The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13
shrugged and "HOw can l help it?" Is
said.

have always admired, since knew
what real manhood was, that old Bible
character, Nathan, the prophet. He
cornered Gods anOint.d. trumped up
a hypothetical story about q eve
lamb, reused the kings ire against
the wOltish ways OF the rich man, and
then turned On him like a fash, with
anger and menace In his face, saying,
Thou art the man!n Does it need a
wOrdy trap to catch the ears and
the c0nscIcnces OF our David's? Shall
we liken our country to 4 citadel be.
sieged by evil, as all good things al.
ways are; surrounded by miners and
sappers who underhandedly throw
down Its walls in order that license
may march over liberty and trample
our dear one under foot? Then shall
we tell Of some one within the walls
who Is seen to crawl to the ramDarts
and make signals to the besiegers?
But not alone that; at . fateful mo-
ment he approaches the gate with a
key in his hand to let death and dis.
aster have free course and be satisfied
among US. You Davids, you kinglcts,
what shall be done to the traitor?
Let him be manned let wild horses
tear him asunder, that all the people
may fear to do evil and seek to do
good! =. 1t shall be done, but THOU
THAT JUDGEsT ART THE MAN.
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II you raise only your voice on high
to denOunce evil, do you think evil
men fear you and shake in their shoes
any more than they do at capful OF
wind? Words and works must go to.
gcther; blowing Of trumpets and
shOutings shake down no stronghOlds
in these days; beatings Of tom.t0ms
drive out no diseases. Our political
evils are no skin.troubles to be gently
wiped away with almOnd.water and
glycerine. They 20 deeper than that,
and down as deep as they so must
you 90 to purify the national blood.
You good men are neglectful OF at.
tending primaries, consequently your
lazy, worthless neighbor gets elected
to conventions: those conventions arc
necessarily no better than the ma.
tcrial that constitutes them; your in.
dOlencc has sent there workable -"
men, men menable to "thc machine {"
that you howl against but for which
you are to blame; the conventions
make nominations that your cncryat.
ing political pride forces you to vote
for "just to be regular those elected
ones conceived In the selfish iniquity
Ut lOw.grade primaries and brought
forth in the fullness OF time US "hon.
Orablcs" in legislatures are no more
tlt to represent you than a wolf to
pose Us the friend OF lot Of sheep.
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In a vague kind Of u way we seem TO
think Of government as something
fixed and perpetual like a law Of ma
ture. No greater or fatal mistake re.
garding it can find lOdgment in our
minds. Brooks run on forever, the
poet tells; but governments do not.
They are like some delicately consti.
tuted child that needs the loving care
Of wise friends; II that care Is with
held the child perishcs. Note that,
and make your own personal deduc.
tion and resolution.
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The mere fact that things may
move along smoothly until VIC are laid
to rest is no real comfort to Il real pa.
triOt. Our forefathers planned wisely
and well for US; We must work will
ingly and self-forgettingly for those
who are to come after US, otherwise Is
our freedom mere selflshncss and no
freedom. A very mean king In the
Jewish history was Hezekiah. The
p0ltrO0n thanked God that the trOu.
BILE prOphesied against his hatiOn was
not to come 10 his day. Are you such
q man?