The Red Cloud chief., 1890-04-18

ipatcd mercantile establishments tha'
arc about to fell, and for such kindlincs,
and magnanimity Of caution against IN,
dishonesty Of other business houses. o.
course IL IL expected they willard n
they do-they take = drink. Other mcr
chants lodging In adjoining rooms fint
IL hard ~ sleep for tho CHATTER Of dccAnt
crs and the coarsc carousal Of these
hail fellows we'll met" waxos louder
but they sit not all night NJ tho vino
cup They must see the sights
They stagger forth with cheek,
flushed and eyes ~bloodshot The
outer gates Of hell open 70 let In
tho victims. Tho wings Of lost soul,
nit among tho lights and tho steps oil
the carouscrs sound with the rumblinp
thunder Of tho damned. Farewell Il
all tho ssnctitics Of home! Could
mother, sister, father, slumbering In the
inland home, In somo vision Of that
night, catch n glimpse Of tho ruin
wrought they would rcnd out their hnii
by tho roots and bite tho tongue until
the blood spurted, shricking out: 'yiod
save him" What. suppose you. will
como upon such business establish
mcnts? and there arc hundreds NJ them
In tho cities. They may boast Of fabu'
lous sales. and they may have an un'
~prcccdcntcd run Of buyers, and tho
name Of tho house may DO n terror to all
riva!s. and from this thrifty root there
may spring up branch houses In other
cities. and NIL tho partners OF tho firm
may move into their mansions and drive
thor full.bloodcd span, and tho fam
ilios may sweep tho streets with
tho most elegant apparel that human
art over wovc or earthly magniAccnco
over achieved.
hut n curse Is gathering somewhere
for those men, and II 10 docs not seize
hold Of tho pillars and In ono wild run
bring down tho temple Of commercial
glory, 10 will break up their peace and
thcy will trcmble with sickness and
bloat with dissi pati0ns, and. pushed to
tho prcclpicc Of this lifc. thoy will try
and hold back. and cry for help. but no
help will come; and thoy will clutch
their gold to tak0 IL along with them.
but II will be snntchcd from their
grasp, and = voice will sound through
thor soul: mot q farthinY, thou
bcggard spirit"
While we admire and approve % oil
A%cutCness and tact IN tho sale ~ goods
VIZ must condemn any process by which
q fabric or product Ii represented m
possessing n value which II really does
not have. Nothing but shccr ialsohood
can represent ns perfection boots that
rip, silks that speedily lose thor lustcr,
calicOos that Immediately wash out,
stoves that crack under tho first hot fro,
books insuiiciently bound. carpets that
unrnvol, old furniture rcjuvenntOd with
putty and glue and sold IN having been
recently manufactured, gold watches
made out Of brass, barrels of fruit. tho
biggest apples on top wine adultcrated
with strychninc. hosiery poorly woven.
cloths Of domestic manufacture shining
with foreign labels, imported goods ron.
resented m rnro and hard to got, be-.
cause foreign exchange IL 40 high. rolled
out ON tho counter with matchlcss dis.
play, Imported indeed! but from tho
factory In the next street
Again. business mon arc often tcmpt.
I'D to make tho habits and customs Of
other traders their law Of rcctltudo.
There are commercial usagcs which viii
not stand the test of the last day. Yet
mon In business arc apt TO do ~ their
n~oighbors do II the majority OF the
traders In any locality arc lax In prln-
ciple. tho commercial code In that com.
munity will DO spurious and dishonest.
There are q hundred practices prey.
allen: In the world NJ traffic which ought
never To become tho rule for honest
men. Thor wrong does not make your
right Sin never becomes virtue by
being multiplied and admitted at
brokers board or merchants exchange.
Because others stnuggle . few things In
passenger trunks, because others take
usury whom men are In tight places,
because others deal In fancy stocks. DO.
cause others palm OIL worthless indorsc.
ments, because others do nothing but
blow bubbles, do not, therefore. hc
overcome ~ temptation. Hollow pro-
tension and fictitious credit and com.
mcrcial gambling may awhile prosper.
but tho day ~ reckoning cometh. and
In addition Ia tho horror and condcm.
nation ~ outraged communities. the
curse Of God will come. blow after blow.
Gods will forever and forever IL the
only standard 81 right and wrong, and
not commercial ethics.
Young business man. avoid tho first
business dishonor and you will avoid nil
the rest.
When Pompoy, the warrior. wanted to
take possession " u city. and they would
not opon tho gates, no persuaded Thorn
to admit u sick soldier. Hut tho sick
soldier after u while got wolf and strong,
and no threw open the gates and lot the
devastating army come In, Ono wrong
admitted into tho soul may gain In
strength until, after awhile. IL filings
open all tho avenues " the immortal
nature, and tho surrender IL complete.
Again, business mon arc sometimes
tempted to throw OF personal rcsponsi.
bility upon tho moncycd institution to
which they belong, Directors In banks
and railroad and insurance companies
sometimes shirk personal responsibility
underneath the action ~ tho corpora.
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