The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-30
MORAL LEPERS
DISCUSSED BY
DIR. BOUITER
A VERY POINTED EXPRESSION
AND DENUNcIATIoN OF
POLITICAL METHODS
NOW BEING PRAc-
TIcED.

Editor Pensacola Journal:
: ! am in favor of municipal owner
ship and have been ever since | first
Joined club Is years ago whose OBJ
iect was the study of the social eondi-
lions OF men. would gladly Devote
what spare time | have TO the discus
sion OF such questions, particularly to
that branch of it which is now upper
most in the minds of the people. but
there is the same unholy crew of NOR
al buzzards with which every commu-
nifty is infested, pushing to the front
SO that a metaphorical spanking needs
to- be administered.
| enjoy an intellectual scrap with a
writer like Cucumber. That is anus
ing. But when the mob of unclean
things who are now filing the col
umns of the News indicate that past
histories are about TO be overhauled
and characters blackened, | am flleG
with disgust
The study of clean, pure politics
calls out the best powers of the hui
man intellect, but, TO mix in the dirty
ness apparently about to be stirred
up in this campaign causes decent
man to hesitate.
Whose toucheth pitch will be de-
filed"
When God created man He made nim
III His own image, but left character
to be formed by process of develop
ment for the growth and perfection of
which man is largely responsible
/ 81 EsATNfHtrr 60 lxr III hn ~
man as the absence of envy and de-
traction" If by this standard set up
by Addison, we judge the characters
of Advocate" ''Veritas," Old
Timer "Pro Bono Publico," "Observ,
er" and the rest of the moral lepers
how can we look upon them except
with contempt?
Read Advocates" article, particu
larly the opening paragraph in which
the overhauling of character and
smirching of regulations is announced
to be the program for winning the Pc
litical battle. Then read the string
of sanctimonious platitudes which fol
low. and which when read alone might
mark the writer as possibly being q
decent citizen, but when read in con
nection with the opening paragraph
marks Advocate" as being that thing
which Christ terms, when most con
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
4 Next passing in review comes
''Veritas," the truthful, but he looks
to me like the same od "Ananias'
appearing in former campaigns.
4 "OId Timer" for the public veal
should have sat down and disappear
ed long ago. PRO Bono Publico" il
generally the man who says he write:
for the public good, but in reality i:
trying to satisfy some petty spite o.
private grudge. IS
The remainder of the boy, Shine!
supporters, who are writing over as
: sumed names / leave to the punish
ment of their own consciences, merel.
saying that the Hon" C. L., the bo
Shine, ought to be ashamed of hi
supporters.
u II has been truly said: SHOW m
: mans associates and I will shoN
you the man.
It is reported that pamphlet i
being prepared for the purpose OF Try
ing to injure Mr. Bliss by blackenin
his character and discre0iting him i
, the eyes of the people. When it al
pears all are requested to read care
fully and pass an unbiased judgment
remembering that the writer Of III
: pamphlet will be anonymous.
Let every good citizen work wit
r all his energy for the advancement o
Municipal Ownership and the me
who will In his Judgment do the mos
: 10 make Pensacola a modern, progress
r sive city. Very truly yours,
DR.. H. H. BOULTER-