The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25
VERY BAD EXAMPLE.
[From the Duluth Herald

Dispatches from Monte Carlo, the
first of the week, announced that Chas
M. Schwab. the president of the steel
trust, had been playing roulette and
had broken the bank. Mr.. Schwab
promptly denies the allegation. He ad-
mitted in his denial that he had visited
the gambling hall at Monte Carlo, but
that the statements of sensa tional
gambling were false. The only con-
struction that can be placed on the de-
NAL is that he had been gambling, but
that he had not broken the bank. The
fact that so great a man in the COM
mercial world as President Schwab has
been gambling in public, and that the
news was spread to the world, reveals
a shocking condition of affairs; a fear
full lack of duty that a man in such
position owes to his fellow men, Mr.
Schwab is at the head of a corporation
employing thousands of men. Many of
them are young men employed in the
various offices of his corporation, who
are daily subject to the temptations of
the large cities. The example of the
man at the head of all their affairs nat
urally has great weight with them 1t
is very likely to influence them for good
or for evil. and an evil influence is
much more quickly felt than one for
good.
Gambling is the bane of the life of a
young man. Once addicted to the per-
nicious habit and it follows him
through life unless utter ruin meets him
on the way. There is a fascination
about it that but few can overcome IT
makes but little difference what form
is followed
The road to ruin is a plain and broad
nd iz hut laa
thousands who have trodden therein.
First, the player starts with a surplus
of coin that DE has accumulated for the
purpose of spending for his pleasure He
says to himself that he does not care
if he loses it. He IS going to spend it
anyway, and he is willing to take
chances of adding to it. He loses. Who
ever played poker and did not lose7
After using the surplus that he had,
the young man feels rather sore. and
thinks that next time he will have bet
ter luck. So with his pay in his pocket
he drops into game and he risks the
money that he was going to use for
paying his board, or some other 1egiti-
mate purpose He loses. He may not
lose the first time or the second. but he
will lose in the end. After losing the
money that he needed for a purpose the
young man borrows. So fascinating is
the game that a young man will run all
over town to borrow money enough 70
go back and sit into the game with the
insane idea that he will win back his
money. He goes from bad to worse;
he continually loses until he is in finan-
cial straits and then the tempter ap-
pears in another form. He may be a
trusted clerk. having the handling of
the money of his employers. So great
is his confidence that his luck will turn,
that he is tempted to borrow from the
firm enough to try his luck again. He
knows he will win, and can pay back
what he has borrowed and recover the
money of his own. that he has lost. Vain
hopei The young man who has taken
that step is lost nine times out of ten,
and unless he is saved by his friends. he
is ruined No man who CANDLES can
hold position of trust today, especially