The Washington times., 1920-07-06
Today
Good Political Sign.
Repentant Criminal
Colossal Failure.
Immortal lipht.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.
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William Jennings Bryan sug-
gests as Presidential candidates
Justice Brsndeis, Of the Supreme
Court, and Martin +. Glynn, for
merly governor Of New York
State. Mr.. Glynn said TO this
writer in Albany yesterday; II ex-
pect TO be nominated on the twenty
six hundredth ballot" There is.
IN spite of Mr.. Glynn's fscetious-
ness, an important meaning in
Mr.. Bryan's selection Of these two
names. One of the two men is 4
Catholic. The other, Supreme
Court judge, and one of the ablest
'men in this country, is . Jew, and
they are not half way" about it,
Glynn being very proud of his
Catholicism, and Justice Brandeis,
in the highest sense, proud of his
Judaism.
Neither WAS nominated, but
it is a good sign that Bryan can
suggest their names, and be sure
of respectful attention for both.
There were times in this country,
unfortunately, when to suggest a
Jew or Catholic for high offices
would have been considered pre-
posterous, mere seeking for politi-'
cal favor.
That day is past, and so much
better for the world.
81 was a damn fool for thinking
j could null this off and get
away with it." Thus Handsome
Charley" Roshore epitomized the
story Of his crime and capture af-
ter killing the king of the Span
iards," Manuel Cabin. Hand
some Charley needed money; a
lonesome friend Of his, a lady,
wanted to get back to her folks in
Minneapolis. He pressed the re-
volver close against the heart OF
the sleeping Cabin to "muffle the
noise," took six diamond rings,
$1,140 in cash, and bought him
self three, new suits, one bright
green.
He admitted to detectives that
the green suit was the right color.
Often before, criminals have said
they were foolish to think the
thing could be pulled on" You
do not hear that from any OF the
great criminals that pulled off"
the stealing of billions from this
Government in war. They thought
1t could be pulled off" and it
could.
Handsome Charley" says the
king of the Spaniads,' extraordi-
narily powerful, jumped up in bed
as the bullet went through his
heart, opened his eyes, and uttered
the one yord, You"
History repeats itself. That Is
about what Caesar said when he
found Brutus stabbing him. But
the three words of the almost king
of the Romans will outlive the one
word Of the king of the Span
iards."
DR.. Straton, who axposcs crime
on week days and breaches o.,
Sundays, says the ,Intefcfurch
Movement failed "colossally,"
greatest failure in the history OF
the Christian Church
DR.. Straton might find match
for that failure in some OF the
Crusades, especially one that start
ed preceded by goat and a
goose" into which a guiding spirit
was supposed to have descended
from above. Concerning that, DR..
Straton might read that the van
guards of 275,0O0 men. a disorgan-
ized rabble with women and chill
dren, driven to madness by dis
appointment and famine-expect-
ing In their ignorance that every
town they came to must be Jerusa-
lem-in their extremity laid hands
on whatever they could. Their
track was marked by robbery,
bloodshed. and fire.
In the First Crusade more than
half a million men died. 1t was
far more disastrous than the "Mos-
COW retreat" That was really,
colossal" failure. Yet the Chris
tians took Jerusalem in the end.
The interesting thing about Hr.
Straton's statement is his idea that
the Interchurch movement failed
because it was based on "the vain
dream of man-made ideal society
brought about by education,
science, and social service"
With all respect due to DR..
Straton's special illumination
from above, the world will continue
to believe with John D. Rookie
feller, jr., leader Of the Inter-
church movement, that even "man-
made movements can accomplish
something.
One man-made movement freed
the slaves, another freed this coun-
try from English rule. Man-made
thought created the flying ma
chine, the steam engine, and gas
engine, and they freed man from
the grip of gravitation. A man.
made movement will one day free
children from slavery in mines and
mills.
, Inspiration comes from above,
from the Divine Voice that said,
"Take heed that we harm not one
of these little ones" Given the
idea, man does. the work.