The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-05

SHOWN Up
Pastor Edwards Strikes
Police Machine
Hard.

| Rev. G. D. Edwards, pastor Of the
| Christian Church, in his sermon to his
! congregation last night, handled the
police machine candidates and their
| apologists without reserve. He spoke
as follows:
righteousness exalteth a nation but
| sin is reproach to any people" 1t is
not necessary that vengeance shall be
visited on a people as was the case with
Sodom and Gomorrah. Turn the pages
| of history and read what is said of
Rome, Greece, Israel, Spain, Russia and
all the rest You will find them so
many illustrations of the fact that
righteousness exalteth a nation, but
that sin ruins it. What has been true
in the past will continue true in the
future. That power in this world which
makes for righteousness is sure and un-
changing. Therefore, Christianity has
to do with political life and men when
ever the principle of right is involved.
Election day is at hand, and there are
a number of questions before the COM
munity concerning which the principle
is involved. This is a sufficient ground
for discussing some of the things at
this time. What are the questions? 1
cite three:
1. We are told that it is ones duty
to vote his party ticket straight
through. Others say duty demands
some scratching The Christian must
seek to do his duty at all times. Who
is right? The answer to this question
depends on our answer to another.
Which is the bigger, ones party or his
country? If his country, then it's in
terests should be considered before
those of his party. The same principle
is involved here as to which is the Big
ger, a man or his party. I go with
the political boss in his contsntion that
as long as the principles of his party
are at stake a man should not turn
against the party simply because of
some personal whim. However, 1 part
company with the political boss when it
comes to a question of right and wrong
in the party or it's standard bearers.
Then there is a principle involved, the
success or defeat of which has to do
with the exaltation or ruin of the COM
monwealth. If corruption has crept
into the party 1 cannot stand for it in
that without helping as far as I am
able toward my country's ruin. Be
tween my party and my country in
that case must as a Christian go con-
trary to my party and seek its defeat
at that point.
"Ah! but says one, here is the pri |
mary. man should work there to ac-
complish what he wishes" At any rate, |
if he had attended the primary and
sought to accomplish his desire, isn't |
he thereby obligated to stand by what |!
is done? I say, attend your primary |
and do all you can. After that, unless |
corruption has crept in, stand by the |
primary's action. But, even if you |
worked for a man or measure and later |
you find him or it corrupt, do your |
best to bring about defeat at that |
point. Duty to your country demands |
it. Your own self-respect and the best
interests of your party demand it. 1t
is from the Republicans we hear most |
said just now favoring the straight |
ticket. Therefore, I leave the lesser
lights of Honolulu and cite the most
eminent Republican in the world, one
whose worth the Republicans them
selves have recognized by giving him
the highest station in our great COM
monwealth. Listen to Theodore Roose-
welt, President of the United States:s
THAT man is dangerous citizen who
so far mistakes means for ends as to
become servile in his devotions to his
party and afraid to leave it when his
party goes wrong
IF we had no independence we
should always be running the risk of
the most degraded kind of despotism,
the despotism of the party boss and the
party machine"
''The man who debauches our public
as spoiIs wherewith to reward the un-
worthy and the vicious for their nox-
Gus and interested activity in the baser
greater foe to our we'll being as a ma
Of a bank, or the betrayer of a private
rust
THE first requisite in the citizen who
wishes to share the work of our public
ife is that he shall act disinterestedly !
md with a sincere purpose to serve the
whole commonwealth"
1 believe President Roosevelt is right |
2. Another question has to do with '
'ur present police regime. Shall it be
urned down as CORFU l&b pr supported as
,ure? Are it's opnx "a ct:ng from
inister motives an trough personal
pite? For myseIfsI do not know /
hem well enough to have personal feel.
ngs toward them. My attitude is de- :
by the evidence at command '
A NJ BROWN
As TO Mr.. Brown, his own speeches.
f one had nothing else. ought to be n
ufficient. In certain quarters he says e
hat his opponent will close up the e
own tight as drum if elected. but T
hat if they will elect him he will be h
enient. It may be claimed that this is il