The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-02

If, instead of paying off a large class OF
employees in cash at the weeks end, they
were obliged to receive their compensation
ize, there would probably be heard some
pretty loud complaints. Suppose half the
weeks wages were paid in greenbscks and
the other half in tickets labelled "Good for
one Drink" Deliver three cigars on presen-
tstion," admit the Bearer" (several
places of admission might be named where
young men seem anxious to go), This en-
titles to ten chances poker" and other rights
and privileges of a kindred nature, how
would hard working men regard that sort
of currency as compensation for toll and
skill rendered in their best days for laying
the foundation of a fortune? Would they
not say Indignantly, these things are of no
value at all, worse than worthless? Are we
to be paid for work in this trash? We will
not receive it. We want our pay in some
thing that is OF value, we work fer money.
and can't afford to take half our earnings in
stuff that only promotes vices, degrades our
responsibility and chains US to poverty and
hard work for life. Yet is it not
a fact that half the aggregate
weekly salaries paid for hard and
faithful work are changed within forty-eight
hours for the equivalent of what has been
suggested above? Money is useful only as
it IS exchanged, for such really valuable
things as we need. If it be not so ex-
changed or laid up.it is just exactly as well
not to come into the possession of it. Of
what use to work hard, earn good wages
and when paid at the end of a week turn
around and burn up the greenbacks in the
fire, or what is equally foolish, in reality far
more foolish, hand II over for the support OF
class of men who live eff the follies and
vices OF their fellows, and in return for their
support destroy the characters of their silly
benefactors. When young man pays out his
cash, it might be we'll to ask who it is that
he is working for. When the money is
gone, earned by much sacrifice, VINO has got
it? Now, what man would be fool enough
to contract his early life service gratuitously
to the class OF pimps who get a large share
of the fruits of labor? 1t may be answered
and conceded that a partial indemnity is had
in the act OF using the money and the pleas
ure of giving il away to indulge in personal
vices and passions. But in business light,
there is no force in the argument. 1t is re-
specially commended to the attention OF
young working men, that there is a posi-
bility of certain independence before every
one. If you look at men of wealth and con-
slider their situation desirable, you can
reach the same position; the road is open
But you can not do it without saving your
wages. Throw away your money and you
can keep poor. There is nothing easier in
this world than TO act the fool. The Begin
ings of fortune are made only by self denial,
fixed purpose and definite rules of ac-
ton, intlexible rules that admit of
doing nothing by impulse, but which
bring all transactions to figures put on
paper and books of accounts. When the
foundation is laid on money earned by work
and saved by will, the building up is easy.
A great many are very particular about
large wages, but wholly indifferent to
savings, either large or small. These are
old and very common truths; but plain and
true as they are, few seem to understand
them. If any young worker reads them,
and has anything in his head answering to
brains, he will see the point and act on it.
There is money enough paid out, hard as
the times seem to be, TO enable single men
to command their own capital within ten
years and be independent. if they will do so.
From some quarter the Lafayette Courier
claims to have obtained the key note OF the