The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04

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church.
The remarks to which your structures
refer We're not made by Bishop McCabe
but by myself, and were attributed TO
me in all the papers that saw referring
TO the matter except one. AS 1 cannot
consent 10 have my esteemed friend, the
bishop, rest under any false imputation
compels me 20 do this 1 am constrained
az the same to reply in brief TO your re-
marks bic letter.
confess that l read the letter with
sorrow, ana would gladly pass it by in
silence If sense of duty did not COM
pei a response. The occasion of the re-
marks in question was an address on
Christian Education and Christian
Citizenship" which, in my official ca
paclty as secretary Of the board of edu-
cation Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, delivered at the session of the
southwest annual conference at Win
neld. Speaking of the necessity for the
purincation OF politics and for a higher
type OF civic Righteousness, / referred
deprecatingly to your well known utter
dnce relating 70 that subject.
III your open letter you say concern
ing that utterance that you said the
publication Of politics by the methods
proposed by Democracy and PopuI:sm
was an iridascent Dream
That is very different statement
from the one invariably attributed 10
YOU If you did not say either directly
or by fair implication that the applica-
ton Of moral principles, or the ten COM
;;Inahaments. or the sermon on the mount.
90 pciti.cS- was an iridescent dream
then you nave been misrepresented and
are entitled 10 the privileges of being set
right in that respect before the Ameri-
can people. The congressional record
"ilI show. If you did allude to moral
principles in that connection and now at
tempt to make it appear that you refer
red only to"Democracy" and"Populisn"
you know well how the public will
characterize such a shifting of the issue.
Having referred TO your remarks as a
senator upon the very subject 1 was
discussing, your recent appearance be-
fore the public as reporter of prize
tight naturally ELECTED some words re-
specting the marked changed OF occupa-
ticn which l used 10 point a lesson for
the young men of today. The language
attributed to me in the newspaper re-
ports was not exactly that which I
used, but the reports were substantially
correct. Your entire reply can hardly
Fail TO convince the general public that
you nave not been greatly misrepresent-
ed in respect to your want Of faith in
moral principle as a factor either in
politics or in practical life. Your refer
ence to your reporting a prize fight "for
as being on the same plan of
conduct as the work Of a Christian min
ister who you say breaches for money"
shows a lack of moral discrimination
which is lamentable. Is there no differ
ence between the man who employs his
talents in such a way as will inevitably
corrupt youth and the man VINO seeks
their highest good, even though both are
paid for their labor?
Equally astounding is your assertion
hat Ito the unregenerate mind it looks
lutte as immoral to read about a dis
equitable transgression as to witness or
20 write about it." For a minister, then,
Or an educator to read your description
If the fight. that he might know just
what you did say and be able to refer 10
,nur conduct without disappearing
ror, and thus seek to save the youth of
mis- nation from the peril which your
,ourse in this matter has sadly helped
D Increase, puts him upon the same
moral level with yourself and others re-
PORTING the wretched affair ''for money"
Is you yourself admit.
You speak of reporting the Methodist |
Conference at Winfield with equal
as the two gatherings were |
Quslly honorable and their proceedings |
t equal value to society. Can You ex-
,ect that such language as this will |
ncrese the respect Of a Christian COM !
nunity for yourself? You refer to crit |
clsm of your course as without provo |
atior," though il were a mere person |
i matter. Permit me 10 assure you that |
here was not the slightest personal ele- !
RECEPTIONS. You have for many years |
'een a public man. occupying one of the !
ighest positions Of the nation. When,
therefore,. you descend from that lofty
eight 10 give the weight of your name
nd Of your influence to an affair that
ne country prOnounces demoraiiZing
nd especially harmful 10 youth, you
hould expect that those who wish TO
rotect our youth and our cherished in
titutions as well viii call you TO &C
cunt for such a strange proceeding: and
on cannot be unaware OF the fact that
he press of the country, both secular
nd religious. has. with singular sar-
4sm in many instances, assailed your
wv departure.
You vigorously resent the challenge I
lade to the truth OF your statement that
nose who witnessed the bloody fight
ere average American citizens" ! re-
lueuelels sEqllBQl -sps PIP ,rqm le7d
a SANDER on American citizenship and
n insult 10 American manhood"
You cannot but know that prize fights
re outlawed by every state in the
MON except Nevada. You know that
special and successful efforts has re-
,ntly been made by the state officials
I Florida and Texas ard Arkansas by
hich tka; demoralizine show is ex-
uied from these states. II the face
: these facts. known 10 every inteHi-
ant citizen, what shall We think o. the
,ndcr or Jruthfulness that charges your
ific with speaking Of tha concerning
Mich Re could personally know moth
&" when he resents your slandecous
large?
Are we to believe that the average
maricsn citizen VIII tra"el half across
= continent at large expense - witness
dirgraceful figh, that the whole nation.
tla Nevada excepted. stamps as Illegal |
ID that the moral sense of Fhe country
-anounces immoral. Mr.. ingalls,. per-