Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-16
GOLDEN RULE
Text For a Sermon.
1t Should be Applied to
Politics.
Such Is the Belief Of
Rev. ]. G. Slayter.
A Plea For an Honest lnvesti-
cation.
Because Father Was" Ought Not to
be a Reason For Your Creed.

Sunday evening upon the subject,
Some Lessons for the Present Presi-
dental Campaign"
The pastor criticized no one and
censured no political party, His dis
course was powerful plea for an
honest investigation by each individual
voter. He would have the platforms
of the different parties earnestly
and carefully studied, and then each
voter should cast his ballot according
to his honest convictions.
The minister took for his tea "rhe
Golden Rule and said its principles
applied to politics, as well as to social
or religious life. In part Rev. Slayter
said: "Once again we are in the midst
of a Presidential campaign. l have
learned by experience that such cam
paign is not an unadulterated blessing.
There is no time during the four years,
when evil is more rampant in the land
than in a Presidential campaign. No
time is so filed with debauchery.
IL wish to speak on the moral side
of the question. i believe it is the
duty of the minister to warn people
against temptation. The politician will
not utter warning against the very
thing he does so much to husband
and foster. | believe the Golden Rule
should be applied to politics. If 1t
actuated the campaign there would be
less evil and more good accomplished.
1t would teach us not to impeach the
honesty of our neighbors. If we listen
TO a campaign orator, he would have
us think that his party monOpollzes all
love of country and that all other par
ties ought to be politically ostracized.
Each political party would have you
believe that all others wished to dis
rupt the nation, and that it was the
only honest party. Do not be foolish
enough to believe that all parties, cx.
cept your own, desires the downfall Of
the nation. Do not be gulled into the
belief that your party is the only one
that desires national prosperity and
honor.
"Again- campaign should be mark,
ed by reason instead of prejudice.
believe we should give n reason for our
political faith as we do for our reli-
gious ideas.
1T is our duty TO reason as men.
There Is nothing uglier than political
prejudice. No one has right to be
n Democrat or a Republican, or q Pro
hibitionist because his father was, and
sensible men ought to laugh you off
the earth IL you can ascribe no better
reason for your political creed. Let
us have an honest investigation, for no
man has right to cast ballot that
is not an intelligent one. believe that
If people would study platforms, there
would be many turncoats.
"It is the duty of all Godfenrlng men
to be the open enemy Of any party, who
employs dishonest, immoral methods
to promote It's success. We will never
have a clean administration until de-
cent people make their politics clean.
Everybody admits that politics OF the
present day are vile. We, as right
eous citizens ought to be as influential
as the unrighteous. Let us go forward
until honesty marks all our dealings
with the principles OF every party
The preacher referred to the cam
paign waged a number of years ago
in Tennessee, when Bob" and "Alf"
Taylor were candidates for Governor.
The men were brothers and they con
Quoted a brothcrly campaign. They