The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28

above named three tunes curing tae week ana was
able to preach ron observation-from men ana not
books. lie recal.ed one striking example o. q young
man Of great promise, who had left his country
home to seek Lie aud fortune In tie city, and one
morning be ore ne was thirty years oil age. ne was
found IN ms bed deaa-the result OF his previous
nights debaucn. One Of the grandest sights ne had
the VINE was passed around and offered 10 the
bridegroom. he replied With polite but 1rm mo-
thank you;' and When his bride, looking tondly In
his lace, asked. "Nou't YOU take little ~ ne ain
responded tendelly, mo, thank you' There vas
JBl p MORAL NJ sOisM
IN tnai reinsal. That man could never Ill drunk.
ards grave. Oh, that IN, people would considerl
exclaimed the preacher II this Young mans eX-
ainp.e had been followed ,o0re exlens,v,ly the vice
VI lhtenipefance would oe stayed tie recommended
the creation OF pubic sentiment against his wee.
iie believed Ia Temperance sc; ietes. tracts aad
temperance works; Int until proper puzzle selii-
ment Is created which shall enable mel 10 say
mo- and stick 10 1t ali these agencies VIII ran.
The IDEA " puOlic sentiment was illustrated ny
the All or the Penberton Nils at Lawrence, Mass,
lew years ago when the people gathered from
dred operatives VINO were buried IN tue RUNS And
AGAIN, wheu snipioad or eMig ANS picked
OIL wreck IN mid ocean ana iandca on
les condition, were so abundant. supplied WIN
everything necessary TO their comfort mat Mayor
l., ignton, 1t whose request the generous response
gwen. was Obliged TO Insert paragraph Ia the
papers asking the people TO cease their gifts. In inc
sam. manner public sentiment WAS aroused mere
three weeks ago when the Weslied disaster married
one hundred souls into eternity. and every eature
wore an expression OF sorrow and all sought 10 DO
something o relieve the sufferer. No matter what
laws may he passed unn The PEOPLE VIII 1t they
can't be enforced IN u Tree country.
In ike manner he would heal
THE SOCIAL EVIL:
though that was subject TOO delicate TO treat here,
Notwithstanding IL IL eating the mo al lie Of
city. There are 5000 Uniortun-te women IN New
York VINO earn living 10y tier own dIsnoaor.
Houses OF reformation and MaGdalen asyiuins are
good, but theS don't reach the root Oft evil IL
ike cutting oil the fruit OF tue tree wh.ch every
SUCH as that which was aroused
~ Inc ran OF sumter IN 1861, ami as
tins or any other evil it viii go down. Blu nun
dreds OF people are in that CONDITION described Dy
Miss Phelps .Aedged In" aud unable TO eAtr.eate
voraIe TO their reformation to virtue and goodness
The fnal evn or
POLITICAL CORRUPTION
IL to be exrpaied by means and In way which
NAV seem strange to republican ears and coming
IRON thorough republican heart. lie would have
a property and an Intellectual qualification for vo.
ters-say $50 or $500 worth Of property, not made
over 10 HIM Just before election, but winch he
could always hold and treat as his own, and he
should be able at least read and write. AND then
every properly quali1ed voter should be competed
VOTE OR LEAVE THE CITY.
The community nave q right 10 say that man
and they nave also the right to say he snail
not have the ballot unless he makes use
OF 1t. Two hundred millions OF dollars are
IN by the criminal elias in this city. VINO
have ruled and still Intend TO rule No man would
allow such state OF things 10 exist in his own
home, and he should mol allow 1t IN this clty.
None OF Us are perfectly free. Our property and or
lives even must be gwen for the publc good. and
the pubnc we demands that the good shall RUE
here There are one million souls IN this city, not
more than one hundred thousand OF whom are Ger.
tainly or VIGOROUSLY bad. They lnhabit the alleys
and byways OF the city, and are ready at cali TO
work out what yer mischief tnelr nature suggests.
The nne-tcntns who love tue city, and have some
regard Tor its
MORAL AND COMMERCIAL WELFARE,
should be compelled TO vote, and ne hoped the day
would soon come wnen every man, and every
woman too, would be obliged or permitted To vote.
And he hoped. also. that the niue hundred tncu.
sand good people In the city would grapple with
these evils anu cease not uIti they snail make THIS
city the beacon OF intelligence ana greatness Tor all
our land,
nsnfuly bear the tolls Of the hour,
Api WELD over the future our rec?n9uerei power.