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...Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight...
...woe to whose who pray and who are careless in their prayers...
There is a lesson in this tale of woe. It has been demonstrated that in this case, as elsewhere, the persons who wave the flag, make the "eagle scream," and are most volubly interested in the preservation of "personal liberty" are the gentlemen engaged in illicit liquor peddling and their idea of the "pursuit of happiness" which is guaranteed by the constitution goes very little farther than the privilege of profit...
...voluntarily spurns the greatest privilege of citizenship:-- voting for the President of the United States. He asks why we should "bother to vote"! Mr. Chase, we "bother to vote" because we have backbone and because we care enough about this country of ours to do our woe bit to help it solve its difficulties. We are not spineless creatures; we are not spineless creatures; we are not so self-centered as to "despise" the men who are to guide us during the next four years...
Each year the gentleman "just back from Havana" pays us a visit with his stock of secretly imported "Perfectos"; each year poor, unsophisticated Freshmen tell their tale of woe to unsympathetic upperclassmen who are sadder but wiser from personal experience. A boundless field exists for those who take such pains to favor guileless students with their marvelously discounted wares. Cigars are not the only bargains. Recently we have welcomed the financial agent and his alluring pictures of profitable speculation. Many of us, unfortunately, can testify to his convincing arguments on doubling or trebling the initial...