The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-06-24

cause it is right, hence you are bound
to be honest. Better be nothing than
knave. Honesty in little things in
sures it in big transactions. Be hon.
est to the penny or to the last prom
Use. Honesty for the sake of principle
is great commodity. The best proof
is restoring ill-gotten gains.
~ Loose views of truth. Truth is
something you cannot buy, neither can
you bury it. 1t is imperative that we
be truthful. To tell one lie is dishon-
orable. What is sophistry but series
of lies, which the false reasoner mar
shals and marches to his vile work.
Horace Mann once said, 81 would
rather be at the head of Falstaff's
soldiers than to have my name go
down in the law books attached to my
argument which any fair minded man
could believe to have been insincere. :"
l know there is a theory that it is
proper to lie bit to defend client
before the court, or to get yourself
out OF trouble. 1t is not true. Do
not allow any man to use your soul
to do his dirty work. There are le-
gions today who pass for fairly good
people who have no more truth in
them than there is piety in the ma
chine of an East Indian priest who
grinds out prayers by turning crank.
1t leads to loss of integrity and per-
jury.
(3) You will meet loose views of
virtue. The first lessons in this are
often gotten from impure litererature
and associations with bad company
Yes, bad literature may be found on
your tables, or more likely hidden
away in the rooms. Novelties are
flung broadcast over the land. You
tain your virtue and integrity. This
is one of the open gates to hell. An
other lessen is given in indiscreet
apparel. The attire of women may
be beautiful and render her more at
.TGc,ivc, and that is alright to be at
tracCiye, but it may be vulgar and in
decent. Many man has received
his first push in the way of damnation
by the indecency, and l might say too,
the impudence of women's attire. The
style of dress is type of the morals
or minerals of the age. Modest ap-
parel means a righteous people, but
immodest apparel means a contami-
mated and depraved society. The
fashion plate Of Tyre of old is in lisa.
3:16, and it isn't any wonder that the
anger of the Lord was kindled against
the corrupt old city and swept her off
the face of the earth. Fishermen now
dry their nets where once the proud
and luxurious city sat. The result of
this is loss of character and when
that is gone your stock in trade is
gone, you are moral bankrupt. This
of course, naturally leads to indif-
ference as to what you do, or what
others may think of you, and the re-
suit is sure to be lack of standing,
a bad name, usually discharged from
your work, with a sense of disgrace.
Benjamin Franklin attributed his sue
cess to integrity of character 1t Gre
ates confidence. The first Emperor,
Alexander Of Russia, esteemed char
acter to be like constitution. Char
acter is power 1t is formed by vol
I unJary actions, not passive impress
sions. A good character is an estate.
If you loose it, you are poor indeed.
You can't get good situation to earn
an honest living. Clothes can't con-
ceal loss of character any more than
they can a fop. Character is your
| best capital. 1t is the backbone of
success. Be careful of this stock in
! trade.
May I call your attention to fourth
danger, namely: Loose views Of
temptation. We ignore its power; We
daily with its pretended pleasures anC
thus weaken our will and lessen oul
powers of resistance. Nowadays there
is a serious objection, apparently, tt
what is stiff and straightforward
The loose is preferred. But looseness
of honor and character are poor thing:
compared with the firm, strong power