Evening journal., 1904-05-10

is dangerous for the youth who Inn
agines that while he must toll with his
head and his hands, yet there are er-
tain sharp practices which viii help
hiia 2lons amazingly.
He is o. dangerous ground when he
begins to invent schemes by which he
expects TO reap harvest without Civ
Ing an equivalent. For at that point
his power OF commanding success along
normal lines is suspended, and success
by other means becomes the absorbing
ideal.
That which IS dangerous for the in
aivldual Sc dangerous for the COM
muniW when the people select a man
of wealth FOX an important Office, for no
other reason than that he has wealth,
II Is in part a confession that they are
prepared to live by their wits When
party sets up as its leader man who
has no quality to attract. but who Is in
every sense repellant simply because
he has money, Il signifies that its sup
poriers expect TO profit In some sinis-
,er way. receiving what they do not
earn II is also a sign that their use
fulness as factors for the good Of the
community is gone.
when there goes abroad in q COM
munlty the impression that it is pos
slblc TO make large sums IN gambling,
the energies OF that community are
paalyzed to the extent such an inn
preston prevails. II the attraction is
he races, hundreds viii cease labor.
md take their money that is legitimate
ly invested to bet on favorte. The
individual usually comes out n loser,
and the community is made poorer in
every way. II It is betting on mar
gins the same thing occurs. There are
pecuniary losses, and individual sense
Of honor is broken down. just to the
extent that it prevails, to that extent
the community is demorallzed.
when politicians determine on q
campaign OF money. and enact laws
making II easy to buy votes, they ex-
euse their act by saying that so many
thousands OF dollars are put into cir
culatlon, yet the community pays a
louble penalty. There is loss OF
manhood that nothing can make up,
md pecuniarily In the end It IS worse
of. For instance, perhaps a half mill
lion dollars have been spent IN Dela-
ware In the last ten years, yet the
other side of the ledger carries the
larger figures. Small politicians have
made snug fortunes out OF the game
but they have lost it on margins. and
their knowledge of stocks came through
political associations. Then labor has
been demoralized, for the man who
has been brlbed rarely uses his money
% any advantage to himself or IA
others. Besides this. after laborers IN
a community have generally been paid
FOR their votes their industry ceasei
TN the bribe money is gone. Ther
when We remember that from such ;
system we get poor legislation, parti'
san measures and often dlshones
officials we see that money spent I,
carry elections is the most expensive
luxury we can have.
When state starts out to Great
revenues at the expense Of other state
without any return, it is on danger
GUS ground. When it purposely enactl
a corporation law 10 charter companies
In other States to do business ther,
when their own laws would prohibit
when the object Of this is revenue
and it has no other defense. It is tim,
to stop and think. The revenues OF
State should be raised as honestly a,
are those Of an Individual.
When the people Of city permit ,
ring Of o half-dozen men to juggle will
their finances. to reduce the assess
ments Of those who are in the ring an,
to raise those OF opponents and re
formers, allowing themselves to b,
buncoed by the plea; you must no
criticise the party" or never mind
wen get IN after awhile" they are 60
ing down into their pockets to pay foi
their folly, for they are keeping ava,
enterprises and retardins the growth
OF the city.
What is the matter with Delaware? .
is occasionally asked. Wen. here is
mart nf the dg,o,,oefs