The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-03

columns, believing that reading of then
will be beneficial 10 our people. Preserv
tho papers containing them, that yol
may re-read when the articles have al
appeared. They are mastery arguments
from non-partisan, but purely indepen
dent view Of the subject. We hope ou
readers viii enjoy these articles, as w
havs.-ED. SAX SABA NEws.]
NUMBER NINE.
1t is now about time to take W
this matter again. The former ar.
ticles displeased some parties
This was to be expected. People
donot ike TO be told of their faults
and especially do they dislike tC
have them published in almost ev-
cry state and tarritory in the
Union and then sent abroad to
other countries. But in these
days of fast mails, telegrapbs and
other facilities for rapid intercom.
nunication Of thought, and whe1
people will read, the only certain
and safe way of preventing faults
being known is not to commit them.
but always to be and do right, CIV
ing TO every man his due. This is
profsssedly a Christian country,
with a government founded on
Christian principles, and the high
est courts in the land have again
snd again decided that the moral
teachings of the Bible, as they re-
late to the conduct of man towards
his fellow man, are the basis of
our criminal code, and TO uphold
the one is to strengthen the other.
There is not, we believe, a regular
" organized civil government that
does not rest primarily upon some
religion. The character of the re-
hgion gives character to the gov
eminent, and the two combined
give form and grade to civilization.
The purer the religion the better
the government, and the better the
government the higher the grade
of civilization. OF all the six
crest religions of the world, Chris
tianity has proved itself to be the
greatest enIightener, elevator
and purifier of society, and under
it IN its purest forms are the best
governments and the highest grade
of civilization on earth. This will
not be denied, and it remains for
Christian teachers to explain and
enforce the essential principles
and doctrines of Christianity and
persuasively induce the people
everywhere to yield hearty ODE
dience to its moral requirements,
st the same time denounce all vio-
lations of Divine law; and this,
too, for the good Of society, looking
at the matter from a merely world
" standpoint, and for the present
leaving out view of higher and
and holisr ends to be attained by
the same means. That is to say,
If there we're no life for men be-
yond the present. no future rewards
and punishments, still the moral
teachings Of Christianity are nee
essery to the peace, prosperity,
and general welfare of society
here and now.
The indirect effects oflegislaticn
referred TO have been as bad If not
worse than those that we're direct.
Thousands of men we're thrown
out Of employment and going
about seeking employment and
finding none, they became desper-
ate and virtually threw themselves
aBaE Some committed the hor-
rible crime of suicide, others
abandoned themselves to drunken
ness and debauchery, still others
IN their desperation became
tranps and assuming that nobody
cared for them they cared for no
body, and decentralization spread
far and vide. 1t is a fact, borne
out by the criminal statistics, that
during the last fifteen or twenty
years public decentralization has
been greater, crimes have been
more frequent, numerous and as
trocious than ever before In the
history Of our country during a like
period True, the federal popula-
ton has been greater, but, as we /
think, astrict inquiry would reveal. |
the tact that the pro rata has bee n |
greater also. And why? Has Tot
the state Of things we have exposed /
and opposed, had much to do with |
Il Men out Of employment, deg- /
Perate and reckless, will not be en-
nrsiy inactive. and the coy.,e.o;on
VII spread Children u,,eTniov
VIII get into mischief Men are
only growE-up child. en-. and az
Satan Ea1 and And; SOM miseb ' ssi
w.. t - 'uis n.' ads to do
CO. S0 aT1 N Is COP clusion. allow rs to
~ = II anyone viii point ont
eny stake or nis-stafement
I'll N this series we Will cheer
J correct ~ We regard If as
our night, privilege and dufv n
oppose all wrong, no matter when
where, or by whom done. and al
the same time our duty TO main
tain and, as best we can. defend /
the right; and this we viii trv to /
Go @without fear or favor" (3I K
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