The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-06-09

OF its endeavors without having a
higher regard for the truth, a better
for the need of faith
fulness in service to his employer
and a more watchful care of every |
interest intrusted to his keeping. |
1t makes for those qualities Of a |
Christian manhood which eliminate
cant and hypocrisy. 1t points the
way to a manhood of generous re
gard toward the misfortune OF
others and a Willingness to aid in
every good work.
GOOD GOVERNMENT AND GOOD MEN.
know something of the needs of
the public service, and ! know
something of the needs of the world
of business affairs. The quality of
manhood demanded for both is es-
sentially the same. In a country
wholly democratic in every feature,
men of integrity of character, sin
certify of purpose and purity of in
dividual lives are a prerequisite to
stability in government and COM
merce. There cannot be anywhere
good government without good men;
neither Can there be honesty in
| business undertakings without hon
est men. The criticism which can
justly be passed upon our men of
affairs is a too frequent Indifference
on their part to the fact that good
and honest men do not come into
such an estate without being in
earlier life surrounded, guarded and
drilled IN the things which ale need
full to goodness and honesty. l be-
lieve in the doctrine rightly inter
preted and understood that each
man is "his brothers keeper" I
would apply it with especial force
to every employer of men IN city
wherein are gathered the forces of
evil, making the first temptation as
attractive as the last is repulsive.
He is sshis brothers keeper" and
the denial of the fact finds in more
than one instance fruition in disaster
to the employer and disgrace to the
employee. The keenest business
sense recognizes such conditions,
and when conversant with the OBJ
jects of such an organization as the
Young Mems Christian Association
grants to it, upon the theory of self
protection in many instances, il
you please, a generous support.
!: BLUNDER WORSE THAN A CRIME.
The greatest business houses, the
largest employers of labor, the bes,
. systematized railway corporations
have seen the direct benefits of in.
teresting themselves in the thing:
which affect their men outside theil
hours of labor. They know that q
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" charac
ter in an employe is not compatible
with good service; that a night 81
debauchery and lowered self-respec>
does not yield day of faithful en-
ployment and high minded ambi
tons, and knowing this it would be
ga blunder worse than a crime" tc
deny aid to those who are willing tc
do the work of lessening the city!
evils by providing places of clear
resort and environments which be
speak Christian virtues and manly
sentiments. They must be inter
ested in their employees beyond thu
mere service of them to themselve:
or that service will be faulty anc
unfair.
The appeal which the Young
: Mems Christian Association from
time to time makes to the business
men Of Chicago is not and Ough
not to be regarded as an appeal TO
charity. 1t is instead the asking
I for an expenditure on the part o
those to whom the request is ad
dressed as legitimate to the further
ance of their business enterprises a
I that which is incurred for polio
and fire insurance or any other out
lay which has regard for tn
n protection and preservation Q
their property interests. 1t is a
y essentially legitimate and yields a
l much return as the very money pal'
to the employee himself. OF neces
S sity it must be made to make O
+ best effect such payment. In short
it is a sum which ought to be Sc
i apart each year as an Improve
n ment and betterment fund.-" ant
4 the man who fails to give heed t.
: the call of the Association afte
/, once being made acquainted with it
: merits makes SO grave an error a
E to reflect upon the soundness of hi
business judgment.
= APPEALS EQUALLY WITH COLLEGE
n AND UNIVERSITY.
y We bestow with liberal hand upo1
i schools and colleges to care TO
y those who have the time and mean
to gain a scholastic education, Blu