The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-19

cry interesting and pertinent q"eo t,vls. Aud We might add another winch wou,d be much more to the point ti,nn any or the above which have caused so much discussion Tor Il great many years. Tue question when l.,rrv partlculnrly concerns most peo- pvt Is ti,is: Are you thinking Tor >uurysif! Are you In other words. IT tnv eApreAslvn may be useu, stahainx .,. your own nleaitaI feet, UT are you i,-.... un ui,itAtOr. a pLAxerst oi tho i..,us anu vpn,vns ot others!
 Most peopie do not bring them hsl. es lv lhink or these thugs al All. i. lnuy uu. tnuy are usually auite sstt- isii.d lnMt they hsured II ali out tl.el,,seives unu camss tO certAin coti- c,us.ui,s m roxxru to certain matters. 2 nw n a happy LailinS Of the human mind aud IL gives ons the seilso ol | originality. 1, is sO cviniorlniS lv s.,, -jusl seq now ciever sni. Lsureu lnis all out. went over all oi Ia. ai s ulnenLs prv aud con, una Lave react.ed tne following conciu- sions:"
 but mold on a minute. DID you start from tue bare premises and t., ,..e u aii out by yourself? Are ..r ui.as original and your conciu, s.v,ls urawn from your own txper.- ei.vss aux your own mental w0rkI Why do you believe what you do in T.. gard Lv your religious faith! Did ,uu iigure THAT all vut for yourself. hr dld you accept the faith that some one else figured out and handed down t. you through generations. And now tlat you have accepted it. are you us- ing your own mentality on the prob- lrnis that IL represents. or are you l.av ing 1t all 70 your pastor! in this (. nneeton do y,'u KNOW why you believe what you believe? Each ona N iII have to answer that question for himself or for herself. but they will b a little surprsed when they stop to th,nk about 1t and md that they do L,t know why they believe what they believe, do no know what are their responsibilities. They have not been standing on their own mental feet but on those of the ancestor and the rector.
 If this is the case with religion it is also the case with other important questions which are vital to ourselves md to the state.
 How about politics? Whose feet are we standing on in regard to our politics? The question may be asked of both men and women. but at this parl icular time 1t may he of morc importance to the women to find on answer for 1t.
 Most men do not stand on their own mental feet in politics. Some haven't enough mentality for any tl.ing to stand on. and others just ,.y.n along in the wake of the poiitical h.sses or the partisan editors. While still another class base their opinions in regard to political questions solely and absolutely on the personal gain ,rat may come to themselves.
 IL is to be devoutly desired that. new that the women have awakened t. their power in the body polite. q at they will not follow their men in the haphazard support of parties md policies.
 Women claim to be able to uplift rui.tics. Thers Is notning in th's w.s rld that needs uplifting from the it.i to the bottom more than politics and if the women can cleanse the po- li:ical household. for goodness sake let them get in and begin.
 Eut they must remember one thing. They will accomplish nothing. will mako not the slightest mark on the ages old dust of corruption. unless tEey cut loose absolutely from the standards md opinions of the other sex. If woman is to clean up politics she must lift politics to her plane. not descend to the plano of politics.
 How Is shc going to do this? Ger tninly not by following the example W. her by the professional and near professional politicians and the run os the mins'' sovereign people of the male sey