Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
sOMH WHAT personal.

''Ferily there is nothing MD that shall not be
made known
Bro Dague. your notice Of the L. L. conyen-
ton, your criticism of BOyd's speech and your
local OF the candidate for matrimOnys reveal the
manner Of man yen are. Now, you cannot af-
ford 70 wear the livery Of heaven in which TO
serve the devil Be honest and give your ser
vice to God and truth and right by living In har-
mOny with natures laws and your many friends
ION both sides the river viii respect you--IOr-
pedO, IN hlrwln Independent
The above is the concluding pOr-
ton Of lengthy article that recently
appeared in the Kirwin Independent
and Logan Freeman. Ordinarily we
do not reply to anonymous commu-
nicatiOns, but in this case we suspend
our rule to say that the quotation
given above condemns Torpedo
himself, who cOnceals his real name,
and like a coward, skuIks behind a
fictitious cognOmen. We wish to as
sure our critic that while we may not
always be right as to our theory, we
do make it our constant aim 'to be
honest in all things and to practice
what we preach, and to give our ser
vice to God and the truth" We APP
peal to HERALD readers who have
read this paper the past eighteen
months, if we have not held up a high
moral standard at all times. Have
we not criticised the political party
we act with severely, vigorously de
nouncing its wrongs and commend
ing the good things, in other parties?
Have we not insisted on the parties
putting forward their best men as
candidates? Have we not defended
the poor against the expressions of
the rich and powerful? Have we not
denounced the seducer, the Iibertine,
the extortioner and the rum-seller,
and called for their punishment and
reformation. Have we not appealed
to all people to be kind. and charita-
bic, and fOrgiving to the repentant
evil dOer, and in every issue by argu-
ment and persuasion, tried to raise a
high moral and political standard?
Has not the HERALD been a clean
moral journal constantly preaching
against immoral literature. icentiOus-
ness, drunkenness, and sensuality Of
all kinds, and Denounced sham and
hypocrisy fearIessly whether found
in church or state? We leave it to
HERALD readers to answer. Can
Torpedo say as much for himself
and his pet journals, the Independent
and Freeman? Have they ever gone
outside Of mere party thunder to de-
fend innocent girls from depraved
men, to create a public sentiment that
will deal more justly with unfOrtu-
nate women? Have they cautioned
the youth against immoral literature
of the Police Reports stripe? Have
they used the influence Of their pa
pers against the liquor trafic-the
greatest crime of the age? If they
have, then perhaps they are in condi-
ton to pluck the beam from the HER
AIDS eye.
In conclusion we would assure our
friend Torpedo" that, politically
speaking, we are no blind partisan.
Parties are what the people make
them and we are doing what we can
to make the Republican party pro
gressive and a power for good Eth
er the Republican or Democratic
party must succeed next November.
We honestly believe the Republican
party is incaIculably better than the
Democratic. It has more real live
refOrmers in its ranks, more temper
ance sentiment, more genuine friend
illness for the masses than the demo
cratic party, and vastly more brains,
and an infinitely better record.
Hence we affiliate with that party in
this great contest, honestly and relig-
iously believing that if the Republi-
cans can again gain control of the
government, the interests of the
great masses will be much better
served than if the Democracy is again
triumphant.