The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-24
SPIRIT or THE CAMPAIGN.
Friends and the Republican Ticket.

sh''hu INV 'hN
ESTEEMED RrApErs or THE SrN: Being a
Friend" by Dir. bright and inclination aud a
Republican by education-I have watched with
interest actions of the would-be prosecutors OF
Theodore Roosevelt In their zeal to prejudice
the minds of Friends they have shown gross
Ignorance Of the fundamental principles OF the
member Of that religious body. They are pre-
eminently a peace-loving people and have
great faith In a peace maintained by wholesome
laws enforced by an Executive who will
fearlcssly do his duty and not be sway ed by
bosses who have political axes 10 grind
George Fox. the founder OF the Society. told
his followers to mind the Light " Seeking after
the Light" called forth tho following COM
munication which was published in the Friends
Intshi0encer.i issued In Philadelphia on the 2Jth:
Editor Friends Tntsligsnceri Feeling assured
that injustice was done Gov. Roosevelt By the
printed extract from the life OF Thomas II. Benton.
| addressed a letter to him on the subject, and am
pleased to have my thought Of his understanding con
hrmed, In his reply. after kindly alluding to and
appreciatlng the spirit OF my communication, he says
In part: surely, my dear sit, need hardly say lhat
alike In your love for peace and desire for arbitration
heartily agree. The sentence Of mine which is com
planned Of. and which was written nfteen years ago.
was intended to express my disagreement both with
the man who acts on inadequate proSocaiion, ana, OF
the man who. on adequate pfoyOcation. falls TO act.
1t would be untrue to say that | have altered my con
ylctlonS In the matter. but were | now to revTile the
sentence. ! should certainly so phrase II that Il could
not be construed as offensive TO the Society OF
Friends. a body whose social virtues ana civil
righteousness Justly command respect
Regretting former illusions to the subject make
this answer necessary. lam, very truly.
! BALTIMORE, Nd. WILLIAM l. WALTON
Roosevelt prosecutors have again shown their
ignorance in estimating the number in the so
ciety who support tn Prohibition candidate Tor
President. Instead Of being 5000 voters, as
some papers indicate, belonging To the society
Of Friends living In the state Of Indiana. there
are 80, l6i-individual members. Counting one
voter to every five members would make a
total less than 100 voters, but their votes
will not adj be cast for the Prohibl-
ton candidate. True. Friends IA a body
are In favor OF Prohibition: temperance
Is one OF the vital principles Of the society
but IA large percentage of is members think
that cause is best advanced by supporting the
party through which all TEMPERANCE legislation
has been attained. some Friends VINO are
esteemed very highly In the society feel II their
duty to vote for an independent prohibition
candidate They, Of course. viii. in tins cas-,
help bear that party~ double r"~pOuSlpHllN. OF
aiding 10 attain power the party that has done
nothing Tor The, cause Of pr"hihlioni lrd nya
candidate who has q record (which ! believe he
has not Iepudlal'dl OF making mtN-Iour
speeches n one campaign against the cause OF
prohibition.
The Friends adyonate free thought, free
acton. "a free Gospel ministry.
ErlcIdS are opposed to anything Ike Slav-
cry. Think YOU n society whose sympathy went
OFT for nnslnved sons Of Africa aud rhe Ier.e-
cutcd DukHbours Of Russia. would have any u.e
for the man who was wiling To make serIs
OF so mauy Of Li- fellow NOter..
Friends. IN times gone by, sacrificed muCh
OF their earthly POSSESSIONS in maIntcudhCe 81
cherished priucipl"~. Hence they entered into