The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
M THE PEOPLE WAN
HONESTY.
want sTse ReDudsasson ~ w.
diyfd1aI THebss Sots1W sse
Public Debts

JlyfdFIaH Debts SossoW sAsS
Public Debts.
There q no denying that there : a
/. ..ronr tendency 10 ihpse times 20 Dor.
nlarise dishonesty The times are
hard. and politicians sre ,akioz fdvau'-
sge Of this fact. md the general d =.
preeintion Of ali kinds Of property. anH
have. for the purpose Of Papnlarisng
,h.mseives. and helping themselves TO
Office. preached doctrines and po'ieie''
which in she past. The moral sentim'"'
Of the countrv hos condemned The
Wild furor with Ehich acme people
take bold If .uch men. brings M TN
question. DO the people want honest
nsen in o6ice e.
s.@ff MN nv his ~ofs endoTses |"
esn.lida,e who will repnlia'e nation
al obligation. beo,u-e Of the dsprecia-
lion CT properly by vha' mora
sense can he condemn one who would
iepudida,e State obligations?
II, h7 your vote. you endorse one
who. Tor these causes, would refuse 70
psy State obligations ~ wha' pricei
pie of honesty would ysu condemn onP
sho would dodge or refuse the pay
ment of county OF town obiiga'ions?
IF. 81 your vote yon endorse snd SAT
,hs. /, i. morally right to repudia'e
,hear pubic debis. 5ecaase property
hrs deprecated. can you then say that
4; is morally wrong for an /, dividnal
% repudia's Ms individual debts ne
eau.e hi- individuql property he's de
preciated2 Il the one Is honess, i no.
.be other equally so?
Let msrchant think where al This !
lead tol Let The farmer thinki Let
any oi,izen ,hiuk and a. he would ap
ply it TO o,hera. LET him consent thar
hose in debt to hin thoul3 practice
.as rau,e.
II tits right far 4 rich man to re-
-adiaie hi' deb,s. i, IS right for poor
-nan 10 do il
If il is rieht to rrpudiais debt. or
ny par, Of : debt. honestly due
tanker Or bOndhoidsr l. il no. "a much
+, . to repu ii4,G DEB, honestly das
-arehan,?
There Is 81 effort aov 10 populariIe
':,is ayatem OF politics. zni if lesding
.'i1~ne By their votes help 10 poPu
,rise it. how can sn,h oi,iEsas object
{ 0'her citizens pr=e;ise !: soWaEd'
tem?
If citizen vo,sa for candidate
; 10 in his publio speeches joSfi6eS
>--.'-.--,.s 4 A.al,siq- prgse=s.as his in y
.Jniion AID sbiii'y 70 oPnfs's--a.
.'ees he ao' vote that ii is right sad
,la, be would cot isuli thUse sh0 owe
ain If hey acted sinilarIy7
The whole country IS 10 debt The
5ocr workineman as we'll as he big
merchant or railroad king. Our PEG b
pie are ap, to heed the cry which would 4
as,ify spec alator 10 repudiatnz gu
honest debt due a rich man. but, in The
came breath. they wonld condemo
poor nsn who would repudiate an hon
~, debt due merchant
The golden rule teaches us TO do
INTO others as We would have Others
. unto as 1t We Justify man who I
iepudiules debt TO otdsrs hos can We
condemn 8 man for Tepndia'ing a debt !
sac TO nss
The saivs,ion or the country is in
he hsnds of Individual voters We
mas, have pure public men or We cant
AA'e pure public affairs. Demagog4s
y Is sweeping The country, aud the
;eople are to blame for H. Honest.
Sandid men are at disadvantage in
-reaiug oEce. from the fac, that SO
many people are controlled by whim-
<ad prrjudiecs. and are moved by
'Al-e issues. We want homes, men.
J sblic and private, hones, candidates..
sonsst money, bnt We can never have
'ither Without an homes, people Our
csopie must eoudemn dishonesty to-
Hsrd Others precisely SIS they would
10 if prsciiced toward themselves as
bdividnals.
This principle o: honesty Is not
merely sentimental but ii is 20 the in
crest c! the people to compel honesty
"a shs part Of these who aonld rsprs.
lent them. The principle that woa'd
'spudiats the rich man's $1,000 bond
Eaala repndiase the poor mans SIS
.reenback nofe-,hey are both gov
,fsueas promises to psy.