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Show I GOVERNORS IN DISGRACE. Embezzlement aj charged against j the governor of Illinois and bribery Is ! placed against the governor of Oklahoma Okla-homa If found guilty b public opin- j Ion those men will hp worse off than ihey would be had they remained pri-I pri-I vate citizens. How any man in public offire cau I be tempted to accept a bribe or mis place a single dollar of the publif funds is not clear to those who haip i given any thought to the uue philoso phy of life. When a man steals, he does so to give to himself a degree of comfort or pleasure The very act makes contentment impossible There la the knowledge of wrong-doing , which must nag and harass. lin n there is the let down to self discipline which must bring looseness ol conduct and extravagance The destination of: any one who start on a road of that kind is misery and gloom. Men must close their eyes to the fu-1 ture governors must be blind when they cover themselves with slime and expect to escape retribution |