The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1912-04-11

= Is 8feat privilege and honor,
ana none the less a duty, to become
candidate for public office in a re
public whose existence and safety are
'ounueQ upon the idea that the indi.
uouaI citizen, whether rich or poor,
bond or Tree, whatever his station,
mail be diligent, honest, faithful,
;our8tuus and loyal, in order that
ms own patriotic intentions may be
made e1eclive. II is vital trust,
about which only the cleanest and
highest purposes and actions should
&c found No more desire to hold Of
ice; no use of language to deceive
70 general statements meaningless
fave for the purpose of avoiding the
proper study and attention to our
tets. 81 our failure to act, or to the
n9rits Of the issue; no selfish or sor-
lid motives In the use of appeals to
he farther, the laborer, the banker,
he cornoration, or other classes,
shouId b|acken the escutcheon of the
candidate. OF dim the lustre of intel
i8ence and the virtue of manhood, or
lestfty the growth of respect for cit
zensh|p IN the voter Let such have
10 resting place in our Free Ameri-
reedoIn erected upon the sacrifice and
nsrired Patriotism of our fathers and
lpon the Wisdom of the ages demands
he united efforts of all voters, can.
iidafee and officers. It's frame and
5truclufh should be secure in the
'aithiul cophdence of every citizen,
whose sole ambition should be that IT
De as lasting as the land upon which
e Is erected. Its greatest good, and
not that Of self ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
should be our watchword, without
which. whose subject we cannot con.
.empIate too closely. the historic fate
81 liberty will be repeated and we
shall fen into oppression, misery and
voc ae did the short-lived republics
3f Greece. and like the blood stained
ruins Of Nome. Let us be mindful of
The lessons of the records Of mans
failures and successes in his attempts
70 govern We as a republic are yet
but an |nlaut. / am by nature an op
timfst With faith; but that alone will
not destroy the deadly poison of com
mcrcial aYfice, nor will It secure for our
selves and our posterity our inherit
ance6 Of regulated liberty and free
dom. Let rs net, like the patriots be
fore the FIRST Caesar, with all our re
collections Of what our fathers have
said 81 brutus, and the designing poll
ticiane who would brook the eternal
devil to make and keep his state as
easily na a king, be swept away with
our spirit Of liberty and freedom. Let
not our posterity and boasted freedom
float OF be unduly Inflated that II
may take as into the harbor of anar.
chy and despotism, out of which we
would come only as Washington and
his ilIuaIfous followers came, by
revolution, which erected the greatest
principles Of government, the inspired
patriotism BIZ civilization has ever
known. and under which as in none
other are the individual rights Of the
citizen and the public secure. Let US
then put reason In the place Of opin-
ion; INTELLIGENCE in the place of pas
sion; patriotism in the place OF com
mercialism; what is right in the place
Of what viii pay in order that the
ysters as members of the great jury
may, upon the facts, render a right
eoOa verdict, and lead US to peace, lib
erty and safety. Let us profit by the
experiences OF Brutus that we may find
slrtuo substance, not merely a name
end that Hose who watch our actions
end political operations may learn
That liberty is a blessing and not Q
mockery The whisper Of the bride
giyer. the corrupt use Of money by
The trusts. and the dark plots of the
narchiat. are not more dangerous to
lie lie Of american institutions, than
lie vote catcher, the demagogue, or he
no pays friendly or political debts IN
Violation Of his conscience, and AT
The expense Of his government.
You owe fealty to none but God
elgidly examine every candidate for
Office. and see for yourself whether
be comes within the rule that Ii con