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Show Some Thoughts About, And Some I Advice to the Coming Legislature. i ' The state legislature will shortly be gathered in its cham- ;J' bers and ready for action. We trust that it will prove itself to be possessed of wisdom and foresight and intelligence; that it will have understanding sufficient to know that these are times of struggle, and pain and sacrifice, different to any other time, and that great caution must be exercised. There should not be a flood of non-essential laws; there should be economy and foresight. Members should not talk and introduce bills solely to be seen and heard. Let first things, those pertaining to war and defense, come first. The state has just had all its laws coded and annotated in six large volumes at a tremendous cost. A flood of new laws will, as it were, tear these to pieces and run up further costs of printing and binding. Don't try to break down the program of the Governor and add confusion. Try to halt proposed changes that are not absolutely necessary. Be wise, be just and fair, and look solely to the best interests of the state you serve. THERE IS MUCH GOODNESS In the closing days of the old year we have come in contact con-tact with so much goodness issuing from the hearts and souls ofmany of our subscribers that it has touched us deeply. From both men and women have come evidences of su much good will that we feel humble and unworthy before it. We have felt in our soul that they are the kind of people that Jesus would draw around him were He here. We have found that there is in the hearts of the common people so much goodness, so much pure and undefiled religion, so much nobleness, that it would be well for those above them to draw on this reservoir of power for good. God bless them every one. The brain of the world the best brain in all high places is expressing itself very voluminously about post war plans for the future peace and security of the world. That is very good, as far as it goes. Brain counts, of course. But there is something stronger even than brain. "The heart aye's the part aye, that makes 'us right or wrong." Yes, the issues of the post war world will be decided out of the hearts that beat for humanity, by men find women who not only know, but who feel the needs of mankind. It is likely that one of the most tragic monditions ever witnessed in Washington will be the efforts of congressmen in attempts to find solutions for the problems confronting the nation. It will be all discord. Many of them may have -the-- faraiS; but they do not feel 'for humanity as they should.;They " are like unto the millionaire churches who think they carl take time out from serving Mammon to uplift people spiritually, while the truth is, as expressed by Goethe, "Who ne'er his bread in sorrow ate, who ne're the mournful midnight hours, weeping on his bed has sate, he knows you not ye heavenly powers." The sublimest thing that has been developed on this earth is the purified and ennobled character of the Man of Galilee. In his flawless manhood there was a perfect blending of the v 'simplicity that rose above all trivialities and petty vanities; ! ' the humility that found its sweetest joy in serving the least of the children of men; the purity that abhored the very thought of-the unclean; the courage that befriended the despii-ed fallen j and weak; the unfeigned love that lifted (he vile up to virtue; ' healed the afflicted, gave enlightenment to the ignorant, comfort com-fort to the sorrowing and purified and ennobled the character of all who come under the benign influence of his mighty saving power. Nephi Jensen There is very little in the American Constitution's Bill of Rights that does not take its root in and have its modern beginning be-ginning in England's groat and fundamental law called the Magna Charta. When this war is over it will be up to people to take a stand like the brave barons took against the cruel tyrant, ty-rant, king John who had denied the people all their liberties. They, representing the pfople, gathered on an island bank of the Thames river near the meadows of Runnymeade, and on the opposite bank stood the angry king. The barons demanded de-manded most of the liberties now enjoyed. 63 in all. "Never!" cried the king. But they gave him 40 days and if he did not give in they would bring a larger committee, and with the people back of them, make war upon him by distressing and injuring him all they could,threatening to capture the castles, lands and possessions until they secured redress. The king gave in completely. And right there and then, on a sunny day early in 1215, were sown the seeds of the American Bill of Rights. Always, the people, if united can demand and get th(;ir riahts. |
