Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 116, 26 March 1913 — Page 8
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY,3IARCH 26, 1913.
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REALITY AND COUNTERFEIT. Borne people object to the word "goodness" or say they do, but down in his lnmost.heart there is no human being; who objects to the reality of what that word means. What he does object to perhaps Is the way in which the term is used and the character of some who use It In this he is at least partly right. The way to preach goodness is to live it. That is Infinitely better than all the words about it An ounce of good works is better than a ton of good words. The change of one letter here means all the difference between promise and performance. The trouble with many who talk of goodness is that they do it in a way that sounds like a reproach. That is not goodness. It Is self righteousness and condemnation. Others use the word as a cloak. They are hypocrites. Yet let us not make the mistake of rejecting the right because some hypocrite loudly professes it We must only, learn to discriminate between the genuine and the counterfeit Because some one passes a bad coin on us is no reason that, we should thereafter refuse good money. Because one chair breaks under us is no reason that we should resolve never to sit again. Because one friend proves false Is no reason that we should conclude there is no true friendship. Because there are some hypocrites is no reason that we should reject truth or sincere people. The world is as full of goodness as it Is of sunshine. In his heart of hearts every one wants to be good. I want to be good, and' I have no false shame in saying it before the world. I fall far short of the mark, but this is only stumbling in the path. Despite all the missteps, there ever sings a little song in my heart, "I .want to be good, I want to be good." So do yon. Now, honor bright, don't you? We may not agree in all our standards; but, according to our own lights, we want to do the right thing. Of course we do. : Well, then, let's do it Why not! But let's don't talk about it; let's live It One being who lives goodness has a better effect on others than a thousand sermons. I 'know this because I have seen it work, and you know it The goodness that is talked about is often a counterfeit but the goodness that is lived, la the true coin.
SAVED A DOUGLAS. f William Ramsay's Quiok wit at the Battle of Poitiers. Inthe battle of Poitiers (1356) a number of Scottish soldiers fought on the side of the French, and several of them were taken prisoners by the English. Among them was Sir Archibald Douglas. Being dressed in a suit of splendid armor, the victors thought they had captored as Indeed they had some great nobleman. Several of the Eng. lish were about to strip off his armor when Sir William Ramsay of Colluthie, who was also a prisoner, happening to catch Sir Archibald's eye, gave him a meaning look. Pretending to be very angry, he cried out: l'ou rascal, how is it that you are wearing your master's armor? Come here and pull off my boots!" Douglas, seemingly thoroughly cowed, went humbly forward and drew off a boot, with which Sir William began to beat him. The English onlookers at once Interfered on Douglas' behalf, savins that he was a person of great rank and a lord. "What! shouted Ramsay. "He a lord? Why, he is a base knave and, I suppose, has slain his master. Go, you villain, and search the field for the body of my cousin, your master, and when' you have found it let me know, that I may give it decent burial. All this was acted so naturally that the English allowed Ramsay to ransom the pretended manservant for 40 shillings. The money having been paid. Fir William gave Douglas another thrashing and then bade him begone. Sir Archibald lost no time in effecting his escape, which be owed solely to the Ingenuity of bis friend. . .
Richmond Should Be Thankful. Richmond people should be deeply thankful that they have been spared the fate of their neighbors in stricken Dayton,' once the TJem City of Ohio, now a city of woe, its beautiful buildings battered by an angry yellow torrent and the corpses of its citizens floating down its once beautiful thoroughfares. Tuesday morning when daylight showed the havoc wrought by the flood waters of the usually placid Whitewater, Richmond citizens estimated their property losses well into the thousands and they believed their city had been dealt a brutal blow by an unkind fate, but when the true horrors of the catastrophes which visited Dayton and other Ohio and Indiana cities began to slowly percolate over the few wires left standing they realized that Richmond's loss was puny in comparison. Dayton, Piqua, Peru, Hamilton and other of our neighbors devastated by the terrible storm of Monday stand in dire need of assistance and Richmond citizens should see to it that they generously answer any appeals for help they may receive. Dayton, our nearest neighbor, undoubtedly stands most in need of a helping hand and Mayor Zimmerman is preparing to provide relief for that city as soon as it is possible to rush clothing, food and other necessities there by traction or railroad. When the mayor's call for contributions for the relief of Dayton comes let every citizen who can afford to do so tender generous donations out of a spirit of gratitude that the storm king claimed as his tribute from Richmond only bridges, barns and telephone poles not the lives of hundreds of its citizens.
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EDITORIAL VIEWS.
Tonight in all the wards of the city, the Progressives meet for the purpose of electing precinct chairmen, who, in turn will select the city committee to have charge of the next city election. Will you be one of the men who will attend the ward meetings and assist in the selection of a committee that will have the real interests of the city at heart ? We often hear men complaining of the way the city is governed, but those very men are the ones who never take the trouble of attending ward meetings. Do you know that under our present system of government the voter has more power in his ward meeting than at the polls on election day? A political boss once made the following remark : "The people will not go to the trouble to do anything for themselves so we must do it for them, and of course we must have our pay one way or the other." This same political boss could have done nothing at the election if his plans had been defeated at the ward meetings. All the machinery for the political boss revolves about the ward meetings and if he is unsuccessful there you have administered a crushing defeat to him. The people can rule if they will, by attending their ward meetings and assisting to select the men who govern our city election.
A Lesson the Storm Taught The terrible storm of Monday has served to emphasize the necessity of permanently improving the streets of Richmond with brick paving. A great majority of the macadam streets have been practically ruined by Monday's deluge and it will cost thousands of dollars to place them in proper repair. On the other hand the brick streets have been greatly benefited by the drenching they received and were as clean this morning as though the street gang had gone over them with scrub brushes. The original cost of a brick street is considerably more than the, cost of making a macadam street, but in ten years' time a macadam street will have cost more for its maintenance than the expense of putting down a permanently improved thoroughfare. Richmond's fund for street improvements for the current year has already been exhausted and to repair the streets damaged by the storm of Monday will cost, at a rough estimate, $25,000. Where is the money to come from?
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS1 LOSSES
The Pennsylvania railway company will lose approximately $350,000 from the effects of the water, according to reports from the local offices.. Tho C. & 0. railway company loss will reach a stupenduous figure. The bridge across the Whitewater river north of the city cannot be repaired until the water subsides. Other washouts will raise the loss to about $100,000. The Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company's loss will be approximately $35,000, and twice that amount will barely cover the
damage to the Ohio Electric interurban company. The Light Heat and Power company's loss will be $3,000 but the city plant will not lose more than $100. Both plants are operating full force of machinery now.
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PRESS MUZZLING. (Louisville Courier-Journal.) Under Indiana's new press muzzling law about the worst that any newspaper will be permitted to say of any politician is that he is a gentleman and a scholar. In discussing the claims of candidates hereafter it will be necessary, it would seem, to refer to that gentry only in a manner somewhat similar to those articles of superlative adulation which appear in the rural weeklies after the candidate has paid his $5 or $10 in advance for a formal announcement of his candidacy. The average politician who has had an experience of that kind feels that the paper honored with his cash-in-advance announcement is under eternal obligations to him, and should be everlastingly at his service thereafter. This, despite the fact that he may not have paid a cent on subscription "since old Hec was a pup," and may have been the recipient of numerous past favors at the hands of the publisher. Probably there is no member of the Indiana legislature who did not solicit newspaper support or assistance of some kind when he was making his race for nomination and election. Probably a majority of those who compose the legislature xwe their election largely to the favor of the newspapers. The character of gratitude that is felt Is evidenced by the passage of the press-muzzling law, an act which, if held valid, would very greatly embarass the newspapers in their treatment of public questions, and would virtually forbid any criticism of any politician, however, corrupt or unworthy he might be. There are very few papers which make a living from politics. The average paper could not live six months if it depended solely upon politicians for itB support. The tendency among present-day newspapers is to get away from partisan politics, and there is small wonder that such is the case. It is rather strange that so many of the men in politics are so utterly blind to the signs of the times.
DAMNING THE EDITOR. Unless we write an able editorial very promptly about anything that happens, we are pretty sure to receive two or three letters from earnest correspondents suggesting that probably we've been bought off by the forces of evil. Ohio State Journal. Not only that, but if you fail to conduct your paper exactly according to
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AH this is to be expected so long as one lives in a world where so many people do thir thinking with their livers instead of their brains. At the same time there is no reason why one should permit this to disturb his complacency. Marion Chronicle. 4 And what 1b true of newspapers in cities like those above, is true also in cities of lesser Importance, where the editor has a score or more of things to do every day, and very often has little or no time to give important matters the study and consideration necessary before he can write about them with any degree of clearness or intelligence. With the small office and -the small newspaper, only a certain amount of work can be handled and it is out of the question to conduct the paper as if it were a metropolitan 6heet. It is therefore the business of a newspaper man to move and act in accordance with his means and the field In which he operates, and then let the croaker croak and the kickers kick. "Them's our sentiments." Shelby vi lie News. And did you ever notice that most frequently the fellow who insists on the editorial lambastment of men or measures, if he doesn't hide his identity in an anonymous communication, is an individual who resides in a house
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