Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-01-19
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Ed EAGLE. One person sells
something to another IL Il =
solaniary transaction. The sell
er diaposes Of his property for
a consideration, sitEer for cash,
81 . promise 20 pay an eguira-
lent at some specified time II
the future. of;eneT he latter
than he former. Tue I1sui
genee of the creditor il q favor
10 the debtor. However much
the transfer may be TO the inter
es; of the creditor, it nus, siill
ID admitted that the Indulgence
10 to be considered in the light
sf a favor. aud often 4 speci 4!
favor. Many persons could not
proc ure stock TO cultivate their
crops. provisions or clothing:
the services Of . blacksmith a
physician or medicine for their
SEX. or a shrOui and colin 10
hurry them la when they die bat
for somebody Indulgence Nay.
many children would be dePuE
Ell OF all educational advantages
except those afforded By the
public schools II the cash had 10
% paid in advance IN every
ease. Many vh0 n0g read the
EAGLE would have read Il lass
4 the Subscription bad been re-
auired IN advance This Is not
being xris;ea in the interest Of
the EAGLE either. for the pro
yrietrcss knows nothing OF u !
No~. ifindGl-ence in business
l. a favor. and 0ftsa an act VI
mercy 30 the debtor. would NOT
SQUAD business ethics condemn
he present tGO pTevei@It idea
that TIE debtor should vzIs tor
the creditor to come TO hIm-
ahen the dsbt falls due. % eol-
lect it Aad most of the OS lIg2
ton. and il - : EsOrai as eel a.
a business obligation, falls upon
the de blOr-
Where beth deb.or and crsdI
ter live near each other as .
n tom. il makes bat little din
-reuce And even then the
moral obl.giEion Of the debtor
TO pat his creditor to no trouble
aor expense to collect. What be
owes him. remains
fake the country merchant.
physician or &ny ether person
g ho does a pabiiG business, and
The z1OaGt Of riding or exPossr-
and loss Of time. TO cay nothing
If the money expense often AZ
izehiBg TO COLLECTIONS iii Js
calse the proper sthscs OF Sasl-
ness = lot observed. Is e8oaGh
20 discourage al but the IiOD
hearted. On the ether band. =
each creditor would Tss7eE1
D ompt!y. and do shat DC hon
sgsv could mach anxiety ~0r
r.. labar- less. Isilz~asGGs and
Ieuzlious would be avoided
ard mortgages would become
obsolete. zEd homer -c1ld 0Gce
mere be eLtnrousS- ard good
gil among men =01id be sung
81 other than the angels
The debtor shouid 5e as ready
ia respond .hel the debt falls
dee - sc vas TO apply for the
favor
Every acc0un. and every
promise 90 pay sEy amount Of
neaey fer value received reads
IN the light Of moral az anil
elaify. something Ike the fol
IosIng: Il do hereby promise
to pay 20 1 d Con Ncv- I,9-
sae SUN Of Dollars. for vaIae
reesiYeir But such an obisa
ten - interpreted in the light
of rso.isrz busines. ethscs about
a. follows: Il do hereby prom
is TO pay 10 4 . c, on Nov
I-9- tine sum Of--DoilaTs. II
ne cones fOr Is" Another in
depreciation ia / pay il DO
cause he holds a BOrfzags on il
and / can't help Dysrlf But
there are a fer Who have a cor
rect appreciation OF n. true eth
IS CT business
Nv second number will con-
sideE the moral obligation of he
creditor. JCyITS-