South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-30
THE PERILS OF OUR
POLITICAL SYSTEM
Rev. {. E. ShOufIer Says Men
Who Lie Campaign Time
Not to Be Trusted.

beware OF the demagogues and
the insincere politicians. they are
the product OF a dangerous tend
ency." SAID Rev. +. =. Shouher, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church in his
sermon sunday evening This was
The fifth of a series being preached
BY Mr.. Shoulder entitled What is
Under Your Hat"
In the course OF his remarks the
speaker said that our politicians are
evolved from the body polite. If
CGT public men are grafters We must
realize sooner or later that they
come from the rank and file OF a
grating citizenship. We can never
hope 20 better conditions by begin
ming a reform movement among Of
fee seekers. Office holders and polit-
ical grafters. We must get back to
the society which produced them.
In the harangue and rabble OF a
political campaign we are not sur
prised that men are accused Of tell
ing half truths. but we are surpris-
ed IL we hear the truth at all. The
reverend speaker said ne was Of the
opinion that men are not 20 be trust
cd in public Office who tell fabulous
campaign lies. "A man who will
use dishonesty in securing an office
cannot be expected 70 be honest
when once elected to office. as a rule
an Office does not reform a man"
said the speaker.
PeriIs OF Political System.
"There are many perils OF our pol
itical system, which can only be
safeguarded against by a higher and
noble- democracy. Beside the peril
of greed and graft, there is the peril
Of falsehooG. the peril Of a decayed
patriotism and the peril Of citizen
snip One of the great evils Of today
is the manipulation Of public affairs
for private gain. a patriotism that
worships Individual success at the
expense OF the public welfare will
sooner or later fall Of its own decay.
The man who exercises two kinds Of
conscience. one for private and the
other for public use, IS lacking in
righteous patriotism. The politician
OF the private citizen who wishes TO
get as much as possible from the
state and do as little as possible for
II. is not a real patriot, but a danger
Gus force in a community
THE peril of citizenship is to be
found in the lack of understanding
and Independent thinking on public
questions; but first of all we need men
born OF righteous principle. on this,
woman has a great part Let no
woman think that because she has
no vote she has no duties in this
matter and that the GROWING glory
of an American wOman's life is to
marry a foreigner with a title-show
me such a home and 1 will snow
you the habitat where the enemies Of
good government are born. To
woman has been committed the re-
sponsibility OF training men for the
republic. The politician comes forth
from the rank and file Of citizenship
nurtured in the American home
Great men ere produced through
home influence. Great generals like
Grant and lee may become the prod
uct Of military training. Great phil
osophers like Kant and Hegel may
be the products of a university. A
great diplomat like Metternich may
be evolved from n court But a great
man. whether he be a soldier. a
statesman or a private citizen can
come only from a pure and noble
home. Home influence is fundamen-
tai in good citizenship. In the home
let us take time 20 be holy"