Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-12
Gems From The Message.

There must be no abuse of the in
junction power, as it is implied in for
bidding laboring men to strive for their
bettermeut in peaceful and lawful ways
nor must the injunction be used mere
ly to aid some big corporation in carry
ing out schemes for its own aggrand-
izement.
The judge who does thus disregard
public sentiment when it is wrong, who
brushes aside the plea OF any special
interest when the pleading is not
founded ON Righteousness, performs
the highest service to the country.
Just and temperate criticism, when
necessary, is safeguard against the
acceptance by the people as whole of
that Incorporate antagonism toward
the judiciary which must be combatted
by every right thinking man, and
which if it become wide spread among
the people at large, would constitute a
dire menace to the republic.
Let justice be both sure and safe;
and let it be justice under the law, and
not the wild and crooked savagery of a
mob.
PurveyOrs of sensational SANDER in
newspaper or magazine are the worst
enemies of all men who are engaged
in an honest effort to better what is
in our social and governmental con-
ditions.
The man who debauches others in
order to obtain high Office stands on
an evil quality of corruptions with the
man who debauches others for finan-
cial profit.
The most damaging blow that can
be given popular government is to
elect an unworthy and sinister agitator
on platform of violence and hypo-
crisy.
The demagogue and corruptionist
often work hand in hand.
The triumph of the mob is just as
evil thing as the triumph of the
plutocracy.
One of the most efficient methods of
averting the consequences of a dang
erous agitation, which is 80 per cent
wrong is to remedy the 20 per cent of
evil as to which the agitation is we'll
founded
The effort to prohibit all combination
good or bad, is noxious where it is not
effective.
Combination of capital, like combin-
alton of labor, is necessary element
of our present industrial system.
The man of great wealth owes
peculiar obligation to the state, be-
cause he derives special advantages
from the mere existence of govern
ment.
1t is probable that thoroughly effic-
lent system Of education comes next
to the influence of patriotism in bring
ing about national success.
Education must seek to train the
executive powers of young people and
to confer more real significance upon
the phrase dignity of labor
No man, no woman, can shirk the
primary duties of life, whether for love
of ease aud pleasure, or for any other
cause, and retain his or her self re-
spect.
1t is wicked for nation to regard
only its own interest, and foolish to be-
lieve that such is the sole motive which
actuates any other nation.
lis the sure mark of low civiliza-
ton, a low morality, to abuse or dis
criminate against or in any way humil-
late such stranger who has come here
lawfully and who is conducting himself
properly.
Neither nation or an individual
can surrender conscience into anothers
keeping.
A just war is, in the long run, far
better for nation S soul than the most
prosperous peace obtained by acquiesc-
ence in wrong or injustice.
1t is morally as indefensible for
nation to commit a wrong upon an
other nation, strong or weak, as for an