The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-18
HURLS A Def
At COMMISSION
Rev. Bailey Reinterates the
Charges Against Jury
Commission.
SERMON ON POLITICS
Voters Advised How to Cast
Their Ballots.
Rally Day at Presbyterian Church
brought Out a Large Crowd...ser.
vices at Free Wen Baptist. The
Churches.

AT Epworth M. T.. church Sunday
evening, the first statement relative
|" the reply OF the jury commission
oi Marion county, in answer to his
remarks in an address on the evening"
Oh July =, was made by Rev. David
H. balley. The pastor discussed tho
lccal political situation under Tho
tneme, choosing our City Officials.
What the Issue?" and had occasion
10 speak OF the reply or the commits.
sion.
IT VIII be remembered that on tho
evening of July 4 the pastor OF En-.
worth at mass meeting held in his
church made the statement that no
hootieggor could be convicted with tho
present jury commission in power
a reply was made by the
commission In which the Marion mas.
tor was warned to never make sucb
uttcranccs again.
That statement still holds" said
Rev. MIR. Bailey. "They told mo moi
to say such things again. If they are
going to get rid or me I wonder
what hey will do without our pros-
! ecutor, Mr.. Justice. who declared IN
the presence of witnesses that II was
| impossible to convict man of rn,,r.
der In Marion county. They will
surely hang him in ohlgy."
Declaring that the issue in tho cam
paign at present is not Sunday base.
ball and that II Is not q local option
election. Rev. Mr.. Bailey preached n
very powerful sermon. lie was heard
by congregation which nearly filled
the spacious Epworth church and
a very large number of men were
numbered in the congregation. TAX
ing his text from Deuteronomy liza.
the minister spoke along the line of
thought in his text which. reads.
Take your wise men, and under
standing, and known among your
tribes and will make them rulers
over you" In the text the admonl-
ton of the Lord was made to the
Hebrews, but today the people have
the right to choose officers for them
selves. Men were needed at that
time who were wise, thoughtful men.
who were not silly and foolish but
given TO thoughtfulness and careful
consideration OF all matters Again.
such men must have knowledge in or
der to be of such a sort as to be
chosen. They should be men who
are acquainted with the needs of their
tribes and who are out in the open
These qualifications are not sufficient
Tor men should be selected who are
known to possess these qualities In
their tribes; men who are known ev.
erywhere as men of thought and care
and men who are acquainted with af.
fairs.
Good Men Needed.
The need of such officials Is very
great today, occording to Rev. Mr. g.
Bailey. I'm the first place they are
needed because OF the prevailing
trlckery in the handling of public
funds. There Is just a little differ
ence," Rev. Bailey said, "between the
purchase of an article by an individ-
ual and by the public. All over the
state are public officials who through
ignorance purchase materials of sup
ply house agents ana as result there
Is bribery and theft going on In the
handling of the public funds. Ex.
posures all over the state startle the
people at various intervals. The need
of such men as are pictured in the
| text is essential.
I'm order TO protect tho masses
from those who would live without
work by pilfering the goods of in
dividuals are such men also necessary
today. Criminals, highwaymen and
thugs are everywhere and big men are
needed to guard the people against
these vicious men, the number OF
which increases from day TO day
Again, such men are needed to protect
the people from the workings of tn,
liquor league in America which is
lowering the standard OF manhood by
It's open and flagrant violation of law.
The liquor dealers declared that vot.
ing them out of business would ruin
business. Rev. Mr.. Bailey said that
this argument had been abandoned by
thinking men and even by the deal
crs themselves. The statement that
the taxes would be increased was also
proven futile. They tnen said we will
rot obey your laws and this they are
doing today. II is essential that men
be placed in public office who vii! see
that the liquor league obeys the law,
T, Is very essential because of the
fact that crime is increasing at
greater rate, according 10 the popu-
lation, than ever before and especial
ly is this true in America and Amer
leans should awake and grasp for good
men TO enforce the iaw.''
Having spoken regarding the gen.
eral situation Rev. Bailey discussed
the local conditions briefly. He de-
clared that persons had attempted to
enter the Sunday base ball proposi-
ton into the campaign. In answer
he said that this matter comes under
the head of the common pleas court
and that none of the offenders could
be tried in the mayors court or n
Justices court IL they chose TO be tried
elsewhere. The Offenders, therefore,
are TO be tried before officials, who are
not to be elected now and II Is some
time yet before such officials are elect
ed and the Sunday base ball fight
may be made at that time. The
speaker said these players will not be
disturbed with the present jury COM
clssion in power and in this relation
he brought up the objection made 10
the criticism made of his remarks by
tho commission.
.It is not q wet and dry election"
said the minister, and you can not
vote wet and dry II YOU want to. This