Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-26
NATIONAL NEWS.

Senator John SHARP Williams anu
Mr.. William R. Hearst, New York nub.
Usher, have both boldly attacked Pres.
ident Wilson's tariff plans. Senator
Williams will offer some amendment
to the proposed tariff plans in the
Democratic caucus. He will never
theless abide by the caucus decision
even if it should declare for Tree su.
gar.
Mr.. Hearst's editorial crack contains
more personal hate than argument. It
proves nothing. 1t assumes things
about MI. Wilson which to be sound
must be proved-and after they are
proved their devilish productivity
must be proved also. It will be Ell
fectual more because of fear OF the
editor than persuasive logic Of the ed
itol1a1.
The result Of the probe Of the Vice
Commission in Chicago is a bill pro-
yiding for a State Morals Court with
women as judges. TIE function OF
the court will be the protection OF
working girls. The bill will be intro.
duced in the Illinois State Senate by
the Senate'sS Welfare Commission.
The California law destroying Sc.
gregated area for immoral purposes
in that State is opposed by some
business men," The Referendum.
whose author supposed would be q
weapon against evil is the weapon
by which these men hope to retain
evil.
They believe that all business men
will sign the petition. They are con-
fident that all the well-fnanced forces
Of this evil will triumph over the UNI
fortunately u%norganized units OF good
ness and purity. and their confidence
may be sustained. There are those
who believe that immortality is 9 nec-
essary evil. It is not. The centuries
Of patronage, both political and pei
sonal, and centuries of official indo-
lence and clerieal ~inaction have given
the matter and meat for this popular
delusion. The life Of this form Of
permitted RIGHTEOUSNESS and carnal-
ity has been long. It existed before
the day Of Christ. 1t is an institution
OF history from within which all the
cruelties OF history we're breathed
forth in blood. The most fiendisa
punishments and murders, the strang-
est disappearance, all the meledra-
matte events OF history were because
this permissible illegitimste gratifying
Of mems animality existed. Those mon
archs who laughed at their peoples
woes were immoral. The greatest of au"
shors have executed immortality. They
too believed it necessary. The world
has called immortality necessary. Were
these horrors Of history necessary?
Ii SO, then the evil is necessary anG
Immediately ceases to be an evil.
Only the church has cried out against
it. When men first had to choose
between the stern cry Of duty AMI
the sweet pleas OF the world, they
chose the world because in them was
something which agrees so we'll with
the world which when it heard the
maiden song Of invitation, felt the kin
dred spirit that rising up in them over.
Whelmed them with pleasure. II
was the song OF the brute. It has
been called a great love song. 1t is
greater some say than God. It recks
not with the result and feels raptuy-
ously only the pleasure that enhances
Tor the moment. That Is why the
business men of California may win.
That is why their confidence may be
sustained.
Willis L. Moore, Chief OF the Wealth
err Bureau, has been summarily dis.
charged. His tenure OF office extend.
ed from the Cleveland administration
to his immediate removal by Presi.
dent Wilson. He was accused Of So
Letting the aid of Congressman and
Senators to get him the S~ecretaryship
Of Agriculture. That he promoted
those weather bureau employees who
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