The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-19
THE SCOURGE OF THE WORLD

To the Editor of the Eagle
Intolerance and political fanaticism are
the scourge of the world.
In the Weekly Eagle. of Sept 9Th, there
was startling communication from
True Christian" the contents of which
would be more consonant with the inquisi-
ton, and the gloom OF the dark ages than
the cleaning light of truth and justice and
the inalienable rights of man permeating
this closing century in every nook and
corner OF this. to True Christian vain
glorious world. Now we are not a Pro-
hibitionist nor an ecclesiastical observer
of church Gogmas. neither are We dis
posed to cav:l with the opinion of Pro-
hsbitionist or churchman, so long as they
refrain from meddling with the rights of
those that entertain more liberal views
of human rights and progress OF the
world. Paul was sectarian, and a rigid
disciplinarian. yet he was sublimely DEM
ocratic in all his teachings. LISTEN
"One man esteemeth one day above an
other; another esteemeth every day alike.
Let every man be fully persuaded in his
own mind "True Christian" is not
willing that every man and woman. should
be fully persuaded in their own minds. es-
pecially on Sunday: he would prohibit
everybody from driving on Douglas ave-
nue. and Main street on Sunday evening.
Out upon such sectarian rot. Intoler-
ance and religious bigotry have ever been
the bugbears to the Acknowledgement of
mankind in the full fruition of perfect
liberty
This p.ously pledged sectarian would
not only stop street cars from running
on Sunday, but every steamship liner and
sail ship in mid-ocean, and every ferry
boat in the world. He would if he could,
prescribe a straight sectarian and political
jacket for everybody. Fortunately, as
Davy Crockett once said, some things can
be done as well as others To the thought
full student of analysis, the world is grow
ing better, the nations are becoming more
and more civilized; the church is being
slowly eliminated from the sitting in
fiuence of political and religious in
tolerance and bIgotry.
There is CLEAN of hope for "True
Christian" He says he reads the Eagle
for the news ii contains. Persevere, my
friend, in this good and wholesome reso-
luton, read all the gospel strains IN the
sturdy, undaunted, grand old Eagle and
eventually your perturbed feelings may
be composed on prohibition. Sunday driv-
ing and riding to church in q carriage.
Il ne WCrlC, however. is sun lnieSIeU WIN
those that make clean the outside of the
cup and the platter. but their inward
part is full of ravening and wicknedness.
They devour widows houses. and for a
pretense make long prayers. BY their
fruits We shall know them: the mule can
not disguise It's long ears. nor the bray
irg sound of its melodramatic voice. We
are Interested in the building up and
prosperity of Wichita, although We live
twenty-five miles out in the country.
Whatever helps to benefit that beautiful
city benefits the country around about t.
The staunch Eagle has for more than a
score of years battied valian-ly for Kan
sas and wichita: :n fact. Il has done
more than all other combined influences
for the well-being Of town and country
in Southwest Kansas. The vaporing
splenetic bigOtry OF biear-heafed fanatics
cannot arrest the free and legitimate
exercise of the body and mind In riding
or walking. Sunday or no Sunday. as
seemeth best and most conducive TO hap
piness. Moses d;ed good many years
a 60 and We are under more charitable |
and democratic dispeusation.
D. ". BROcKwAY.