The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-10
RANKIN ON RING RULE.
Pastor Of Shearn Church Takes 9
Tilt at Municipal Affairs.
THE TREE KNOWN BY IT'S FRUIT
The Eviis Of Sabbath Brea king aud Gam
bling Touched Upon.-Tcxt OF
the Sermon.

Rev G.. c. Rankin preached last night
at shealn Methodist church on 1.-THE Evils
or Ring Rule In Our Municipal Govern
ircnt." He said:
"a good tree can not bring forth evil
fruit. neither can corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. Every tree that bring
eth forth corrupt fruit is hewn down and
cast into the re'-Matthew. vii, 1919.
This text is the statement of a principle
IN nature that no one Will question Tor
moment. Science has established 1t as a
fact. and our own observation and expert
ence attest its verify. The cause and the
effect are ind.ssolubly united. And what
ever is true in this sense In nature Is also
true in the same sense in morals. Char
acter and conduct so hand In hand. The
latter is the unerring product OF the for
mer.
Now, let us look at the condition OF the
public morals OF our city and see to what
extent this principle is illustrated. II Is n
rcnceded fact that the public officers OF
the city and county are and have been
for years, the creatures of ring rule IN our
local politics. They hold their positions
today. and have held them for years. by
the grace of the corrupt primary. And, by
the arbitrary will of a committee OF ten
men. who In no sense represent the wish
of the taxpayers of the city, we have
forced upon us again this same dehauched
primary. without this primary the ring
could no. live In Houston. Our public Of
fcers como out OF this sort of political
hotbed. and they are in keeping with the
character Of their origin. No stream can
rise higher than It's fountain. The tree
and tho fruit are two OF a kind
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