Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-21
DIR. lintllcy
Discusses
Our Politics.

| Our Politics. largest influence IN the
politics OF the country
| people who do not aspire to leadership,
| regular or even occasional, but whose
| votes and opinions and moral Judgments
are what make the country what 1t Is.
| What obligation should be emphasized
In their code of political ethics2 What
| can they do for political morals2 First,
| they can vote Independently. Next.
they can give their ideas on questions
| OF public morals--a rarer thing than
| Is generally supposed Finally, they
| can get judicial habit OF mind In
dealing with public questions and In
| Judging political act with IN inteli-
| gent regard to it's public consequences.
The final test of our ability as a ma
ton TO stand rests upon the power
OF our people TO Judge of evidence
quietly and accept the operations of the
law even when IL works to their own
hurt, and to get ideals OF success that
VIII preserve the nation instead OF
those that VIII destroy it. Every man
who publishes newspaper which APP
peals to the emotions rather than to
tho Intelligence OF it's readers and to
q less extent, every man who lightly
believes the statements that exist in
such newspaper, hurts our political
Ire at most vulnerable point. Every
man who admires a public officer for
su 'e-Ns In serving himself rather than
Tor success In serving others-who re-
spccts the man for getting Office rather
than for deserving office, or for the
making of money instead of the wise
use of it-shows himself to that ex-
tent unfit to be a member OF a self
governing nation.-Dr. Hadley.
Wars Come, War does not always
Sometimes. signal its coming. The
Unexpected. rash act of one thought
less individual may pre-
cipitate II. The war with Spain was
not planned or sought by either side.
II was forced by an utterly unforeseen
disaster, for which the nation blamed
was not as nation responsible. Dur
ing the past year we have been in some
controversy with Japan ON the Califor-
mia school question. and the question
of immigration. Neither of these points
has been definitely settled The feel
Ing in California is strong, and the
country generally Is determined that
coolies shall not come into the United
states. The Japanese expect more from
the Gresham Kurino treaty than the
United States can give. Temporary
adjustments are liable to be over
turned at any time. They suit Japan
at this moment, because she Is burden
ed with the debt of her recent war; and
busily engaged in the development of
the commercial opportunities which
termination of that war These mat
ters have got to be put upon per-
manent basis at once, Today the gov
ernmeut of Japan can placate the hurt
pride Of the Japanese people Tomor-
row 1t will not be able to and might
not wish to. Prompt action by the
United States now through its state
department, and through the authorize
ton of an adequate naval program by
Congress, will assist In the settlement
of matters at Issue, and permit time
to work its soothing influence, before
tho day of Japan's military readiness
shall retG:n.-Army and Navy Life.
Pagan Cults Probably one of the
Grandeur most IN a IN fl en-
And Cruelty. structures ever erect
ed on this earth was
the great temple of Diana at Ephesus.
the ruins of which were discovered not
many years ago. And judging from
these ruins, and from the fragmentary
portions OF some of the magnificent
columns sent by the discoverer to the
British Museum, London, the stately
fame must indeed have been-with the
one possible exception of the temple
Of Solomon at Jerusalem, gemmed with
precious stones, and oVerlaid with pure
gold-the most imposing and the most
majestic edifice which the world has
ever seen. Each of the superb columns,
which according to Pliny were SO feet
high, and OF which there were 12I
is encircled with sumptuous life size
statuary In the most exalted and most
refined style of Greek art, upon which,
up to this present day. the hand OF
Time has in some cases made scarce
any impression; and in addition to all
this splendid establishment, the temple
was enriched with innumerable statues
4 al, rr.r.lFr Af n-t hNr
master, Praxiteles, and by other of
those illustrious princes of art, whose
works have never been equalled, or
even scarce approached, by any sue
ceeding generation in any nation. But
what innumerable scenes OF saYagery |
and of fendish cruelty were witnessed
in connection with the worship OF that |
goddess Diana in whose honor this |
mighty fame was erected How often |
did the cry Great Is Diana of the |
Ephesians," resound as a tocsin of inn |
pending doom to those who would not |
bow the knee to the gold and ivory |
bejeweled image. A fair young maiden
robed in white ftowing raim-
ent stands before the image, in charge |
OF negro ianitor and surrounded by
a throng of Roman soldiers. temple
servitors, and weeping friends. The
naughty priest sitting by the smoking
altar in front of the image is adjur-
ing the brave girl to do sacrifice to the
yoddess-"Cast the incense, but one
grain, and thou art free; refuse, and
hou art thrown TO the lions" Her
lifianced, a handsome Roman officer,
caring that he Is to lose her for
yer, selZes her hand and endeaVors to
.ompel her TO obey the priest. But MOI
rot even for the sake of him whom
he loves so we'll, not even for the
Whole round world ana all II contains
would she deny her Master and sacri-
ice TO the idol And then the fiat goes
orth-"To the lions" and In a short
line the savage brutes are tearing
Ter, limb from limb, and her pure spirit
'aultS upward on angel-wing TO the
PARADISE OF God. For she knows that
er Redeemer had suffered for her far
worse agony than any she could be
objected to. For He during those long |
hree hours Of darkness was bearing
he dread load OF mankind's sins,
which, Ike a loathsomc vampire, were
overlng over Him rs a foul and pestil-
initial burden, too heavy to bear. And
hen with a triumphant cry His pure
pirt Is released and the gates OF
eaven are opened to all belleyers.--A
tanker,
peaIsing of Redheld Proctor, OF
Thc Veterans Vermont, who died
II the Senate Wednesday at the age
OF seVenty-slX had seen
oventeen years Of continuous service
! the United States Senate, Yet nlno
orators. Sis OF them his juniors IN
ears, oulre'h" ~" IN length OF ser