An Index

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 2, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 34.

An Index.— Is the national “conscience fund” an index to the nation’s honesty? It was established by President James Madison in 1811; $5.00 was sent in by a man who had defrauded the government. It has now grown to nearly a half-million dollars. The greatest yearly amount received was $35,862 in 1902. This year it is but $2,814.44, the lowest since 1901. Is the public conscience more benumbed, have opportunities for fraud been less, or is the nation becoming more honest?