Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-29
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Wilton for the Tl.nes- Republican.


Written for the Ti.nes- Republican.
At Drake University Chancellor Craig
IN a talk recently to the students, made
accusations which created, a big sensa-
ton. He said tina, last year when the
1901 bah team Wen. 10 Ames a large
pody OF the students had gone with the
team and on the way down played
cards on the train. They were warned
and the whole school was warned at the
TING. a week ago Friday when the
team Went to Iowa City another large
spodS of students went with them. In
the front coach of the train keg of
beer was ser up and a young man wa s
kept busy working the faucet The
crowd in that coach played cards and
8beton the game. In the rear coach of
the train a party Of young girls. sta.
dents In the university, were playing
cards. The chancellor said these thinssi
had to be stopped.
Well, ! should say SO. Things have
come to apreity pass If our young peo-
pie are INDUCING in such practices'' SO
noralizes Bro. Pessimist and his iik.
Young men and women of Iowa, drink
ing beer. playing cards and betting.
And this Philosopher at the risk of also
bringing down upon his head the chan
ace.lor's Walls of wrath, is going TO make
bald statement that the implied dis
grace and odiutn is not so much de-
asAved for the actions as for the time
and place.
Let's see. Some of the readers Of this
article have a case Of beer In the cell
lar. Perhaps the fathers Of some Of
The beer drinking students have seen
beer on the dinner table at home. Per-
haps some of the mothers OF the boys
have drunk beersas a tonic by ply
sician's orders. Does the chancellor say.
these things must be stopped?
is possible some OF the fathers and
mothers of these students have played
cards t home. this in the presence Of
their children. Is there anything
wrong in a game Of whist, or does the
reader draw the line at authors "a
game also.played with cards). With the
chancellor's words In mind 1t is rash
thing TO say, but the writer has seen
college professors play cards. Again.
the writer once knew Of a college presi-
dent betting a big red apple And only
on election night q college official would
not bet on general results. but was
willing to get some oyster stews, he to
pay for them the next day IL Bryan
was elected, the other man TO settle the.
bill if Mckinley was the next president
Still he wouldn't bet.
So now we are ready for the argu-i
ment. Leave out Of the discussion the
ten commandments and So per cent OF
1.-The transgressons OF mankind consist
not of the acts themselves, but when
and where committed. We can go far
ther and clam many public acts that
are an outrage upon decency are pri-
vately committed, as necessary and
even meritorious. For obvious rea sons
these acts can not be detailed here, hut
the statement holds good, as the con-
sciences of the readers will admit.
These young men referred to drank
beer. But was it the drinking of the.
beer that was wrong? These young
women played cards. but how about the.
card parties insvogue all over the 5coun-
try. where a club Is named after the
game INDUCED in? orsv the worthy
chancellor say il the. ayed "au-
thors" in the passenge, ar the thing
would not be necessary to repress?
Nov suppose we 90 a step along and
point out the possibility Of breaking
any Of the ten commandments and
have 1t imputed to us individually or
collectively as virtue. Claim boldly
that the worst crime may be praise
worth. This referring to the act with:
circumstances necessary to lead up to
II. To Illustrate: Taking human life
Is murder The act OF killing Is referred
to. What is war? What OF legal public
executions, Endorsed by the majority Of
the followers OF Jesus Christ? Stealing
is crime. Only the other day the
United States (you and other rnen)i
looted" 100000 in China. But to save
human life, especially one near and
dear, from an assaasin,S knife by de-
liberate lie. would II be wrong to lie?
The condition known a. hunger makes
l,Hng, stealing, bret king the Sabbath.
and bearing false witness the excuses