Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-08
of rats, each voraciously knawing away

OF rats, eacn voraciously knaWing away
on the public cheese. The President
| of the United States PARTICIPATED in
and inderSed their action! Need we
look further for the suse of the late
paniI ? fer the tight times which
threaten our people for the want of
employment which thousands of willing
hands suffer to-day ? Instead of honest,
capable statesmen, we have in our
legislatures wicked rogues, miserable
quacks, ignorant tricksters. The ex>
ceptions are comparatively few Why,
a majority in every State legislature is
made up of slaverlng, whiskey, drink
ing, tobacco achieving, or tobacco>
smoking topers, slaves to appetite !
Can honest, healthy legislation be
expected from such diseased, depraved,
and debased conditions? Not much.
We want clean, healthy, moral men,
our legislatures and until we secure
them We may expect to suEer all the
evils which now curse us. AS a
nation We are decidedly sick and in
debt, but not vet in hopeless state, or
beyond recovery. The Tribune
advises " bread and water as a
remedy for theA tatient. We believe
in simple diet, plain clothes, and
hard work. Stop all extravaganza.
Import less jewellery, less friIs, founces,
aud { athers, and come down to the
substantial and useful until we get out
of debt. Use the pruning knife-cut
of " dead beats fromI among politi
clans. We must weed out poisonous
and worthless brambIes, and burn
them in the ire of public Indignation.
Then we must select the best material
at our diposal, lay the foundation on
the rock OF honesty, and build such .
| structure as will withstand not only q
panic, but be so firm that the gates of
hell can not prevaiI against it. Met
phor aside, there are clean, honest,
temperate and capable, men in this
nation. We must appoint or eject no
others to places of trust or to manage
our puplic affairs. Then, by temper.
ance, industry, aud economy, We can,
through our immense natural resources,
Soon come into normal coditions, and
take our place at the head OF all
nations
One cause for congratulation is the
fact that there can be no starvation
here, where crops have been 50 bounti-
full. We shall all have enough to eat
though we may not have enough money
to pay all our debts or to indulge III
useless luxuriea.
Among other hopeful signs are the
following: The Evangelical Alliance
promises more zeal in the cause of
free religion ; temperance men are
kindling temperance fires in every
school district, which must reach every
family; common schools areto be kept up
aud improved prison reformers viii try
to convert our penitentiaries into re-
tormatories, SO that he who goes in q
convicted felon may come out the
better for the training he receives,
Nav not even suoh wicked sinners
repent and be saved :? Failing to
improve the prisoner while serving out
hia term, or fit him to earn an. homes
living, he is released only to prey
again upon the people. Then, with
revenge in his heart, and without hope
or true aspiratian, he contaminates all
with whom he comes in contact, and
leads others into greater crimes.
Thank God for the favorable change
which has come over the public mind
in this respect, and which promises
such favorable results. With all the
obstacles in our way, with all the
drawbacks, financial or other, we are,
nation, still in the way Of PROGRESS
and IMPROVEMENT, and shall finally
rise above the rule of intemperance and
PASSION, and come under the reign of
Faith, Hope, Charity, and Godliness.--
PhreuotoqacoL journal.
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What's the use of trying to be
honest?'' asked young man the other
| day of n friend 00h Won ought to