Evening journal., 1898-10-29

against him simply out OF charitable |
or kindly feeling? We think not, FOR
the people of this world are far more
inclined to pelt each other with brick
bats than roses. This well, we'll, We
know" or, I'VE could, and il we
would" or, 'lf we list to speak"-why, |
it Is all moonshine, and all such am
biguaus speech is Incompatible with
true dignity and is also opposed tol
every canon Of fair-play. Why, there
is not an established Court on the face
Of Gods earth that would hang cat
on such "uihes light as air. sort OF
evidence, much less sanction the TAX
ing away OF the character OF public
official. All this covert ineinuation,
this stalDbing in the back, this dark
and mysterious innuendo whispering
why, it is so much hypocritical hum
/ bug emanating from the Pecksniffs Of
this world. Were A to make unspe-
ciflc charges against b, and were Is TO
deny those charges, then we should b.
obliged, in the absence Of any specific
charge and proof, to accept BIS denial
of the same. This is logic, good and
unassaiiaible logic, logic that is ire
futable and impartial in it's truth and
application
In the course OF his .ch at ,ha
Academy Mr.. Graham took occasion TO
express himself as follows: when 1
said in my letter OF acceptance that
with falth in Almighty God l uttered
sentiment that came from my heart,
and | pray Him who rules the desti-
nies of men that that faith, which /
learned at a mothers knee, may never
depart until my term of existence her3
is ended" Now, there are a giea.
many men in this queer world OF OURS
good men. at that--who would think {
savored OF childishness were they 70
give vent to any such declaration as
that made by Mr.. Graham. But let Us
Just say-and ones mind need not nee
essarily be Of religious turn in order
to say it-that no man ever yet lost
caste by publicly declaring his faith in
Almighty Gcd. No man ever yet lost
caste ny publicly declaring thar that
faith was incugcated in him at infancy.
No man ever yet suffered by making
any such public declaration. except in
the unappreciated estimation of a set Of
aght-headed fools. The late Georse
Moore, head Of the great firm Of Cope
stake, Moore & Champion, and one OF
the wealthiest OF London's merchant
princes, when speaking at Exeter Hall
said: III have achieved a measure OF
. success in life, then l owe it all to my
a implicit faith in a Supreme Being
And the Hon. John Wanamaker, speak
ing quite recently, said: Whatever
good there may he in my life is owing
4. to the influence OF the Sunday School
/ We have cited the utterances not o.
q men Of straw, men who parade thei
/, religion because it pays them to 40 so
: but OF representative men, men wh'
, were and are financially Independent
Of the opinions of others. And Mr.
n George S. Graham can lay this iiatter
ing JUNCTION to his soul, namely, tina
! i his friends. and their name is legion
+, win ever think the more highly OF hin
IA for having possessed the temerity; tn
robust manliness to stand up and de
, clare before more or less opposing
q and derisive audience his answering
p unaserabie faith in Almighty God. w
= abhor cant: We abhor The sleek, prim
smug-iaoed o.eaginous Pharisee--w
q. meet him at every turn Of life's road
, way. But we firmly believe that tn
~ words OF Mr.. Graham are words Of sin
i, cerity. II we thought otherwise-an
y Il we were OF the opinion that MI
- Graham's moral lapses, assuming sue
- lapses to have had an existence, wer
oi so aagrant q character as to warran
! his practical dismissal from the publ
>, sevice-then this communicate
- would not have been penned
!. II Mr.. Graham be wis and his rC
cent oracular speech is strong prim
!. facie evidence that he is not a focl-
1. he viii, when his term of office el
pires. forever retire from the polite;
!. world-especially from that Of the Cit
- Of Philadelphia, wherein the Christia
precept OF "brotherly love" and th
=. DEVILS maxim OF deadly and acromoni
4. Gus hatred are strangely blended
- world that is ever ungrateful; a worl
~ that is ever in a state Of ungodl
putreseencei a world that brings th
!. aspirant to Office down to the low lew
= Of a tipplng. pot-house politician;
=, world in which things rank and gros
80 in nature possess it merely" and
word from whose blighting and cor
. Eliminating influence all self-respectin
men fee. ERNEST ISITT.
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