The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-07

IecoEnltlQn-not liberation. bot justice
The attitude OF tho Talnudic Rab-
bins who as rule declined Is paruci-
pate in. or in the rcmot.st degree
countenance revolutionary politics.
though they and their pcople were suf-
fering heavily from the cruei and ts-en-
nical methods of their foreign rulers is
that which commends itself both to
. common sense. and to the moral sense.
The Rabbinic legend, represents the
Almighty as making the lsraelites
swear. when lie told them 81 o. His
people. that they would nee b. dis
loyal 70 the Contra Government IL
adjure YOU" He adrnonished them that
ye rebel not against tho sovereign
power. however ntoierant his attitude
towards you counsel YOU keep the
King g command. only and this IS an
ail-important cxception-if you are en-
joined 10 nullify ana disregard the Di-
vine authority Of thc Tofah VIZ the
scriptural ordinances. then refuse TO
obey. For while II is perfectly evident
that the permissibihty Of striking AT
intrenched tyranny can bv no means Ice
contested. il is the essence Of folly 70
strike al it, so as IL enthrone some
other, and perhaps worse tyranny in its
place. The Nihihsts assassinateG the
+ Car Alexander III. benevolent mon
arch with the result that the sacred
cause of liberty in Russia was thrown
hack and had received etaQgarire
/ blow, Had they heen lowered with the
mower of vision and reelection The i'm
+ escapabIe truth would ba,e dav-ned
unoy rban, tb.t ttte rae,,It 80 ,,o,.,+-
I abie Their efforts ~ reeie,ae y.ore
hound 70 fan fenor,irio,,el, - 81 fol
lowed bv tbe worst consequence If
/ fstl,,ra
/
me heore"S OF lhe Miooie axes me
/ me haDoihs OF Garner limes, were wiser
ne reeoros o. OhelI wrongs ana 'iie
upathS te40 LOT 'H9iH constitute an
Iiloel'oie pi"l On tAe hissoIs - man
klhq-
But never did they attempt TO redress
/ those wrongs by sedItous methods. To
have done SO. would have been .qutd
pro quo 10 meet one insensate folly
/ for another.
Assuredly. il is the duty # every cit
! izen 10 patiently endure personal sut-
ferng, for the sake Of the general peace
and well-heing. Human society
writes William $. Lilly. ia his First
Principles of Politics D. 81 is gov
erned by the great law Of sacrifce The
most sacred of individual rights. must
give way. in extreme necessity, to the
rights Of the community the individual
good 10 the common good
We. of the historic ana by the Grace
Of God imperishabie Hebrew Race.
have ever felt the great force OF this
truth. and we shall continue 70 be fore
most in paying homage TO IT,
The citizen must subordinate his in
dividual interests to the common veal
His country calls for his service: his
town calls Tor il: his district in which
he lives calls for it, All thoughts OF
self must be. discarded. our political
principles must be ethicaly sowed.
The good of the State, like the good
OF the individual. can never grow out
of evil or moral turpitude. Patriotism
is the supreme duty Of the citizen. But
our conception of patriotism must he
based upon a reverence for righteous
ness NY country. right or wrong is
the utterance. not Of patriotic but of
a fanatic. Ages ago. the great teachers
/, of Israel proclaimed this truth The
. Prophets repeated denunciation of ma
tional iniquity, clearly show that. in
their Judgment. even public policy must
bow to the moral law. And the sage IN
. Proverbs enunciated the same princi-
, PIE. when he declared that Righteous
r. ness exalteth a nation. but sln is re-
, proach 70 any people"
Again. it is the DUTY Of the citizen to
, form an intelligent judgment on all
T. questions vitality affecting the public
, veal For only by arriving at such a
Judgment and by giving effect to it in
the exercise Of his vote can he acquit
himself honorably and worthuy. of his
share of responsibility for the admins
tration of public affairs. Thus. he will
! carefully. and with intelligence. follow
= the policy pursued by the Government
towards foreign countries
Great social problems which touch
= the domestic interests of the nation
will likewise have his attentive consid-
! Grafton. The question. for example
, which has The greatest signiheance for
, national welI-being in these days. is
, that of the relations Of capital and
, labor The rise OF Socialism has
, h,o,,ebt "a thu front some If the most
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