Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-14
STARS And STRIPES
over MEXICAN SOIL
SIMS PREDICTION
President Arizona Senate Dis
cusseS politics and Right
eOuSneSS" at st. Johns
Church; Praises President.

itripes will fly over Mexico, was the
PREDICTION made by DR.. w P. Sims,
sunday evening, i'm his discourse on
Politics and Righteousness in the
cries of lay addresses being con-
iucted at ST. Johns Episcopal Church
nder the direction Of the rector, Rev
Harold s. Brewster.
Politics and Religion should be re.
ated and only men of Christian ideals
hould be active in the politics of the
tate and Nation" declared DR.. Sims
But why doesn't this relationship al
rays exist? Christians are largely to
lame. They have the balance Of
power but too often fail to exercise
t. ! do not believe that the Church,
hould run the State. You will re-
lember that at one time the Church
4 England, Of which this Church is
member, controlled the great colony
f Virginia
However, man is the essential
hing, today. Especially is this true
the West which. more than any.
hing else, / believe, is the great eX-
onent of Democracy
This is a government of parties
nd the beginning of parties lies in
he most insignificant office which
avs nothing, that of precinct COM
litteeman. These committeeman are
lected all over the county, they
dopt a county platform and, from
heir own number, choose a certain
lumber to meet at Phoenix to form a
central Committee which governs
that the parties stand for, whichever
arty wins being thus controlled. So,
be most important Office is the mos,
insignificant
ut is wrong to say that a man who
a good Christian cannot mix in poll
les. There is nothing in politics to
urt the Christian and it is his duty
o affiliate himself with some party
nd vote. 1t is wrong to discriminate
gainst a candidate because he chan
es to be of different religious faith
han you. l speak Of this because
ave seen so much Of it,
THE last legislature passed a law
equiring that, when you register, you
lust tell your party Affiliations This
ras done in order that men of one
.arty should not be able to 20 to the
'rimaries Of the other party and nomi-
ate weak candidate whom they
ould afterwards defeat
ut is your duty to study the coldi-
.ates Don't pick out a man just be-
.ause the Copper Queen likes or
DOESN'T ike him. Don't support the
nan who plays politics. A candidate
8 playing politics when he addresses
group of women and hatters them
Iolg the lines OF their particular bob
! ~.
President Wilson is a strong man
because he has not played politics but
las stood for what be thought right.
Ie has been called an Idealist but
ne has kept the county out OF war and
/ he United States is the only great
lation not at war. Commercialism is
/ behind the European war.
"The United States now faces a
FERROUS issue The issue is embodied
n the politics Of three men-Bryan,
tandius for peace at any cost and no
/ enlargement of the army or navy;
Roosevelt, Tor d bis army and navy,
supporting the theory that right is
might; Wilson, advocating a certain
AMOUNT of preparedness not looking
.or trouble, but ready for an attack
Expressing his belief in reason.
/ able increase Of armament, DR.. Sims
aid that he hoped the United States
would be able to show that it isn't
necessary to fight for territory. lie
then called attention to instances OF
the United States taking territory
NOTWITHSTANDING boasts to the contra
ny. The speaker showed that the
Louisiana Purchase was contrary to
The Constitution and that President
Jefferson stretched the Constitution
for the sake Of eXpediency. When
ever eXpediency demanded new terri
tory, he said, the Constitution hat
stepped aside.
DR.. Sims admitted that the Wilson
road might lead to Roosevelt road.
He then referred to Arizona govern
mental conditions.
Arizona is heralded as the mos
progressive state in the Union, in III
guarantee of a square deal for ever
man Theoretically this is so. Pv'
} been here eleven years and have not
ed the progress in that time No cit!
in the country oil similar size can boas
Young Men't and Young Women
Christian Associations, Libraries, hos
pitfalls and schools so well regulates
as here ! am pleased at "a recently in
p troduced system allowing men intel
r ested representation on the hosplta
board and I'd like to see the sam
plan exercised An the y. NJ c. A. It.
great to see 50 many men in popula
. ton OF $4,000 males, members of tn
-lY. NJ. C.. A. A man wants what b
pays for The men wanted the hosp
70 tai board because they paid for il
s Safety First startel in thar way.
r l"Both sides must act in matters Q
common welfare. I've seen abuse an
so have you. I've seen the time whe
/ shop girls could not sit down in stores
r. The law now compels shop proprietor
to keep two seats for every tire
girls.
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