| Show i BOOTLEGGING The rhe colloquialism bootleg originated when men used to carry whisky in their boots to sell to the Indians The Eighteenth Eight Eight- Amendment came along and placed all of us in the class of time the Indians so far as the traffic in intoxicants is is' con con- But there are other kinds of bootlegging It can happen in all forms of commerce com com- commerce merce mcree in the professions andin andin and andin in our everyday walks of life A dishonest banker lawyer la policeman merchant educator or preacher is as much of a menace to society and free government as an honest hon bootlegger bootlegger boot boot- legger leg or a dishonest one depending depending depending de de- de- de pending on your point of view as to the possibility of a bootlegger bootlegger bootlegger boot boot- legger being honest at all U-nf U Unfair ir practices against good morals or unethical methods used by men to gain selfish ends or wilful exercises of disI disobedience disobedience dis dis- dis- dis I obedience to la law w or pr practiced practice tices against the highest ideals of the people these people these each and all constitute civic social moral and patriotic bootlegging The only difference is the whisky bootlegger gets caught more times per year than the other kind but that renders the latter's offenses none the less wrong And because they are sed with greater degree of hypocrisy and in otherwise respectable positions does not make their commission involve less moral turpitude All institutions organized and existing for good in the community community community com com- counteract these social cancers as as' as best they can The church is or should be the i outstanding leader in the fight I against crimes that victimize the good conscience o of the people against men who mart- mart gage age their souls as as' as well weIl as against men who sell their booze N Next ext in line are the s institutions dealing with boys and girls for direct social phYsical physical physical phys phys- ical and moral benefit t. t Many c other agencies are diagnosing social and arid commercial ills and prescribing remedies All together together together to- to gether they avail much The community could not afford to tobe tobe be without their help What is needed besides these gr groups ups for specific purposes of welfare is is the combined and unified public public public pub pub- lic conscience that will rise up and smite smite- any and all forms of bootlegging of whatever nature nature nature na na- na- na ture and character The battle is against dishonesty and selfishness selfishness selfishness self self- which are th the two war val dogs of the community boot- boot legger The war will never be won until integrity and unselfishness unselfishness unselfishness un un- un- un selfishness have triumphed These can never be the victors so long as citizens ns tacitly perI permit permit per per- mit questionable dealing to go I unpunished The violator of ethical principles is not so easily easily easily ily detected but is equally guilty a and d should hOtd be punished I I |
