THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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Grounded On Principle.
In the present pitiable plight
of Governor Sulzer of New
York, we behold the spactacle of
a man battling for a popular
right and defense of a righteous
cause, with the ground of public
sentiment giving way beneath
him, because his light and his
faith are not grounded upon
principle. His failure only em
phasizes the fact that man must
be all he pretends to be, that
bluster is neither courage, nor
declaration of truth an actuat
ing prompting and guiding prin
ciple.
More than that, to be a suc
cessful advocate of any great re
form, a man must be clean ir
character and private life tc
maintain public confidence and
following. Only recently was ar
ex-governor of Tennessee
brought into discomfiture anc
r disgrace because of his associa
tions and now we behold the gov
ernor'of the Empire state pre
paring for trial on charges ol
gambling and perjury. In neith
er case, is the man precludee
from the intellectual qualities o
• statesmanship, of love of coun
try, of devotion to eoonomii
J principles, and yet in the expos
ure of his private life, he is dis
armed, disabled and dischargee
as the agent and head of a grea
work.
Sulzer was elected governor o
New York last year by the aie
of Tammany. He could proba
bly have won without the aid o
this compact militant and work
ing organization of machine pol
itics, yet he accepted this sup
port and outwardly at least with
out obligating himself to do the
bidding of Murphy- Many othei
sincere champions of clean gov
ernment have done as mud
without being defiled or withoul
accepting the yoke. And so die
Sulzer. When the hazard was
gone, he opened warfare upoi
Murphy, not because he wantee
to alienate his supporter, but be
cause his pledges to the people
of reform in the state govern
ment compelled him to this
course. To be honest with them
he must cross the will of the
boss.
And thus Sulzer began a vig
orous championship of populai
primaries and the light was hard
and bitter from the start
Barnes of Albany, the Republi
can boss, worked hand in hand
with the Tammany chieftain,
first before the legislature and
then before the people, but upon
the issue, the principle at stake,
they foresaw defeat unless they
could discredit the governor, and
thus, they set about to confound
in public vision Sulzer the man.
his weaknesses and failures with
the principle he championed. It
is an old method to retard pro
gress, higher morals and stand
ards of government and how of
ten sucaessful. Nearly always
so. where the leader’s life has
not been able to stand the probe.
And now these enemies of Sul
zer, because he stood for the ov
erthrow of a boss ridden people
charge him of holding campaign
contributions, using them for
his own profit and speculation in
stocks and swearing falsely that
they had not been received. ,
What will be the result, the
court which hears his impeach
ment must say, but Sulzer’s use
fulness as a servant of the peo
ple has at least been curtailed,
perhaps destroyed and all be
cause he lacked character, the
archstone upon which his use
fulness is grounded.
People are prone to consider
politics a business and politicians
to define their utterances and
course of action with what meets
' popular approval or their own
selfish gain. Upon the one hand,
we have the tools of big inter
j ests, who serve the dollar and up
,on the other, men whose vanity
is satisfied with the gratification
I of their ambition to high office
' and positions that bring public
eclat and recognition. From the
latter we have more to hope for
than the former but how little
from either.
Like the veneer of manners
that only indicates and does not
prove the gentleman, we have
public men who expostulate
much about good government
and reforms, who merely voice a
! popular cry. They are mere
flotsam upon a moving tide and
to abide, to accomplish, to do
great things for their fellowmen,
j they must have character for a
' foothold upon rocks that stem all
j currents and tides. They are
not to be engulfed by the pitfalls
of their enemies and while hu
man frailty marks the life of
every man, the champion of a
principle and not the advocate of
an expedient will weather all
such attacks and come forth
stronger and better armored in
defense of a righteous cause.
Taking The Church To The
Man.
Citizens of Memphis are hav
ing the chance weekly to witness
a most important step in relig
ious work—the Sunday night
open air meetings in Court
square. Chas. Stezle, that won
derful Brooklyn preacher of the
people, who knows neither creed
nor canon, preaching to all sorts
and conditions of men, has aptly
said that he owes most of his
I success to taking the church to
the working man, rather than
taking the working man to
church. No better example ot
this method could be found than
C. R. GRAY
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AND SURGEON
EARL BUILDING
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OFFICE HOURS:
9 a. m. to 11 a. m.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Office Telephone 207
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. H. WALTON
Proprietor.
Washing called for and delivered
to all parts of the city.
Phone 150.
Agents Wanted In Every Town.
W. A. MINK
CONTRACTOR
and BUILDER
Solicits an Opportunity to
Make You A
Bid
PHONE 208
in the local Sunday night meet
ings.
Tt has been contended for years
that the average laborer and
working man is not welcomed in
the churches of the large cities;
that he is is not even wanted,
and that when he does come to*
church he is made to feel out of
place. This condition has been
one of the “trump cards” of the
knockers against church and re
ligion. The contention doubt
less is based on some truth, as
past experiences of many per
sons attest.
Anyone attending one of these
Sunday evening meetings can
not for one moment realize that
this “bringing of the church to
the man” on the streets is sin
cere, and will go a great way
toward making people generally
agree with the preachers that
| “the world is growing better.”
i We have had many street reviv
| alists and street religious meet
I ings before. We will have many
more in the future. All doubt
less do good—some more than
others.
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But when the man on the street
■ is given the same sort of service
that he could get. at a wealthy
church it seems to be a real step
forward. At these Sunday ev
ening meetings the thing that
appeals to us most is that the cal!
is delivered in a manly, straight
iorwaru maimer, inline ui nu
attempt at sensationalism is
made. The sermons are clear,
concise and straight to the point.
The music is of the best, the
best singers and musicians from
all churches in the city offering
their services.
Revivals and evangelists have
always come in for a great deal
of criticism, because they gen
erally use sensational methods.
It has always been contended
that the same dignifiea, rever
ent, clear appeal delivered from
the best pulpits in the land
would accomplish equally as
good results on street corners.
But heretofore the difficulty has
seemed to be in finding the
church or the minister who
would risk criticism in attempt
ing to carry out the idea
Memphis seems to have found
the men and women to do this
Memphis will doubtless be given
the credit in days to come for
being the first in the field to
put some of the actual teachings
of the Master into present day
usage. So here’s hats off to the
local pioneers of “taking the
church to the man.”—Memphis
News-Scimitar.
RESULTS TELL.
There Can Be No Doubt About
The Results In Newport.
Results tell the tale.
All doubt is removed.
The testimony of a Newport
citizen.
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had?
J. H. Willis, farmer, R. F. D.
No. 2. Newport, Arkansas, says:
“I suffered intensely from kid
ney complaint. I had what I
thought was inflammation of the
bladder, at any rate the symp
toms pointed to that trouble.
The secretions from my kidneys
passed too frequently, particu
larly during the night, and my
rest was broken. I attributed
the trouble to the poor drink
ing water in this locality. Think
ing that Doan's Kidney Pills
! might help me. I used them.
They permanently rid me of the
trouble.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States
Remember the name—Doan’s
—and take no other. (adv.)
Alex Lockard has accepted a
position in the hardware depart
ment as cashier at Wolff-Gold
man’s.
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The Piano Sale.
Several farmers came a long
distance Saturday and two de
cided they must have a player
piano. These new type players
certainly give a family all the
music desired and you can get
music rolls with the words light
along with the music so anyone
who cannot play a note can at
* once play the accompaniment
and sing as well as an accom
plished musician.
You can get a fine high grade
piano for $225 on very easy pay
ments if you don’t wait too long.
Id.
Mrs. C. B. Best arrived home
Sunday evening from an extend
ed visit to Helena and Wilson.
She was accompanied home by
her son Charlie Best of Wilson
who will make the family a visit.
Holly Cobb, representing the
East St. Louis Cotton Oil Co.,
j left this morning for points up
I the road.
fortunes Spent In Trousseau*.
The elaborate trousseaux of mem.
; •>a;-s of the smart set -yculd have mad«
it Queer, bride of a century ago oper
I ber eyes with amazement. It Is au
ordinary thing for the daughter of a
v lilionaire on getting her bridal art
ery ready to order 20 or SO hat*
trimmed with ostrich and other feath
ers, to harmonize with as many
gowns. Every gown needs a distinct
aau ue equipment ui a uui wnuw
ts looked on as Incomplete If it due*
cot contain at least 30 gowns and
tuch a trousseau doea Mt MN 3fea
bride will get no more dresses lor *
Fear. When lingerie and little orna*
inents also are taken into considers,
fion, it Is plain a young girl In New
fork’s smart set must spend man)
thousands of dollars for her outfit and
several women have spent 380.000 t»
;ioo.ooo.
Practically Immune
Curacoa, the most Important of tbe
J)utch West Indies, is without fire In
surance and a fire department, though
ihe island has a population of over
50.000. The buildings In the town are
all of stone, hence this happy con?
dition of affairs. Recently the first
sawmill was Installed, being furnished
by an American firm. "It is hopei"
.says a consular report, "that this Vffl
' not increase the erection of woodn
buildings and necessitate Insurant!
! uxrt a fire department”
MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA
Chills and fever soon follow
the deadly bites of mosquitoes.
Ross’ “Dead Quick” spray is a
gattling gun among mosquitoes.
With it you can drive them from
your home in a jiffy- Nothing
else like it. It kills insects and
their eggs too. Sold in Newport
by your druggists. (Adv.)
|0.1. Hubert!
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