The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-29
CHAPTER EIcHT--contlnued.

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Sseople Every day your idleness HITS
!, he price OF their necessities. Idle
sc@s 10 just another form OF destruc-
ION. Why could you not have
listened to the counsel Of Reason tn
Tune instead Of In September, and
ssshus have saved these long months
NJ hardship and bitter vlolence7 II
ssn.syas because the spirit OF Tyranny
lsd entered your heart and put your
Judgment In chains. II had blinded
sou to honor also, for you men were
working under contract. II the union
sas 10 command The support Of honest
seh, II must be honest. Ii was
tyranny that turned the treaty with
belgium into scrap Of paper. THAT
lind OF a thing viii not DO here. Let
.iie assure you that Tyranny has no
light TO be In this land OF ours. You
remind me OF the prodigai Son who
had to know the taste OF husks and
!, The companionship OF swine before he
Ncame to himself. DO you not know
that Tyranny IL swine and the fodder
Of swinef II III simply human hog
clRlshness.
~ II have one thing more TO say and
foa am finished MIR. Bling, some time
age you threw up your religion with
OUT realizing the effect that such an
ntsact would be likely TO produce on this
yaeommunty. You are, no doubt, aware
81 that many followed your example
I've got no preaching to do. I'm just
going 20 quote you q few words from
an authority no less responsible than
George Washington himself Our his
tory has made one fact very clear,
~ namely. that he was a wise and far
seeing man."
Judge Croker took from shelr,
John Marshalls "I.ife OF Washing
tom and read:
am cit Is substantially true that virtue
= or morality Is necessary spring OF
popular government and let us, with
N, caution, indulge the superstition that
!, morality can be maintained without
religion.
LET II simply be asked where Is
No the security for property, for reputa-
tion, for lie, II sense OF religious
No obligation desert the oaths which are
the INSTRUMENTS Of investigation In
courts Of Iusticer
II 'Let me add, on my own account,
that the treatment you received from
Ma your men Will vary according TO their
respect for morality and religion.
"They could manage very well with
ri, an irreIiglous master, for you are only
NJ, one. But an irrellgious mob Is diff
NJ ferent and highly serious matter, be-
M leya me. Away back In the seven
teenth century, John Dryden wrote
No d wise sentence. II was this:
aa have heard, Indeed, OF some very
No ylrtueus persons who have ended I'M
!, fortunately but never Of a virtuous
- natiert Providence 10 engaged too
NJ deeply when the cause becomes gen
- eFal.
asIs virtue Is the price Of ma
tons life, LET us try 70 keep our own
nation virtuous''
Mr.. Bmg and his men left the
judges office IN a thoughtful mood
The next day, Judge Croker met the
min owner on the street.
sJudge. | accept your verdict" said
the latter. II fear that have been
rather careless. II didn't occur to
me that my example would be taken
no seriously. have been a prodigal
@Hu nave FesOtYsu 10 EctuIU " NAY
Sather's house"
"Ho, sersantsl" said the Judge, with
q smile. Bring forth the best robt
and put IL on him and put q ring OF
ibis finger and shoes on his feet ant
Il bring hithcF the fatted calf and Kill
q and let us eat and be merry"
''We shall have TO postpone tn,
celebration" said Mr.. Bing II hav
II TO 20 80 New York tonight, and
saii for England tomorrow. But
shail return before Christmas"
A little farther on Mr. Bing me
Hiram Blenkinsop. The latter had
plank on his shoulder.
"pd like to have word with you
said the mill owner as he took hol
of the plank and helped Hiram to eas
1t down, II hear many good thini
about you. Mr.. Blenkinsop. / fes
that we have all misJudged you. II
lave ever said or done anything
hurt your feelings, am sorry for II
Hiram Biankinsop looked with a
constituent into the eyes Of the mi
iionaire.
"I-I guess amt got you place
right--not eggzac'ly," said he, "Son
folks aint as good as they look a
some amt as bad as they look.
E wouldn't wonder If we was most
Ak purity much alike, come to shake
down."
Let's be friends, anyhow" saad n
Bling. III there's anything / can
fer you, ner me know"
That evening, as he sat by the sto
in his little room over the garage
an Mr. Singleton with his dog Christm
gP lying beside him, MIR. Blenkinsop {