The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-29
characteristics of Venerable
Man Under Tall Hat
WITH 48 STARS ON BAND
ijmuan side i'll Dealing With Pen
rl,> -Forgiving Spirit Where
Deserved
IA the Associated Press,

f- -, Icy
4 ,hinstun, u. c., oct. 26.-In al
t.. .ldtn1ry affairs OF life, Uncle Sam
rfgid discipIinarian. The statute
faui~ ii the United States are bur
4.rcj Nth more laws than any other
..rutrr in the world TO reach the
hpt-.t possible standard OF morality.
~ iii example to all citizens. Uncle
s. r. Wjr.ds the power OF punishment
tgaiu~t al offenders with an iron
hgud. The records Of the peniten-
tarsy are tales OF impartial Justice
f9t sch and poor, high and lowly.
IhuI. in the abstract, is the churac-
l,r ~ the venerable gentleman with
!Ga taIl hat. hin Whisk ers and striped
5rursars, who syInbolizes the federal
.N.rnment Of America. There is an
Htcus,lN human side 70 him, how
eycr. which he displays to the peni-
t,Li .Nil-ao2r who haS escaped the
fIre4 IT the law. Any man, woman
~. hiId who secretly has defrauded
&C s,o!cn from the United States gov
"t.lnsnt may make restitution and
non Nll be attempted and no ques-
I.r- lShed.
The Conscience Fund.
tar thar particular purpose. the
.nnr.Irn"e fund has been establish
- .u The national treasury. Every
a,-i.tlly ot the treasury during his
tert - office is the father confcsOr
eli tac nation. TO him any violator
81 - iaWS, embudying the Command
m,tt Thou Shalt Not Steal who
tt.- rot been caught, ma make full
r itresion and reimbursement with
out tAr slightest fear OF even a trIfiins
t'I. noe, The money is gratefully
~treel.ed and deposited in the general
fms ~ the treasury, the contribution
arr-r.i M tho fNnnEo orJ ri - vi
tlI3"at made through the public
o. md 70 the contributor if his
nafa. and address are known. The
'~ htstGpn Is q. closed incident.
hundreds Seek Forgiveness.
r1. this confessional of the ~
t ought by hundreds OF tortured
-1Hte. Yielding To the ~pleadings OF the
Slaall voice and craving IN!
"a tliss Of d quiet and peaceful mind
y contributions restore 70 Jnclt
Sam the value " customs dutie;
'tltd, internal revenue taxes avoid
I'd. cancelled postage stamps HniaW
lvHH nsed. and countless other fraud:
81 erafts against the United States.
Ny conscience hath q thousant
= cr,tl tongues. was the agOnIxin,
,.ia,,uy Of Richard III.
The Same Mysterious Force.
Iurre has been no change ;a:cord
IoR 10 tho only oracle OF the nation
tousti.ncc. ErrinX humankind sttl
tries out under the potency OK tn
y M. mysterious force.
Contributions to the conscience fun,
rnve reached into the thousnnds prac
IDEALLY every year for the past hal
n { At the present time, If thi
extraordinary Institution OF the treas
'iry Is tho criterion, the state or tn
onscience OF the American peopl
s'ay b.. said to be about normal. Fo
shc fiscal year OF 1912, these volunIAr
~ontributions aggregated tS,a1S.ss
hat was we'll above the average. al
cough not high enough, compare
nIth other years, to indicate any un
Sual moral Improvement. The z
*. contributions for more than on
t1lir"d years, or during the ent1f
ti.,t ace Of the conscience fund, hay
q "5nut $4,000 annually.
An Unwritten Rule.
@'npll because these deposits ma
tni i. all probability are, seF
"a.ll in proportion to the total extet
- - fraud and graft against the Nations
:~uVcrnment. treasury officials do nc
'itai the conscience fund lightly. l
diion to regarding the contribution
MI Il certain degree OF reverence
try are prone, from a pracuc1
~1dndpoint, TO encourage these acts {
t"~jlntary r~ectiication because. T.
+'uSn many are thioN
"'"ut the governments revenue. II
manly impossible to cover al tn
'rholcS for dishonesty.
Most of tho contributions are SCI
~''nErnously, but in rare Instances
1nt"ssion is made 0 the SCI
rs Signature. Following the trad
'ual unwritten rule of the treaSur
Irtrtncnt never 70 pursue the quit
u, III" name is never revealed |
public. 1t is safely locked in III
'fI.'S az the government.
conscience fund aggregate.
a. conscience fund was ~eStablishe
h. President Madison's admins
'tj"il III 1S1l when the first cOTtr
Ion Was received. An nnkIoW
ffS"n. VINO in some manner had de