The daily tribune., 1903-04-06

not hesitate to say that in the future
should ]. O. be elected that not only
| will the laws and ordinances be oh.
served aud enforced to the letter. and
the honor of the officer sustained, bat
that he will also, by his uprightness
and his unyielding observance of his
duty set such good example before
our youth AS shall do us all credit.
1t is with a feeling of diffidence
that would say anything of the other
aspiraht for public honors-Dr.
Moore. We should all be averse to
criticise each other. aud it should al
ways be done in kindly spirit
| Il have no doub; that he is good
! fellow" hut in this contest it is sim.
ply question of deciding between a
resolute character who has firm con-
victions regarding all questions of
morality, and an irresolute one. who
has but loose and slovenly conceptions
of his moral obligations This may
seem strong iusiuuation to the Moore
faction, but it is easily proved. BY
instinct and tendency the good doctor
Is sportsman rather thar an officer
of public trust. aud is one of that
great host who will never hurry, or
allow duty to be their task mastar.
He should never have posed in the role
which he now assumes for it is al
together foreign to his uatural in
stincts. AS WELL UNHITCH OLD
BILL FROM THE COAL WAGON
AND PUT HIM ON A RACE
COURSE, OR TAKE 4 GAMBLER
FROM HIS STAND AND SET HIM
IN THE PULPIT AS ELECT DOC
MOORE MAYOR.
As doctor he is up with the rest
of the profession, neither better nor
much worse. He has probably cured
people of their ills and unintention-
ally killed some, but as doctors have
the perogative peculiar to themselves
that they may not be held account
able for their professional acts, well
let that go. They do the best they
can, which alas. is often poor enough.
ever, rests on the fact that he is, or
was, the manager of the late baseball
team that played their games on sun
day. This fact alone proclaims to
which side Of the moral standard the
doctor inclines 70. Not that we
would depreciate the game itself, for
when rightly played it is the most
manly and noble of festivities. But
as AN act of sin is only misplaced
effort so does game of bail when
played on Sunday become as much "A
l-violation of this divine command as
keeping open saloon on that day.
We may seriously ask all people
who are unbiased save by their sense
of duty, what may we think of man
of mature age who gives encourage
ment to our youth to desecrate the
Lords day. aud that repeatedly
Could we conscieutiously entrust him
with the power which he now strives
for? Knowing as we do that the
character of the young is invariably
nodded by his environments. aud also
knowing his sporting procilivities aud
the very close relationship between the
sporting and gambling fraternities,
could we trust him to close the Sun
day saloon and stop gambling? /
think not. His notorious laxity of
moral purpose palpably units him for
such task. / regret the necessity
which compels me to say this, but the
truth should not be hid, and by his
own act has he invited criticism in
naming himself "A candidate for pub
lie honor. and for which he has no
aptitude.
We know what wide open town
means; wide open saloons Sundays and
unrestrained gambling resort for
vice, a refuge for buns and deadly
menace to public morals We do not
want such condition, but such will
1t be undoubt edly under Moore ad.
ministration We want the saloons
to close mp on nights and Sundays and
above all WE WANT THAT BLOT ON
CHRISTENDOM, THAT HUMAN
VAMPIRE THAT SUCKS THE NOR.
AL BLOOD OF OUR YOUTH-THE
GAMBLER-TO VACATE ALTO
GETHER
But in order to effect this laudable
purpose we must elect man to the
office of mavor who has the necessary
mental abilities and is sound on moral
principles; man who will rule with
an iron hand aud concede nothing to
vice in any of her forms whatever
These qualities are possessed in re.
markable degree by J. Q. Macdonald
The question arises Will the God
fearing people of this town elect him ?
1t rests entirely with themselves
a LAYMAN.
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