The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-12
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED
SEVERAL POI rs TOUCHED UNGiCVEr
Dwclls At Some Length upon Some of ii G
Loca .lr's Questions of Last Wee.

In answer to the question asked las
week, namely: "Why should the orgal
OF the whiskey men single out one par
ticular reverend gentleman for crit
cism, etc. 1.-THE Loralizer man says 81,
has organized band of weak minde,
Old women and induced them to dc
things go to saloons and try to get il
on Sunday which he himself it appear,
is unwilling to do"
This band of weak minded women
was organized long before any of the
reverend gentlemen" now here cam.
t. Ellen>burg, and is not working un
der the direction of any one or all o.
them. by the way are not some o
the women engaged in the work yOun,
and as much admired for their unusual
meltal ability as for their many other
attractions?
We think so. But some of them are
old we will admit and possibly gre,
ha.rs are an unfailing sign of weak
minds. If so alas for the LOcalizer man.
I'VE all en- iorse the law he says,
"and it's enforcement by the proper au-
iorities, but do not think that ever.
crank that comes along having no in
t rest in the welfare of the countr!
SHOULD have the privilege of piling VI
t Xes on the taxpayers.
Still the same old story ''piling NJ
taxes" but not IL word in answer to tho
question What about the taxes caused
10y paupersm and crilne?" How much
doe, murder trial cost this county?
Did the editor of the Localizer evei
read Rob TT Burdette's definition of
crank? CrankS do make things ego
and we are glad of their help. How
n.rh h. "rtNnk-' who ju~t now fill
oar puIpits pay for taxes. we do not
know. but we do know that if everyone
followed their teaching the burden OF
the tax payers bould be greatly light
ened
The reading room suggestion is
good one but we would respectfully re-
mind the i.Ucalizer man that all needed
reforms do not. or should not devolve
upon 'few weall-minded old women"
No doubt these would willingly take
were available We would suggest the
g, -. >taltin- with II handsome sum a
Subscription list iUr the purpose when
he gets his taxes paid if he survives
that operation,
The suggestion that the ladies make
home so pleasant that their boys and
where is also good, but the fathers and
mothers who have tried SO hard to save
wilfu, and maynard boys by giving
them ii happy home know mGh better
than any Old bachelor how hard it is
when outside influences are so demor-
alizing.
lie cannot easily deny the fact that
every clergyman in the valley endorses
the Sunday closing but says he does
not believe this manner of proceeding
is endorsed by them"
What is "this mannerof proceeding
to which he so much objects and i'm.
agines others do. Is it going around
and trying to get into saloons: If 50
why does he do it himself? Some Of
the "weak minded old women when
trying saloon doors saw the editor OF
the .ocalizer doing the same thing.
and Ofcour-e for the same purpose. He
couldn't Ei' ssibly have had any other
object.
But what means this little slur. ''Who
are these men and women and what j.
their record" Then follows several par
agraphs too long to quote and too am
biguOus to understand, but we feel re-
lieved to tind that he is not hitting any
of us but some one over in Tacoma.
The Stunning up of The whole thing
seem. to be this. because some time,
and soinr whore, some man has at first
occup ed pulpit, and aiterward a pri,-
on cell, therefore all Christians every
where and especially all Christian min
listers are to be looked upon with sus
picion and dislike and ordered to keep
hands off of all reform movements.
but" he slys, "Those who pose in
our pulpits are not the only men who
know how to govern cities and control
the vice of community" Probab bly, not.
Probably all know whether they will
acknowledge it or not that the only
way ''to control the vice" either In in
dividurls or incommunities is to learn
the PRINCIPLES of Christianity and then
put them into practice. But knowing
and doing are two different things.
Therefore let those do, who will and
let every good citizen help all he can
instead of giving aid and comfort to the
enemy.
Calling well meaning and ordinarily
Intelligent people ''cranks" and "weak