The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-06

The following communication from
one Of our earliest citizens and bust.
ness men is entitled to respect and con
sideration:
CEASE TO Do EvIL-LEARN TO DO
WELL!
kenosha is admitted on all hands tc
be healthy town, anu one posi- ssing
exceptional advantages. There is no
reason, therefore, why it should not
prosper, now that the public spirit of
| it's citizens has placed It's financial
affairs upon q stable basis, and that.
too, without reputation.
AS was we'll said by the Mayor re-
Gently: {" We have much to do for the
common welfare that can only be done
by united and unSelfsh cooperation -
and it would seem that common in
terest and common purpose should
lead us to CO. operate in measures to re-
vive and build up the trade of our CITY.
1t all were actuated only by the merely
selfish motive of making money, it
ought not to be difficult to make peo-
pie see alike in the use of the neces-
sary means to that end.
But as Man does not live by bread
alone" nor is the chief end of his being
affected by boarding money or goods.
regardless of the requirements of his
social or moral nature, so commu-
nifty, to thrive, must have for basis
the predominating qualities of upright
ness and morality. It is the prepon-
derance of pure and just sentiment.
leading irresistibly to right action,
which gives character to town.
And right here, in the conflict of
eleVatlng and lemoralizing tendencies
in our municipalities, is the great fail
ure to cooperate. Vicious men will
have their way at any cost, and
scruple not in their choice of means,
Virtuous people are content to be so
negatively, and it therefore requires a
very heavy numerical preponderance
of merely negative virtue to overcome.
or hold in check, one positively vicious
individual, or to prevent the accom-
plishment OF his selfish purpose; and
for this reason many good plans pro-
posed are either rejected. or, when ac-
cepted, are weighted down with the
suspicion Of vicious influence.
So that it comes about that what
ever is proposed, there are some who
see in the proposition only LOB" the
of Mr., or the design
of Mr., to secure an office or get
promotion, and if the proposer is ag-
gressive OF persistent, there is too apt |
to be yielding disposition on the part
of those whose business it is to uphold
the standard of virtue.
Thus vice and immortality succeed |
by default, and the very thing which |
We deprecate comes to pass, when it |
might by cooperation have been pre-
vented.
In order to ensure prosperity we
should seek to uphold all citizens en-
gagged in useful business or oceupa-
ton. or who aim to serve the com
and the longer they have been
engaged. the more should their services
be valued, while at the same time We
should seek to get other enterprising |
people of good character land we |
should desire no other) TO cast in their |
lot with us.
And while a niggardly and time
serving policy of expenditure should |
be avoided, yet the strictest ECONOMY.
consistent with the very best welfare |
of the community, should be practiced.
No money should be wasted on mere
shows. or for b9mbastic exhibitions.
If there is any money to spare, it
should be applied Systematically to
the reduction of our liabilities.
As officers must be elected to carry
On municipal government, they should
be chosen with direct reference to-