The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-20
OLD-FASHIONED TALK ON HONESTY.

Rev. William contributes following od-tme dssera-
ton the editorial columns of the San Francisco Bulletin
Dishonesty money Drinking be chained to foun
ans locks policemen parole cities detectives watch
the thief wherever there vauabes whether bank we'd
ding and thousands of employed in protecting the public
against the army of dishonest and who around seek
ing whom they may devou Dishonesty public and private life
money nothing of trouble and sacrifice of hap
pness One portion of humanity engaged in keeping the other
portion the straight and path of business and social rec
tude The constantly called upon draw upon its treasury
pay expenses More money used keep from
doing wrong than reward those who do what is right
The pays big land the prisoner San Quentin but not
cent necessarily the wemeanng and successful youth who does
what is right
The sacrifices made prosecute the gras San Francisco
almost beyond calculation The financial upon the city is Of
course immense great the expense of these trials necesstated
by the wrongdong should have spared the city the
shame and sacrifice which of its history But the out
put in dollars compared with the sacrifice in municipal self
respect domestic Every prosecution involves large
circle of victims wives mothers fathers and children who
are compelled suffer the shame which falling like shower OF
upon the guilty this view of the matter that should compel
every reconsider the old words of ancient writ the
wages of sin is DEATH.
Every time we do dishonest act the equivalent
time somewhere somehow There getting around it. There
no need of preacher declare these fundamental principles OF
righteous retrbuon They plainly written in the nature OF
things.
Honesty pays in the long run the only good policy from
of all thoughtful citizens.
Time and again the taught but time and again 1t
dsregarded by who think they the fortunate exceptions to
the general rule San Francisco will have gafters again. Even now
there are scheing politicians who striving to put themselves IN
position steal the public and dishono the city While the
men being punished for their wrongdong we who look on with
sense Of shame must not shut the punishment of sin it
self We must the peril of dishonesty and the duty OF dong
right toward In the Jewish synagogue being enacted not
na but bit of real history that the ancient ideals OF the
fathers who gave the principles of jurisprudence and whose
first statesman the first awgver 1t is Significant that these
trials are held synagogue upon whose walls and windows are
pictured and painted the basic principles of civilization and whose
nroD have preached against the very wrongs which are now S
ring the city Francisco These old prophets are opening again
their lips sealed supposed by Time and they are ueg te
avhe old eternal of right and wrong Let them speak IN
thunder them speak through the prosecution and the courts
snd whatever ypahes may contend in Our hearts with Our sense
of justice frankly give truth and honor the rg OF way
IF bv these trials other the young aspiring politicians OF the
ci the citizens of influence shall learn the value OF hon
v and the cost dishonesty then this upheaval will not have been
in vain.