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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1909)
The Herald D. E. 3T1TT, Editor. Enured u Mrnnd-claaa matur September t, UffL. at th pMI rflW at Monmnath. Orcccm. snrier the Act of Mreh . 17). I?' LED EVERY FRIDAY Subscription Rate Onyear - - - $1 Six month - - - 50 ct Monmouth, Oregon. FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1909. Am I My Brother' Keeper? It is now nearly aix thousand years, according to history, since the above question was first pro pounded, and we presume that Cain really thought that he had put forth a poser something which commanded silence. The relationship of man, one with another is social, whether that of business or otherwise, and it is not a strange thing that Jiien have been asking and try ing to answer the above question satisfactorily to themselrrj? ever since it fell from the lips of its first user, and perhaps most of those who have thought upon this theme has done so with the purpose in view of shifting implied responsibility. However, doubtless there have been many other persons who have pondered upon this subject with the sincere purpose of (lis charging their full and complete obligations to their fellow man, and that should be the aim am desiro of each individual. Our social bonds are such that it is impossible for us' to shift responsibilities which rest upon us, and for which wo must give strict account, because of the in il nonce we may exercise over other persons. We have the sublime privilege of living un der a Republican form of iov eminent; one in which the ma joiity rules; one in whose man agement each man has tin eoun voice, and because of this equal ity of privilege, the responsibil ity for the proper maintenance and purposes of the government become equal to tlie extent of the intelligence of each individ ual, and imposes upon every person alike the necessity of due preparation so as to discharge; thin obligation intelligently and in such manner as will satisfy the demands of justice. Under the reign of an emper or, or in an absolute monarchy much of the responsibility is lifted from the shoulders of the subject and placed upon those of Hie ruling power, the subject be ing accountable only in re gard to obedience to tl laws of the ruler and for his, or her, relationship with other sub jects. If an emperor, or mon arch, chooses advisers then the . responsibility is shared with those whom ho chooses accord ing to the degree in which their counsel is accepted, and as the court of the ruler is extended so, likewise, is the responsibility ex tended until ii. limited mon archies, it reaches out to tlie subjects to the extent in which they have voice in tho govern ing power, while their account, ability, as to relationship with their fellow creatures, alwavs re mains. There is also the lioino in which father is king and mamma is queen, tho boys are princes, and the girls are prin cesses, and all ure subjects, and in this kingdom responsibility rests according to the position the subject occupies. Go where we will, search where we may, our responsibility never ceases, and Cain had simply failed to canvass the subject closely when he launched forth his "poser." Our brother's welfare is large ly our concern and we can nei ther shift nor shake the respons ibility. In the above we have discussed the relationship and responsibil ity of man with man and now we come to another phase of the question. Living under a rep resentative form of government we become responsible for the abuses practiced or permitted under its laws, and especially is this true when the law-making majority or power places its ban upon any illegitimate business In our fair land we have the saloon with its degrading, de bauching influence as a menace to our homes; the law siys that it cannot exist, unless a majority of the voters, in whatsoever cor poration, whether state, county, town, or precinct, says so; then whenever a majority in a corpo ration gives a saloon the privi lege to conduct its nefarious business, that same majority sanctions the evil influence of that institution and stands re sponsible with the saloon man for the crimes that emanate from it, each being responsible to the extent of his aid and influence in maintaining and perpetuating the business, but tho majority receives no part of the emolu ments a partner in crime but not in profit. Then again, when the state, county, town, or precinct votes the saloon out of existence, hav ing passed laws for its suppres sion, then every subject of that principality becomes responsible or the enforcement of those aws, and becomes a criminal in so far as ho does not walk in obedience to the law either in ieeping its mandates, or enforc ing its provisions when other parties have become amenable to it. Seeing then that these princi ples exist, what manner of per sons should we bp that we may i;scape condemnation. Limckay bCo. Fob: TOYS ami Christmas Good s Lindsay & Co,, Noted for Bargains I Mo&mouKh Up Before Police Judge C. II. Rowe wa3 fined $10 in police court Monday mornincr. It 8eemS that thfi en hnt pntororl f v viiwtvu the peaceful little dump conducted Dy i om kdgar and started a rough house. Now as Ed car is net a violater of the law himself ho will not stand for any disturbances of that kind for fear that it will give his saintly (?) place a bad name and spoil the buisiness of hia pesky little joint So he nroeepd- erl not only to put him out, but to put the hand-painted effect on the latter s optics, and while wander ing around in this condition, the would-be pugilist, was taken in charge by Officer West and ducted to the city cooler. On be ing brought before Recorder Ellis he willingly contributed $10 to help run our town, and after list ening to a good temperance lect ure was dismissed. Later in the day Tom Ed car was arrested and brouirht before the recorder to answer for his share in the scrap. He plead not guilty and gave bonds to appear or trial at 10 o'clock, Thursday morning. If he does not get a heavy fine, he will not get what is due him for every one knows that he is keeping one of the worst , - - Ore. I dives in the country. Falls City News. I i Edgar plead guilty upon being rearraigned and received sentence. Church Directory. Evangelical Church L. C. Hoover, Pastor Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:00 o'clock Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. . CHRISTIAN CHURCH. W. A. Wood, Pastor. Morning Service at 11. a. m. Evening Service at 7KK) p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. THE PACIFIC MONTHLY Of Portland, Oregon Polk County Bank Established 1889 Monmouth, - - Oregon Paid Capital $30,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $9,000 Transacts a General Banking Busi ness Under State Supervision Officers and Directors J. H. HAWLEY, President; J. B. V. BUTLER, Vice President; IRA C. POWELL, Cashier: J. B. STUMP, F. S. POWELL, I. M. SIMPSON. J$ a beautiful illustrated monthly magazine. 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