The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-29
RESENTS PARTY'S
ORDERS TO VOTE
FOR YELLOW DOG
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healthy crop OF weeds when nc n2-
elects TO cultivate his land. Granted
mat politics are corrupt--what makes
them SO: just your apathy, your IN
difference, my nonvotlnS friend: for il
Is notorious fact last there are
enough good citizens IL Richmond to
have exactly the kind OF government;
they want If they VIII only give TO
civic affairs half of the time, thought
and energy that the professional poll
ticlans give TO them.
Not hound hy Purity.
The News Leader published a few
weeks ago a series OF articles on the
political conditions. which revealed a
state of matters little short of pa
thctic. They showed that out OF what
ought 10 be the votirS strength OF
Richmond only about 30 per cent are
registered. and OF thesc only nc-halr
usually cast their ballots. II there
be any OF tho unresiste red class here
tonight wish TO say 10 them: You
are ncElecting Il plain religious duty
In thus refusing TO quail ~ yourselves
tor the franchise; ana, so long as yu,i
40 so you have no right to pray, .rhyI
Kingdom come, Thy VIII be done in
earth as il is in heaven; for how can
Christs kingdom come on Garth in a
democracy such as yours, unless
through the exercise Of the political
power which God has placed in your
hands and mine?'
But there is another KIND of citizen
With whom | have even less patience.
mean the voter, who, because OF the
party ties or business Interests or per
sonal friendships, violatcs his con-
science and sacrifices the interests OF
the people with whom ~, to the cX-
tent Of his vote, is a trustee.
! believe In party. but when my party
tells me to Iiuc up mud vote for the
prorerbinl "ycliow dog for public
once which only men a.. ability nud
Integrity should I'LL, beg leave to re-
member that nm "a Christian before I.
nm purity man believe In b,tsI-
ness Interests and that they should nc
protected, but MS citizen { have no
right ~ help put mcu u, office who Will
he menace 10 tho public went he
cause they happen 10 protect and fur
thcr my private interests. bcItc,c
In friendship and Loyalty; hut there IL
higher flung tbun personal friend
ship; II In civic duty ;srcntcr thug
thnn personal loyniIy, namely. patriot.
ismJ and for my part. "a. u Christian
l am going TO east NIL my votes for
duty aud patriotism. nut let nil lesser
ioynitics take care OF Themselves.
Some Present Dar EVILS
once more: the Christian must stand
for everything that tends to rails, the
moral tone OF the community in which
nc lives, and must set mis- face as :,
mint against everything that tends to
lower Its standards. itcre VIC touch
the all-important question Of tho ON
torccmcnt of law. II is cutie true. of
course. that we cannot make pcopic
good by legal enaetmAL.. but II l.,
equally true that We cannot Keep pco-
PIE good without IL. Hence the Chris
tian citizen must see ~ IL that m.
executive and police arms of the gov
eminent do not, by shielding wrong
doors, cast contempt upon the law. and
that temptations in the way Of the
young such as the LAW breaking. su
loon, the gambling house the house
Of ili-tamc-arc, II not cradicutcd, ~
east reduced TO minimum by tho
lSId enforcement OF tho laws ON the !
statute book
s, SIN furthGr: the Christian mus,
stand for busincsslikc and onicien;
administration of city affairs. C;oI H. |
hCt God OF confusion. bat OF ordsr
re Is not honored by loose business
methods lie is dishonored by 'nvni.
J, puic waste The more lie bicsscs
Vie population OF q city with matrriul !
increase. the more does He ,Icmaad
nat their resources shall he wisriy I
Must Get Good Men.
ms brings us to the question %
the new Administrative Board Not Ter
y Any years has this city been succ
10 face with civic crisis involving |
such possibilities OF good or evil. |
everybody, ] think, except a few of |
Inc original directors, favor ia theory |
the reduced Council and Admin atra- |
.tyo Board plan At the same time AMI
',ooJ citizens are hcgiGnins 10 feel that |
mere are tremendous dangers ipvoiv-
ed In the change IL the right class Of |
administrators be not chosen Every !
thing turns OIL that. There is an old |
Latin proverb: "Thc worst Is the cor
rurtlon Of the best" SO IL is With this
new board In Itself IL LIZ thf. hest.