The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-04

in the wrong A clergyman VINO did not
know him personally but loved him for
the enemies he had made" related this IN
cident of the recent canvass which he had
CHANGED to learn: In the midst of the ex-
citing campaign for denomination to the
City Council in the recent Republican pri-
marieS the president of the Retail Liquor
League Association wrote a personal letter
to the saloon keepers OF Mr.. Blacks district,
would like to have you and your friends
give all the assistance in their power to
get Mr.. w. Meals the nomination for the
Council on the Republican ticket in the
Fourth district against Norris Black, as
Mr. Black has always taken POSITIVE
stand against anything that was Iavorap PIE e
to our interests in the City Council. =
Other Illustrations of the same qualities
were thus described by a college classmate:
I'm his councilmanic career he was always
manly and frank, always outspoken, always
courageous in his expressions, even when IN
a hopeless minority. The most virulent at
tacks on the part of his enemies did not
right and on such occasions his courage
only seemed to take higher flights. On sew
eral occasions he was forced by his con-
victions to take unpopular stands, but ne
did not waver in his conviction. During the
street-railway controversy have been with
him when he attended meetings in which
he advocated adjusting the matter oy
means of commission, rather than py or
dinances which seemed to him illegal, Wnen
he was in danger Of being attacked by the
audience when he came to leave the nan.
But he attended these meetings night aIter
night and addressed audiences noStne W
him And on many occasions in the Coun-
ell on matters such as civil-Service REFORM,
contracts, the garbage deal, street cleaning
and other city matters, he opposed or aoVo-
Gated measures in the face OF almost uni
versal opposition. And results showed MN
to have been right
The keynote of this young mans career
is found in little incident related oy one
of his closest friends. Some months ago the
latter presented him with book on the ny
leaf of which he had written: TO Cltlzen
Black. from one of his constituents AFTER
contemplating it for some time, Mr. Black
said: s'What a splendid distinction u
would be to have it said by the World: he
was worthy citizen. Such was the as
tinction which death has shown that ne
had won, and his old college mate Wen says
Of it: e.. anv man The
aim of Morris Black was to give to cltlzen-
ship a significance like unto that II pore IN
the proudest days Of Rome. AND, IN ms
exalted plan, this was distinction ihVoIv-
ing his duty to self, mankind ana ms 600.
Az sl1ch a citizen he is worthy TO De
The record of Morris Black is an inspir-
ing example for the educated young men
~ the country. Here was patriot OF tne
highest type-a man who recognized that
the only way to make the Republic worthy
of it's destiny is to work as cltlzen IoI
better government; to fight corruption at
home. rather than to provoke foreign va;
70 dispIav courage in standing up for right
AGAINST popular prejudice, rather tnan 70
excite the masses to frenzy by appeaIs 10
their passions. The hope OF our Natlon ue-
nends upon the development OF MOTIFS
blacks in every community