The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-20

''''N OF any wrong. 1t was
''E''' according TO their Ii,h,.
lucy Naid' but these lights, as we
believe, have now been forcva, -.
u"Hu'Shed, and i'll their stead blaze
me white lights of conscienc.
'"'''c OF the Insurance officials were
round to be using trust funds for
''e'I own gain. They were obli-
N'ooS to the immoral character of
inc" conduct. But they. too have
now learned the great lesson.
y few years ago officials. even in
states where the act carried a heavy
penalty, made no concealmcnt of
accepting tree railroad passes.
They had no more moral ripht to
accept tree pass for favors past
or prospective than to take the
equivalent they did not realize it
Today no state officials can be
found who will admit that he ac-
ceptS such favors. They have
been touched with a live coal from
OIL the altar of public conscience.
Look At the subject of gambling,
one OF the greatest of vices. 1t
mas only been a few wears since
race-track gambling, and gambling
OF other kinds were not considered
as involving moral wrong. The
pubic conscience began to realize
the tact that race track gambling is
prolific breeder of crime, and
Corrupter of youth. When | was
prosecuting attorney of St. Louis |
/ saw a constant stream of Young
men passing through the criminal
courts on their way the penten-
tiary, made embezzlcrs and thieves
by the alluring gambling of the
/ raCe-track The State was in part
ncrship with this gambling, and
| licensed it, the proceeds going to
the State Fair. One of the first
things did when | became gov
ernor was to recommend that the
State support its fair by proper APP
preparation that the law licensing
this form of gambling be repealed,
and in its place a law be enacted
making the registration of bet on
horse-race a felony. After a
hard fight this law was enacted,
and it has been enforced since 1t
became a law three years ago.
In this era of conscience the peo-
pie are realizing that the govern
meut of CITY. state and nation be
LONGS to them. and that they can
take it into their own hands when
ever th,v wish to do so, and make
that government Just as good as
they desire, or just as bad as they
hermit it to become What has
been accomplished III applying
moral ideas to puplic and private
acts has been brought about because
GOOD people have gotten into poll
tics. and there they must stay, or
rho advantages already gained Will
~. lost and the people again sue
cu,nh 10 their stupOr OF an apathy
-. deadly as corruption itself.
I.udcr orr system OF government
...o,v c,tizeu should be politician
:, the sense that he expresses an
a,;r;on i'm a proper way, Oh an
nublic questions; but no man III
III. country should be politician
- the sense that he depends vi
,olitics for a living. ours Is !"
representative form of government
r. m1st either represent t''' "N''
,bcre is. or it is likely to represent
,be worst there is. Corrupt o'l'c'-
ale represent the people Ju'' 40
honest officials do. The corrupt
official represent the activity Oh '"f :
Iawless, and the aggre''lV''','' ", "
snacial interests. In "of'' ~
st,rds far the apathy, the heH"
,,.nce the criminal indifference %
,hn law abiding Government 10
conservative of the average '''''
,,;1ual is aggressive; and feP'o'e
ot;ve Of the bad in proPo' ''o''
morality is low anu