The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-31
GIBBONS REGRETS
CREED FOR RICHES
SAYS RELIGION is THE ONLY
BASIS ON WHICH A COUNTRY
CAN BE MAiNTAlNE
GRIMES or CORPORATION
Such That II Committed by lndlvld-
usls Would Be Barred BY Die
tates Of conscinece Declares
Noted Prelate.

New York, Dee 90,-- Tho lad Il.
ment Of George w Perkirs ard
( CHARLES s. Falrchild for irregularities
las officers and directors of the New
York Life Insurance company gives
tunrsual point to a signed Article by
Cardinal Gibbons under the title of
Honor in Business Life which Ii
! printed in Van Norden's Magazine
issued today. Among other thing Car
dinal Gibbons says;
Business life in this dae Is all ali.
| sorbing We are running the risk OF
carrying our enthusiasm for doing
hlngs tco far past the senrihle mem
where ambition 70 succeed and indus.
tFy are still compatible with a cett4la
commendable enjoyment OF the things
Of this life that are god and peas
an
"Somo OF the modern seekers after
| wealth win sacrifice anything rather
han 70 be known ror what they are
Clear and nalnable dishonesty itself Is
shielded behind barriers cleyerlv can
structed by the brightest minis of
1 the country. Men Of the highe {
standing in the financial wo,ld ari
guilty of acts as members Of cor
porations which they would czrn 70
commit as individuals. This set
ment was made 10 me by the IA Q
James G. Blaine, | believe 1T 10 lie
ttrue. The money craze with the cor
ruption II ha.s developed 10 this conn-
| try Is. 10 me theg reatest Of the esils
we have 10 face
| Throughout the whole of these
| United States, and, Of course. in
cther countries also. there T. lolay n
netwok of svndicates OF trusts. OF
companies and partnerships SO that
eyefy operation from the con rue
! los a. a alWre' as'rasnssiip t5 iiae apanu
fsclIfe cf tiny pin rs controlled hy
some corporation
And. Ike The car cf n'ggsg naut,
they crush eyerv obstacle that stands
In the way Of their success.
"he glea question is, How shll we
remedy the eyil2 Undoubtedly cor ec-
| lion will be found In the creation of
mote intelligent and less campla.
cent public sentiment.
"A corporation should be regarded
as the sum of the entire number Of
| individuals composing Il. and each
member of that corporation should
be held by the public 70 a full ae-
countahiltty for each and every act
! of the entire corporation. whether
! that act be great or email, important
or unimportant,
at may take years TO educae the
public to this comprehension OF the
responsibility Of the individual IN
/ the great monopalies, but the work
must be undertaken by each one Of US
who calls himself good citizea II
corruption. graft anc the many other
evils e owing out Of our modern syr-
Depends On the Man.
we are confronted with the ques-
/ tiou OF placing restrictions uron the
accumulation OF great wealth by in
dividuals This question is perhaps
more within the province q discus
sion by the master OF. social ecoaom-
/ les than q (. within that Of tho
churchman. but. personally. I think
that depends upon The man himself
rather than the amount Of bis for
tune
! Unfortunately IL seems - be TO
/ true that swift expansion Of bus ness
and quick rise Go wealth on the part
of a great many men have brought
about certain shames in theil private
( lives.
IT would be unjust 70 tupDose that
an o. even majority o; mil icna'res
make an unwor hy use 81 the moaeg
they have
The Only soiid Basis.
The disregard II the Chria'iln
I Sabbath. gross ann sysiemaiic elec-
Ition frauds. unreasonable delay il
carrying into effect the sentence q
/ our Grim nal courts. vith the unme-
Gus -ubterfugts By which crimiaals
eyade the laws. extravagances Of tie
rich. the disc0nten Of the poor. nay
I au De traced 20 gnbelief and impiatv.
I "a is reiieion vhich IS the o1ly
solid bas. of society If The social
efifce rests nor on this eternal and
immuiable foundation ia Is bound.
sooner OF later. 20 crumhle to pieces
Our country has sTOsn up. not as
distinct independent. conflicting com
mrnifies hut as one corporate b0iv
( breath ne The same atmosphere. gov-
eraed by The same laws. enjoying the
sgme political rights as proof q The
hamanizing influence q religion
The Puitans. who founded New
England. tlc Dutch. Vha estahiished
themselves ln Pennsy ania. re