Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-09-25

This is leading question Every one should
be interested in this question. We owe duty
to Cod to ourselves, oul wives our children
and our neighbors-a duty which can only be
properly discharged by careful consideration
and weighing of or conscience. Especially
should this question appeal to every protesting
Christian. What attitude should we, as minis
ters of Cod take? 1t is Our duty to instruct
our fellow men to love "our neighbors as our
selves' If this be so, then it follows of ne
cessity that we should instruct them as to the
class of laws that shall benefit them and their
neighbors, also
Never were there more conflicting ideas, or
wider difference of opinions, than enter-
tanned upon the above question, "How to vote"
Some ministers have declared that our duty
to God and our neighbor demands that we vote
for Mckinley, Morrill,, protection and gold
standard. Others maintain that our duty to-
wards God and our fellow man demands that
we vote for Bryan, Leedy and free coinage Of
both gold and silver at a ratio of 70 parts silver
to I part of gold. This question is both pot-
ical and moral, as is also the question of pro-
libiton of Intoxicating liquors. Who will dare
to say that the money question is not questi on
involving morals? We hear, and have head
ministers say, every one i'll favor of silver is an
anarchist, a repudiator of honest debts, etc. |
have also heard ministers say, and ] have said,
that on this question of finance rests the peace
and prosperity of ourselves and our neis shbors.
That minister who is of the conscientious be-
lief that advocates of silver are anarchists and
reprdiators certainly owes it duty to God
and his fellow to lift up his voice and publicly
protest against these so-called dishonest means
and men. If he does not do so, he fails in his
sacred trust and mission. If he is afraid, for
fear of loss of bread and butter, to protest
against these wrongs, then he is can hireng,"
and not a true "shepherd of the sheep" Yet,
we hear men say ''we must have honest money
we must place this nation on solid basis
we must prevent this evil of siver--but you
preachers must keep your mouths Shut you
are not adapted for these questions, and you're
out of place meddlng with them
Goodness! Preachers must not advocate
honesty i'll money matters!! Then these men
forget that preachers need money, and use it as
we'll any one else excepting those who be-
lieve preachers can exist on wind and water)
and yet, they must keep still, and if silver
res, they must uncomplaningly pay up their
debts with dishonest money!!
Again we find men, and ministers too, who
think it terrible thing for preacher to 90
out and stand before the people and treat these
questions from logical and moral standpoint,
and yet they have objections, and some of
these preachers do not conceive it to be wrong
to sit down and write a long, rabid article for
gold or silver, and send it off to be printed in
their church periodicals and papers. Truly
this is distinction without difference
Is man not responsible for what he writes
as we'll as what he says?
We hear it often said that America is civ
ilized and Christian land.