, 1866-11-15
THE aKnotKaNG DOWN., sYsTE n,
EmbexzIcments By Employees.

The Illibttality OF employers, and the cupEdfty,
dissipation or AccessiEcs OF their employees, fre-
eueniy conioin 10 Tempt the latter to the dlshon-
est ,,se Of funds passing through their haud.- As
general thing, The salaries paid to CLERKS. con-
ductors, bar4eudcra. and other cmploycs+ are far
from sufficient TO support thcm In the style Of die
eiration In which theJ often Indulge, or eren to
msintain comfortably the tamlics In many cases
dependent on them. The result OF this IL that the
feeble barriers OF honesty are broken down, and
the faIth1ess employees make CONSTANT Practice
OF spprop.1attug money 10 cke out their salaries
and aloId them the means-0ccast0nalIy Of Cotu-
Portable suppo1t-geucrally Of dissipation and de-
hnuchety.
The average class o. merchants el.rks receive
They, nany Of them, board at expensive Aolsee,
drrss IN tue most extrayasaut manuer,-worse
than ali. spend their leisure hpnts IN dissipation
with no ather uAbie iuconc thin their slender
es1nries. Tnleee their character for honesty Is
fortified above suspicion the inference is fair one
ploycrs furnish the means for their excesses.
Street sar conductors 5eee've, probably, At the
h1 Soss gsF R o1n or s'o do
eha,ges ior wbiske5 and Other useless and dam.
9sine ln1urss + ss plain that ths amount may
their caae between honesty aud tilla1uy. Too
many yitld, and, the company knowing this, arc
Hsee e rae s @ aaoptyRa enaPeng s4 cents FOR
sincle ride, hut selling ticket with dvc rides for
twenty-five cents. as an inducenent 10 passengers
TO buy iiclets only. which the conductors must
a new featnre-neecssltatcd bs this increasing
wickcdness OF the tinee-has recently been tuaue-
u1a1ed in the saloon busnes: OF ibis ctiStl.c EN-
ployment Of cashier 10 take the money, which il
paid tho couhicr for the drinks sold In those
establishments. II Is asserted hat tae pecu!afous
III some salooAn arc go great that the baskeeEscFs
grow rich and the owners poor over a hourIshInG
business. We remember an instance tn which a
saloon - reported 10 have changed laats three or
tho p, oric1or, took into LIE service young man,
Mr. ., poor and OUT at elbows. in ABOUT ycnr
;; Mr. 4. anuouneea tnst be woq1a be forced
md sIteT awhile. 4 finding 6s could Do
e es aas s.eesny ees &c snd f. E. 'a S @
down" "syetem eue=ested Itself to hin,. anl 10
so%@snsea nm ns to tae Me s.ew fie bu.
s se svS
loon was bought BACK by 4. Having thus secured
possession. he wisely aeci!cd TO bs .hIs own bar
i, i. PERHAPS. mol 70 Be wondered al .tEat this
business of fiqror selling. which in itself and lis
ot humanity. should lead 10 Ies ii Ike H. above
and one can rc-rccty feel much syfnpahy for those
Who lose Their saloon -sott n sairs in this way
Il the butiress corll be made ~ Improbable tlat
ahey ~on!a al! BE Obliged 10 leave II and follow
srine other calling:
The esanlnes cstlcd 10 mimi ar Sufficient to IL
lushn.e the evil practice OF dishonest employees
-eFtrcd 10. vi coufst 1t Is by no means liieno ID
10 Include I'LL Of the classes mentioned. OF any
oer classes. ilnder the cha yes appropriate 10 be
made aeais St sone. Rut it + well that employers
shonln pay more ait: nticn ~ the character OF
those whom they take into their service. anu not
l'y keeping 1hose With them whom they can Justly
suspect Ut snch misconduct. It Il true thai some
appear 70 Ecaeon On the principle Of the man II,
ono OF Esop's fables, who ,vas asked ,sby he al
out any effort TO brush them of. Ills reply va:
that he would be very foolish to drive o4 tho.e
thai were already saiiateI. aS fresh aud hungry
swarm would Immediately I'LL their places. Eui
! Ills Is rather expensive As we'll as nnw1sc course
10 pursue. since ii l. not necessary to employ an,
TO be four1, and ii such alone are employed a
| far possible, tie result would be tue tefo,ma
| ton oi mAny youths of ability, whn, rettrainct
their u,aees, unless ther vices are found to direct
y touch the npcActs OF their employers, yield II
| thu temptations around them, and are c1sily lct
| from dissipation to e1n6ezzlemept. fair lisinl
salary should be paid, and II II is necessary Il
pay more to obtain men Of upright ehatae' er, th
immortality Of all Gfuds should be discouraged
With the fui strength Of thu employ cr'a influence
| and those who arc evidently endcayoring to snH
| faln an untlemishcd character. and who devo&
cournscd and promoted as they deserve. Thu
the interests Of employers not only will he at1
| vas1ced, hut many young men will bc eayed fron
| yielding to. the temptations aronnd them, ant
made upright, reliable and valuable melnbers 9
| society.
Ono the bc>i safeguards against dishonest
| and ptoatcacy on the part Of au employe fs
| gOOd t1a1nplt set by the employer.