Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-28


ing our ideal of personal temperance
for the individual and prohibition for
the state, and in Gods good time we
will make the goal, Looking over the
country at large we see wonderful adj
yances being made, especially In the
south and county by county we hope
to see this great land redeemed from
the curse of this drink evil Let us
thank God this morning for the hope
that guilds our skies.
Political Morality.
Il thank God this morning for the
rising standard OF political morality
we are assuming in this land. say
this in perfect sincerity even in the
face of the terrible conditions that pre-
vail in certain centers. | know many
OF our cities are cess pools of corrup-
ton, but | know, too, that even these
are not hopelessly given over to the
devil. Again we must reckon with
the elements given us to transform.
When we think that, as soon as the
poor, ignorant, predjudiced foreigner
comes to this country, one who has
never had anything more to say or do
with government in the land he came
from that the cattle of its fields,we put
crown on his head and a scepter in
his hand and send him forth to rule
the country, we must be prepared for
some dire results to follow. That the
institutions of our land will stand the
strain at all is wonderful, but they do
and while we are suffering untold ag-
ony, we are at the same time slowly
educatine that fellow into manhood.
responsibility character and virtue and
his children will take their places,
thanks to public schools. by the side
of our own as intellieent worthy citi-
zans. No other country under the
shining sun burst make the expert
ment. and while think we have been
moving ralner rapidlv in that direction
| still have no fears but the good ship
of state will be able to weather even
th's terrible gale 1t may be out of
Mace in this connection to consider
that rneearlv monster mob rpla that
| lifts IFS hidecns bulk into our presence
so often. what does this snasmodic
ortbrrst siprify. docs it mean the
brock down of own whole governmental
! authority? I think not. II is the na-
| tive princinle of rioht and Justice run
riot driven nv nreipdice inf'amed by
n"seion. Tt is not tn he condoned for
one min"te, hut at the same time we
must renlize tbat it is clun,sv effort
of a peonla saa'tinn self-oovarnment,
State and Individual.
"Thst clear distinctions are not al
WAYS made between the Dreroeatives
| of the state and those of the individual
/ is unfortunate hit heck of it oil is the
! instructive feeling that wrongs ought
| to be righted. that offences mrst be
punished. That we have dared break
the shacFles off so many millions of
peorle only a few generations from
/ barbarism and endow them with so
many high praroaatives is evidence of
I our great faith boll in manhood and
our free institutions. That the pro-
cess of harmcnizira the inconsistent
1 clements thai arise from these condi.
tions becomes very painful. by no
| means argues that the ideas are
I wrong. nor do they proclaim that we
ore not moving along the rieht lines.
4 When we Observe the marvellous deval-
4 onrent that hos beer made by the
] freedmen of this land in one genera.
4 ton, we cannot hut feel deem sense
j of gratitude and rnalize that some
way the hand Of God is in all this great
! movement. Who knows but Provi-
4 denca has some great end in view with
raoard to the African in this country
/ and that from this land there will go
/, hack to bless the dark continent roy
! of lioht and truth that shall help
Imiehtily in the elevation of that be.
I lated continent
America for Progress.
4 "In view of these wonderful develop.
ments we can not but feel that Arch
i deacon Farrar was right when he said
America was Gods destined heritage;
not for tyranny, not for aristocracy not
for privalege-but for progress, and
for liberty, and for the development OF
a great and noble type of righteous
fearless, and Independent manhood
II But recent events indicate that we are
to assume larger role even than this
i We are among the great world powers
today and the influence of America
must be recFoned with in the settle
ment of the historic tangles of civiliza
tion. The late lamented President Nc
Kinley said: 4 do not KNOW why, ir
the year 1899, this republic has unex
1 pectedly placed before 1t mighty prob
! lens it must face and meet. They
have come and are here, and they
could not be kept away. 1t is trust
!. we have not sought. 1t is trust from
which we will not shrink 1t may ap
Z pear PERCEPTIONS that we should have
such responsibilities laid upon us.
u 1--WE are
i Who scarce yet see
u Wisely to rule ourselves, are set
|. Where ways have met
) To lead the waiting nations on!
4 Not for our own
i Land now our freedoms flag unfurlet
But for the world
!, "Only one condition will make us
ADEQUATE for this great work. Tha
is the development of men. strong
wise, God fearing. man loving men
Let us on this national Thanksgiving
pray the prayer of the patriot of the
!, last generation.
God give us men, a time like this de
mands,
Strong minds. large hearts, true faitt
and willing hands.
, Men whom the lust of Office cannot kill
Men who possess opinions and a will
Men who have conscience, men wht
will not lie.
Mon who can stand before a demaooput