The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-09

some candidate of doubtful character. Let
US make our protest at this point by bolt
ing the ticket. Every Christian Endeav-
orer ought to be willing to accept pub
lie Office if it be offered to him even at
personal sacrifice. He must expect to re-
ceive criticism for partsanship in this
country often runs very high Personal
abuse is the penalty which men have to
pay when they accept any public office
For a young man of keen sem
sibilities this is often times most pain
full, but If he views it right, as a place
of trust he will be willing to bear what
ever is necessary while in the discharge
of his duty. While it is true that parties
in the state and nation are necessity, n
municipal matters the municipality should
be governed along broader lines. We must
| organize in our cities to meet combina-
| tons of evil with combinations of good
We shall never have decent governm ent
| in our great cities until the good are
willing to get together through some or
ganization which Is persevering and fear
less.
We are in our cities face to face with
evil period, and the destnies of the re-
public depend, humanity speaking, upon
rescuing most of our cities from misrule
and extravaganza. Christian Endeavor-
ers should more and more study these
great municipal problems and be willing
to give their service without stint in this
holy war What we need now
country but men who in our great
cities, year in and year out, will live
for the public veal. IT has seemed to be
for many years that the only way we can
save our cities and our nation is to make
this work a religious movement of Chris
ton men of every sect. without any dis
tinction whatsoever. This is but return
to part of our religion which has been
neglected.
ence e. Eberman of Pennsylvania, the
newly elected financial secretary, was in
troduced. aY rf
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon was introduced and he
began his address on Its Daily Papers"
from manuscript. He, too, was enthusiast
tically received. Off
The meeting in Auditorium williston
was also an enormous one, nearly 1000
attending. Rev. w. HasMcMilan OF AL
leghany, Pa, presidedso
+ The saloon Problem.
The Rev. Frank Dixon Of Hartford,
Conn, spoke of The Saloon Problem Of
the Twentieth Century" He said. in
part:
THE principle for which 1 contend is
rational and just. 1t Is this: Find out
by patient, scientific, impartial investiga-
ton the burden of taxation and charges
entailed by the saloon upon the COM
munity and bind that burden upon the
back of the saloon, even though IL breaks
it, If the present license is too high,
If the saloon pays more into the public
treasury than it takes out of the pockets
of the sober people of a community, the
saloon keeper is suffering injustice His
tax ought to be reduced. If the license
is not sufficient to pay the expenses
which the public now bears through tax
alton and charity. let 1t be raised to the
requisite point. This will have an ele-
waiting effect upon the saloon keeper. He
will acquire greater self respect by pay
ing his own expenses. Our plan of TAX
ing the consequences of his business while
he takes the profits has tended to pauper-
ize him and retard his moral develop
ment. 1t is mistaken philanthropy. The
saloon keeper has had things his own
way for a long time, and he ought now
to be willing to grind at his own mill.
This will be the solution o the prob
lem of the twentieth century city. 1t will
be effective because 1t avoids the difficult
ties which have rendered temperance re-
forms hitherto so largely nugatory. II
demolshes the strongholds within which
men have hidden themselves. 1t win not
drive them into the open, but II will COM
pei them to part with the spells they have
wrested from the hands of sober industry.
This solution will preserve the principles
of personal liberty and give II universal
application. The liberty of the citizen
who wishes 10 indulge his appetite is not
restricted, but the liberty of the sober
man who does not wish to pay the bill
of the drunkard Is protected II may
seem revolutionary to assert the rights
of a sober, Industrious man, but this man
will make himself heard in the twentieth
century. This solution conforms to the
law and wisdom OF the Eternal and enlists
alb the forces of the universe on the side
Of reform. Whatever the saloon soweth
let It also reap The twentieth century
will see to 1t that this law is re-
spected. Let no man think that
because interests in temperance
reform ianguishes. and the saloon Is the
most powerful single influence in national
and local politics, there Is, therefore. no
hope Of breaking the bondage in which
the sober man Is held. Any solution OF
the saloon problem which commends IT.
self 20 practical wisdom, which proposes
measures of relief that do not threaten
society with evils worse than those the
saloon creates, Will be welcomed by the
great majority IN this country The So
luton / have urged must evoke the en-
thusiasm ana satisfy the reason and
sense OF Justice Of intelligent citizens I
believe that II places Victory within our
grasp. II does not propose absolute jus
tice, yea II suggests the nearest approach
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