Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

agents. As Henry III. Of England.
goaded by the arrogance of Thomas
a Beckett. connIvcd at his murder and
was punished and Inundated as &C.
verely as IL he had committed 1t with
his own hands. so those who use other
men and profit by their crimes are re-
sponsibe for them. Like the usurper
Of Naboth's vineyard. he does not STAY
with his own hands the JeZrcelite; but,
like Ahab, he shuts his eyes and allows
another to commit the crime he him
self is too cowardly TO do. HE wink
eth with his eyes" may mean 1.-The
which is being committed in his
name"
Mans RcrpOnsibility.
"Oh," says the candidate for office,
II ain an honest man. | never let u
dollar stick to my hands which did not
honestly belong TO me. l never spoke
nn untruth in my life" Are you hon
est, my brotherl How about that $1O,-
600 subscription which you made for
campaign purposes! How about that
other 100000 donated by your party
friends? Are all those moneys in
tended for circulars and speakers and
legitimate campaign expenses? If they
are you are honest. II you expect TO
keep your lips scaled and have your
lieutenants bride the voters at the
polls you are dishonest. Your Ian
guage of action" proves it. oh" says
the merchant, Il am an honest man.
No customer ever heard me break lily
word.' Are you honest, my brother?
DO you forbid your CLERKS to maxi
wrong statements in reference to youl
gOodst Do you see that your advcr-
Using agents print within the right
limit short of eXaggeration! If you
do you are honest. You are dishonest
if you allow other lips to falsify in
your name. That conspiracy makes
you q falsitier too. oh" says the
capitalist. Il am an honest man.
am not responsible for What my agent
does. II he rents my house for ilieglt-
innate purposes his good name is tar
nshed, not mine" Yes. my capital
istic friend, you are responsible for
what your agent does. The same dogs
that licked Jezebcl's blood licke
Ahnb's blood. Sin of allowing others
to do n crime in our name may he just
as condemnaple as though we commit
ted the crime with our own hands.
Your Language of action proves it,
Every man is responsible to more or
less extent for what others may do in
his name, as was that father in refer
encc to his boy who was very i'm
portnnt witness in New England
trial. After the cross examining law
yer had in vain tried TO break down
the lads testimony he ut last turned
and said. Your father has been telling
you how to testify. has he not" Yes"
answered Walter, he has" Then.
my boy, tell us how your father told
you to testify" well" said Walter.
father said that the lawyers would
try to tanglc mo. but if | would just
take my time and be careful and tell
the truth l could tell the same thing
every time" Though thai father was
not at the time on the witness stand,
by his Language of action" the father
spoke when the boy spoke. Thus. my
brother, 10y the same law VIC are re
sponsble for what our dependents and
representatives do in our name.
How EVIL Is Exposed.
A wicked mans evil actions are again
manifested in his Unwillinyness to pub
licly protest against evil whenever he
may see it. Silence itself can some
times make G man Il party to Il crime,
although personally he may in no way
be benefited BY that crime. For in
stance, few weeks ago the three not
ed Chicago bandits, Van Dine and Me.
dcrmcier and RoeSki, fed to Indiana
and lived there in q dugout. While
refugees from justice those three meI
one day entered n country store 20
purchase some food. A country school
teacher saw them and recognized them
by their published pictures Had that
schoolteacher not tclcSraphcd his in
tclllgcnce to the Chicago police in one
sense he would have become Il party to
their crimes. So, my brother, If in pub
lie you hear the name Of Christ bias
phemed. If you soc young manhood,
young woIhanhood, about to be tlecrad-
ed and utter no protest: II you see an
injustice about to be done another and
lift no warning voice, then, by your
"lanGuage Of action you become Il
party to Satan's infa mics As an hon
sst man, speak when God bids you to
epcnk. AS an honest man. keep silent
when You please, provided no one is to
be injured by your far reaching silence
A wicked mans evil actions are
again manifested in his Willingness to
take advantage Of n helpless brother
or sister through technicality Of the
nw. BY that | mean that through 6
techncality he is willing to become
moral criminal a Insurer, swindler. 4
destroyer vampire, If he can emily
do it and escape the "hnc tooth comb
Of the law,
Actions Rarely Lie.
There goes an old provcrb, AT time
nothing Is fnlser than figures and moth
ing more unjust than exact legal jus
tice' SO Mt times We have seen mel
become thieves though they could no
be arraigncd in the criminal court
We have seen mon become liars though
by the Language of action" the,
, could not be proved perjurcrs bcfor
any legal tribunal. One day, about
year before Abraham Lincoln was nom
mated at Chicago. n Mr.. Lord cntere,
. the law office OF Lincoln & Herndol
and heard conversation between