Daily Republican., 1884-08-12

|CuI1lvatlDG Integrity OF fChofAesef'
There 10 . wide difference in the esti.
mate of justice aud right among men.
Some have IN instructive sense Of jus
tice |; others always have distorted OF
shaded views Of right and wrong. Ths
differepce IL not that there 10 IN inten.
tion 70 do wrong, but that each has
learned to view all mei-'.x apUstions
from his particular standp6lht. Yet
right and wrong are immutAble. Each
Ia stamped with its peculiar charac ter
istio, and these do not change. Hence
II different views Of the moral qualify
ofa given act are taken 1t 10 evident
that one or the other IL wrong. Hence
. right view Of justice and all the moral
issnes IL . matter of training. How
may 1t est be done?
We answer, by inculsating clear per-
cepti0ns Of the fundamental principles
Of right. These are simple and plain.
1t 10 right to tell the truth, to deal
honestly, to respect others rights and
to observe the rules of commercial mo-
rality. To injure another's reputation
is wrong and to despoil another of
property, even II legally done,is wrong.
The original, fundamental principles Of
right and wrong are simple and plain.
1t is when we obscure them by special
influences that we arc befogged. There
is always special plea for an act OF
spoliation, whether Of character or pro-
perty. And, as rule, there Is q will
ingness TO allow this special plea pecu-
liar force. 1t is thus iner's views of
right are warped. By nice turns of ex.
preston, men convey false impression,
when they would scorn TO openly lie.
BY shrewd turns they manage to com.
plete satisfactory business transac-
tion, when they would utterly refuse to
directly and boldly cheat. 1t is the
indirections in morals that need to be
watched. These are often dangerous.
When the minds Of children are plas-
tic and habits are formative these great
principles can be sOlidly inculcated.
And If wisely and carefully done, they
will answer for years after. The hes,
education parent can impart Is that
which leads to integrity Of character.
A sense of the so acute that In oil
doubtful issues it will instinctively 3
seek the true Is better for child than
a fortune. 1t irnparts the elements oi
character that command confidence, ,and
in the main secure success. A rough
hard man in Australia came to The
celebrated Henry Reed. Hehad mana
ged TO place himself on the pension
rolls Of the British army by fraud. He
lived In poor way on this pension
All his energies were bluntered by hi,
sense Of wrong, and be did not succeed
in life. Reed, hearing his story and
his wish to reform, said to him tha
first of all he must surrender his pen
sion, and that as soon as able he mus
return all he had drawn, principal ant
interest. The man did so. Under hi
relieved sense he was able to arouse hi
energies, and attained wealth and posi-
| tion. 't.
There are many lives, like his, blight
ed by false positions, taken in mo
ments of weakness, and from which
there is not moral courage TO escape
1t is wise to guard children from it
and, inasmuch rs contingencies canno
be watched, it Is hest to inculcate fun
dSmental truths. These are like tn,
polar star to the sailor, n guide .amit
storm and sunshines Allelfe can. b.
made to conform II ibe 'easenttA princi
pies are right. If tMese are Snsettlet
We may rs we'll soels to watchsthe wine
as to keep guard over the well.beinI
of children. Hences sc[instil integrit,
Of character In chiN isttIe hest leRac
tle At ..su nj HI Z hatf,oaGfs<A,cH. L