St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-27

the cities In history which Gods anger has
destroyed.s How to fight successfully these
gigantic evils is the burning question Of our
municipal government.
What, then, are some Of the essential safe
guards of the peace and permanence of our
city? First, the pulpit to point out the evils
and give the remedies BY the irresistible
energy of the gospel the gigantic wires among
to be conquered. The victims of vice
must be rescued by the truth as it Is in
Jesus. Would to God that all the pulpits
of our city were wholly consecrated to the
proclamation Of the crucifed Christ I be-
lieve there are over anxious reformers among
us who are continually inventing new
schemes wherewi.h to remedy existing evils.
Through the activity of these new organiza-
tions they propose to bring about an arrange
ment OF society in which crime is prevented
by removing all the temptation to it. Such
procedure in our warfare against crime can
not be successful. Not merely the outward
institutions of evil, but the seattle heart
must be attacked No community can ever
be made virtuous and happy except by the
renovation of the heart and the consequent
reformation Of the life of its individual men,
bers.
Secondly-The public schools are a strong
safeguard of our city. Enlightenment is
: conducive to virtue. Ignorance is the mother
OF crime. These schools are not only to
teach our children the different branches of
knowledge, but true Americanism If we
want our sons and daughters to become true
Americans we must send them to our public
schools. AS loyal American citizens we must
stand unalterabiy in favor of the public
school system in its entirety. AS such we
are against any appropriations of public
money for sectariaE purposes. We are against
any recognition whatever by the state in any
shape or form Of state aided parochial
IN 0nrfti fo ,o1
and un-American.
/ The public press must be regarded as an
other strong safeguard of our municipality
The public press is not only the medium Of
communication and enlightenment, but a guar
dian Of the peoples rights A distinctive
characteristic of age is the publicity
with which all activities are carried on. The
public press is the instrument of this pub
llcity.
One often hears people grumble about the
intrusion OF the newspaper reporter into
every nook and corner of the city, and even
into the privacy of home. But Is not this
extreme publicity merely new means Of
social industrial and municipal reform and
progress? Emerson has said: Light is the
best policeman" No good cause ever suffers
from publicity, but every bad cause instinct
lively, avoids it. Such publicity makes
crimes and political corruption more difficult
and less attractive.
| Further good government is an essential
| safeguard government that has for it's
aim the material, social and moral we'll being
Of all its citizens, irrespective of their ma
| tionality, language or creed; a government
! that guarantees to all citizens their inaliena-
| bic rights whether they be Catholic or
| Protestant, Jew Gentle. No prejudices of
nationality are to be carried into politics.
Nor have we any room for men who carry
religious prejudices into politics. 1t is un-
American to vote for man for city or ma
| tional office because he is a Catholic, or a
Protestant, as may be. The practice of city
! officials to put into Office give employment
! to persons of a certain nationality or religion
only is an outrage. The best and most in
| telligent men ought to be placed at the head
OF our city government-conscientiou and
honest men-men that know the law and
have backbone enough to execute them.
In casting our votes on next election day
for the different candidates for city offices, let
US be sure that they lack not the quality of
true Americanism before we give them our
votes. Don't throw your vote away. The sane
! tity of the home is another safeguard without
which no community can be secure. We
want better family life and less divorces.
If the homes in our city are secure our city
| will ho