Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-04-20
Are You Guilty?

hold himself in readiness to bear arms
in her defense? We think not.
Love OF ones country means that
one shall ever keep a watchful eye and
whatever turn he makes first consult
the advantage or disadvantage it will
be to his country. This rule should
apply more rigidly to residents of
cities.
In city people should be bound to-
gether by stronger ties than those of
mere countrymen. They are, or
should be, certainly more closely allied
They are as one large family, and the
deeds Of one materially effect the
affairs Of the other, and the advance
ment Of one is the benefit Of all
In cities, as in families, selfishness
often prompts one to overlook the
interest of all Others for slight per-
sonal gain.
What are the essentials of good citi-
enship? First. Agood moral charac-
ter Second. Good, steady habits.
Third. A desire that their home city
should succeed above and beyond all
others.
Are our people imbued with these
three essentials necessary to the best
Of citizenship? We wish we could
say, and truthfully, that all of them
were, but we cannot. AS to the first
two requirements our citizens will pass
admirably. But there are citizens of
Pierre who are lending their aid
unconsciously we hOpe-to the under
mining of the business of our own
citizens who are engaged in different
| lines. Did you ever stop to think of
this when you send out an order for
some stationary or printing material
that you are cutting your home print
er's throat? That when you persist
in calling for foreign cigar that you
have aimed blow at our own manu-
facturers That when you send out
side for a suit of clothes to a foreign
tailor you are taking the bread out OF
the mouths of home tailors? That
when you send away for groceries OF
dry goods, you are thOrnS in the sides
of home merchants? In fact that
every dollar you send out of the city
for things you can purchase here deals
body blow to some one?
If you are aware of these things, and
still persist in doing them, you are a
human leach to the community. You
deserve no better treatment than ban
ishment from the city. If you dc
these things and are merchant,
business man, professional man OF
real estate dealer you should be ad-
vertised as selfish, without patriotism,
Of no worth to the community, and
therefore one to be boycotted
You may get your pants a little
cheaper in St. Paul. We doubt it.
They cost you less money. But what
kind of goods do you get, and how are
they made? Do you know Tou will
be satisfied or must you take them
and say nothing? The clothes may
be land ought to be) shoddy and will
soon wear out, and you have no re-
source but to kick yourself. You can
buy a cheap, highly favored cigar and
smoke 1T, you fill your system with
drugs that are more injurious, you in
no way help your city or citizens
business. You can buy your stationary
and printers supplies little cheaper,
and then send your home publisher a
bill on foreign printed bill head, or
a nice little puff" for yourself on a
foreign printed letter head and ask
him to print it.
You can do all these things if you SO
desire. But when you do you are a
stumbling block in your city's road to
prosperity; burden to the backs of
good citizens. You are dealing in a
dishonest manner. You are trying 70
earn the money in this city to build
up some eastern city. You are tear
ing down business enterprise. You
are worse than a knave. You are a
curse and a drawback to the place
where you earn an eXistence.-Pierre
News.