Evening journal., 1901-11-23

personal interest and enrich those
power? And is this not made poss
because majority OF the people III
adopted or assented to a low politk
code? Do they not recognize
right to use governmental agen
for personal advancement? Do
those who have enriched themse
by such agencies often become
yanced in their social standing in
very community where they have
tanned their ill-gotten gains. and h
their names often placed upon
honor roll? All this is made poss
by the political code which denes
upon the character of the citizen
we must have truly honest govsI
ment. we must elevate the pop
code and the accomplishment q
must depend upon the character
individuals who compose the cor
nifty. ~ Ooli
One step that would gre att y ass;.
.eleVating the political code v,oriI
elevate the business cC,de ~
mean to say that honors does nor 4
among business men, for il doee
time in the history tJf the rorId
among our people during onr
.actions of such m9lgnitude dono,
upon the honor to carry thom ~,
among ur people during ou,
But these were transactions hot,,I
man ana man or men and men inI
rect dealings with each other
can this be said of business tran
tons generally wi1i the nnblico
we not see corporations manaood
by misrepresentation and otber,|
their stocks manipulated IN oh
the money Of tb G public tn enrich
dividuals by tie misplaced conddd
.oI the public. Do we not see all xii
or business enterprises that resortI
almost any means that will secI
money from the public and with
expectation of giving an equal retI
Tor the same? Yet do we hear of
puDno generally expressing the rie
eous Indignation at such cornoI
ana individual business transacted
10 we not find that many of the
conhpiainants when they become
sharer in the profits either appr,
and defend the course. or quietly D,
on and say Il am not so sure Il
trusts are injurious or that the bl
ness transactions are as bad as Il
are represented to be-" All this she
that there is not a real public ser
ment against such transactions. WI
such sentiment is created. the busin
code will be elevated and incidenta
the political code, but the creation
such sentiment must depend upon
individual character. I have refer
to only some of the difficulties {
present themselves in municipal 2
ernment, and suggested to some
tent where the fault lies. and what
the remedy And it remains to
what is the part of the churchman
securing those conditions that will
sure good municipal government.
must perform every duty in his soc
business and political life upon a h
moral standing. He must be g
erned in his political life by unselfi
ness and no locker must be attacl
to his politics. He must conduct
business according to the golden II
he should stand for an honorable
in all personal and political trans
tions and have the courage to put
stamp Of disapproval upon those v
follow another course. however S
cessful they may have been in accun
lating this worlds goods. Thus
force of example. he will elevate
business and political codes. He Y
be the leaven that will leaven
whole mass. He must also be act
in all ways in his power to elevate a
improve the character of the peol
No kfndlief. people than ours eSist
nome more susceptible to enAOblng
forts. and if the ChuTchman- will p
form his whole duty. satisfactory
suits are sure To- be accomplished
If all men were inclined to obsel
Justice. it would be disgraceful for
alone to refuse: but when so many
seeking the power to do wrong, for
to profess the principles and und
take no enterprise to correct
wrong would in my opinion be =
Justice but cowardice.