and integrity of our citizens which is the REAL LIFE OF THE NATION ? And if this is so, we ask : If treason to the uniform is such a dreadful crime, is not treason against the public honesty and mora^ty a greater crime? Or is treason against the public honesty and morality no crime SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO PENALTY PRESCRIBED FOR IT AS IN THE CASE OF TREASON AGAINST THE UNIFORM?
And if it is conceded that the virtue of the public mind is a greater factor in advancing the strength and prosperity of our country than the military law (which is only created for the purpose of protecting the former), we ask, how can a man who is false to his BROTHERS IN TIME OF PEACE, BE TRUSTED IN AN ARMY TO DEFEND THEM IN TIME OF WAR?
Are we making too fine a distinction? No, we don't think so ! We hold that a man who will break his oath and word of honor to a union, for eighteen dollars a week and expenses, will not scruple to betray his brothers-in-arms TO AN ENEMY for a greater amount of money. Once a man has been taught to break his oath and word for a money consideration,
2St4 The Pinkerton Labor Spy.
he is a menace to the community in time of peace, and a positive danger in time of war.
There are many detective agencies who are manufacturing traitors, but Pinkerton's National Detective Agency is the pioneer in this business, and has a bigger output than all the other agencies in the United States put together.
Why do we denounce a dead traitor and in the same breath honor a worse live one? Why do we revile a dead traitor, WHO ONLY