The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-23


Written for the Jasper CorRIRE-
Css sbe U. s. es1srs Us1ss the Psesess
Csslitso q Msroilty.
There il an obscure probleu
which hes undoubtedly forced il.
self on the attention of us all, and
which ws have all eodeavored to
solve. This problem is, "whai
will Be the future destiny OF 90
ciety?"
An immoral iudividual may sx-
lies, but an immoral nation must
die, aod 10 srs rapidly becoming
Len immoral nation.
Bot il is . hissorieal fact that .
aatioo can nsvsr completely die 20
llooe = it, women are clean, up
| Iriehs and moral. Emefson said
l.civiIization 10 the power Of good
women"
Sill there are . great many good
men. q we'll a women, who are not
vil-minded, but who can and do
distinguish between money, which
Ihas neither morality or conscience,
and integrity, honor and virtue
The world Of to-day may &c paysi-
lcaIly al night, and away above pa.
intellectually, but what is its moral
Icondition ~ compared to the NOR
ais of even one century ago.
Money has become the God ol
The average man. How be sccuuu'
IIatss il. whether by honest ol
dishonest means. is apparently the
,lIeast Of his worries. In the strug-
ale let him lose all that makes life
holy, pure and worth the living, q
little thing like honor and chcrac
tier are not to be taken IN considera'
Ision. The worship Of prosperity II
,Imoney making, ss il it Vas the only
'|eood and hope of mankind, appear
Ito Do transforming, il il has not al
,Iready transformed, the entire m
,,lsion from love of justice and right
,Ieousness to love Of money Tor pow
,ler's sake :,
l You may be . thief, the worle
silI approve Of you, % long - yo'
are clever enough to escape pnso'
Ibars. A great fortune, in many 10
stances, only represents 90 mucl
Ithievine. Wealth could not othei
I .|vi-s BE- produced with sufhcien
|rspidity to bear the extravagsnce
lin which the rich now indulge.
! In the social world moral re1
|srainss have been superseded By coz
|vensioual rules, and even these hav
loo binding iorcs on wealth. Tn
5limmorality and degradation OF n.
lpid life'i amoog the alistocrats
o,lmasched BY the srosser manifesto
ltions in the social cellar. The yer
i|ideaIs Of right and wrong, justic
8 and injustice. morality and vics
.lhave been transferred to srti6cii
lfou ndatious, and are governed Q
'l.ocial station, and the great middl
lclasees are absorbing the contagio
,,lfrom above and from below
j, Men and women seem TO
by didsrsnt standards OF mo
can there be douo
! lstandard? But sll seem to folio
1.-The social custom Of extending IN
;,I.ocial recognition TO wealth and t.
!, ,|snt among men, aod social ossracis'
TO misiortune, weakness and pove
ltv among women. He 10 seldol
,Inuoisbed in any way, and may I
!. lcrouoed With honors- Society pa
.Idons him however we'll bis onenc'
slmay be known; they seem 70 ratha
.l.Ievs,e him socially, He may !
.,lbleesed |, with Ill family relstion'
sbe csa look forward 70 nosl
ling but dissrac.. Il is a fact th'
',l.he STANDARD Of judgment whic
|. |coudemns the woman and psrdo'
line nan, is . social stand srd-:h
!. '.In,rsl standard is seldom applied
I,he cs>e- society cares but list
,,''iior the virtue or morality of It's men
SIpsr.. bus l. deeply concerned 30 D
their 6nancial standing. and II ei'
Iyns.r.s its dislike Of poverty BY
.,|,.srtlsss drs :rimina;ions In favor
" he ri.h and influential.
II We are all aIiss hunsn beng
!. land msmbers os the sans huns
l-s.uily. through whss sichenl
Ithsu, dos vice in one lossits viciou
'.lnees in anoshsr7 Why should q
Lame wrong doing to which ~om
|. lie lured. make her IN outcs-s. 80
tsncs her 70 worse than moral deaf
..lvhile il depsives . mao volunssri
;,nIeivsn 20 vice Of no wirdly hon
! Whatever; where the nights Of q
.voman arc abused and tramp''
s'lupoo. cousemned even BY th 30 ~
lbroushs her to her Low estate, q
|shunned b. her sisters 10 many !
stancss, who are no bsissr than .
liz. The church has indeed De
|ssalous in warning the individual
,,,I'sfiss from the wrath 70 come" Q