Show The taproot of all our political evil avows Leslies Weekly is the apathy the hidlffcrcntlsm the Ignorance Ignor-ance of the people themselves with respect to their political duties nnd obligations together with the disposition disposi-tion of many otherwise intelligent and respectable citizens to accept and practice n code of morals in political affairs which they would be quick to disown and repudiate In any other sphere of life It is the general ac ceptnnce of this double standard of morals that has wrought more evil in every circle of American government govern-ment from the lowest to the highest than all other causes put together We mean by this the acceptance of the shallow and vicious fallncy that I a man may himself practice or connive con-nive at the conduct of a ruffian a thief a falsifier a cunning trickster or a criminal of almost any sort to gain his political ends and yet be accounted a gentleman and perhaps a great public leader If not a statesman states-man In other walks of life |