The Red Cloud chief., 1889-03-15

that this evil Of bribery often bsgins Ia
the homo circle and In the nursery. Do
not b. bs your eAi!drsa- Tech them to do
that which 10 right and not becasss OF the
ton cents or the orsngs you viii give
them. There 10 great di0sssacs bssw cen
awarding virtue and making the profits
thereof tAs iDps!ling motive That man
who 10 honest oersly because honesty Is
the best policy" - already . moral bank
rups.
Ny charge 10 70 you. IL all dsparsms MT,
Of life, steer clear Of bribery. al Of y0A
Every man and woman at soms time will
b tempted 70 do wrong fos Compensation
Ths bsibs may not - Offered In money.
II may - offered in social positioa- Let
% remember that there 10 . day coming
when the most secret trsassctioo OF pri.
. life and Of public life will eom- up for
public rsprehen sion. We can not brite
death, ws can not bTibs sickness, We can
not bribs the grave. We can not bribs the
judgmsnts Of that God Who thunder
against this sin.
'.Fis" said Cardinal Beaufort .-ae!
can't death 10 hired. 10 money sothinS!
must I die, and 90 r,ch!i II the owning Of
the whole realm would ave me. ! could
got it BY policy or BY purchase By
money" No. Death would not b. hired
then: he will not b hired now. Men Of
the world often regret that they have to
leave their money here when they 60 away
from the world. You can tell from what
they saw In their last hours that one Of
thar rAiAR angrnSRa - that thAw ha0A In
leave their money. I break thai dslusion.
I tell that bride saksr that he will take
his money with him. God wili wrap it up
in you shr0ud, OF put it in the palm o!
your hand In resurrection. and there IL
will lie. NOT In the cool bright shining
gold - IL Vas On the day you sold YOU
vote and your moral principle. bat there Il
will lie. . hot metal. burning and consum.
ing your hand fos ever. Or, IL there -
enough Of 1t for . chain, then IL will fall
from the wrist clanking the fstters Of an
eternal captivity. The bribs 10 IN ever.
iasting possession. You take il for the
time. you take IL for eternity. Some day
In the mex world. when you are longing
for sympathy. you will fssl on your cheek
. kiss. Looking mp you will dnd 10 20 be-
Judas. who o thirty pieces Of silver -
= ! ~ utooV0 SoV O0Skobo W P0S~
ting An infamous kiss On the pure cheek Of
his divine Master.
Another wrong use Of money 10 seen In
the abuse Of trust fundA Evsry man dsr-
ing the courss Of his life, % Q larger or
smaller scale, has the property Of others
committed 70 his keeping. He 10 50 far .
holds In his hand the Interest Of the family
- - A>A>A.Ae Aps-sA IN. A. l. ~ .-.-
nsy. and through his custody goes the
the collector for . business house which
compsnsates him for the rssponsibiiisy or
he 10 treasurer for . charitable institution
and he holds aims contributed for the
suffering; or he 10 an Official Of the city or
the State or the Nation. aud taxes and
subsidies and salaries and supplies are In
his keeping. 1t 10 - solemn . trust As
God can make Il IL II concentrated and
multiplied conadences. On that man de-
ponds the support Of . bsrsft household or
the morals Of dependents or the right
movement Of . thousand wheels Of social
mechanism. A man may do what he
will With his own but he who abuse.
trust funds in that one act commits
theft, f~alsehood, perjury. and becomes,
in all the intensity OF the word.
u mi.creant How many widows and
orphans there are with nothing between
them and starvation but . sowing ma
chine. or held up out OF the vortex OF de-
struction simply by the thread Of . needle.
red with their own hearts blood. who .
little while & had. by father and hus-
band left them . competency. What 10
the matter? The administrator " the
executors have sacrificed it-running
risks with IL hat they would not have
dared 70 encounter in their own privat.
Affairs. How often 10 IL that . man will
earn . livelihood by the sweat Of his brow
and then die. and within Q few month. oil
the estate goes into the stock gambling
rapids OF Wall street How often 10 IL
that you have known men 70 whom trust
funds we're committed taking them out OF
the savings bank and from trust rom.
panies. and administration turning old
homesteads into hard cash. and hen put.
ting the entire estate into the vortex Of
speculation. Embezxl cment 10 an sasy
word to pronounce, but IL has ten thousand
rami6cations Of horror.
There 10 not . city that has not suffered
from the abuse Of trust funds. Whore 10
the court house. or the city hall. or the
Jail, or the post.ofice, OF the hospital. that
IN the building Of 10 hes not had . political
job:
Long before the new court hcuss in New
York City Vas completed IL cost over $la.
0U0.0n. Five million elk hundred And six.
ty.three thousand dollars for furniture!
For plastering and rspsirA s437o.0 0. For
plumbing and gas works 81 3l 81. For
awnings. $za.SS2 The bills for three
-~-A. >~-.--N - - Na-
tla Isl, 1879 There WAS not an honest
brick. OF stone, or lath. or nail OF foot Of
plumbing. or inch OF plastssing. or ink.
stand or doorknob in the whole sstablisb-
ment
That bad example vas followed In many
Of the cities. which did not steal quite 90
because there Vas not 90 much to
There ought % b . closer iuspsc.
ton and there ought to b less opportua.
ity for enhancement Lest Q mau should
. i've cent piece thai does not belong
TO him, the Conductor on the city horse car
Ne are very cautious about email oRsases
but give plenty OF opportunity for sinners
0u Q large scals 20 escape. For Q boy Who
steals . loaf Of bread fron . conner grocer
to keep his mother from starving 10 death.
. prison: but for defsuitsrs Who abs,oad
with half . million Of do,lars. . castle on
the Rhine, or. waiting until he e6ssss 10
thsn . castle % The Hsdsoa!
AnoeAsr remask needs 70 b 0oAe, and
tha4 10 that people osght not % 60 Into
into business, q into posjtioos,
vAsss the ts@ptsssoa 10 nigAtise shaa
their character. II there b large suos of
moesy 20 b hasdlsd and ihs aae 10 sos
Of his ows integrity yoe have no right