Mr. Coffeen and The Sun do not agree
politically. but we have a sincere admi
ration for the man personally, and on
many questions our interests are identic
al. Mr. Coffeen is a representative of the
people—not only in name but in fact. A
man cannot be far wrong who keeps in i
close touch with the people on the vital
questions of the day.
When, at the parliment of religions re
cently at the world’s fair, a Buddhist
asked how many had read a book on the
life of Buddha, five hands were raised;
and a similar test developed the fact that
but four had read the life of Mahommed.
Yet, you hear almost every day Buddha
and Mahommed, and Buddhism and Ma
honimedanisin. denounced by those who
know nothing about them. The average
sectarian in given to conversing through
his hat. —Carbon County Journal.
People who u* ndemn Buddhism and ■
Mahomniedanism have no true con cep-1
tion of either one of those religions, and |
when they denounce them they expose!
their ignorance and exhibit unfounded.
prejudice. The most profound scholars ’
of the day admit that the Buddhistic !
creed teaches the purest morals and '
leads the most upright and consistent
life.
The silver outlook begins to grow bet
ter. Cleveland has at last acknowledged
himself defeated in his attempt to coerce
congress into repealing the Sherman act.
The talk now is of compromise, but up
on what basis is not generally known.
The fact that the few Western and
Southern senators, who have battled so
nobly for silver, have made repeal itn
]>OFsible, leads us to hope that they will
be able to dictate advantageous terms.
