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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1890
Page
7
An examination of whether a political career can be reconciled with Christian life amid corruption charges seen with each election. The piece notes how politics has drifted from religion and asks if a politician can be a Christian, presenting replies from prominent American figures for reader consideration.
Former Attorney General A H Garland contends that politics and Christian duty are not irreconcilable. He rejects the idea that politicians are inherently corrupt and urges maintaining standards in governance within a moral framework.
The piece contrastsPolitician types from Webster’s categories with Beecher’s view. It argues that many public figures are skilled in or deceitful for party advantage, even church members, and questions what can be done as such individuals seek refuge in churches.
Roger A. Pryor argues a politician can and should be Christian, applying gospel morality to government and citizen relations. He asserts clerics have a duty to foster morality in politics, and condemns politicians who use dishonest tactics to gain power.
Frothingham argues that a genuine Christian politician acts with patriotism public spirit and moral principle. He says political work demands courage hope and self sacrifice and that devoted Christians have long engaged in politics despite doctrinal differences.
Ex minister Strauss argues that a politician may be Christian or Hebrew and still serve honestly. He cites 1881 incidents as evidence that devout faith should not bar civil service reform and public duty.
A 19th century discussion argues whether a politician can be a Christian without contradicting Christian duties. It asserts government needs Christian influence for public order and calls for separating church and state to preserve moral governance. The dialogue notes that excluding Christians from office would threaten the nation’s political system.
Bishop F D Huutington argues practical politics spring from faith and moral conviction. He warns against politics driven by material power without spiritual balance, urging leadership guided by Christian principles to build a just, orderly society.
Isabella Beecher Hooker argues for a distinction between corrupt political traders and principled public-spirited citizens. She asserts that genuine politicians may be Christian, while corrupt ones cannot, urging Christian citizens to engage deeply in politics.
Hepworth argues he would offend politicians by negative reply and questions Christian integrity in office seeking. He suggests candidates must donate to campaigns and that real politics lacks true Christian scruples, expressing frustration with contemporary political virtue.
The quote traces how a politician may be Christian in early partisan history when moral restraint is possible, but in peak or decline of a party wealth and power corrupt, leading to desperation and moral compromise as doom nears. It notes dangers of partisanship in political life.
William Henry Milburn argues that public leaders are subject to temptations and deserve mercy from Christ. no politician is banished from grace, and public service is a legitimate vocation within Christian duty.
Former Maryland governor John Lee Carroll criticizes politicians who preach reform yet avoid real public service. He argues true leaders commit to improving governance and resist abusing entrusted power.
The piece argues that true politics should align with Christian ethics, acknowledging noble Christians in history while noting some contemporary figures fail to embody Christian principles. It emphasizes the need for a larger nobler sense of politics and politician.
Governor B F Briggs argues politics must be guided by Christian conscience. He says adherence to religious principles helps politicians overcome obstacles and demonstrate that zealous leaders can embody faith in public life.
Major General Oliver Otis Howard argues for two defining guides in public life a Christian faith and political conscience while Dr James McGosh adds that a politician should be a Christian to lead better. Theodore Roosevelt notes that a politician must apply moral rules as strictly in public as in private.
A facetives reply praises John J Ingalls Secea for leadership and wit. The note highlights his role in guiding discussions and shaping community sentiment with steady humor and clear insight.
A new quick acting brake system improves reaction time and smoothness on long trains. It uses staged evacuation of air via multiple brake mechanisms to prevent jerking and reduce oscillation, enabling full application within two and a half seconds.
Forestry investigators report railway timber needs total about 600 million cubic feet annually, drawing from over 1 million acres of forest. Half a billion ties are in use with 80 million new ties needed yearly, raising concerns about conservation, wasteful management, and regional losses from Kentucky oak growth, Wisconsin and Michigan pine harvests, and California fire damage.
A method using paper tubes coated with asphaltic insulation is described for underground wire lays. Tubes in trenches are filled with insulating compound, reducing overhead pole needs in large cities. E H Johnson argues underground wires can be cheaper and maintain insulation with new system.
The text notes aluminum's extensive usefulness, its historical cost, and how electrical production now enables low cost aluminum. It explains aluminum's natural oxide is highly refractory and commercial reduction relies on electrolysis, with electricity separating metal from impurities.
An enhanced form of smoking pipe has been introduced in England for medical use. It seeks to remove injurious elements from tobacco smoke while preserving aroma, enabling delicate or ill smokers to use it daily. It may also aid inhalation therapy by delivering volatile medicines to affected areas and serves as an insufflator.
The article notes Iceland facing depopulation due to ongoing emigration to the United States and other countries. It reports large numbers of natives leaving, with estimates around 29 000 cited as returning home or seeking opportunities abroad.
The article notes a large portion of the population has left the country in the last year, with emigrants mainly from the Northern and Eastern districts where labor is difficult and harvests were poor, causing widespread suffering.
The Department of Agriculture now investigates artificial rainfall. Colonel Casper of the Signal Service notes doubts about constant atmospheric moisture yet seeks methods to induce rain via explosive devices or mechanical means. Proposals include dynamite to balloons and other cheap explosives, aiming to irrigate arid regions and cultivate fertile lands.
An English electrical paper urges station designers to install smoke annihilation systems as many centrals rise. It notes a German blast furnace method using water spray to deposit smoke and soot in a chamber, yielding froth from which ammonia and sulfur can be recovered for profit.
An English patent describes a faster low temperature glass etching process using rubber stamps. A special etching solution is applied to India rubber, rubbed onto a cloth pad, then transferred by a stamp to the surface. Any gutta percha bottle deposits are dissolved with hydrofluoric acid to refresh the solution.
The English navy Captain D Arcy Irving invents a shoulder line-throwing gun. A rod in the barrel carries a 144 yard line with two drachms of powder. Fired at high elevation the rod carries the line over a vessel to drop the tail and enable rescue by hauling rope aboard.
Careful readers of technical literature note progress in U S steelwork with a 9 16 inch thick one piece churn bottle for cream separators weighing 80 pounds and featuring a single top opening. The uniform steel bottle, molded from flat sheet, offers safe operation at high speeds where prior cast bottles proved unsafe and costly.
Sir Morell McKenzie states most leading actors suffer upper throat relaxation from smoking, while actresses are less affected. Public speakers show the same pattern. He argues smoke laden railway car atmospheres worsen delicate throats. He condemns the cigarette as the worst tobacco form.
The article notes a belief that early humans were largely carnivorous and argues civilization may favor vegetarian diets. It discusses vegetable food aiding kidney issues and digestion, and claims major savings in land use, as a cereal crop can feed far more people than meat.
The Dutch Indian Government offers 10 000 guilders for an essay detailing a salt packing method. The study should describe a drying machine, packing material, a device to make strong boxes or barrels, and a machine to fill one kilogram boxes.
An enthusiastic numismatist devised a lever driven frame that rotates a card bearing the coins and their descriptions. The device allows an observer to view the coins through a reverse motion mechanism, highlighting the exhibits.
Bessie Bramble reflects on the tariff's impact on women and wages through a fashionable graduate's view. The piece argues tariffs raise prices, risk lowering real wages, and urges education in political economy debates to inform marriage and spending decisions amid McKinley era policy.
The article argues for preserving Adirondack mountain forests as a public park and timber source for New York City. It notes scattered state lands hamper protection and revenue, urging sale or exchange of outlying tracts and expansion of forest reserves to surround Hudson sources. It appeals to anglers, hunters, lumbermen, and citizens to support conservation.
From St Nicholas the piece notes the US has one torpedo boat named the Cush ing built by Messrs Herreshoff in Bristol and, while other nations field many such craft, plans to add five more torpedo boats as trials succeed. It highlights a cautious US approach to naval arms.
A Dispatch short feature details odd colonial curios in the U S holdings. It notes silverware from Arizona carved ornaments from Alaska bracelets from India and two striking human token necklaces one made of fingers and another of 67 teeth from Fiji Islands found in 1840. A hair necklace with a walrus tusk is described.
Catalog entry lists cloth jackets and reefers with details and prices. Cheviot jackets 24 inches long in blue or black priced at 274. Diagonal jacket 25 inches tight fitting with high shoulders priced at 2gg. Chevron reefers 27 inches long with roll collar priced at 724. Fur collar jackets 27 inches long in multiple fabrics priced at 1149 to 1250. Children reefers 4 to 12 priced at 187. Reefers 12 to 18 in black or blue priced at 374.
A feature on a millinery department boasting fresh hats and trims from Paris and New York. The shop emphasizes no wasted space, ready-to-wear and trimmed options, plus free trimming when materials are bought there. Children's hats and a wide range of millinery trimmings are highlighted.
Advertisement lists deep discounts on porcelain tea sets 56 pieces 112 piece dining sets 12 piece chamber sets and assorted Household items such as wood toothpicks rose jars nickel plated cuspiders carpet sweepers and toilet paper. Offers emphasize low prices and guaranteed satisfaction with quantities and colors noted.
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