The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-22

There are many tests Ol person $
religion, but none seveIer than the
ballot.box test The man who is a
rue. free and fearless citizen can
stand In the seclusion OF the voting
booth. with head uncovered and pen.
ell poised, and say. reverently.
This do ia allegiance to Thee. "
Any ticket which will not stand
that test Is not good enough tick.
CT To vote.
When Christians stand straight
and stand together. Cn election day,
bad politics is sure 10 get a drub-
bling
Many GOOD men spell patriotism
with a small and Party with a big
Z, and those men are the chief reli.
anCe OF all the Sangsters and coirup-
tiouists who have delauched our pol
tiles
Aaong in November. when chill was
the weather,
Two ballots were cast in box &c.
- gether.
They nestled mp close like brother
t. brother
You couldn't tell one cf the votes
from the other
CHORUS.
They were both rum votes.
And sanctioned abe license plan;
The one was cast by Jolly old
brewer.
And one by a Sunday school man.
The Sunday school man-no man
could be truer--
Kept busy all summer denounciag
the brewer,
But his fcrvor cooled off with the
change OF the weather.
And late I'm the autumn they voted
together.
The Sunday school man had always
been noted
For nghtirg saloons except when nc
voted,
lie piled up his prayers with holy
perfection.
But knocked them all down on the
day OF election
The foxy old brewer was cheerful
and mellow;
Said he: 81 admire that Sunday
school fellow"
He's true 10 his church, TO his party
he's truer,
He talks for the Lord but he votes
for the brewer
-Aui hor Unknown.
Good people in politics are often
handicapped by their passive vir-
tues. They dislike to hurt anybody y
feelings. They would like 10 defeat
the devil and all his cohorts. but
they fear 10 be called disagreeable
and uncharitable. II they could
sweetly and gently ameliorate condi-
lions, well and good but to hit
smashing blows. and make bitter
enemies OF tho unrighteous and en-
dure attacks themselves--oh dear,
That Is really too distressing
! know a small city where there
was a great revival last winter. The
whole community was deeply moved.
II boxed a u the churches were on
top at last. A few weeks ago an
election was neld. The head OF the
liquor organizations t>cket was a
public official who had shamelessly
and even criminally thwarted all eff
forts 10 punish the most fragrant
crime against the common veal that
thF county had ever known. The
Gang" whom he had thus served
proposed 70 re.elect this Official as a
'virdication. And I'm the city of
the revival the churchman cast n
prcponderatinR vote for the crook,
Not preacher or Christian leader
raised voice against the affront to
fundamental decency. For long
years the men OF that city have
been drilled to vote straight" for
the nominees OF the dominant party.
Anc straight" voting is the mother
of crooSed politics.
II politics are left as the business
Of professional politicians, then the
citizens have no righi 10 complain II
they get the sort OF government they
have permitted and encouraged.
In a democracy. the citizen may
should say-with more
propricty than the famous French
king: "Tho state? | am the state"
Measures, not men. have always
been my mark--COldsmith
To say that private men have
nothing TO do with government Is 10
say that private men have nothing