| Show Il IN ly Springfield Republican Ono of the tho measures measure m pasted panned by the present Massachusetts legislature is le at attracting tracing attention outside ot of the state stale It H Is la I the Iho one which provides a Whoever gives given offers orten or promises promises to toan tonn toan an nn agent or servant any gift or gratuity whatever with Intent to Influence his hili hi action In hl relation to his principals principal employers loyers or mentors matters busi busl business ness neSI or any all agent ent loe or servant who receives or accepts a II gift or 01 grit gra rn or promise under nn an agreement or with the tho understanding that tha t he shall net act In any ny particular In III relation to 10 his employers employer business shall halt he tie punished hel by b a 1 fine tine of not nol lees Ires than thou 10 nor more morl than 1600 or Imprisonment for tur not longer than ono one year It Jt hon has been beell that the bill alme at nt the lice of provision supply hous o In giving ing gratuities to the th purchasing agents of hotels etc elo but hilt It Is h obviously lY broad enough to 10 rover cover the whole hol field ftp of or trade and no one needs need to be bp told toll that this Held today Is I crowded with such uch practices tines tices Chicago Public One of or the well wait recognized arts arll of the tho modern modem salesman Is tl to know how to t sweeten a n proposal l so 0 ns nl to make It palatable to purchasing agents or officials and the business house houlle which refuses to Keep n slush plush fund for bribery ors ery purpose of ot this thin kind hind must meet be con content content content tent not only not nol to tn augment Its It trade trolle but to lose loe much of what It U already has haa For the practice U Is I misnamed when called bribery It H Is III really blackmail That Is In to 10 say la Its III lt universality Is attn attil less leas by far to o salesmen who l tempt with bribes bribe tt Iban nn to In buyers buer who Intimidate with holdups Chicago Tribune The Tha Massachusetts legislature has ban hll pasted panned n a bill to promote honesty among this the employ of at private Individuals and A New Nets Ne York state sena lIeM senator senator tor m lII y I regret deeply to 10 say that franchise grabbing Is le aul In th that the tt state at t legislature That Is In true of ot other states Int As If long as honest legislatures legislature cannot I be why try Iry to reform crooks cooka Washington Pott It In Is Just Jut ru ns Insulting Insult IIII to the American Intelligence ng nB home Honce of the famous blue law lams which are still mill on the wits nett statute books There Is le no ques CIUlla question tion but this thin system of at petty grafting between st and nd merchants exists to 10 a greater or Ices IMS I lit II degree In all nil large cities c but Jut it cannot ho bo stopped by b sumptuary legislation The average avenge American merchant knows how ho to tl din between hom honest st and dishon dishonest est eat Just JuR ns as A the Ainer I Iran cum housewife conn conic discovers the tho dill dis dishonest honest domestic and un nd It would bo be hu ho humiliating to confess that thul this thin WHO were not true I rut The luminous mOil man who ho Is h not Ilot able to to limit snake thu title distinction between em Nil v not n success In III trade no matter how haw many foul fool laws of the kind proponed be hI for tor his da protection That Thal such n a measure could Im considered and adopt adopted ed 1 by b the legislature of at the state Is In Innot not complimentary to 10 the Intelligence of I that body |
