Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-30

SCuTNy pOllJlCldn, ulSnOneSL HneTCHdHI,
greedy and unscrupulous capitalist,
vote-seller, law-breaker,
and home-destroyer.
Communities are arousing, thirst
for civic betterment is abroad, sixty
seven acts of good government have
been secured in a little over year,
fourteen suits have been won against
great railroad corporations, government
ownership of franchises has been real
ized in a number of cities, child labor
and tenement house reform advance
victoriously. the church arouses and the
spirit of the old heroism stirs within
her, many cities beside Philadelphia
are in a brave fight for civic purity,
and more than one Mayor Weaver
Is leading to victory.
amid too our materialism and over
estimate of wealth we have constant
examples of grand men and women who
serve the country with magnificent self
sacrifice, who have ideals and aims and
are eager to do even non-remunerative
work if this work will serve God and
humanity.
Among these we may name John
Hay, who has elevated the standard
of the diplomatic relations of the
world from evasiveness and falsehood
to truthfulness, directness and honest
courtesy. Mr.. Taft, because of his de-
cision to remain in the Philippines at
hazard of health and life and his loyalty
to country, in declining an appoint
ment to the supreme bench, summit
Of his ambition, in order to remain and
complete his work in the Philippines;
Elihu Root and his return to the po-
sition of secretary of state, giving up
an income of 100000 per year for $4,000;
Cabinet Sacrifices
"Ir. Roosevelt has recently said:
There is not in my cabinet man to
whose financial disadvantage 1t is not
to sit in the cabinet; the only reward
for which he looks, the consciousness of
having done service that is worth rem
dering.' So our amba dors accept
public office as a public trust, often at
great sacrifice.
The vision waits. A God of Won
drous patience beckons with pierced
hands to It's realization. Jesus Christ is
marching on, truth is overcoming error,
Christianity is in the ascendant. In
spite of all its sins and follies, the ma
ton has leaped forward until it has
become the hope and example of the
world.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
union was born and has been upheld
by vision.
1.-The crusade has been called a mir
acle; there is no precedent for it In his
tory; it was whrlwind of the Lord,
Pentecostal fire. Its rapt enthusiasm
and sacrifices were inspired by the
vision of the annihilation of the liquor
traffic, universal prohibition and total
abstinence, the redemption of the en-
shaved, perfect equality of woman, uni
versal temperance education for chill
dren, a world girdled by the white rib
bon.
Its sources of power were intensely
spiritual, its songs and prayers and
with divine power. The vision has en-
larged with the years, much has been
realized. for which we are glad.
I'm the temperance outlook pessim-
ism points to the defeats of the past
two years, to Vermont's failure, to New
Hampshire after her fifty years of
statutory prohibition. passing out of the
list of prohibition states: to the fund
of $780, 900 raised by one association of
beer. wine and liquor dealers for cor
ruption of the police; to the indiffer-
ence of the churches, lack of courage
in the unions, failure of enforcement
of scientific temperance laws; to the
New York Association of Congrega-
LlOlldl ministers refusing 10 pass TeSplu-
tions indorsing the w. c. T. u, scien-
tific teaching or the temperance Sun
day: to the defeat of wonan's suffrage
in New Hampshire and elsewhere.
Optimism and Temperance
But optimism triumphantly points
to the marvellous attainments of the
years since the crusade which show a
marked advance.
"I shall not repeat the old familiar
story of our 100000 members, 10000
unions and the achiements of our forty
departments. Suffice it to say that so
has the vision enlarged that more has
been accomplished in the last five years
than in any other five years of our his
tory.
'In addition to organization, evange-
listic and rescue work, education and
prevention, the following practical
meas sures have been gained, largely
through the efforts of our organizations:
"Protection to the Pacific isles against
opium and rum.
Liquor selling prohibited in immi-
"Curfew secured in 5000 cities and
towns.
Liquor selling prohibited in capitol
buildings.
scientific temperance instruction in
every state and territory and 22,OOO,OOO
children taught in our schools.
"Over 100000 saved by the children
in our school savings banks.
prohibition of the sale of liquor in
post exchange or canteen.
Securing from congress an appro-
priation of $1,5OO,O0O for libraries, read
ing rooms, gymnasiums and amusement
rooms in military posts and stations.
"Legalized or licensed prostitution
abolished in the Philippines.
Retirement of Mr.. Roberts and in
vestigation of Mr.. Smoot.
Peace and arbitration agitated by
our 10000 members.
Purity advanced through preventa-
tive, rescue, educational and legal
work
Total abstinence secured in ninety
eight per cent of railroads. seVenty-nine
per cent of manufactures, lightweight
per cent of trades. Even the bar
tenders have framed a total abstinance
association.
The Outlook
"The outlook will depend upon the