The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-23

called by his real name, and goes
smiling on down his pernicious way ;,
unconscious Of the cool contempt of
those who regard the truth. Or, IL
he fees 1t, attributes 1t to some other
cause, their own big feelings" most
likely. He can not get the right pers.
pective. He has accustomed himself
to the habit of exaggerated truths or
polite lies or flattering falsehoods and
he will not or does not face his fault
ahd try to conquer it. He Is not
necessarily coward either and he
doesn't always lack moral fiber. Once
able to get good clear glimpse Of
himself IL he Is not too far gone in
the clutches of his habit he can by
effort override his deficiency.
The most helpless liar Is the moral
coward. This is the person who just
has not the courage to speak the
truth where there is the least dang.
er of its bringing upon him rebuke
or censure. And this type of liar
is the most foolish the shortest sight.
ed of all. He takes every one else
, for as big a fool as he is. He tells
direct and black faced lie to n
! person who is absolutely sure to
meet the truth within half an hour.
II he could use any mental process
at all he would know this. But he
does not. He just lies. And If you
catch him in that lie lQ say him, but
this type is as often a her. I am sor-
ry to say he'll switch around and
| tell another to cover 1t up until he
| is buried foot thick under the wrig.
| Cling mass OF his own falsehoods.
This type of a liar Is a coward-a
moral coward. He may not be thief
or a degenerate, but he is coward
He will never act straightforwardly
His dealings will be crooked. You
1 can not depend on him. He never
gets very far along the walks Of EN-
ployment for no one can trust him
and 1t Is the trustworthy and depend
able who are advanced. This is the
I law, both of nature and Of compen.
sation, which, after all, are one and
the same.
Then there is the thoughtless liar
/ the liar who tells something just for
the sake of seeming to know without
making sure of facts. This type OF
liar is not necessarily a moNal cow
ard, not an intentional liar. He Just
| doesn't see truth. He always wants
| to appear informed forgetting, that
once you come to know him. his stor'
4 les will be taken like the cry OF
wolf" by the boy who cried wolf
! lust to fool the people.
II there are, as Mark Twain says
eight hundred and sixty-nine kinds
of liars, 1t would be q useless matter
to try and enumerate them. You car
pick them out by observing the peo
pie about you-and then looking into
the mirror to see II you belong.
| There are white lies and black lies
and even II we can forgive the white
lies more easily than the black. w
: must remember that its mortally eas'
to let black run into white. Beside'
there might seem to me some excuse
for one big black lie, but white lie'
easily become a habit, and the habi
grows soiled and before you know
II, It is wearing a black dress.
II ia foolish to lie, because lie'
are always found out.
It is harmful to lie because 1t warp'
and dwarfs the character-which II
!, the soul, until it can not stand up
right, but must go sinking and skuiK
, ing about in dark places, Ike yer
, table Mr.. Hyde.
!, II ia sorrowful to lie, because on
loses friends, standing in ones com
munity, respect, fails to secure pc
sitions. and finally self respect dc
:, parts and the good angel covers IL
: face and departs, leaving the shrink
ing soul in possession of evil ant
disgrace.
To take a stand for truth ana risn
= does often require courage parucu
. larly If there has been past oil ut
, parture from these virtues; put-
think of the company you step INTO
Think of turning your back on III
Hydes and Judases and taxing you
place along with Lincoln and Wasi
ineton and Mckinley, Martin Luthe'
q loan of Arc and st, Paul and Jesus
. What an army to step into ana mare
a with! It gives one courage Just
name them Overland history Is III
!. of them. ,
= The liars arc all forgotten Inc