. Joseph Schaffner, 1848-1918 : recollections and impressions of his associates. ng of self. He would tor^ture himself for weeks and spend sleeplessnights because he thought that something hehad said of someone he respected might havegiven unintentionally an unfair or unjust im^pression. A soul like his was bound to pos [17I sess the most acute and remarkable sense ofhonor. Those around him were constantly-trained in the morals of keeping faith and ofavoiding sharp and shrewd practice. He usedto quote often from his beloved Marcus Aurelius, Fear nothing but disgrace. He retained to the end of


. Joseph Schaffner, 1848-1918 : recollections and impressions of his associates. ng of self. He would tor^ture himself for weeks and spend sleeplessnights because he thought that something hehad said of someone he respected might havegiven unintentionally an unfair or unjust im^pression. A soul like his was bound to pos [17I sess the most acute and remarkable sense ofhonor. Those around him were constantly-trained in the morals of keeping faith and ofavoiding sharp and shrewd practice. He usedto quote often from his beloved Marcus Aurelius, Fear nothing but disgrace. He retained to the end of his life greatmental youth and flexibility. He gatheredyoung men around him and in the Hght oftheir younger vision he constantly re-exam^ined his own ideas and policies. We who were associated with him andprivileged to have a share in his activity wereconstantly made to feel on terms of equalityand friendliness. He was an elder brother andwise counselor, an intellectual and spiritualinspiration, to his death. We are beginningto realize our debt to him. [i8j THE BUSINESS MAN-I. HE springs of Mr. SchafFners influence came from the deep sourcesof spiritual strength — a strongfaith in men, his beHef in theirhonesty, his unshakable confidence in thehigh ideals which he steadily applied to hisown business. It is not to be wondered at,therefore, that the profound impression hemade upon his closest business associates ex-tended to the executives of the house, thesalesmen, the rank and file of the organization,to retail merchants and to any man withwhom he had business relations. When the partners of Hart Schaffner 6?Marx began their association, the industry asa whole had been on a caveat emptor basisand was not highly respected. They couldsee no reason why the clothing businessshould not be as respectable as the bankingbusiness; and they purposed to make it so. [19I Bad practice in business was courageouslyfought and efforts made to educate to thedignity of their calling a great bod


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