The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-16

Editor Palladium:
Please permit space for an express
sion Of the writer's admiration Of ".
], Bryan's magnificent individuality.
His name will stand In history as
beacon light to the disciples of spirit
ual, political righteousness.
Cruelty him. cruelty him! cries the
mob Of corrupt political pharasees.
Cruelty him, cruelty him! comes the
hoarse vicious howl from alcoholic
throats of the whiskey interests.
Cruelty him, cruelty him! comes the
rumble and grumble and roar Of vast
Satanic 'hordes, "echoing down the
corridors of time." from the foot Of
CalvarY's cross.
IF any man would come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his
cross and follow me-"
Agreeing with Mr.. Bryan, the writer
asserts that it is not only a narrow
citizenship but very undesirable one
that will jeopardize the country's neu-
trality in this miserable unchristian
war to crafty self-interests. 1t will
probably never be known how many
American passengers on the Lusitania
were actually paid agents to involve
this government in the European war,
but inductively at least, the fact is
patent to any candid logical mind.
The writer heartily agrees with Mr..
Bryan that it is inconsistency close
akin to hypocracy for a government
claiming neutrality to demand of a
belligerent "strict accountability" for
killing its citizens and permit ship
ment of war munitions intended to de-
stroy its people.
Weighed in that Christian balance
of The Man of Galilee, who will be
found the least culpable, the parents
on the Lusitania who knowingly plac-
ed their innocent children in the very
jaws of death, or the soldiers in the
submarine who loyalty obeyed orders
of their superior officers.
Mr.. Bryan's long and seemingly
fruitless fight with the Satanic forces
of material unchristian soulless poll.
tics, has taught him to fully realize
that his present course sounds aloud
the death knell of his political life. He
we'll knows that the political world is
as little prepared to fully accept the
Divine Spiritual Gospel today. as on
the day it nailed Christ to the cruel
Roman cross.
The man with the fearless courage
of convictions impelling him to resign
high official position and accept politi
cal death, rather than integrity OF
principal, will live in fame ages after
his rotten critics have mouldered into
lethean nothingness.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan, each from stalwart personal
convictions, each from different view.
points working along the same lines
to obtain the same result-the avoid
ance of war involvement-it becomes
evident that they can no longer work
together in that absolute harmony nee
essary at this crisis of our govern
ment; the secretary nobly resigns be.
Heving that he can work more effec-
lively to maintain peaceful honor for
his country out Of the cabinet than in
it, so they part loyal friends; and
then all heather jingoism go off into
a mighty rage.
In the infinite judgement whose hu-
manity is the broadest, chip-on-shoul-
er humanity, or a humanity broadly
following The Prince Of Peace?
If the writer, claiming to be Chris
tian, should condemn Mr. Bryan's
course, on his tombstone in large let
ters should be engraved HYPOCRITE.
JOSEPH M. THURSTON.