Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-01
CLERICAL D0UGHFACES.

con-Journal communications from two
clergymeh of this city appear. These
ministers announce their intention to
vote for Mr.. Doyle, which of itself is
matter of no great consequence. But
they seem to think some apology is
necessary or expected from them in
this connection, and so they proceed to
give it, They protest that they have
the temperance cause AT heart, and that
their proposed votes will be in promo
tion of it, and one of them says that
his support of Doyle is the act Of II
practical problbitonist."
When we consider the Influences
which have been at work for Mr., Doyle,
throughout his campaign, actively and
nOtoriously, and upon which he relies
for his election, and since the men who
are behind him and who will control
him and his official policy in the event
Of his election and their fellowship and
surroundings are well known in this
community, these communications of
the two parsons would be taken for
sarcasm If they came from n less sol
cmn source and had to do with Il less
serious matter.
Indeed the humor of the situation
seems to have dawncd upon the minis
ters themselves, and one of them in
dulges IN II levity which in anyone else
would not become the gravity involved
in an election which touches so closely
the welfare of IA large community of
citizens, the majority of whom really
desire to vote right. But these inter
views, may have been the
view of the interviewed, We're not de-
signed by those who procured and
printed them as the occasion for any
thing funny, They were meant for
business and to win votes and the time
selected for their publication was that
of the ordinary night-bcforc-cl election
roorback and libel. There Is no inter
nal evidence that lifts them above the
common level.
As the intended influence OF these
communications will have spent itself,
If they have any influence at all-be-
fore this reaches the public eye, we
shall waste no further time in com
ment upon them, further than to call
attention to the hoary reason which
these clergymen give for not voting for
Mr.. Adalnson, viz: that he cannot bC
elected. We should like to ask these
clerical gentlemen what reform could
ever have been wrought, what abuse
could ever have been extirpated, what
Christianity could ever have been cs
tablishcd, had rcformcrs always acted
upon such rcasonlng2 From 1850 tc
1860 very few men believed that the
abolition Of human slavery was posi-
hle within the lifetime of persons thcl
living, II the argument of these tive
ministers Of the gospel is sound, II
would have been right and proper, we
suppose, for all hands TO have voted
for proslaycry candidates.
Ana since one of tho parsons sprung
n text upon the public in his interview
we may he excused for seeming /,
triAc with solemn things followinl
this clerical cXamplc-by turning 1
text on him. We commend TO him tn,
speech of the town-cIerk of Ephesus, II
which he used the same reason for no
voting for Paul, l. g. that he conldn'
} be elected, therefore he was for Diana
and was especially sollcitous that tn
; crowd should do nothing rashly."
Forty-three members were added t.
Trinity Lutheran church Sunday a