The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-14
Rehind the screens.
BY II. ESHBAUGH, MASTER OF NILSSON
STATE GRANGE,

STATE GRANGE.
AS everything is attempted to be done
behind a sureen, it may be we'll to consider
its objection, its tendency, its results and
its errors.
Tee object of screens, as in general prac-
tice, is to hide from view our work, so that
the public eye may not see what we are
doins. AS for instance: We find what is
called saloon, name urcd to give If the
appearance of responsibility. A few feet
inside the door, you will generally notice
screen to hide the interior of the building,
as though it was not desirable to hove the
public know what there might be behind
it, or what may be going on just beyond
this screen. In fact, it is well known the
proprietors of these establishments are not
only anxious to have the public know what
there may be behind, but to even visit the
scene beyond the screen, and behold the
gaming tables, the decantcrs and the spark
ling position they contain. Various de-
vises are ingeniously arranged to allure
men to visit these places for pastime and
enjoyment. The more visitors the happier
is the saloon keeper, for money making is
his object, and his success depends wholly
upon the number of visitors and the
amount they spend. Then it become evil
was not placed there to keep men out, but
simply to hide their acts, and to keep from
the public eye, the work going on within.
1t might be unpleasant in taking the last
dime or nickle from a laboring man, if
there were no screens, and the wife, per-
haps child, of this man passing by in rags
and begging for bread. Then again, men
ofhigh pretentions can easily dodge behind
these screens and take their "sip" unnotic-
ed by the public. The whole object of the
screen, then, is to hide. Its tendency is
to encourage evil-deing on the sly, and in
hidden places. The every practice OF
skulking behind screen, to take a drink
of liquor with complaccnt satisfaction,
from the fact that we are hidden from the
public eye, and from the gaze and influence
ofpersonal friends, is demoralizing, and, as
result, will lead US into the practice OF
deception. We are led to the belief that
we can successfully deceive the public, and
we will soon, without hesitation, under
take to deceive our friends and families,
and first of all, ourselves. Any habit that
will lead to such result should be Stunned
by all men. The great error in the decep-
ton is, by practice we deceive ourselves
and are led to excess. We deceive our
own families who had right to, and did
expect better things of us. The very idea
that we can, indulge in evil ways, and con-
ceal our acts from all others, is simply a
stepping stone from one error to greater
ones.
So with corporations. The power and
influence of men are consolidate into one
body pretending to be Of great advantage
and blessing to the general good. But
there is a screen behind the corporations
TO hide their selfish acts, which are all for
gain to themselves, even if it by at a sacri-
fee to others. AS long as this deception
can be practiced behind the screen for sci
fish purposes, so long will the suffer. Sc
it is with bankers, bond -jobbers generally
They, like the saloon-keepers, paint up 9
good front, exhibit magnificent sign, pre-
tend to be great benefactors, and distrlbu-
tors Of rich blessing. But all this is the
front of the screen; behind it, the public
does not see, and their schemes are con
cocted to accomplish their selfish purposes
After deceiving the people, they pluck from