The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-09-10
A Satisfying Philosophy.

Satisfying Philosophy
The philosophy of one of the characters in novel which we
recently read the satisfying have found He
the prominent characters but ne was one to whom
all and stress Tor
vice and counsel
Why did they come to him and what was his advice?
He elderly man. modest and unassuming He not
type impress particularly the casual acquaintance
His strength of character and his wisdom realized only by
who knew him very intimately He good that his
strength and his wisdom His creed to always do duty
careful study every question that to determine
what the right thing do then do and all would then be
well for everyone concerned that should satisfy ourselves OF
what right and then what people generally thought not
important decided the questions of those who
him advice He only told them find satisfy them
selves what the right thing do and then do and all would
be we'll.
His was the doctrine being ones self 1t
practical application of Christianity Christianity
doing duty which do right And all know that if
do right that will practice the virtues of charity justice love
and fidelity, and thus do as Christ would have us do
The Temperance Plank.
Two proposed constitutional amendments, dealing with the
liquor question: will be presented the voters of Ohio this fall
these amendments provides for wide prohibition and
the other provides that Ohio shall have state wide prohibition
and that the township and municipality shall be made the unit for
local option elections thus repeating the county local option
law.
The fight on these already great
interest the people and will undoubtedly be the main issue
in the election this fall
stand did the political parties Ohio
question AS the old parties Republican and
Democratic failed take stand The Progressive
emphaticaly in favor of state wide prohibition.
The Democratic platform does directly refer the matter
does however unreervedy endorse the legislation passed by
the last legislation thus approving the liquor license law and
that the advocates short OF the next Legislature
and the consideration of such matters only commu
nifty interest The inference be drawn that the stands
for change liquor legislation and opposed to both of the
proposed amendments No however, doubts but that dry
Democrats Interpretation will be given and to wet Demo
another.
The Republicans used good many words in handling the
question but took decided stand Already this plank
has been Interpretation Republicans another
to dry Republicans The dry leaders assured that Mr.
Willis the Republican candidate for dry and
depended advance their The wet leaders
told that Mr. Willis has carefully refused his position
and that their interests danger he is elected About
all that the platform really the question that const
tuona amendments before the people and that
the will the will of the people expressed
these amendments What position the party will
amendments lose not stated All that the language used
mean that will support the constitution of the
would indeed be unusual for party to take other stand
The action of the Progressive making it's platform
clear that doubt it's position refreshing
we have so long had political platforms which equvoa and
ambiguous The Progressive candidates and will
ceve from the voters who opposed wide
prohibition and should receive the support of those who
wide prohibition and consider of paramount Importance
Those who are opposed state wide prohibition have their
choice between the Republican and Democratic candidates.
ing the whom they think will best their interests
The Republicans and Democrats also claim that the liquor
question not political question but why
which exce the interest of than other and which
vay affect their welfare than any other should be
political question
liar very seldom gets away with it, he just thinks he does
Did crank automobile when switch plug
not in? If will agree with that only hard
but impossible to start the engine under such conditions
AS this family Journal every word of which hope can
be read by every member OF household without bringing
blush the cheek of the modest innocent in the future
we will carefully refrain from making mention of the present
styles in womans clothes.