The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-11-02
THE JUDGE
REVIEWS
THE LESSON
Subject: Worldwide Prohibition.

thing before mine eyes. - sam iVi o.,
with that golden text from the
Psalms. would put another from thu
lips of Abraham Lincoln" and the
Judge quoted the following
Let every man remember that
TO violate the law is to trample on
the blood of his father. and to tear
the charter OF his own and his chill
dren's liberty.
Now this one hundred and first
psalm, from which our text is taken,
is worthy OF intensive study. 1t has
been called 'Dayid's mirror for rulers.
Ii is a profession of uprightness on the
part of the writer, King DWavid, and
it is also platform that he lays down
for his associates in governing to
stand upon. Ii is pledge on the part
Of the chief ruler to purge the land Of
that which is base, and it is his prom
Use that he will have no unworthy sub
ordinate as minister of justice, as
magistrate in his kingdom
He that worketh deceit shall not
dwell within my house: He that
speaketh falsehood shall not be es-
tzblished before mine eyes
The men he proposes to choose as
his associates in the business of gov
erning are from this class (verse O.:
He that walketh in a perfect
way, he shall minister unto me-
I'm other words" continued the
Judge, the only way to govern right
eously is to have righteous-minded |
men to do the governing. There is no
place for the mere political oppor-
tunist, the ranting 'shystcr,' or the
publicity hound. Only those men who
believe in administering justice, ire
spective of minorities. or even ma
jorities that may clamor for a per-
versiono of that which is equitable.
have right to be elected to that holy
temple OF legislation.
IL quoted part of Lincoln's appeal
for loyalty to law. That is the main
issue before the American people to-
day. Do we believe in maintaining
our Constitution, and in enforcing the
laws that are necessary to its main
tenance. Loyalty to and enthusiasm
for the laws of our land ought to be
the religious conviction of every citi-
zen. Lincoln has put that so we'll |
shall repeat his words .
Let reverence for the laws be
breathed by every American moth
er to the lisping babe that prattles !,
on her lap; let it be taught in the
schools, the seminaries and in the
colleges; let it be written in prim-
ers. in spelling books and altman p
acs; let IT be preached from the
pulpit, proclaimed in the legislative =
halls and enforced in courts of y
justice In short, let it become the y :,
political religion OF the nation =
"Noow | submit to YOU said the
Judge, that if such a reverence for u
aw animated the hearts of our citi- !"
'ens, and was the political creed of =, 70
'ur lawmakers and those who hold
POSITIONS OF political trust today under ~
he suffrage OF the American people.
md can put IT even stronger than VI =.
haiti we were loyal instead of dis VI
oval, courageous in doing our duty. "
instead of being recreant to our task "
S citizens-I say there would be no ia
problem today. IN
The whole thing resolves itself into 4
his propositions. namely, is the law 'e
4 the land going to be honored or Va
ishonored! Are we going to stand :"
aok OF the decision made by the over vi
'helming majority of the American 3.
'tizens that compelled the eighteenth p'
mendment to be written in our ma MI
onal constitution, or, are we to stand 10
lily aside and permit that mightiest
W for the welfare OF a people ever -
ritten into nations law to be open- N'
douted and made ridiculous by 'i'
etermined minority Of undesirable .es'
tzens? Hs
prohibition has come to stay in ~
ir land, and is fast making progress %,
many European lands. The world wy
IS been drunk too long II you care '1'
look it up there is a real bond be- "a,
'een the two most devilish forms of ,"e
foxieation with which the world has oe'
er been cursed-military intoxication ~. =. :
d drunken debauchery. Wherever .
u ind one strongly intrenched there ~. INV
u will find its boon companion. II '"e
significant that this wonderful CRU :,