Evening journal., 1917-01-13
answers VARY TO
PASTORS QUESTION
Can Man Lead Clean Lie
In Politics. He Asks
Business Men
WILL PREACH ON
SUBJECT AT GRACE

"Do you Trims, as our political cam
paigns arc now conducted, man can be
M politics. A. all citizens should be, and
ltad clean lfe.'
This question and answers to At viii
be the subject OF the Rev. DR.. Herbert
J.. Randolph sermon al Grace NJ T..
Church tomorrow evening the second
of the series ol Sermons By Business
Men which Dr. Randolph has sched
uled for successive sunday EVENING"
Ans fcr~ 10 This r.e-tion, which was
asked mary OF the citys business and
Professions men, ave as varied as are
the political activities of the present
dav. They range al the way from an
emphatic 'ves' to an equally emphatic
"mpossiblc" Thoy hold on the one
hand hat corruption in politics is due
to the refusal OF clean men 10 do their
civic duty and on the other that politics
viii corrupt the already clean. The
middle ground is that good men should
go INTO politics and help clean thing
up.
These answers have furnished tho
minister. with wealth OF material out
of which tp evolve his sermon ON one
of the most discussed questions of
democratic community life
Onc correspondent is frankly ressi
nistic aud hc secs NO hope This is the
way Inc puts IL
81 consider It next 10 impossible
Practical politicians arc crooks Po.
litical expediency may sometimes com.
rel politicians TO put clean men on the
ticket. liut even these clean men who
want 10 serve viii find themselves iu
positions whore they will feel that it
would have been better for them not 10
accent office. To hold Office now Is com.
promising; It will be asked what dirty
things has the man done TO secure
office"
But the politician is not letting him
ret away with this possimism'
81 have been in politics all my life
active in political work since the tim,
first began 10 vote saws a man wbr
has held high honors by the votes Of his
follow citizens throughout the State
Whatever uncleanness has overtaker
me during my ffty-hve years of life
none of H. has heen in politics or haC
any connection with politics. The fel
low who does dirty things in politics dis
qualities himself for the high and hon
ornhie places"
Another who has been put in higl
. place by the votes Of his city. says.
"Yes. But all arr NOT There Is, how
ever, q large majority that are. and IL Z
coming more each year TO clean poll
tics"
A group Of local writer's, men who's
daily business it is to review tn
worlds happenings from news stand
point. have set forth their views in tn
following paragraphs;
'Ho can if he so desires And if NOR
mem with such desires would take par
in politics, results would be infnitel
I better Political conditions arc corrup
/ largely because corruption is toleratel
by too many good persons for the SAX
/ Of the party.
"A man who is exceptionally strong
intellectually and morally, could tax
part in politics and at the same tim
/ live clean life but few Others ar
able 70 resist the temptations of a.
active political career. As a matter O
fact the combination of political &C
tivity and clean living is not as com
mon as IL should be. I fear that II
indeed rare"
'Nes and no. Yes. II the politica
position is by appointment and with
out going through an elective campaign
No. il he takes an interest and expect
to go through an elective campaign
The association In politics Is demoraliz
ing as carried on today
Another grouping Of answers fror
men in touch with local business lif
gives these three thoughts:
"To aver otherwise would he 10 cor
fcss that popular government is nc
only force, hut impossible except p
conducted by rascals."
"Onlv if he does not aspire TO polit
cal office himself. There is a big fel
s IN politics for a man without person,
J ambitions, 70 root out the existing CO.
. ruption"
, Last Sunday night the church wa
=. crowded aud IL Is expected there wi
he larger audience tomorrow night