The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-25
N.TEls. TEE TRUTH,

ny common consent, To-Day Is comment
Grated as the birth dayof Christ, who was
,hc perfect impcrsonation of truth Days,
months and years had al the advent thus
Gommcmoratcd, passed and thousands of
centuries held Their course, since God had
Numbered forth. on Mount Sinai, Thou
" shalt not bear false witness against thy
" ncighbor." This is 4 good time for all
10 resolve, hcuccforth and forever, to have
strict regard for the truth. Let children,
Young men, men Of all ages persons of all
sexes make this resolve, and live Mp to it
Parents teach the value Of truth to your
children impress upon their minds that it
i, wicked, dishonest, mean, contemplate
and coSardly to depart from the truth in
single instance. Impress it upon their
minds so thoroughly that when they enter
into business, it will be rule Of conduct
10 them so that they will not by ID G11ie4i -
YHse OF property, even so much as a dollars
worth that they will not by absolute
falsehoodS, endeayor to iniurc the business
of rival that they will not seek politi-
cal nomination, or election, or ''subordi-
nate position under the government by
such means that they will not seek to in
jurc others by these means but that in all
things, on all occasions, in private and
public life, N business, or in politics, they
will scorn to resort to falsehood, misreprc-
sentation or deceit Teach them that
talsehool and deceit are in violation of the
laws of God and are, also, mean and cow
ardly. Tell them that Truth is one badge
OF gentleman, in its best sense, and that
tdlschood is the mark of a sneak and cow
ard. While mpressing these principles
upon their minds, for the highest and best
of reasons that it is in accordance with the
laws of God that it is right and the fol-
lowing out Of the dictates of mans unbunt
Ell conscience, and that, in certain cases,
the laws Of the land visit with its seycrcst
penalties fisehood, it may be supplement-
ed by an enforcement of the truth that
honesty is the best policy While this
may appeal to self interest, it also shows
that Gods laws are unerring and that the
nlrHction thereof is punished, even, upon
earth. sooner or later fasehood and de-
relt are exposed, and then comes the reck
"nins We all know, because we see it,
That individuals may, for a time, meet
With apparent success, where they resort
to deceit, misrepresentation and bearing
false witac5s, bat the expose and downfall
will surely come
While upon this subject, although it may
seem rather ike descending to the rdicu-
lou-, we cannot forbear referring to an ar.
IcIe which appeared aS the leading cdi-
l"rial III daily newspaper, Tuesday NOR
ming, bearing the same caption which heads
this article. Therein it is said good re-
pHhlicm 7 always tell the truth" Taking
il Tor granted that the responsible editor
not the sa-callcl managing editor and
"mInaging publisher whatever the last
term may mean-is II good republican,
wc are forced to admit that he has told the
truth in one portion Of the article referred
To-, at least. 1t is well known that he was
among the earliest to join the liberal move
ment and took the stump in behalf Of the
candidates nominated at Cincinnati, and
subsequently endorsed Mt Baltimore. We
take it that he speaks his own experience
he certainly cannot speak for others, whom
We shall namc-when he says but three al
1crnalycs were left TO those who Joined in
that movement These alternatives, ac-
cordlnS to this most excellent authority, so
far as he himself is concerned. was either
" 10 join the democracy, which they con
" sldcred the most probable, crawl back to
" their own allegiance in the republican
" ranks perhaps sheepishly protesting that
" they had always been there, or following
" the example of their great prototype in
" the history of christianity, go and hang
" themselves" We leave it to his readers
to determine whether he, himself, has
grasped at the second alternative, or wheth-
or, in fact, he has not taken advantage of
both the second and third. When, however.
Charles Sumner, Seneca NJ. Dorr, George |
W. Chaplin and David T.. Nicholson arein- |
cluded in any such category, it is the state
incnt OF that which is known to be untrue.
There were thousands of others, through |
out the country, who went into that move. |
ment honestly and never, for a momont. !