The daily sentinel., 1906-08-03
THE CARDINAL TELLS WHY.

In recent interview Cardinal Glib
bons briefly but pointedly, states the
gist of the whole matter while his
views may be regarded by the publi-
cist as those of church man, they
cover the field, they point out the
source of the stream which is pollut-
ing the fountain of private and pub
lie life. His answer to the question,
| What is the remedy for the social
and civic unhealthfulness that is Civ
ing occupation to so many 'muck
rakers," is as follows:
That is comprehensive. | would
rather attempt to answer dozen spec
ific questions. but l thing l may ans
wer this by saying, when the sane
tity of the marriage tie and the obli-
CATION of family relations are more
fully realized and religious train
ing in the family becomes more gem
eral, We may look for better condi-
tions.
Dissect these questions as we may,
we are forced back again and again
to the same conclusion: moral and
| religious training in the family are
essential and just as they are neglect
ed do these evils increase.
BY civic evils we refer to corpor-
ate greed, financial immortality and
official infidelity, as in the case of
the insurance crimes broadly classi-
fled as graft | do not know enough
of the facts in the packing house
scandals to include them in this gem
eralization, but generally speaking,
this class of evil is due to a lack of
conscience as applied to corporate
acts.
"A man will excuse much for his
corporation which his conscience
would condemn in himself. Corpor-
ate rnnSQipnpa fG naUatfva II min
imizes responsibility and multiplies
and magnifies excuses. A rudimen-
tary moral sense will keep a man
from stealing his neighbors goods.
but the moral sense must be educat-
ed to see moral wrong-sin and
crime in the acts of a corporation.
There has been of late a great
awakening of what is called the pub
| lie conscience. This has given rise
to much broad, liberal discussion of
prevalent abuses and their causes,
fixing the responsibility and often
| disclosing criminality, and is doing
| much to remedy those abuses and
| bringing business morality back to
the point of safety. This is at least,
my hope. l believe l can see a de-
cided tendency in that direction.
Public discussion brings UNDER
standing and men who have been
blind to the wrongs of corporate
crimes have had their eyes opened
They see much now that they could
not see before. This is business moral
ity. Social morality depends upon
something more. The family, which
is the foundation of society is the
source of which We must look for its
publication. The great crimes which
are now exciting so much comment
can be traced directly back to lack
of sanctity in the family relations.
Until the sanctity of family ties is
more generally recognized l see lit
tie hope for Improvement.
THE principal obligation of the
family is the religious education of
the young, the Importance of which
is apparent. With 1t everything may
be accomplished. Without it we may
have great awakenings, we may have
general revival of public conscience,
but relapses will come again because
the foundation is lacking.
Most of the putridity of private
character, as disclosed in the revela-
tions of courts and the press, grows
out of family relations with false
standards and without religion, and
not from a lack of family relations