The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-07-19
STATES SUFFRAGE Is
THE RIGHT OF WOMEN
Eavors No Political Party put Urues
Exercise of Voting Power by All
Citizens; Champions the
Cause OF Truth.

Declaring that the voters win
their ballots are the real rulers AMI
rhat their votes can change a,.y
undesirable political CONDITION, Rev.
Clifford b. James, stressed the duty
that ""e owes to himsel and natior
IN exercising his right OF franchlse
at the First Christian church yes
terday morning In his sermon ON
"rhe Citizen on Guard"
The speaker emphasized that in
his talk he desired to further the
cause OF no political party, but thar
his sole aim was to bring home
clearly the duty OF the Christian
voter.
Rev. Mr. James said in part.
III know my heart there Is In IL
no other desire than to deepen the
responsibility which rests upon us
Christian citizens and to dignity. II
may, the high and sacred right OF
suffrage.
My plea shall be made In the
| name OF the Christ of truth and nor
in he interest of any party or can.
dilate. conceive it to be my right.
no less my privilege, to speak OF
t!'c demands that are made llpon
us by the voice of duty and the oblI-
cations which are inherent In Chris.
nan citizenship.
THE pulpit, is no place for the
proclamation OF political sectarI.
anism. It Is the place from which
should be sounded forth the unchank-
Ing and Interchangeable principles of
righteousness.
While | shall not Intentionally
speak one word by which my own
political leanings can be discovered
do desire to place myself emphati-
cally on the side Of right, truth, or
der, law, decency and fair dealing.
and In doing this, am not register.
Ing myself as a member or any of
the parties contending for supre-
macy, for no one of them has a mo.
nopoly Of these virtues.
Let me urge every leganzed
voter to exercise the right of SUI
frage in the coming election. do
not want to tell you how TO vote, but
but | want to urge upon you with all
possible earnestness the imperative
need which claims you as Christian
citizens.
Some think a Christian man, much
less our women, should have nothing
TO do when 1t comes to voting, claim
ing the church and state are sepa-
rate institutions, the Christian should
leave the things pertaining to state
for the non-Christian world to look
after. They would leave to us to go
to church and sing psalms.
First let me say this Is of the
devil. Christ came not alone to
Christianlze men but nations and
governments. Righteous exalteth a
nation, but sin is a reproach to any
people.
Secondly, it is a cowardly attempt
to escape responsibility. II, In be-
coming a Christian we cease to re-
main citizens of our nation then
Christianity is against our govern
ment. Christianity aims to make
betetr citizens, not to discharge our
duty is to be a shirker
Thirdly. remember the injunction
Let thou who rule do so with dill
gence' Every citizen, on election
day is ruler. 1t is for you to say
what the government is to do and to
be. On this day we are more than
sentinels standing on guard. We
are kings swaying scepters.
Corruption in politics keeps some
from voting. Unfaithfulness keeps
some folks out of the church.
but it neither saves soul nor puri-
fies the church
Just as well say, L will not work
in my garden because there are so
many weeds there.
IF the parties are corrupt you and
l can change it. Use the tools that
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