Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-26
PLEA FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
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The aldermen met and sent for the
representatives Of the gas and street
car systems and for a consideration
actually sold out all the rights of the
people. A group Of citizens waited
( on the mayor and protested that the
aldermen had filed heir pockets
through privileges sold to the gas
company while the city was in actual
darkness. The mayor laughed and
said You have got the moon left. =
The sun and moon were about the
only things that they had not sold.
What we want is able men. We
ought to have a city council made up
of able business and professional
men, and by ability do not mean in
telligence, for a man OF education is
not necessarily an able man. He
may be a tool in the hands Of strong
er men than himself. mean man
hood: The city needs men in its
councils, men Of back bone who are
able and willing to stand for what
is right. We ought to have men who
will seek to promote the. welfare Of
the whole people, not Of certain
clique. l. &s
Men Relieving in Right-ness.
In the second place, we want God
fearing men. BY that do not mean
church members There are some
hypocrites in the church, there are
more of them outside the church. If
we are going to get away from hypo-
critics we will have to get out Of bust
ness as well as out of the church.
do not mean that the candidates
shall be religious according to my
ideas of piety, but that he shall be
a believer in Righteousness, and what
is righteousness, but ssssright-ness?'
We want God-fearing men who will
make the way Of the transgressor
hard: men who will fear God more
than man; men who feel that they
are responsible to Almighty God for
their actions. Give us such men
and we will have a clean government.
Loyalty to Oath.
Sz5 In the third place, give us men
who are true to their oaths. We
want men who are not afraid of
truth. A man should care more for
his word than for his life. You are
all familiar with the story of Reg
illus. He was imprisoned for 1--WE
years in Carthage. The Carthagin-
ians sent him to Rome with a convoy
of ambassadors to sue for peace. 1t
was under condition that if peace
was not affected he should return to
prison. He took the oath and swore
that he would come back. When he
appeared at Rome he urged the SEN.
sators to presevere in the war and,
not agree to the exchange of prison
Sers. That involved his return to-
captivity at Carthage. The Senator's
and even the Chief Priest held that
as his oath had been wrested from;
him by force, he was not bound to
go. Have you resolved to dishonor
me-? asked Regulus. 4 am not ig-.
norapt that death and torture are
preparing for me, but what are these
Z to the shame of an Infamous actin.
or to a broken oath? Slave as III
am to Carthage, I have the spirit of
Roman. have sworn to return, it
lis my duty to go. Let the gods take.
care Of the rest. Regulus returned
to Carthage and died under torture.
It is said that the enraged Carthag-
inians cut off his eye-lids, exposed
him to the burning rays Of a tropical
sun and then thrust him into a barrel.
studded with sharp nails. He per-
ished q martyr to his word.
How is it that men can take the
VAIN ~ UNIV cAuj EAC9SES lHIGuu Ii
live up to their oath. Choose ear
nest men who are honest to their.
word. We want men who will be at
the front in the modern Thermypolae
of history The pastor then compli-
mented Governor Burke for his rev.
erence for the Jaw and for his fid-.
city to his pledges.)
The Bride Oliver and the Bride Taker.
In the fourth place we want men
who hate unjust gain. There are
men who can be bought There are
thousands who will. sell their bodies
and their souls, If need be, for money
and for drink. We want officers
who spurn the bride giver and the
bride taker. Think Of having d vast
corruption fund to buy men like cat
tie in the market place. a few;
years ago in one of our eastern cities
a lady was trying to convince a
young man that he ought to vote