St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-29

the church toward public offenses and
offenders? Shall the power of the pull
pit be emasculated by continued
stream of soft sentimentality? Shall
we forever vent our moral indignation
by abusing the Mormons because they
have no friends?" The old Hebrew
prophets from Amos to Malachi re-
buked corruption, oppression and hy-
pocrisy. Shall none OF their heroic
blood flow In the veins of the present?
Our Master was full of compassion and
pity for the repentant and broken
hearted. but He famed with Indignation
against the brazen. He was not cruel
fed because He was full of gentlenesS
and pity. Men are not put to death
for meekness. He was killed because
He rebuked the sins Of His time. and
sought to reform the municipality OF
Jerusalem; and He says: IF any man
will be my disciple, let him deny him.
self and take up his cross and follow
me-"
One of the curses of our time is the
corrupt use of money in politics. This
is crime exceedingly difficult to trace
or to punish. 1t is done III the dark,
and the scoundrels arc usually shrewd
enough on both sides to keep quiet.
There is not meeting Of the leglSla-
ture that elects a senator or considers
great business interests but bribery
and corruption are the talk of the street.
1t is time that many voices were raised
against evils that threaten to honey
comb with ruin ali that is dear to us as
a people. Another evil is the making
of party platforms, not to deal fairly
and honestly with great public ques-
tionS, but in order to act as fiypaper In
catching votes. Thus the occupation OF
politics, which should be noble strug-
gle of intellectual athletes. becomes a
base scramble for offices and the money
there is i'll them. 1t ought to be no
eplthet of reproach to call any man a
politician.
What are our fair aspirations on the
moral side OF municipal politics? We
want better police control. The license
and bond laws ought to Danish the
saloon as a political power. The MAORI
~ of our people want the saloons closed
Oh Sunday. Let us have one day in
seven in which our youth and our work
ingmen. too often fatigued far beyond
their strength, shall be protected from
malign influences. Let the people go
to the fields, or the lakes, or the
museums and libraries, if they will, bat
let the sky over them be a temple and
let the air be free from the polluting
poison of the saloon. The people want
the laws against the sale Of liquor to
minors and to drunkardS enforced. They
want no new brothels opened under a
reform administration. They do not
want city property used for revels
which would have dlsgraced Tyre and
Sidon. They want no dance houses or
concert halls in which the feet OF our
boys and youth are lured down to he'll.
Above all the people resent trifling with
their conscience. Whatever tricks may
belong to the material issues OF public
affairs, let no man at his peril dare use
the catchWordS CT deceEcy and morality
i'll order to betray his constituency. Let
US fight the issue of the wide open pol
icy against restriction or fair field
with man who will stand by his colOrs.
TO De defeated is no doubt uncOmfort-
able. but to be betrayed is to be dis
honored.