| OCR Text |
Show tiiexurau or rt'tn-iu orntr. ATlberetriit Indon conference on tiallonal morality tho qucetlon waa agitated of calling a general congreaa ordelegate from all llio church of englltli iaklug Itlel to dl.cl.M the ul Ject of the moral of paibllo men. In the atrlclr-t ernae Ihla could be conalrued aa an Inatltotlon of church andiute, but theauggeatlon tcmto havo Incited no olllon on that grounJ. Ho wo take It for granted lhat there I at least one iiieallon of eut.Ile moment upon which C'hrlallan representative and atateeiuen can agree, and can unite their energle wllhout giving llilldil llllclalia tho rablea. The history of the world doc not record a perlj.1 of tfllilal Immorality and rorrupllon e.ual to that of the pettwoluthr)eari. Tho people of Iho Unlled HUlea do not nerd to go among Ihelrmdglilora over the walir lotlndevldanceof this tact. Agaln-t every embeiillngdclinucliee In public ofllce reportcl from l'.ngland, the Unllrd Htate coull match a half doien ot rcami aa accouipHahed a any the old world can produce, An organlied proleet by Iho representative repre-sentative of ChrlitUnlly agalnat filling fill-ing Iho iibllo oflkta with audi material may bv a uaurpallou of tho affairs of the Hlate by the Church, but It Is a usurpation which theHlalo ha Invited by a self-confessed self-confessed Inablllly to protect Itself from the ravage of It own criminals. According to tho finding of the !ou-Ion !ou-Ion conference, the seed of the retail. Ingcorrutlon among official 1 not avarice, but bal morals, beginning with bad women aud ending vrllh bail men. Tho ialou tor women and wblakymayl easily acquired, but It cannot be gratified without money, and tho call of hunger are not near oiulllng Un a man's conscience, and so productive of thieve aa n prl w Hon of tho imam Willi which )!- como a liutnau bta.t. Jj A nian who need money for thehon-eitcomfortaof thehon-eitcomfortaof living can usiiilly labor and wait With tlence III! tin tarn 11 honestly; but for the debauchee, no such process will answer. The alow r. lu ma of honest tcllset him wild with , eagerness. Ko the Impleiuvnta of ( honest welfare are traded for anything Ihey will bring, anl position of tub- . staullal comfott are abaudoned for auy aud every temporary emolumunt that call lie colued for vice. Tlioayof publlo ofllce la of Ihla sort, and m they are besela-ed by these hontea of ahlftleu luimanlly, who though yet untouched by tbo hande ol tho law are pullutid to their very loo nails with Ilia seeds of crime. They want tha pittance which laiblle o!llca'ylel! ten time tuoro eagstly than does tho man who I moat woithy of It, and they will work ten time harder to get It. Tho hoof It mak Iheiu the unUlcet of campaign intrlot au I the gt lllng of It turns them Into tho vilest of acouii-Ur. acouii-Ur. Is. I'ubllo ofllro I a perilous Irutru-nent for audi a -irsou to tamper with. Its Kgal rewarda aro never cuouit.li for hi. waiita, and 11 la only a quratlon of cunning cun-ning whether a petty crookedness i nda Ida publlo carter quietly or a million dollir awlndlo make hint a national couvlci or an elite fur life. Wocould cite eiaiuples, but the record rec-ord are full of them and ho wlw rutia may read. The alarm raised by the loudon conference la sojust and appro date lir tho time that nono will rofiuo ti recognlto tho wlidum of Ita auggoallon, save those against whom this war I being waged. Thla country In lew of Its humiliating record uught to welcome wel-come audi an Invaalon of religious Influence. |
