The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-17
The Signs of the Times
(Contributed)

| have been a reader of The
! Madisonian since its induction
into the journalistic arena, and
barring any seeming egotisnl,
am capable and competent oil
judging, fairly, the merits OF
dement's of a publication. dc
not wish to f1atter you, but dc
want to express my appreciation
and approval of your mani, course
i upon all questions affecting the
public, and to commend the high
plane upon which you launched
and are steering The Madisonian.
Your zeal for the betterment OF
the people and the upbuilding of
the Institutions of Richmond and
Madison county is highly com.
mendable, and deserves the
unstinted praise and support of
the thinking and intelligent people
of our grand and glorious county.
AS a plain citizen, | thank you
for the great interest which you
manifest for the people, for civic
righteousness, for purer elections,
for the moral uplifting and better
ment of mankind, generally.
The signs of the times are
bright and hopeful. With all our
faults, we have numberless vir-
tues; and we should look to the
future with confidence, with hope,
and affection. am not one of
those who is. filled with despair
and believes the world is grow
ing worse at an alarming rate. |
believe we are gradually growing
better. The signs of the times
prove it. To-day, there is a
healthy, vigorous public senti-
ment in favor of law, order and
decency. There is a great change
taking place. Public sentiment
no longer covers and trembles,
but is strong. mighty, defiant.
The people are insisting that their
natural, inherent, and inalienable
rights must be respected. There
is a great moral awakening
among the people, not only in our
beloved country, but throughout
the civilized world. Throughout
our country brave men and fear
less women have bearded the Po-
litical Lion (the corruptionist) in
his den and made a gallant fight
for civic righteousness and moral
betterment. Their courage and
valor has been crowned by a glo-
riouS victory. Right has partially
triumphed over wrong, and the
grand army of the people is
marching on, swelling its recruits
with new volunteers every day.
Such hopeful signs should fill us
with enthusiasm. The signs of
the times were never brighter.
There is no need to pine and de-
spair. Lett us be optimistic and
prophetic of the future. The
world is gradually growing better,
and the twentieth century is going
to crown her gray hairs with the
I-wreaths of honor, progress and
glory.
To-day there is great awaken
ing among the people. Old ideas,
selfish motives, sinister designs,
cruel injustice, and sordid
methods are being dislodged and
ground and pulverized beneath
the feet of an awakened public
conscience. The people-the citi-
zenss of our Commonwealth and
elsewhere, are insisting on new
alignment, one that destroys the
Demon of Greed, one that tends
to the moral uplift and better
inent of mankind, one that
breaths the holy spirit of love, one
that obliterates the prodigate
and prostitute, who prey with
such deadly effect upon the
unfortunate, one that substitutes
right for wrong and scatters the
blossoms of charity along the
rugged path of life, onethat opens
up all the grand evenues of honor
and the highways of success for
es,,orx, human hnin0