New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-03-10
Ideas of Others. Y X

A bill has been introduced in the Kan
sas legislature, which is entitled, San
Act to Give Statutory Force 10 the Ten
Commandments" The text Of the bill
is as follows: Whereas, The men of the
present generation have become doubt
ers and scoffers; and,
Whereas, They have strayed from the
religion of their fathers; and
Whereas, They no longer live in the
fear of God; and
Whereas, Having no fear of punish
ment beyond the grave they wantonly vi
olate the law given the world from Mount
Sinai;
Therefore, Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the state of Kansas:
Here follow the ten commandments,
each commandment being made Sec
ton.
Section 1 l provides that any man who
shall violate AIRY of the provisions of the
act shall be fined ST. 900 for worshlpping
any other god, $1,000 and one year in
the penitentiary for bowling down before
craven image, $500 for taking the
name of the Lord in vain or for violat-
ing the sabbath, $500 fine for refusing
to honor thy father and mother, hanging
for murderers, penitentiary for life for
adultery, fine and imprisonment at the
discretion Of the court for violating
commandments eight, nine and ten,
which refer to theft, bearing false wit
ness and coveting thy neighbours house
and certain chattels.
r]This is Representative Walters maid
en- effort in the way of measures for the
public good, and he will devote his time
during the rest of the session to having
it made a law.
In recent address on good citizen
ship at New Haven. Rev. DR.. Newman
Smyth said: "Good government clubs
bring their heavy artillery into the field
usually after the battle is lost. Self-in-
terest is always awake and active, while
we are apt to get to work only day or
two before election. How many citizens
in this community ever thought of the
election of ward chairman two years
before his election? If we arc to do
any thing for good government we are to
be earlier in the field, and this demand
for wakefulness and activity presents
asplendid opportunity for young mentto
be of service. Another reason for this
is that those who wish to be successful
in business have little time for politics,
and young men often catch the tone of
of their elders and act as if politics was
disgraceful. This is nothing but politi-
cal phariseeism, and the brand of phar-
iseeism should be placed upon those who
hold themselves aloof from the politics
of their community. tits we'll sometimes
fora man to stand up for office and be de-
feated, keeping his manhood. We have
not leisure class who can devote them
selves to the improvement of our politi-
cal affairs. such as is necessary if our in
situations are to be perpetuated as our
fathers left them to us. In order,to ac-
complish this result it is necessary in the
first place to train our young men in the
idea of what true patriotism is and what
it requires
Commenting on the stand taken by
young King George of Greece, the New
York Journal says editorially:
Prince George of Greece is all at once
the '>Lohengrin" of this interminable
drama OF seignoiries and dynastles. He
comes to the front like hero of romance
"a very Tancrcd or Harry of Navarro
and, without "by your leave" puts
the least of the powers in the van with
something of bugle call. Whatever
Europe may do with the Turk-and no.
body has ever been able to tell what it
is she wants to do-this prince means
business with his sword out. Before the
tardy wisdom of the continent can
straighten out its own councils he may
strike the match that will start the blaze
from the Eyean to the Caucasus. The
cable mutters for the consolation OF
peace that England will not permit, and
France is determined not to. allow, and
Russia can not see the autonomy oil
Turkey destroyed; but, all the same
Prince George is landing arms and am
munitiop in Crete, the whole population
is up IN arms, and all the old cinders O.
revolt are beng famed in Macedonif