The chronicle=news., 1914-05-16
TEXAS farmers WAIT
POLITICS Kept OUT
of PULPIT

FARMERS Cstoo q t01A6 Las bAAAes1
sesoiaisess o.t1sstas he ssilAiios II
the iiaSos aSsssSse 10 sAs e.nisiss
sos % - thb $3.50. - Askiss fas
constructive issS.AasSss. This sssisa
ssoash, soss sSas tAsa The ssssk
Of ssass Ut the pssafAsss sAS Sess
i<sAiss the pseAissstss fsse.s ssl
the officials a ihs ssiss have re-
Piled si,h iAs ia,iswtss s,Ass0ssl;
We Ssht 10 ~ . tee vsstA u
paisi, rsiiiieiaAs sho A.ss siisek.
e; Ne I4.i,ios u the fssssn' saias
% TIE isseos ssssstoo.
We sss- sosAias fes "a. si<ss At
say psiisissi Ssssrhss .. such ss-
pss.sioas 30 sos u say s-hss ssiiscs
ahs opiAioss a the Tesa. aisisasy.
bot ,hsy are aahiss sAsssSpsissss
sffosss 10 destroy sAs ssios ssd ss
as-s u oar sSsy - 1slssd oss sos,s
osxssiSssios ss1lsss shs attack 81
It's sssoiss. h01ssse sssososssss the
spsfss o. hs~ssss fssSis s.ay ~ the
effort.
A, issss :: pss esss oe TIE psssrA-
sss Of this safe ass - a. ~ so,i
Of the fssn~ss: ths fssosr. a Issas
have hsiis aserssiosssiy l,.sse
shssshss. ~nstFsbsss 10 the sspposs
as ssiissess lsssjsssisss ssoss 81.
css. so p-s ssss0 ssA she ehassh
.~ssss sAo~s I'M 81. q ever, isc
nsabsss Of the Ssssoss ehasvA De-
nossisssisss iise ssss shs fAsa. We
refer ~ih pss@- 10 The sshssssasai
os the farmers aloas The iiss os re-
iiessas .sess~~s sa1 ssnssi de%ssop-
sasss. The .as-aassisl s~.i.,ssse the
.ssnsss sf T.sss hsv- eis-s The
ssas- II r-iissss 80 shiss ss,hustsss
The ss., Ls.,s sf ssss~sisassi isssses
. b. sossai,sss TIE huss sns siss~' sf
the shasvh tn sp~ak ess. tnr essssisiy
. is,mss may tsow - nr.seA shost
pnlisi.ai sheo,asy - . ps-sehss.
What -. have 10 ~ hes 10 ref
.s.ss- tn that ss.s he4y af ssilisass
saisislsss shs have eas.-.saiea ih-ss
live. To the artisl a usskssA ssd
Skus- psevepss ss1 ssonpsss srp .
s-sses iishs iiismisssiss she Path.
~sy of The hsass ssre. We sAAssss
oass~issp exclusively In shss rolesse
Of Political eisesyses sho seossisas-
their h,rs ssiitss ~ sArtsslisiss
their ur.spsssos so assixaiaG t,o,is,.
eiaaa. ssA vs spsrsl u The fsass
layaes 10 - shsis issssssrs n
ps-v-atiss the yeilos r-sN of'raassss,
from catering The psipss b say a iss
dtsssis~s.
IN. svlisioss ps~s,h~s h the nsops
sspAsi~ >~rsass sad The political
preacher The sosfssss mass-f the
world ha. ever laosn. Wherever
ra~er 10 p,sS-d In the hssds Of the
latter th-y Invariably h~~omr ,n'ol.
crsai. biso,ed and ,i.ioas.
Cisilisslioa ha. mssy time. L~-n
ecsapeilcd To drive iaeotstgibis
rr~sch~es hack Ia the naipii ss ihs
psisi ot the bayoaes Many of the
pss-,os hss,osy arr act With blood
sh-d ss the hssds Of political preach.
srs Who ~rose laws on statute hooks
that sommiti~si srson upoa mankind.
maimrd human beinss with the
hslrh~i and sras helpless women 10
the torture rack all b.cAasr they dis
agreed with their views When In
controi Of government the pulpit r.ol.
iisaciaas Invariably undertake to per.
form legislative miracles such - cast.
Ing out witches with the flame Of .
shackic. and enforcing opInions with
the Kuillctinc.
A preacher who graduates from
IN. pulpit into politics becomes .
menace TO good government and like
~lsr = politician who occupies the
pulpit dcbauchcs the church and be-
conner MENACE to religion. Thcsc
occupations will not blend. No free
government can long exist or the
church perform It's mission to society
when preachers and politicians tenn
porariiy exchange callinEs and civ
iiixation that will countenancc such
conduct will soon decay. Such traf.
fic In occupations is as unsound In
principle rs the white slave trade ir
immoral In practice.
The hand that passes the sacra
nicnt should not collect sl,ish funds
for political purposes. The gentle
voice that comforts us In sorrow and
pronouhccs the last sad ritG upon our
departed loved ones should not rave
and rant on the hustinss. We do
not believe u preacher can manipu
late political machinery and he righ
tcous any more than he could become