The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-11

man himself that he should be sober and
temperate, and II Is OF even more conse-
quence 10 his wife and his children: for
IL Is hard and cruel fact that in this
life OF ours the sins OF the man are often
visited most heavily upon those whose
welfare should be his one special care.
For drunkard. for the man. who loses
his job because he cannot control or will
not control his desire for liquor and for
vicious pleasure, we have a feeling of an
ger and contempt mixed with our pity;
but for his unfortunate wife and little
ones we feel only pity and that OF the
deepeSt and tenderest kind
PROUD PRIVILEGE.
1t is a proud and responsible privilege 10
be citizens OF this great sef-governing
nation; and each OF US needs to keep
steadily before his eyes the fact that he
is wholly unfit TO take part in the work
of governing others unless he can first
govern himself.
lie must stand up manfully for his own
rights: he must respect the rights OF 9TH
ers: he must obey the law. and he must
try to live up TO those rules OF righteous
ness which are above and behind all laws
This applies just as much to the man OF
great wealth as TO the man OF small
means: TO the capitalist as to the wage
worker
And as one practical point. let me urge
that in the event OF any difficulty. espe-
cially II II Is what is known as a labor
trouble, both sides show themselves Will
Ing to meet. willing To consult. and anx-
ious each 10 treat the other reasonably
and fairly. each 10 look at the others
side Of the case and TO do the other JUS
tice II only this course could be general
ly followed no chance of industrial disas-
ter would b. minimized.
A PRIESTS ADVICE TO MINERS
Now, my friends | want To read you
an extract from a letter I have Just re.
ceived from Catholic priest whom !
know we'll and whom 7 know to be AS
staunch a friend Of the laboring man as
there Is TO he found IN this country. Now
and then-not too often--it is a good thing
for all Of us TO hear what is not per-
haps altogether palatabe provided only
that the person who tells the truth IL
our genuine friend. knows what re is
taking a5out (even though he NAV not see
oil sides Of the easel and tells MS what
he has 10 say, not with 4 desire "a hurt
our feelings. but with the transparent
purpose 10 do us good.
With this foreword here Is a part of
the letter:
II would humhly recommend that YOU
lend your entire weight 20 the cause
which the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union ~ America represents and espec-
tally so in It's relation Ia the working
classes Of this country. for whom IL is
doing so much good
You know that the temperan nee move
ment is n potent auxiliary to the inslltu-
tlons ~ our country I'm building up a bet
ter manhood and n truer Christianity
among our citizens. IL played very i'm
portant part In the two coal strikes Of
1870 and 1902, respectively. by keeping the
men sober and thus removing the danger
OF riotous and unbeComiug conduct.
There Is one dscouraging feature con-
nected with the upward tendency Of the
wage scale among the workmen of this
country. The higher the wages, the more
money they spend In saloons.
AWAY FROM HOME MORE.
The shorter the hours. the more they
are inclined 90 absent themselves from
home. An apparent disregard for family
ties IL growing among the poorer classes
which viii eventually lead % disregard
for the blessings our country AFFORDS
them
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