The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-14
BROTHER JACK AND BROTHER JOHN.

r "Whom the Lord oveth lie chastencth and sometimes GER
family looks like he pours it on pretty poisey more par"
Iary in case piou who goes into politics. FOR example
Brother Jack and Brother Jon let payeruy consider them
for a few minutes beloved
In the course of the little argument that going on as TO
which one o be two GOOD brothers should be governor OF Okla
homa it was around thai Brother Jack was Catholic
that his wife Catholic that his dog chased faDp
around Roman Catholic churcf-which OF course would make
him party TO devlh papsh pot-and hence brothe JaN
felt that he should stand in neetn and TESTIFY regarding
religious faith OF far the present argument con-
corned doesn't make any difference what brand OF religion ne
uses il he otherwise qualified he might be either .ao
or make excellent One OF the greatest
chief justices of the supreme who was likewise one OF our
best and most patriotic men-the Justice Whitewas
Catholic others OF greatest and best have been
Mchodsts. Baptists Untaans and whatnot Brother JACK
particular creed has about much do with his fitness Tor
governor the color of his hair his complexion or the size o
his shoes of fact nobody but smp sets up any
sectaran standard as qualification Tor ONCE as INC , s
school boy knows constitution orbds that any religious
test shall ever be required for public Office :
lut as aforesaid thev-he mysterious "thcy who start lies
and do all sorts disreputabe thngs-wee telling things on
Brother Jack and he z right in the mecn house ahd
told em that he was member the Christian church Press
agents and political friends went further pctung m as an
sec him sitting right the dppngs of the sanctuary Oh
catng pillar of the church passing the hat and pens
brother who doesn't like Jack and he writes letter to
the the First Christian church. to which It was agea
Jack doesn't belong to that church or any other
church Oklahoma City and neither he regular aendan
or contributor Makes look pretty bad Tor Brother jack doeSh
Turn we now brethren the of Brother Jawn Seems
tIat some weched sinner got to ten 1t aoun tna bfo,
Jobn was an atheist Brother Jawns friends, who pictured nm
as pous fellow finally got to worrying ABOUT ana -
they asked him about it. lie took careful look through ms
sinner consciousness as called idoubess to distinguish
from his outer consciousness the folk that he didn't
find anything looked like atheism lying around IN there e
M the story that Brother lawn was numbered among the ungody
svoInt down and so certain took himself to
write to the pastor of the Methodist church IN
Pa Brother awn used to live Back came reply s'as Amy
that Brother lawn member of the Methodist church there
and has been for 10 these many years. and Just c
trbuted money help build fence around the chuh nul' M
Mo- Brother
taking absent for his sou SO to speak but y s
important information going to get Brother aw OUT o1 m
that # he as religious as his friends say he he would have
deposited his letter in Oklahoma church long tne ag
that il he belongs to church IN m hdpd I he running
in Kansas because editing paper which IS printed up ele
And besides this Brother awn ought to DO his regon aag
at instead Of going the Sears-oa Nbuck route ph
Brother lawn has also opened convenient oophoe to roef
lack to pull the awkward position in which ne mas nun
self as Of the denial by the pastor OF ms -
te Oklahoma CITY church Doesn't Brother Jack belong TO
church in some other state OF he does OF course
All Of which inevitably leads to one conciusion' pile' p
This court holds that all facts alleged in the complaints
against both Of the brothers in the case az par ale wv f
governor and ANYBODY should ask about our rego We
lay aside e long enough to sugge % n' his nvate bus
ness Moreover really doesn't make much dlfieIehce
kind Of religion professes the man VINO aemevss g M IA
81 Success in living up the teachings OF any oi the
churches IS Il better than the average regardless q any
public professions pey And there plenty who make tn
urr connection cloak concealng cussedness Win
muaon skilled to grace devils purpose with angels
face mans life better testimony to his religion ana
HE character than his public professions do No. isn't sa1e 70
fitness for by the religious test and we'll make
orry selecting officers when we apply tnat
and all other public should be chosen on the
s 81 personal character, ability and principles and when we
20 about it any other way the body polite bound 10 suie
That doctor who advocates washing dishes for
rahena may be right scientifically but he is in danger OF
dying poor man.-chicago Daily News. -