The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-05
Official Press Of King County.
Thursday, Sept. 8, 1878.
THE MORALS OF INDUSTRY.

Rev Henry Ward Beacher tie finest
thinker in the American pulpit said,
In late lecture in San Francisco, on
the Ministry Of Wealth :"
Men who are riotOue, dlsorderly,
turbulent, are lazy; law abiding and
orderly men are industrious. They re
tain the peaceful elements of human
nature for the good Of their fellow
men. Truth. honesty. and fidelity are
the adyanced mOralitics. the indispen.
able working forces Of the industries
that produce wealth; the foundations
on which universal prosperity stands.
Men found out the moral qualities Of
truth, honesty. aud fidelity, by indus
try. Young America needs TO give
good heed to this law"
II is a sound and sensible rning of
Judge Lewis that the proper sort of
men to serve on juries are busy men,
men "who have work to do" and that
he is always very willing to excuse
those who "have nothing else 10 do.
1t was also well said by the Judge on
the bench. the other day, that 4" the
property of country of right belongs
to the brains of a country This
is true, because brains and industry
naturally 60 together. They are one
an inseparable True. the industrious
man that plods along the even tenor of
his laborious life, unsuspecting of guile
or schemes in others, because uncOn-
scious of any on his own part, may be
and no doubt often is imposed upon by
superior craft that "has nothing else to
do" and caught in snares to his hurt
Men who are too busy TO take notice Of
what idle gossips say Of them, and who
mind their O,cn business too closely to
have time to spend on other peoples
business, are naturally the safest targets
for the shots and shafts of malignant
envy aud detraction Nevertheless it is
an automatic truth too pal pable to adj
init Of argument, that men who are
habltually diligcnt faithful and labori-
GUS are of necessity honest, honorable
and virtuous. They haven't time or
occasion to be otherwise We would
take the assertion of one such man
against the oath of dozen others who
We're loose In their habits, or slouchy
about their business or botches in their
trade.
In any contest between industry and.
chicanery that strives TO strip the
toiler. and would seek to live off the
sweat of other mems labor, without
just equivalent-industry, though I'M
champoned except by her own works,
is the sure victor for as Judge Black
has said, Though justice travels with
leaden heel. she strikes with an iron
hand"
While avarico is importunate and
eager to seize his victim before he can
escape, industry is patient. and can
afford to wait. Industry is calm, un-
concerned, and confident of the future,
knowing that time will bring all things
right
In the same lecture Rev. Mr.. Beecher
further said
Rich men allow themselves to die too
soon not their bodies, but the man.
IL is their duty to invest their wealth
IN institutions that shall foster art. in-
formation. religion. But they ought to
do the work themselves. and not send
charities down by will. The rich are
bound to be public spirited and pat
riotic. Zone way of being patriotic is
to holler to the Fourth of July; the
other is to pay tdres to support the gov
eminent that gives security to pro-
perty Every rich man. every man.
should rejoice to pay taxes. Tax-paying
day ought to be thanksgiving day to
the rich. but IL is not 4 rich man
who lies aud dickers with unmanly
tricks rather than pay his proportion of
taxes, Is monster of meanness Selfish
oeSs w ilSu men DTeeus violence OF tDo
other extreme. ahd wave comes that
Threatens to sweep the community.
1t isa matter of universal observa-
ton that whenever u man succeeds in
life 10y force of superior brains, dill =
gence or elfdenial. there are always a
pack of ours -''lewd fellows of the
baser sort"-to bark at his heels and To
Witty and scurrilize him. Such are
always ready TO attribute some sinister
motive 10 all his acts. There are a
great many people in the world who
can't bear to see others succeed. Query:
What's the matter with thems AS
Josh Billings says The man that
kant lift hisself up without yankin
Others down is limitid kuss."
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