New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
Second Section

Carthage. The senator, and even the chief priest, held that as his cath had been wrested from him by force he was not bound to go.
 Have you resolved to dishonor me?' asked Regulus. I'm not ig- norant that death and tortures are prep pairing for me; but what are these to the shame Of an infamous action or the wounds of a guilty mind. I have still the spirit of a Roman
 "Regulus returned to Carthage and died under torture, Let him that would live wcll' says Plato, at tain 10 truth, and then, and not be- fore. he will cease from sorrow
 Truth shows itself in many ways, r characterizes the man of business, the man of business, and exempli- fies the man who will not deceive you for his own advantage. Your boy will know whether you are speaking the truth.
 What if a father sells his good name for a small sum! Can you, father. be bought? Shakespeare says,
 "'Good name in man and wom-
 an. dear Iny lord,
 Is the immediate ewel of their
 souls;
 Who steals my purse, steals
 trash; 'tis something, noth-
 ing;
 Twas mine. 'tis his, and has
 been slave to thousands;
 But he that filches from me my
 good name,
 Robs me of that which not en-
 riches him,
 And makes me poor indeed
 There are men who can be bought. There are rogues innum- crable. who are ready to sell their bodies and souls for money and for drink. Who has not heard of cleo tions which have been made void through bribery and corruption? The men who sell themselves are slaves; their buyers are dishonest and un- principled. I am standing on the soil of liberty said an orator. You are not" replied bootmaker in the audience. 'You are standing in a pair Of boots you never paid me for The tendency of men is ever to go with the maJority-to go with the huzzas Majority said schiller. What does that mean? Sense has ever centered in the few. Votes should be weighed, not counted. That state must sooner or later go 10 ruin where numbers sway and ignorance decide
 Men are bribod in all directions They have no spirit Of probity, self respect. or manly dignity. If they had they would spurn bribes in every form. Those who are willing 10 be brbed are at the mercy of the unprincipled, those who are sub hitting to this sort of thing are still in the maiorlty A French quack Was taken before the correctional tribunal at Paris for cbstructirg the Font Ncuf.
 The magistrate said 10 him, Sir. how is it you draw such crowds about you and extract so much money from them in selling your ir rfallibIe rubbish?'
 My lord replied the quack, low many people do you thing are crossing the Pont Neuf in an hour?'
 "'I don't know said the judge.
 "Thon. l can toll you-about ten thousand. And how many do you think of these ar" Wise"'
 "'Oh perhaps a hundred.'
 "'lt is too many said the quack; but l leave the hundred persons 10 you, and take the nine thousand and nine hundred for my customers'
 Much is done in the way Of illicit commissions. A check finds its way 10 q certain official and he passes the account. Thus many a man be- comes rich upon a moderate salary. These illicit commissions. says the Times, do much to poison business relations. If honesty is a forgotten virtue faith dies out and society be- comes a. scramble for place and money,
 Yet there are men who have re- fused 10 be bought in all times and ages, Even the poorest inspired by duty have refused to sell themselves for money Among the North American Indians a wish for wealth is considered unworthy of a brave man-so that the chief is ofen the poorest of his tribe. The best bene- factor Of the race have been poor men, among the Israelites. among the Greek, and among Romans Elisha was at the blow when called to bo prophet, and Cincinnatus was in his fields when called to lead the armies of Rome. Socrates and Epamlnondas were among the poor est men oH Greece. Such too. were the GalIlean fishermen. the inspired founders of our faith. Aristedcs vas called The Just from his un- bending integrity. His sense Of jus- lice was spotlesE and his self-dcnial Gnimpreachablo. He had borne the highest offices in the state, he died pcor. Nothing could buy him or swerve him from his duty. Demos themes the eloquent could be bought which led to the disgrace of the orator and he soon took poison Cicero, on the other hand. refused all presents from friends, as well as ilom the enemies of his country Some time after his assassination Caesar found his erandsons with one of Cicero's books. The boy en- deavorcG to hide it from his grand father. Caesar examined the book and returned it to the boy with these words: My dear child, this was an eloquent man and a lover of his country
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