Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-24
NEWSPAPERS KEEP
CITIZENS HONEST,
BISHOP DECLARES
Newark Episcopal Diocese's
Head Sees Safety in Ex-
posure of Abuses. +.
DIOCESAN CONVENTION
MEETS IN ORANGE CHURCH
Great Work Has Been ACCOM-
plished by Parishes Dur
ing Past Year.

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Grace Church. Orange, and was attend
ed by several hundred ~clersymen.
There were also a large number of
prominent laymen present. Among the
clergy was the Rt. Rev. Edwin s.
Lines, bishop of the diocese; Arch
deacon William r. Jenvey, of Hoboken
Archdeacon Frederick B. Carter, of
Montclair; the Rev. DR.. w. w. Holler,
of Christ Church, Hackensack; the Rev.
DIR. G.. M. Dorwart, of Holy Communion
Church, Paterson; the Rev. Louis
Shreve Osborne, Trinity Church, New
ark; the Rev. j. S. Miller. of the House
of Prayer, Newark; the Rev. John keI-
Ter, of Arlington; the Rev. William T.
Upton, of Bloomfield; the Rev. Elliot
White, of Grace Church, Newark; Ed
win A. Stevens. of Hoboken; Edwin A.
S. Brown, of Hoboken; Frederick
Hodge, of Newark: Vice-Chancellor
John r. Emery. of Morristown; q. Wis
ner Thorne. of Newark; William M.
Franklin and Assemblyman Coleman Z.
Nissan, of Orange.
The convention was opened with holy
communion service at 10 a. M, at
which Bishop Lines officiated, assisted
by the Rev. Charles T. Walkley, rector
Of Grace Church, Orange, after which
the bishop delivered his annual address.
bishop Lines's Address.
Bishop Lines's address follows In
part:
The last year, as regards public af-
fairs, has been ore off great d~iscour-
agement, lightened somewhat by the
discovery of the power of public opinion
~ raoab anl yraoa oyi1- do We
have seemed to be in the midst of in
vestigations and exposures Of unfaith-
full public servants for a long time.
Any foreigner reading our newspapers,
even the least sensational of them,
would conclude that our national Con-
gress, our State legislatures. our
municipal councils were filed with
men who gained their position by pur-
chase, or something nearly as bad. in
order to use them for selfish purposes.
That is the impression which we give
to the world through our own publi-
cations, and not a hostile criticism
from without. That is the conclusion
that might fairly be drawn from what
We say about ourselves.
ut is not a true representation of
our men In public life, for many of
them are thoroughly honest, with full
appreciation of their responsibility.
unqualified and sweeping condemna-
ton is unwarranted, while there is full
enough to make us ashamed and
anxious about the future. Too many
men are in high places simply because
they have had the none to reach
those places, with no other apparent
qualifications. Too many men are in
control of public affairs for selfish
ends, having schemed n planned to
win their places, not waiting to be
called into the service of the people.
THE outcome is a general feeling of
suspicion and distrust as regards many
of our public men. This Judgment of
the people may be too sweeping, but 1t
fairly represents a very general feel
ing. 1t is not true that every man has
his price, but it is true that improper
influences shape the making and the
execution of the laws. A great mum
Der of our public men haye not the
respect of their fellow citizens, because
they are not believed unselfish and
thoroughly honest. There Is a kind of
hopeless feeling as to the ability to dis
cover and put into Office strong and
true men who will perform their duties
with the sense of public responsibility.
There is a feeling that represents
tive government, which lifted the great
nation out of the power of q few priv
ileged people and gave US liberty, is
failing to meet the conditions of the
new time. Distrust of representative
government because of the inability to
find faithful public servants to admin
lister it is a very serious matter. Mu-
nicipal administration has been our
failure in this country and
through commissions and other expert
ments men are trying to guard our
cities rom being looted under the for
NAL law by men who care more for
themselves than for the public good.
We draw neal that dangerous point
where men accept dishonest admins
tration as the rule and cease fighting
to discover n punish ill-doers, where
in our easy-going way we make a jest
of political trading and distribution of
patronage and admire ~shrewdness and
do not let men suffer for betraying
their trusts.
Scores Present Day Politics.
Meanwhile. men go on making
money, or trying to make money.
DuiiulnS anu AuOTHiuS great houses,
living in luxury, glad OF the ability
to make display above their neigh
bors n paying little attention to the
public interests. Many of our prosper
men are among the worst citizens)
we have, because, content in their
selfish ease and prosperity, they will
not use their means and their influence
to correct the abuses which disgrace the
country and eat out its life. In politi-
cal influence a saloon-keeper goes far
beyond many a business or profess
sional man OF the highest position.
mot long g W. had very bitter
political contests with great excite
ment of feeling, but there were real is
sues and great questions involved.
Some have been disposd to congratu-
lat themselves because of late there
has been less of the old excitement and
hard feeling, but 1 think hat | dis
cover that the men who manage our
have great business n CON-
mercial interests in common which
quite overshadow political contentious.
The old political contests in an cleo
which involved certain principles
of government or administration was
better than the manipulation and
of these later days, in which
IL is hard for us who simply wish
economic and good government to find
out whether the candidates presented
TO us stand for anything except their
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