Evening journal., 1903-02-23
WARNING NOTE
TO DELAWAREANS
Sounded in Patriotic Address
by Rev. ]. B. Turner in
Central Church
AND PARTISANSHIP

Eminent Position.
Not since the days OF John Wilkes
has there been a more unworthy aspir-
ant to high office, and not since the as
tendency of Sir Robert Walpole, has
debauchery been so rampant as itisncw
and here in Delaware. Yet Addicks-
ism would receive its death blow to-
morrow in Dover, if it We're not for the
interference of partisan bigotry."
The above statement was made by the
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner, one Of the
best known clergymen of the State dur
ing a sermon preached in Central Pres
byterian Church last night, to the Sons
of the American Revolution.
Many persons among the vast con-
gregation declared it was one of the
most eloquent sermons they had ever
heard Almost every seat in the church
was occupied as Mr. Turner. who is a
former chaplain of the Legislature, has
reputation as an orator. At the con-
clusion of the services men and women
crowded around the eloquent preacher
and showered him with congratula-
tions.
His text was Hebrew liza. He be-
ing dead yet speaketh." Mr.. Turner
highly eulogized Washington as the
greatest of our great men and every
phase of his character was touched
upon with that ease and grace for which
the pastor is distinguished. He spoke
lof Washington as the man, the citizen
and the Christian The speaker first
talked on Washington as a man. Along
that line he said:
Daniel Webster well sail, America
has given to the world the character of
Washington. If she had done nothing
more she would still be entitled to the
gratitude of mankind He has been
called A first without a second. The
greatest Of good men; the best of great
men. Yet he was not overwhelmingly
great in any one quality except moral
goodness, which after all, is the best
greatness.
The striking thing about Washing
tons greatness is its enduring quality.
II wears, while that of so many of the
worlds celebrities wears out. The frie-
tion of events has not crowded, the pas
e sage of time has not tarnished his un-
dying fame"
Under the head of Washington as the
q citizen the speaker alluded to the DO
. lltical conditions in Delaware. He said:
= AS was the man, so was the citizen
y The citizen is never better than the
). man. He was the true type of American
S patriotism and citizenship. AS tn,
!. church has an ideal man to whom sh'
r points all who would honor the Chris
r. tian profession, so the State has al
+ ideal citizen to whom the attention o
her youth may safely be directed. Witt
Washington patriotism was almost
l. religion. He was a true public servan
: concerned chiefly in making his ser
r. vice honorable and valuable rathe
/ than profitable to himself. His aspira
II tions all combined to benefit his felloV
men and increase the common veal.
ITO the two great evils which toda,
v menace popular government-selfsl
n indifferentism and an obstinate parts
anism-he was a total stranger. TOda
Is thousands of the best men in the Ian
do not touch the political life of the ma
lion with so much as a finger ThGei
l. lies the explanation of much that
,e rotten in Delaware and elsewheri
~ There are too many among us VIII
p lament the evils of present condition
s.. but do nothing to mend them. The
I'd do not even speak out in protest. The
.alk glibly enough about the filthinef
Of our Augean stables but when it
u proposed to turn the rivers of righ
n business into them to clean them on
hey decline to help.
"One man goes into politics sole
en- for what he can get out of it and Il
Is reward he demands ranges from a Bo
'h' on bank note to postoffice or se
IN ltorship. Another man stays out
al politics because it is easier and mo
elr comfortable to let rOgues have the
hu way than to thwart and expose thei
The one is as selfish a sinner as u
lther. and lis likewise responsible +
ny orruption. The two counsels of falls
las aood encourage this sin of Indifferent
On the one side stands a mistaken o
)n- timism with a smiling face. Do n
worry it says, the newspapers are
ways exaggerating. Things are not
led bad as they seem. We must fight 4
liy with fire. BE patient Wait. Time W
uc- bring relief. And If this plausible pl
ng- does not suffice on the other side stan
lo- gloomy pessimism with its prophe
of despair It is idle it says, to trout
Yourself about politics. They have
sral wavs been bad. They always will
had. what cannot be cured must
. endured. 1t is only choice of ev
Der You had better give yourself to m'
hopeful labors.
DRY so an elusive hope lulls to sleep
the one hand and despair paraly
. hone on the other. Both are lies. II
alone cures nothing and not to OPP
an evil is to give it unrestricted right
the way. The iniquity which threatel
the the stability of government draw Ia
.ad- strength largely from the moral ne
ONE lsightedness of good men. This pass
lces attitude is a factor upon which
re- muck worm politician is always
the to count. Il is part OF the cap
: on u f.sf ftr11 of nlTi