Show A matter of morals moral the following editorial appeared in the new york world of sept 18 1894 it is what a democratic newspaper says save of a democratic politician who has violated the lionor honor of manhood and the virtue of womanhood mr breckinridge Breckinrid Re is beaten lie ile went before the people of his district upon the proposition that no matter what hat moral atrocities he may commit in private life no matter how depraved and indecent his private character and life may be these things thinea in no de deree degree 0 ree impair his fitness for public service or public honors lio nors his pica hasteen has been rejected with emphasis and the result will not only make for decency and mor afify alit y in the ashland district it will exercise p a wholesome influence throughout C the country once such a proposition was accepted as true now it is rejected with scorn acorn by bv a people who have advanced to higher levels ot livili civilization and enlightenment the moral of his defeat is clear the american kine rican people n iza personal character as essential to representative place they the y hold bold the conduct of tile the man to be a truer measure of fitness than intellectual tel tu il gifts coruscating eloquence eloi cloi I 1 bence attractiveness of manner distinguished family connection or nil all of these combined tile the man who umpires to win the favor of tile people buit live in in cleanliness and walk uprightly 0 it 1311 is a great reat dmn for dec decency ency that Breckinrid Ike clin ridges vs brazen folly lias has emphasized this great areat truth |