The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-01-18

Is a Demand For Civic Righteous
ness In Every Department of Gov
ernment - More Repose Needed In
American Life, Says bishop Cole
man of Delaware.
what is the one thing above all 9th
ers that the American people should
strive for i'll 1902
Such was the timely question submit
ted by the Christian Herald to a mum
Der Of prominent and active workers
in various fields Of endeavor through
out the United States Answers were
received from twenty-five or more well
known Americans. Special effort was
made to secure the opinions and advice
Of the presidents of universities in
widely separated parts of the land.
with view to helping especially young
men and young women. The efforts in
this particular field were highly sue
cessful. and we are sure that in the let
tiers from the heads Of universities
printed herewith young people will find
much that will aid them in making the
year 1906 happy one.
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REFORMS NEEDED.
DR.. Alfred M. Haggard, dean Of the
Bible college, Drake university, at Des
Moines, Ia:
am interested in social reform, better
political conditions, better care for the
poor and more justice for the laborer: in
arbitration and peace among all nations.
In the rights of women in better divorce
laws, In abolishing the saloon and In
spreading the gospel to the ends of the
earth. If I read the signs Of the times cor
rectly. there Is a constantly widening and
deepening tide involving all these inter-
ests and bearing us into better age.
This conviction enables me to answer
your question. The one thing for Amer
leans to do is to widen and deepen this
tide and give 1t greater momentum than
ever before. Individually each one OF us
should make ourselves count more than
ever toward this end, by voice, by pen.
by contributions, by ballot and by splen-
did personal example. The channels
which are especially inviting for COM
bined effort are those of education, es-
pecially higher; our great reform move
ments, such as the w. G. It. u, the Anti
saloon league, with many others; mission
work at home and abroad and, lastly,
OSllSI anu luOI6 pIdCtlCdI dppncaLlO0 OF
the gospel of Christ, for 1t is the heart
and circumference of all real progress.
FOR HIGHER IDEALS IN PUBLIC LIFE.
Governor e. w. Hoch Of Kansas:
In the great movement that is coming
UP from the hearts of the people the de-
mand Is for higher ideals in politics, for
greater official integrity, for greater re-
spect for lawn a word for civic right
In Ions rfy IF
ment Christianity is the basis and in
spiration of this movement, as 1t is the
hope Of the world.
FOR RETURN TO OLD IDEALS
Congressman Marshall Van Wrinkle
Of New Jersey:
Simple living and high thinking-a re-
turn to the old ideals. The American
people have now struck twelve in ma
terial things. Their chief concern and
the thing they should strive most for
above all others is to avoid decline and
to preserve their poise, and to that end
they should pray daily during the whole
round year of 1906:
Lord, let not my head grow dizzy: II
my foot beginneth to slip, may thy mercy
hold me up
HALT THE MAD RACE FOR WEALTH.
Congressman Hiram r. Burton of
Delaware:
The greatest evil with which tho Amsr-
lean people have to contend today r. the
feverish desire for wealth. This evil, like
canker, is rapidly eating It's way lntO
the very heart Of our American fnstleu-
tons. Wherein lies the seiut&one 0AA-
not say, but it seems to me that lS0s
should find the American people working
shoulder to shoulder to check this evfl.
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prove menace to the very foundatioa Of
our government HI
DRIVE OUT RULE OF GOLD AND DRu0 m
GOLDEN RULE
Congressman James Francis Burke
Of Pennsylvania:
Drive dishonesty out Of the business
and political life of this country. Every
honest political organization should BAN
ish from it's counsels the individual who
dons the party uniform to pilfer the p9e-
lie purse, and every commercial body IN
the land should put the ban upon him
who dons the garb of the business man
to cheat his competitor by conspiring with
confederates or to rob widows and e.
phans of their rights by betraying the
trust imposed in him by the silent inmates
Of the grave, Repeal and reject the rule
OF gold and re-enact and re-snf0rco the
ing which our country Is just wttnessinG
will be enduring in it's results
MAKE WAR IMPOSSIBLE
Congressman G. Fl. Grosven0r Of Ohio:
I am in favor Of the widest and naest
effective conditions which will tend -
make war fess probable and. az far ~
may be, impossible. have no line OF
operation marked out differing from the
present plan Of arbitration and concilta-
ton. I believe that the recent war In the
east was great promoter OF peace. for
believe it will so impress tho people OF
the world with the horrors Of war that
war will shortly become almost impossl-
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RESTRICT DETRIMENTAL IMHIGDAT1o1.
United States Senator A. J. McIAu-
tin Of Mississippi:
Surprising that you mean to ask me.
''What is the one political thing the
American people should strive for I'm
1862" I answer that, in my Judgment, the
most important thing is restriction OF
detrimental immigration.
EDUCATION IN UNSELFIsH LIVING.
Rev. Asher Anderson Of Boston, Sec
Mo Co1,noiI 80 <ioYa al