Show HAD UW Dr Hodges In a 11 ot otlIe sermon lIe preached at al Columbia University rBI ty t New York spoke among other othor things of t the curso curlo of J bad ball municipal government Is n it theme themo that should Interest every er citizen of ot this thU country t 1 As At 14 quoted ho said for III In Instance stance tn In many u lieU city the Ine town hall halt Is I gar gur garrisoned by iy I rebels who from rein the shelter helter of o that fortress are aro terrorizing und anti plundering the tho people These mercenary politicians are arc as DO hostile hostilO ho to tho the public good goon as any man who ho over oer marched In Inthe Inthe Inthe the uniform of an army across the field debt of battle buttle By fly 11 diverting the taxes of the tho from tram civic maintenance and nun Im Improvement provement to their own gain galit they the are actually killing as ns ninny many man people In the tho courso of at u t year of ot their mal administration UH are arc killed In th tta progress of B a considerable war They lire ire poisoning men und Inri women In the foul streets and lout foul tenements for tor which they tire lire responsible They Ire are corrupting the of ot the thc youth by the vices rices which they support and eh ch courage for or their own aln profit The rhe rh evils eU referred to are especially prominent III tn tile Uie larger larser cities where I graft rules but hUI they are felt In I Inny any city no rio matter what size Ic where the tho conditions are wre similar Oms Otie re ton lon why Ih corruption Is permit permitted ted led to 10 occupy oe up places or of government lj Is Isas as the speaker maintained cowardice He lie said You will Ibid cowardice where you least east expect It among business men who are ure that time the politicians will Injure business bU among philan t Pe t are aro that the tho It politicians will cut down their theil Yui y u win men nin more mort to risk riak their lives than thon their 11 property for the common good lod This Thin Is IB true Jf ft citizens were were deter determined mined to do their duty ns os citizens the and aid would not bo be found round In lit II positions of or trust |