Licking Valley courier., 1917-06-07
GUMPTION, -a~
Which is plain Common Sense, in United States
language, without Educational Furbelows.
BY L. T.IIONERNIALE.
Have You COarage5 10 bs PoIitieaIlyE Clean?
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look back though have to make the fight alone
was told by citizen that it might be accomplished in
twenty years. alright If it can not be accomplished
sooner willing to keep fighting for it until the victory
is achieved Better fight lifetime for the right and fail
than not to fight at all, or fight the side of wrong.
But no earnest conscientious fight for the beterment
of humanity ever lost We may not achieve the object
we SEEK or in the manner DESIRE but act that has
its birth in the good impulses of the soul is misspent
We may not be able to the immediate effects OF our
good acts but every bears fruit some place how
When small boy read the following couplet from
the writings of Dr. Watts and quote them at every op
portunity:
"a little pebble in the ocean thrown
Will cause wave from zone to zone;
little word, by tongue or pen,
May change the actions of all men,"
The effect of every good impulse radates and travels on
and on and though may not see it good is DONE
If more we better from thinking good thoughts
and doing good Deeds
But in most cases we can see the result of our work
for good sustained aggressive fight against public
evil will always bear fruit and believe that win
this fight before the August primary and this the plan:
t the ministers here get together and agree upon the
upon which they wifi preach sermon on the subject
and then in the meantime communicate with the ministers
of the churchs in the county and have many OF them as
will have similar services the day. Let each SER
mon be appeal to the church members and good citizens
then and there pledge themselves to vote against every
candidate who uses whskey money in the election
Candidates, as rule, are wonderful animals. They
have decided opinions of their upon which they
will stake their race but for anything that the "dear
people, for. They will teach that the earth is round
fiat which the trustees demand. Their geography
is adjustable to the whim of their employers.
Politicians usually ridicue and treat with contempt
the influence of church people politics. This is due to
the fact that the chrchmen usually act independently and
without organization while the other hand the forces
of evil compacty and efficiently organized and vote
soidy all questions. But when the church people
ganze-when they unite to support moral issue these
prophets of Baa the practical politicians begin to sit
up and take notice If the movement looks dangerous to
them they join it and claim the honor of putting it
Just now we want to organize against the use of
whiskey and money in elections you the good citizens
and the church MEMBERS will unite on clean elections the
booze distributing politicians will put aside the bottle and
pose sober citizens There is nothing that the politician
fears the masculine Mrs. Grundy What 'they say
the bette noe of his dreams asleep and awake and his sole
effort is to try shape his course to meet the least conde
nation while futherng his own ambitions Representing
no principle save that of seeking office the politician Pc
cuary susceptible to the influence of any powerful force
or sentiment He never originates reform but falls in
with the side that appears most popular.
Now to win this fight easily and quickly we have on.
y to make the use OF booze and money unpopular Make
it known that we will oppose with all our might each and
every candidate who uses liquor money to influence the
voter in the election and put ourselves position to know
who uses them.
1t merely matter of courage and good citizenship
1t means the test of whether YOU good citizen have
the manhood and courage to stand up and publicly pledge
yourself to this movement regardless of whom it may af
feet The fight is on and will be waged reentessly unit
victory the effort 1t is not fight for or agains
men, but fight for great prncplefor clean elections
and sobrety 1t is begun early that all may take warning
rNd avoid being overwhelmed by the righteous wrath
IAN awakened public conscience 1t is being made so ha
your boy may aspire for local honors without smrchn,
his soul with the slime of corruption, and with assurance
that clean character and real ability will be honored
Have you the courage to be politically clean and ente
earnestly into the fight for clean elections?