White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10
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paramount uuIy Oh every HAL 10
vote. He said in closing:
mo man should be a drone in the
social beehive. No mar should be
an Indifferent spectator of the politi-
cal and economical questions
which confront him. Indifference
and apathy in civil and political life
are as hurtful to the state as indiffer-
ence in religion is harmful to the
Christian commonwealth. Our Lord
says to the Bishop of Loadicea: L
would that thou vert hot or cold;
but because thou art lukewarm, and
art neither cold nor hot, | will be-
gin to vomit thee out of my mouth
"A sincere mar who in attacking
Christian faith honestly believes that
he is right, is less blameworthy than
the torpid, lukewarm Christian who
never takes an interest in the re-
ligion of Christ. In like man
ner, a citizen. who earnestly espouses
a faulty political principle, is less
dangerous to the state than the SUI
pine citizen who never takes an in
terest in the political welfare of his
country.
1T is my profound conviction that
if ever the republic is doomed to de
cay, If the future historian shall re-
cord the decline and fall of the Am
erican republic, its downfall will be
due, not to a hostile invision, but to
the Indifference, lethargy and politi-
cal apostasy of her own sons.
And if all citizens are bound to
take an interest in public affairs,
that duty especially devolves on
those who are endowed with super
ior intelligence and education and
who ought to be the leaders and ex-
emplars of the people, guiding them
May God SO enlighten the
mind and quicken the conscience of
the American people to a sense of
their civic duties as to arouse in
them an earnest and practical in
terest in the coming election, and
may He so guide their hearts that
they will select a chief magistrate
whose administration will rebound
to the material prosperity and moral
welfare of our beloved republic"
Cardinal Gibbons might we'll con-
tinue his good work by offering a
prayer every day in the year for the
souls OF men who sell their birth
right for a few pieces of silver, a few
drinks of whiskey or a good cigar.
At every election this contemplate
practice and deplorable condition is
brought to light. Not the only un-
fortunate feature of this situation Is
the fact that we do not get true rep
resentative government of nation,
state or county, but it demonstrates
the weakness of our laws and the i'm
possibility of preventing the pitt
able weaklings from becoming the
prey of the INSCRIPTIONS politician
who is doing practical politics with
no thought of the welfare of the
community.
Robert G. Ingersoll once said:
Every mind should be true to itself;
should think. investigate and con-
clude for Itself" Was ever an cleo
ton held where every mind was true
to itself? How many men think,
concllde and investigate for them
selves? Is it not true in many cases
envy, jealousy, malice and hatred
are permitted to poison the minds of
individuals who use every unjust.
false and misleading argument at
their command to influence votes of
persons who have no interest in the
good and welfare of the community ?
What chance of election has the man
who simply depends for his support
on the justice of his cause or his
qualifications, mental and moral, for
the position to which he aspires
against the one who does practical
politics? These are questions con-
fronting the people today. No remedy
has been found that can prevent
these practices. A man who would
be elected cannot depend upon "A