Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-16
GOV. RICH IN A PULPIT.
Michigan's Executives Ideas UpO
"Appiicd Christianity" In Politics.

Michigan's Executives Ideas Upon
"Appiicd Christianity" In Politics.
At the Lansing (Nlich.) Univcrsalist
Church recently, Gov. Rich discussed
"Applicd Christianity" 1t was declared
to be the duty of every good citizen not
only to attend caucuscs and vote ut .hc
polls. but to use his influence In favor
of good government and the enforce
mcnt of the laws. A law. In the opinion
of the Governor. should either be on.
forced or repealed. 1t was also dc.
clnred TO be the duty Of every citizen
to openly ana publicly encourage Oil.
GERS In the discharge of their official du.
ties. After n citizen has done all In his
power to select n proper man for office.
he IL as much obliged to acquicscc In
the result, whatever 1t may DC, Us he Ii
10 aid In the choice.
As those who possess the most of this
worlds goods are required TO contrib
ute most from their substance. so may
they who. by reason of natural ability
or education, IRE able to accomplish
the most good. be required to make the
largest contribution of effort ana intlu-
ence. The Governor maintained that
the college professor or president owes
more TO society than the man who has
none Of the advantage they have en-.
joycd.
Gov. Rich maintained that any per-
son who In any unfair or improper
manner attempts to influence voters. or
who. upon any prctcXt whatever, makes
an incorrect canvass of votes cast at
an election, Is morally rs much guilty
of treason us lc who gives aid ana com.
fort 10 the public enemy. There is
something wrong In public sentiment,
he declared, when men who are the per.
sonlllcation of honor In any business
transaction will do or permit To be done
In politics that, which under the very
laws which give them the protection
of every right they hold dear. Is Il mis-.
dcmeanor, and In many eases felony.
Attention was called to the fact that II
IL difficult To convict anyone of what IN
popularity known rs u political oITensc.
although these otfenscs strike ut and
undermine the very foundations of the
Government.
The voter II sometimes met with the
alternative of voting for the principles
represented by u man personally Oh
jectionable, while the opposing candi-
date, although personally unObJ ectionn-
BILE, represents principles antagOnistic
to his views. In such cases no rule of
action can DO laid down, but that each
individual must decide what his duty
Is for himself. 1t was advocated that
even In campaign only respectful Ian
guage should be- used, and when tho
election IL determined the successful
candidate IL entitled to the loyal sup.
port of all good citizens. To speak dis.
respectfully of the President of the
United States Is to speak disrespectful-
~ of the country and the Government,
and the tendency Is to create disrcspcct
for all law.
In conclusion the Governor said that
everything possible should be done To
improve the condition of those who
must labor for their living. They
should be permitted To organize In ~
cOrdance with law, and II labor Orgau!.
cations demand things impractlcahlG
or unwlsc they should be met by faiI
argument and convinced that all Is
done for them that Is possible. Nc
man should surrender to any organiH'l
ton his rights and obligations MS Il cit
iZen.
The government of some organiza
lions was declared to be more tyr
annical than any people will long sub
nit to. With labor organizations an
thOrlzed by law ana given standin.
In court, ana the elective franchise un
detlled, man has means In his owl
hands for the redress of injustice u
tho part of the Government.