The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-08

The Methodist Ministers aaspeta
fiaa uf seattle ~ tfa naeeliHE this
morning. Iisteaea % Al satrsss on
The Relation II the Fsspit ana tho
Press % Politics. b. re editor Of
The star
Mr Wells appeared before ~
4 4aoegstiaa bY special Invitation
and. after Ma remarks w~fe con
eludet. shs meeting passed q reso
iusien r~eauestiuE - publication 81
the sane IN The star
lie ssids
fhs greatest bastessas IN rsedafa
uf@ aas@es aest~r ~ sraIknaItaa q
fausfea Hanf au4 aensihis mzn aa
81 aasftia h. "a afheg tn4ffsfs aHH
90 undsf nNstY haun4ss- hetp ni
sfe 4ud sfeff Unworthy ts~n - Htt
sna fhrn Nuuarr uny thtrFs - ever
isafneif wraHg Re ustiaaal STATE sna
alaaicirai affairs
Hard Shaking Candidates.
eEsesefsur - fh,s trzis - tas ss
flan - hsat efnrisia su usnat rt'teE
ft l. tru~ 81 Seattle 20 4 cs'tHin 81
tent
Nssu sfe siaried &. afuur L. tha
ma sartsF - cases set tNeaua - theiH
nfassu bat aAas u.s. 81 thrtf aiaziF
"a shaks hamfs. OFTEN tha mnHfiFaf
iaw naasiae power Is pi@eei in tneans
pwtsuf. n@gtfasnt heaaa We make h
point. apaasantif. - ssep tnfsi ani
auareanfaf ns4afasaa men a4t 20 aaf
city ranaelie and uar ensutf t18f1s
n q occasionally eruepa 81, be sets
fhaFa - aFalsapG
q ra.xht B. better b ~ that st5h
HAVE bsen thr conditions lhETe
sasms - br = gfuatnE Efrass II san.
80 Is fattrr=da1 ppiifietEnh al
tUngsanda ~ men ~Hn 10 che past
rsnaiisrst Il atsie short - Treason
~ OPPOSES fEssf part tlrkes. are Hav
snfaiinK themselves in fhe ludersra
eaf RANKS aad are guass rnfiuN a.
yets for fhs best mEn uffFfsA -
Kar8lsss ~ shat thsir pssltieai sffii@
ttsns maj b..
Ministers Privilege.
"a = M Ia1aHer canasisrra bod form
In manF sulglta feS the miaiatera -
a1Ftaa their EunHe&atiuns 10 Vpfa fer
tha h~st men whs are - fer efnes
81 even - Euesifkaliy cuinras certain
ranltliafaa eha sra kuaen r. stand
Tor morality aud iaw sHfert .surut
u eeula 50 that thas effort ea ths
paFt % ~ pulpit shuuiti b. eueuuf
swsa and easamnaded e miEht even
- Developed e. thr eNfruf ~ Turning
Guad Government Clubs 81
churches. she object 81 which Should
b. the helping - The cHndifseias -
Frssd men aud true. against abe can
aiaaaiaa ~ tha nuturfuHafF unfit 4
know that thsa Would D. a difficult
thing f1f parry rrFfudines sfia con
troll % a Efest extent oven 1hft=ttan
alhio thing 20 do uaNefthaisas
HWhsu she daE c0mHa ~ the United
states that party lines ruant Tor iesH
than individual Ngrth The rikht men
bstinf state Of affairs wsn prevail
Churches In Politics.
n am one 81 ihos awho believe
that fhe pulpit should preach politics
tn tie extent 81 ~rfeecftnN the rie
ton % men u The best Htamp 20 o.
raklns 20 the question Of the re-
taffou n The rresa 80 politics. uF are
confronted with % somewhat different
situation Most 'Napept are stlii
party organs They stand for paftl=
aau eiafnur. and give only @ sided
vInwa aud statements. both ~ paut
candidates sud ~ issues. Fhef wifi
auppFaas facts hrlping 60 the other
siis sud lay undue stress upon things
teualaK ID hello their auu side aane
81 them ara NOS above miqfepEessuta=
lions Of the most baraafaTHl rhar=
artsr Anything goes IN pnlifies Il
TIE motto u too many editors
hut there j. growing ~ iu amor
fea au over our broad land. an In
dependent press. which g. NHed ur
attn uoifhfr 81 the great political
n4nisn aud which make free lHnes
excursions into the political battle
fields. taking such cid ~ may seem
best.
Position Of Papers.
HTheae independent newapapcrg may
b. republican in campaign and
damneraflc ln another. 90 more fro
onrntiy. thnY may BE- found support
tnR mlHed tickets rpmFosed ~ can
didafea from Ell parties
Hfha growth of this Independent
nrs = keeps pace with the growth Of
independent sentiment iH politics
among the mass % the people II
mIrht b. termed an outnr0N III af o.
II am not one q those who believe
that a Newspaper u merely . mirror
III pasainR events and passing opin-
tons. n should have conceptions %
public duty. whth u should carry
6uf even ~ the cost Of aumH uopu-
faflfy and circulation.
There h no battrr way IL "a news
naDar 10 serve the public FUaH a. ada
V0fafa the election 81 ht men q.
Office and 20 oppose the election Of
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