The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-16
Let something good be said.

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Let something good be said.
James Whitcomb Riley penned the
following lines:
when over the fair fame OF friend or
foe
The shadow Of disgrace shall fall; in.
stead
OF words to blame, or proof of so and
so.
Let something good be said"
1t shall be the purpose OF the writer
to confine himself to the truth and if
in part deduction is made, that he
has violated the very charge embodied
in the text, it ia because that the ex-
egencies Of the case demand it. Mr..
Riley did not intend that the Judge
upon the bench should say to the
plainly guilty criminal. You are real
good man. and you may go free"
Something good may be said in point
ing out the wrong and calling the at
tention Of the public to it. and further
as to the source OF such wrong. Mod
esty and submission is to be extolled,
but at time it would appear that the
possession is a fault. There comes q
time when these virtues seem to be
an over-indulgence. II Alfred Bavis
has fault it Is that he quietly sub.
mits to the vicious and merciless at
tacks Of those who are so lacking in
virtue, that If the screws Of the law
were put in use in divulging crime,
certain Of those who have made it i
business to point their finger at him,
would have hard. time in avoiding
penal servitude. 1t appears that in
1888, the parliament OF Great Britain
saw tit to create a commission. the
members of which were elected to
serve by the residents of the counties
in which such commissioners lived,
and the function of that commission
was to visit Ireland and study the
agrarian question and report to parlia
ment it's findings. Alfred Bavis was
one Of that commission and in their
journey across the channel, by reason
Of his fitness. he was elected as secre
tary OF the legation. AS result OF
that investigation, the report of that
commission was the foundation OF
what is now about to be put in force
the home rule for Ireland. When a
man is thus recognized by his neigh
bors with an honor of the kind. and
further selected by his peers as the
man to convey in language to the. au
thorizing body, the views of the lega
ton, whose mission was to serve ir
behalf of one Of the greatest humani
tartan questions Of the world. name TT
me il you can q similar instance In this
county. or state OF an appointment
which has ultimately contributed tc
the freedom OF people and upor
which the whole world has applauded
BY reason Of laudable ideas, he saw
fit to emigrate to this country In 1885,
and has ever since held responsible pc
sition in railroad and commercial
fields as we'll as the respect of thu
communities In which he lived. Com
ing to this city about ten years ago
because of the educational advantage!
In high school and at Earlham col
lege, where his children are making
records as splendid students, he enter
ed the labor field and dolned the over
ais. Allying himself with two frater
nal bodies, his abilities were soon rec
ognized and in official capacities II
these two bodies he exhibited an In
sight in the efficiencies and economics
of each and through his council ant
able management, the financial growth
vas promptly seen in both organiza
lions.
In the water works question. he 81
clearly analysed the relationship will
arouse and command the attention o
substantial business men and upoI
Identification his logical and fair
minded positions before the CONNER
cial club and the state board of utill
ties brought about a reduction in tn
price Of water to the consumers to tn
extent Of saving for them $4,000. II
the proposition to issue bonds to NEE
the expense of public improvement
advocated by the Commercial club tn
press and the taxpayers generally tn
loan was SO formed as. to create no ad
ditional tax burdens. but vas furthe
shown 10 be a saving Of $3S, 400 a
compared with the financial plans II
the electric light plant bond issue
When the monthly water bills as pre-
scented to the city treasurer last Ser
TENDER showed an account due from
the city to the Water Works compan.
of over $500. with tape line and penci
he descended INTO the sewer catcl
basins and discovered the leakage, col
rected the waste, and the next montl
showed saving of over $400. In tn,