with the rider when or where shall he stop
# for his sake the steed dashes wildly or
while the road is smooth so, turning sud
denly into rough and dangerous WHY
the rider must 90 madly forward for th'
steed's sake,-now chafed, his mcttl'
m, his eve afre, and beast and burder
like a bolt sreeling through the air,unti
some bound or sudden fall tumble bot
to the ground crushed and mangleC
mass.--H ". Beecher.