The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-22

PLEADS FOR PURER LIFE
When the American . Citizens Vote as
They Pray They VIII Get Rid
Of Boodlers and Gratters.
Plenty Of Law.

When American citizens vote as
they pray they will rid this country
of boodlers and grafters" This is a
declaration made by Dr.. William
Spurgeon of London, England, in a
lecture delivered at the Chautauqua
Wednesday night DR.. Spurgeon
spoke on the subject of An English
mans Impressions of America, and
for nearly two hours he had the un-
interrupted attention of large au-
dience. Dr., Smrgeon has made sew
eral trips to this country and has Wis
tied almost every state in the union,
splendid opportunities to study the
religious, moral and political life of
the American people, In his lecture
Wednesday night he told something
Of these observations and interspers-
ed his remarks with humorous Incl
dents that kept his audience in a
pleasant frame OF mlnd.
Dr.. Spurgeon first took up the
question of immigration and said
this country had ample opportunities
here for several million more peo-
pie, but there is no room for the
Black Hand element that is coming
into this country every year. This
country needs more stringent law
to keep them out. He said England
once had to face this problem and
about fifteen years ago the alien S
bill was passed to keep out these un-
desirable citizens They not only re-
duce wages but they will cut the
throats of honest citizens.
He praised President Roosevelt
for the part he took in bringing
about peace between Russia and ia
pan.
In speaking of the establishment
of this government he said the peO-
pie of this country had a right to say
to the British government that they
should not be taxed without repre-
sentation.
Referring to the progress that had
been made by the American people
since the declaration of independence
he said they had gone ahead with a
vengeance Then he contrasted some
of the customs of this country with
the customs of the old world to
show what advancement had been
made here in all lines of endeayor
As an example he said in the cities
of this country newspaper carriers
ride by a house, roll up paper and
toss it in the yard. In England the
papers are neatly folded and deliv-
cred at the door.
He believed the people of this
country worked too fast He said
they did not take time to do their
work as thorough as it ought to be
done. There is so much strain and
stress on your business men, he
said, that they are old at forty-five.
Richmond Pearson Hobson's pet
hobby of greater navy was con-
demned by DR.. Spurgeon. He said
Hobson is trying to scare you people
into believing that you need the
biggest navy in the world You don't
need a great navy, he said. With
England it is different We have
great dependencies and our govern
ment is almost compelled to main
tain big navy. He said he did not
believe Hobson represented the best
feeling of the people of this country,
Hobson says, continued the speaker,
that he wants to see the day come
when the Stars and Stripes will float
above the Union Jack. Dr.. Sturgeon
said he wanted to see the Stars and
Stripes and the Union Jack float on
level Let us form an alliance Of
fensive and defensive, he said, and
if John Bull and Uncle Sam will
stand together there is not nation
on earth that will draw a sword or
fire a rifle. He also wanted to see
these countries stand shoulder TO
shoulder in the cause of righteous
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