The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

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A. G. RUSSELL, s
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o~n crns OF the first law library
UNI VI parchment or papyrus but
u-=abs Of granite. The corner
Westprn morality, Of all wise law. OF all
.isprudence OF all good Govern
Iy engagef two tablets OF stone on which
IN the Ten Commandments.
mIbtb. AN law. all French law. all English
american Law that is worth anything,
Hon. non law. civil law, criminal law,
law. law OF Nations were rocked in
has o1le ofthetwentieth chapter OF Exodus.
At would be well in these times OF great
o'ticai agitation if the newspapers would
at the Decelogue some day in place OF the
Ne editorial. The fact is thar some people
ppose that the law has passed out OF exist
pthce and some are not aware of some OF the
rat is OF the more importance, when no one
Rias any right to make such an assertion
These laws are the pillars Of society, and if
you remove one pillar you damage the whole
structure.
1 have noticed that men are particularly
vehement against sins to which they are not
particularly tempted and find 10 especial
wrath against sins in which they them
selves indulge. They take out one gun from
this battery OF ten guns, and load that,
and unlimber that, and fire that. They
Say, ''This is an Armstrong gun, and this
Is Krupp gun, and this is a Nordenfeldt
fve-barreed gun, and this is Calling ten
barreled gun, and this is a Martini thirty
seyen-barreled gun. But L have to tell
them that they are all OF the same cali5er,
and that they shoot from eternityto eternity.
Many Questions are before the people in
the elections all over this land, but l shall
try to- show you that the most important
thing to be settled about all these candidates
is,tneir personal, moral character. Inc Dec
alogue forbids idolatry, image making, pro-
family, maltreatment OF parents, Sabbath
dissertation, MURDER theft, incOntinence,
lying and coyetousness. That IS the Deca-
logue by which YOU and / will have TO be
tried, and by the same Deeaogue you and
must Try candidates for Office.
OF course we shall not find anything like
perfection. Ii we do not vote until we ina
an immaculate nominee, we will never vote
we ought not to be censorious or maledlc-
tory or hypercritical in regard to the faults
ofothers The Christly rule is as appropriate
for November as any other month in the
year ''Judge not that We be not judged,
for with what measure we mete 1t shall Dc
measured to you again.
Most certainly are we not to takethe state
ment OF redhot partisanship as the real char
acter of any man. From nearly ali the great
cities OF this land receive daily or weekly
newspapers. sent to me regularly and In com
pliment, so | see both sides-I see all sides
and il is most entertaining and most regular
amusement to read the opposite statements.
The one statement SAWS the man is an angel.
and the other says he is devil, and split
the difference and find him half way be-
tween.
There never has been an honest or respec-
table man running tor the United States
presidency, or for a judgeship, or for the
inayoraltv. or for the shrievalty since the
foundation Of the American Government, II
we may believe the old files of the newspa-
pers in the museums. What mercy 1t is
that they were not all hung before thoy were
inaugurated II a man believe one-half or
what he sees in the newspapers in these
times, his career will be very short outside OF
Bloomingdale insane asylum.
| was absent two or three years ago dur
ing one week OF Il political canvass, and
was dependent entirely upon what | read in
and read there was a procession III New
York of 5000 patriots and a minute alter 1
read in another sheet that there were II 900,
and then read in regard to another process
sion that there were 10. 600, and then ] read
in another paper that there were 60,00O
A campaign orator in the Rink or the
Academy OF Music received a very cold re-
ception-a very chilling reception-said one
statement. The other statement said the
audience rose at him. So great was the en-
.thusiasm that for q long while the orator
could not be heard, and it was only after lift
ing his hand that the vociferation began to
subside One statement will twist an inter
view one way, and another statement Will
twist an interview another way. You must
admit it is O very difficult thing in times Ike
these to get a very accurate estimate OF a
MANS character, and charge you, as your
religious teacher. | charge you to caution
and to Inerciulness and to prayer
/ warn you also agaiDs. the mistake which
many are making ana always do make OF APP
PLYING q different standard OF character Tor
those in prominent position from the stand
ard they apply for ordinary persons. However
much man may have or however nigh the
position he gets, he has no especial liberty
given him in the Interpretation OF the Ten
Commandments great sinner is no more
TO be excused than a small sinner. DO not
charge iustrious detection to eccentricity
or chop of the Ten Commandments to suit
especial cases. The right is everiastingly
right and the wrong Is eyerlastingly wrong
II any man nominated FOR any Office in this
city or State differs from the Decalogue. do
not fix up the Decalogue, but fix him up.
The law must stand. whatever else must fall.
| call your attention also TO the fact that
you are all aware of-that the breaking OF
one commandment makes it the more easyto