Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-06
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liquidation.
GENERAL FL FECTs-LocAL EFFECTS
HOW MExICo IS AFFECTED-PERsoNAI
EMBARRASSMENTS.

practicable results, and that only
briefly. .r7D
s'Repudiation." The very word has
something about it that makes an
honest man shrink from even pro-
nouncipg it aloud, and then the con-
pections we find it used in does not
add to its charm. Repudiate your
God. Repudiate your children
Repudiate your wife. Repudiate
YOUR debts. These and similar on
structions in which we find the word
used shows us its true character, but
the latter connection,that of repudlat-
ing honest debts is the only one we
wish to notice.
The evil effects of reputation are
seen at a glance, you do not have to
leave Mexico for examples. just as
soon as the United States OF America
sanctions reputation then we think
it time to lower our flag to half mast,
to raze all the monuments OF cur
great and good lei who have left n
bright record Oh the pages OF history.
: Then will our statesmen blush with
shame for those to whom the honor
of this the noblest government IN the
world has been entrusted, but we will
not think of such a thing, as national
reputation.
We wish only to notice the effects
on a community of personal repudia-
ton, although We couidwrite
verse on county reputation, and not
look a thousand miles from home to
find u people who would have black
ened their history by repudiating Their
debt, but we want to look at home
We want to correct an evil that is rur
ming rife in community, and ou'
of which q world of harm may grow
: We suppose it is the case i'll every
town. we know that it is i'll Mexico
that there are some mel that contrae
debts with no thought of ever paying
them, they have more check than
government mule. They buy iron
every person that will trust them
} They get all the credit they can from
l one man and then they try another
: They never pretend to work, perlap
l they call themselves doctors or law
yes, or professors, or something JUS
, for a cloak to hide their knavery
=, They don't mind being asked TO
their dues for a few times, but 500
become insulted. In fact, they ac
like they had no sense Of honor an
thought that the rest OF mankin
owed them q support. Now We al
g1.~a ~ 49, Moxiro contains br
, vuu. Now this UI cTmT urrs
ness community do an immens
amount of harm.
Suppose we promise to pay 500
s a mar next Monday knowing that A
: has promised to pay it Saturday, no
k A. he won'tpay it. He says he don
+ have to pay it. lie wraps himself :
: in the cloak of the law and tells vo
: to ''crack your whip" Now yo
have to disappoint your man, mayb
he wanted to pay off twenty or thirt
workmen with the money, don't yo,
see they will have to go hungry. Thi
, is just how the matter works n MAJ
that will not pay his debts, his homes
debts,a mar that knowingly contract
a debt which he can't pay is no bette
than a thief, in fact, he does steal il
He comes to you with fair promise
and gets his favor knowing he vii
never pay you. When you ask hin
for the money he insults you. A few
men like this would ruin any town
but it is not long till they arc brand
ed ina way that is NOT pleasant. Why
every business IMAM i'll Mexico couI(
tell you the name of every one o
these characters. S~elf-protectioi
forces the business men to look out
for them, and we think that they
should not only be branded as they or,
but they should be ignored by mel
that profess to be men of honor ant
integrity. Our feelings prompt us tC
say more, but VIC do not feel adequate
to the subject. We wish to state
that the LEDGER is opposed to repu-
diation in every way, shape and form,
and that we have no use for such men
and do not want TO associate with
men who don't pay their debts.
When a man works and tries to meet
his notes and bills. then we say give
him your confidence, bear with him,
help him, but a MAI that just don't
try and is a professed dead beat, such
a man is a disgrace to a community
and ought to be kicked out. Pay as
you go and then you will never get
into this habit, no man ever gets i'm
this god-forsaken way all at once, he
gets in the habit by degrees. Why,
he can remember the time when he
would blush to turn a bill away, now
he never bushes and never will till
the very devil tells him that because.
on earth he did not give men their
dues is no reason he should not get
HIS dues. Now if we want to have a
prosperous community, if we want to
have a place that travellers will settle
in, we want to keep down this spirit.
nnst Prown If down yes we musf