The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
CHANCES AGAINST RICH MANS HONESTY

Every rich man Is not necessarily rogue
but the chances are against him. 1t Is possible
for fortunate investment to yield great fnan-
cial returns, and It is not impossible for the
victim Of sudden extraordinary prosperity 10
retain his poise Of mind and the keen sense Of
honor that dominated his existence before
riches became his portion. Such thing is
possible, but. ~ said before, the chances are
against him. Let any man acquire $4,000 or
800 900 and his interests are partially entrusted
to assistants. II the chief is ambitious he
leaves the immediate scene Of his earlier strug.
gle and ne is no longer In direct touch with
the labor that has brought him his frst $780,.
O00 he associates with men Of wealth, ne
learns the secrets Of organization and his mind
Is stirred to the possibility Of acquiring mil.
lion. That idea dominates his life and while
he once may have been sympathetic and kindly
In all his dealings with his fellow man, his new
environment and greater ambition crowds the
finer sensibilities from his life and he soon &C.
cepts corporation methods as his standard.
Where he was once an earnest, law. abiding
citizen he listens to expert lawyers who show
him how to evade laws that stand In the way
Of making great sums Of money quickly, aud
while his conscience may revolt occasionally
he justifes himself with the knowledge that
all those about him engage 10 the same meth.
ods-and besides, his interests ale now so
varied and demand so much money that he
can no longer afford TO cultivate scruples; he
must have money In comparatively short
time this hnancler's mind and heart have be.
come SCARED, his conscience Is dulled and after
awhile he believes only 10 himself, acknowl-
edges allegiance to nothing that Is not forced
upon him and he looks At law as naught but
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protection OF himself and the government
which has given him 50 many legitimate Op
portunities that he has seen fit to outrage.
After time he becomes power In the inan.
clsl world and mis- will dominates over vast In.
tsrests In which numberless men are concerned.
He cxalts and deposes as he wills and ne gives
labor no consideration that Is not forced. 1t Is
not question with him as to whether labor is
receiving the worth OF It's hire-the question
10, how little can get labor for, how much
ignore law, 10 evade II by technicalities, TO
openly violate u, trusting his money to hold
him guiitless; he continues to buy legislators,
ne hires men 70 corrupt judges and iuries and
he buys as he will. he has become thoroughly
dishonest and rogue from the breakfast hour
to the breakfast hour on the following morn.
ing. Tell him that publicly or privately and
he resents II Hercely and he more than half
way believes In his honesty-yet he Is a thief
as the man who steals dollar 10 q thief; he
has become an undesirable citizen.
And naturally he 10 not different from the
poor man who swears at the oppression Of
wealth, Tor uinc out Of ten desire 10 become
rich, and should they become 90 under our
present system they would not be greatly DIFF.
ferent from the rich man pictured--for the
picture Is typical.