Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-27


sue arc carrying on cause OF the
,isneh, morality Now, ! do not mean
to say that the enforcement ~ m. n,,,,s
food law IL not one Of the most impor-
uant laws ON the federal statute hooks.
ana II ought to be. but what I do mean
20 say is that IN It's enforcement and
IN viewing Its construction ". must
asa that whore mon diner theV differ
honestly, unless n corrupt motive can
ne SHOWN and that while IL nay be nee
esshfN or useful for the public press to-
encourage the idea that Somebody ls
being moved by corrupt motives. In or
der 10 make tho headlines "A Httle mona
salacious ana attractive. and Increase
the circulation ~ the paper. ID Is not
necessary for the happiness OF tho
people that IL bc thought that thar
question presents great moral issue
which Is going 90 divide mon het,yo IN
thc bad and the good Now. we viii
reach a proper solution sometime II
will probably be found. when the dif-
reren,es are examined closely. that
those who oppose each other do not
stand so far away
HATRED Is WASTE.
Another subject that is making a
great deal NJ trouble Is the question of
What Is whiskev2" I have that sih-
jet ON my hands now. and get letter
AFTER letter Indicating that IL ! decide
that whiskey Is one thing. the whole
pure food law might Just as VOL be
Uhonshed. and that ! win yield 10 an
elelnent in The community that ought
20 be condemned ana that have no rIVbt
10 live here anyway 10 puts man
in rather an embarrassing situation
When the question Is really one of fact
ana law mixed togethcr-largely one
OF :act-and one in which / may saw Ina
passing ] have no expert knowledge.
daughter and applause The truth Isl.
my dear friends, this matter Of hatred
ana resentment, which accompanies the
attributing OF bad motives to those who
ulher with you. Is n source OF a waste
Of nervous strength. of time. of worry.
without accomplishing one single good
tnlns tApplausc) ! don't know how Il
has been with YOU. but Il has happened.
time and time again. with me, that
some man has done something that
didn't like, which / thought had a per-
sonal bearing, and that ! have said i'm
my heart Times Will change, and
VIII get even with that gentleman"
tLaughter) on. J don't profess To be
Tree from those feelings, at all But it
mas frequently happened. / may saw
generally that the time did come when
1 could get even with that man and
When that time came IL seemed TO me
that } would demean myself. and that
it would show me no man at an. ~ I
took advantage. applause and cheersD
Nov, ! am going To tell you story
that interested me greatly when II was
told to me. and that I can make applic-
able TO this sermon uaughtcr) bv the
reason for its Introduction and its tell
ing When ] was solicitor general. 70
became my duty In company with the
attorney general 10 can upOn each of
the justices Of the supreme court of
the United States, IN Washington. on
the bench. at that time. was that dis
unguished statesman. that great ora
tor and that most excellent judge, Mr..
Justice Lamar Of Mississippi CAP
plause) As you now. he was on the
other side, supporting the confcderacy.
during the Civil war. II happened that
we found him, the night OF my visit.
In "A most talkative and communicative
mood. and when In that mood he was
as charming "a man as l ever met
Something arose which led him to say
a number Of things along the line that
] have followed in what / have said TO
you; That early In life he rather cher
ished rcsentments and hatrods and at
that time he thought 1t was evidence
Of great strength of character o. he
But as he had grown older as God
had seemed 10 be better To him. az
the years had grown mellow, and as
he had come to love everyone Of his
race with real affection and interest,
he had seen the utter lack of wisdom
In allowing his time and mind and
nerves to be taken up in cherishing those
unworthy thoughts. Well" / said,
''Mr Justice Lamar. you seem 10 have
h. aVlaa
say what has led you TO this" well"
he said, "there are good many m
stances. but l can give you one; / was
the agent of the confederacy In visiting
England to secure "a recognition Of
our belligerency during the civil war.
Mr. Mason and MIR. Slidell were the
ambassadors really, but ! was the
active agent A resolution had been
introduced In the lower house Of par
lament. the house Of commons, recog-
nizing the belligerency-and ! am not
sure but the independence-of the con-
fedcracy. our great friend was
member Of parliament, named Alr.
Roebuck. and walking on the Thames
enbankment the Sunday before the
Monday morning that the resolution
was TO be discussed in the house, he
expressed his great confidence in the
success OF our side and the passage of
the resolution, and ! said TO him. Yes,
Mr. Roebuck. / hope that Is true. but
every once in a while there comes over
me a fear lest the house will be car
ried or lis feet by the eloquence OF
John Bright Oh. said Mr.. ROebuck.
Mr. Bright is a great orator for set
occasion. but said he. in a debate. I
have measured swords with him myself,
and. / may say, ! did not come of sec
ond best. or. 10 change the matter
around. Il was a case OF the sword fish
and the whale Said MIR Justice La
mar. Il was not entirely satisfied;
nevertheless. with high hopes ] attend
ed the house % commons the next
morning. and had as my company Mr.
Charles Dickens. the novelist. Seated
Just beyond Mr.. Dickens was a gentle
man Of most distinguished appearance.
whose face ! never had seen in the
nosh. but whom ] soon recognized as
the Rev Henry Ward Beecher. who
had come over 10 England 20 defend"
as he said. addressing me. your
northern cause" And So" he said,
owe three sat there and listened 10 the
debate There was first an address by
Sir Palmer. the attorney gem
oral who defended the resolution: then
Mr. Gladstone, who did not support
the resolution. although he expressed
great sympathy with the southern con-