The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-11-22
FOOL In POLITICS.
James Clement Ambrose Discusses this
Much Abused Person and Shows
How to Get Rid Of Him.
Geo. SChlund and Family After Six Weeks
in Arkansas Gets Enough and Re-
turns to Dawson County.
CARDS AND PRIZES
Miss Retta GO0dykOOntz EntertaiDS Her
Friends with EuChrG and Music at
Home Tuesday Evening.
THE FOOL in POLITICS.
James Clement Ambrose DISCUSSES the
Publication OF Politics

Publication of Politics
James Clement Ambrose was greeted |
by good audience at the court house
Tuesday evening, which reveled in
the ideas advanced by the speaker OF
the Fool in Politics. +. T. Cotton
OF the University introduced the speaker
with few predatory remarks as to the
lecture course started by the Y. NJ. and
Y. w. G. A. OF the University. The
speaker told humorous story on the
bloomer woman and got his audience in
an amiable mood.
THE fool in politics, said Mr.. Am
brose, has the place which should be
occupied by the scholar" Politics
should be invaded by the hercules Of
common sense and the athlete of the
of politics: polish the school book and
the government will shine. Politics
is the manager Of public affairs: is
dirty when in the hands of unclean
men: is the axle on which the govern
ment turns: the steam which the en-
gineer forces into the cylinder of the
world. For five minutes the speaker
gave comprehensive outline Of the
resources OF this country, from Maine
to California and from Alaska to Flor
ida and so varied were the conditions
| that one could cool their fevered brow
Oh the icebergs of Alaska and warm
their feet in the waters OF Florida.
The speaker was desirous of seeing
religion introduced into politics: it was
poor religion that couldn't stand
| =; ~, Jo4
couldn't absorb some religion: elevate
the moral tone of politics, make it
attractive by it's purity and it will draw
supporters from a class of men. who,
under the present circumstances, much
prefer to hold aloof from it's contami-
mating influence. Stop the importation
of ignorance from foreign shores, and
educate the stupidity we now have.
The failure of good, honest men to
govern, gives the bad man and oppor
tunity to sway the republic. BY edu-
eating voters he didn't mean that every
man should be a college professor, but
intended that every person who had
the use OF the ballot should have a fair
knowledge of the workings of our
government Mr.. Ambrose was de-
cidedly in favor OF woman enjoying the
freedom of the ballot. He couldn't see
VIC hOhSSoy OA peAA PooN ~ fSi 40 Ao.AA' e
an ignorant man to use the ballot and
denying the privilege to an intelligen1
, woman. I'VE can make good i'm
preston" said Mr.. Ambrose. ION the
rising generation in the schoolroom by
behaving ourselves in politics" In
, telligence is the one incentive for the
publication of politics. The politicar
must be man of strong individua
character and culture and by that ex
ample he looked to see all voters t.
, become more highly educated. H
, would work the needed reformation b.
} agitation talk to men wherever yo,
meet them: impress them with the nee
4 essity Of inquiring closer into publ
S affairs and bring them right in toucl
4 with the functions of our government
? build a judicial bench that will punis
3 the offenders in its own party. "Des
Y troy the saloon for the sake of you
l. home, your children, your surround
s ings, and if this has no influence wit
t YOU burn the damned things if for n
s other reason than love of country.
If Build men to be in good relation
% each other and they will stan
If right with God. Let the pulp
take measures in politics to lea
of the men in the right we
q, politics pursued rightly is a phi
,e anthrophy. He offered word OF e.
L. couragement to posterity by showir
them the avenues to follow in purifyir
the politics of our country. Summit
up Mr.. Ambrose believes in giving Il
ballot to woman to WELD against tt
OF ignorance forces of the world, teach tt
D. growing generation the duties tn
I'd they must encounter fearlessly VIII
"a they enter the world of action, put
~ the barriers to foreign immigrant
n and bring politics in closer touch wi
r. the church. While the speaker did,
ty anticipate this all to be accomplish
30 in a day, a week, month, or ev
r years. yet he believed it to be the du