The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-01
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In coming to the United States |
passed that beautiful monument of
Bartholde's design. The statue of Lib
erty in New York harbor. There is no
language Il my command to adequate
ly describe the feelings that permeated
my system as / looked at the symbol
of the government which it was my
purpose to adopt and 1 could not re-
sist literally doff1ng my hat and men.-
ally shouting Hail Columbia for then
indeed had l realized what to me had
been life long expectation. / was ap-
preaching the shores of the greatest
liberty loving republic of modern
times. On the day following I stood on
the sidewalks of Roadway, New York,
and witnessed the procession of Grand
Army veterans passing In parade, arm
less and legless. any OF them physic-
ally no better than the bullet ridden
banner carried by them. AS you won
der that such sight inspired me to
ask: For what was such price paid !:
Human liberty was the response of my
mental interrogation and I was truly
sorry that time and circumstances had
forbidden my contributing my share in
the purchase. OF what importance are
these statements! None perhaps. Only
since l contributed nothing to the pur-
chase price of these liberties, l want
to add my voice to their retention and
Ladies' Aid societies, and the Quarterly
Meeting of Dublin, who censured Prof
Trueblood, without investigating, for
complying with the dictates of his own
conscience. Has that dearly bought
liberty of the revolution become mis-
homer? Has the price paid by the
soldiers of the Civil war, to maintain
human liberties, been in vain? Must
that statue of liberty stand as a huge
joke? Are we no longer a free people.
Have the people of this great republic
lest all individuality? 1t would seem
SO in the light Of recent events.
am not pessimist in any sense of
the word and will not accept the idea
of being less free but there is some
thing wrong in organization.
When Christian institution advo-
Gates boycott and possess no more
mercy than that shown by the Dublin
Quarterly Meeting who few Sundays
since held their hands up in holy hor-
ror at the death of Stephen Gas studied
in the Sunday school who was stoned
to death for preaching what he believed
to be the truth. these very people du-
plicate the act in throwing verbal
stones, because a man has sufficient in
dividuality to refuse to act lie and to
act in opposition to their conception of
what he should do.
1t is not my purpose to discuss the
merits or dement's of Wayne county's
action at the recent election. The peo-
pie decided wet" in the city of Rich
mond, sufficiently strong to more than
neutralize the vote of the balance Of
the county. Does that not suggest to
that township. city and ward option is
more democratic since it would have
permitted the townships so desiring to
be free from salons for two years? In
the recent national campaign I had oc-
casion to refer to your influence in
think your paper somewhat partisan
must commend your editorials on the
result of the county option election. II
Christian organizations and those who
labored so assidiously for the removal
Of the saloons would emulate your ac-
ceptance of the decision l am satisfied
future efforts would commend them
selves more generally than the present
pouting, whining. and childlike &C
ton of those who threaten to throw
their influence in favor of wide open
town at the coming city election.
Yours truly,
A. BARS.