Show DECADENCE OP OF f A SHORT time ago we expressed cuir views on OH the lack lac kf af moral in men explored ep lored its decadence decad decadence once and illustrated it by fe reference ference to the course of congressmen aho vho noted for anti or Baon measures which their and conscience alike condemned t but wh they w were ere af afrand ra d V of opposing because of popular opinion we clip the th following an on this subject from tle tie editorial columns of the boston Bokou herald Herala icom g speech atChi gago made mada by james russell lowell ahe he herald not r leview blew pra but 1 touches I on this ajom point I 1 I 1 when he said 11 have a feeling that our politicians politician of the present day clay more than ariy thina else is the theoni one element of courage he be probed to the seat of the disease aisea de wt makes our our partisanship so dishonest legislatiOn so tae oien men nobu nybu lead leac I 1 in the po I 1 itice oil otlo jo adt ure are wanting in courage tae high couram courage hach is n not ot craid ot belag ill ia a windrite wind rity and aud therefore makes a man maii brave and powerful la m advocacy jotte k ale as W Ps his own jad judgment in 6 n no na 0 matter ater mo who or how vi r i many aarein J ap opposition position ivr ad twy Y aye e disposed til ridicule ali the fanatic wed said one maan man wi isa idi 1 ahey the our 91 01 L lather her w who 0 liquid would enter the hostile c dry ty though houg everk every tile on the be roofs was a devil bw t they hi cje ty be excised imitating his idi e app apalla lla my bwy much efer tp comfort afta thebA themselves elves witti with ne voz vox vox fax D dei ei est st 0 ament attributed to capot too ili gou od Is au the s idlof tp thie ae healt 41 j artillery ll 11 jt it i is not on ea that thase iao boffice noff mee ice capt apt the courage e to resi resist by y speech and votes the enactment ot of laws which tha believe are unwise apa Ini ipA arious urious when there is a popular clamor fox for them although that weakness isas conomon As as it is inu injurious flous but they mhd the cotirlea co courage tirla 4 e to say a at hame and aad to tg their fellow citizens what they really think upon quest questions fons of bf public policy they neglect tae duty ofton ofton to the disco i oa of bt public affairs their abir bone honest P ament and they them do it because they I 1 are cowards cowards they P 11 are xe conent to think or at least to ID advocate whatever the thema 1 orett bority of their party thinks or advocates and aad are in far too many instances Tin ui willing twilling to commit themselves until they discover what opinion other people haq wanta them pheni to Q mr t thus they we lose the opp opportunity ul anity of 11 form and est bUsh public be sentiment bett they are r apt to abet get in f front of the with a flag ag I 1 fin in their hand band when they have discovered dis disco coverd verd which way it is likely to march these Id raffie smart politicians imagine that the only way to direct tha aeo Is 1 8 to humor and delude delade triam them lb bey ey fancy hat that it is asler 0 to o atter lter wrong idas and mbeni tihan to ta iglow them wherein they in this particular A large proportion of aciana estimate their own bannai be disputed they are by nature an ana d training di disqualified Is luan fled for exerting any ally herice in mens jud judgments 9 e their only hope of dt suc cete lies in ir pt pandering qung to the prejudice 61 the wot by Y habituating I 1 ng themselves adi td a su sup V ot of opinions that are akl nn popular 9 gulai iq in order orde to g ge get intoe an and to doing acts act which better at condemns in n order r der aeo e office odice ahey boon of toe the tight r ehtor or ap t ih measures or nt eyen eiren como 0 t that there is nort no rin ora wrong ag involved involve di or no other M right to t and wro arons 1 than th viet at which relates fo pe per personal rooi aal dr 1 party success sac cess we have ad no doubt that gen bragg told cold the exact truth when he said that he knew efrom talks dab them that numbers of representatives on the side thought the disability pension bill was an unwise and wrongful measure mea sune but there a man of them the courage to vote to 44 1 sustain the veto it was judged toabe a measure of party police olic et to vote against again stAW itt the next elections election should teach them a ledson 11 0 ab herruth he truth of foregoing the cannot be successfully denied it is as patent s it is deplorable when hon george was denied his seat in ia tae house ouse of cd representatives as delegate from utah were scores of bers eto knew kaew the action was wag wron wrong despicable and they belt like kicking themselves for their own cowardice la in failing to tb stand up for fairness and right bot they asked what can we ido it would cos coat t us positions if to stem the popular tide we twe t are abib to C abut we the r resist it 14 alien the edmunds bill awas I 1 howled through th the house without con consider sider tion and without lair fair Ale bate were made mhd bill was demanded dema oded by bk nd their con com gregarious gregat ious jt it was known to be vicious legislation aad purposely made capable of more dhandt expressed but public men who knew this dared not correct principles and theirs own lionor honor by opposing the e exactly the same in ID the enactment 0 of the latest law against the I 1 more ildr moos mons men in ia both houses refrained 1 from voting because they had not the valor ta fight against it and they could r not endorse errors a evl at contained A few brave souls rat raised their hands bands and voices in protest against the iniquity but most of itoe objectors either shut their eyes and aad swallowed the dose or remained on neutral ground neither receiving nor rejecting it this was waa also the position of presie e dent cleveland Cleve landi who however i 1 nas lies manifested so often the courage of conviction in face of a host of appos ers that he may perhaps be pardoned for failure to regist the enormous pres lyres sure brought hi him in this in i instance ns tance moral courage is a rare quality but it is as admirable as it is uncommon man and he who shows it when the grba neatest greatest test odds are against him is a herband ber band a prince amona men and when he battles fop fod the right will be ba approved of god and honored by all just people peo R le i I 1 |