Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-06-01

Ma xAAOAAS l. AOON
Truth crosses the highways of the world "at
grade' neither burrows nor balloons, rings no bell,
blows whistle has fagman, semaphores block
systems colored lights and if your party balks
today on crossing, you would better dismOunt, no
matter though it be "a thoroughbred with match
less ''record; Or if you get your feelings hurt, lay
it, in simple JUSTICE to your contrbutory negli-
gence.
This is a Christian country; it's foundations were
laid in the gospel the compact of the Mayfower was
signed "for the advancement of the Christian faith,
and for the glory of God;' our fathers braved the
seas, the snow, the savages, seeking not freedom
merely, but freedom to worship God, and from that
beginning to this hour history has been lyric,
epic romance of liberty through Jesus Christ.
But if you come to analyze the fighting strength
of the republic you will be shocked to find you
will be to hear say that the Christian man,
such cannot be counted
''In the worlds broad field of battle,
In the bvOuac Of life'
You will find the Christian soldier
Represented by his wife
The Christian citizen is in the fight, but not in
that character except as contract chaplain at mill
tary posts honorary supernumerary in legisa-
lures, sister of charity; the fighting
Christian is in all camps indferently under all flags,
faced both ways the express type of political felo
desc but he is ncognito and after battle he appears
in the record as unknown dead" simply miss
ing
The liquor traffic is political and commercial
system, colossal, sagacious rich, powerful, far be-
yond any personal entreay rebuke social ostra-
csm, and straight through the various phases of
temperance reform has risen like spring tide, and
have simply tried to disparage and discourage it
by taking a collection" and it has with cheerful
aacrity dropped into the federal and municipal plate
yearly, some hundreds of millions of dollars each
dollar marked, 'In God trust" What delicious
sarcasm! And the church has prayed over the
wolfsh, bloody, damnable ofertory and government
agent waits on every worm of the still and every
brewers spigot and stamps the packages "U. S."-US
No such war was ever waged. No such bravery
met such meanness. And Notwithstanding my
self am in humble sense of their number |
make bold to say that the of Prohibition has
raised up and better breed of men and women
in America; and in the craftsmanship of the future
the strain will tell for God and home and country in
patriotic fiber such modern politicians never
dreamed of.
AS to voting, person would we'll be an alien
an idiot balloon woman. Indians and
aliens may be naturazed, convcts may be pardoned
but idiots and can only be "protected" I
mean no disrespect for Christian civilization We
have done much for women, men; have abol-
shed polygamy and brought divorce within the reach
of all at low price; opened many occupations
at half the wages paid to for like service There
is even movement on foot to admit her to the min
stry, Notwithstanding the horrible thought that she
may by superior merit dslocate man. God
forgive her.
If one sinks shafts into the rock, in search of
pure water he does insult the earth but rather
proves his confidence in her. So if bore holes in
bishop, prospecting for 'Salt" that is offense to
the Church or the bishop, unless 1 find something
rotten