The New York herald., 1875-11-22

last evening to large congregation. His text was
taken from Judges ", 25-'He asked water, and she
gave him milk she brought forth butter IN ioruy
dish" The story OF ssera's discontinue was briefly
told In his confusion and defeat be sought the tent OF
Heber ~ Kente Heber was the friend
OF Siscras master; not SO Jael, heoers
wife. She was a stanch patriot and lured the
great captain TO his doom She gave him royal well
/ come met him at the door Of her tent and welcomed
him H. She recognized HIS rank and gave him splen-
did feast He asked for water, and she gave him
milk. She paid tribute 70 his rank by
bringing forth butter in lordly dish. She
luled his suspicious covered him he laid down TO
rest and, when sumber was upon him, took tent pm
aud hammer and nailed him TO the floor. So dis
honesty in public life with its destinations and allure
ments, with It's enohanmonts and extravaganza, leads
its victims on hiding all the while the bitter and GER
tain punishment that waits upon al who lead dis
honest and fraudulent life
The savings banks in which the poor and the humble
place their hard earnings for safe keeping robbed by
In official life. A board Of directors TO be
simply dccoy TO induce men 70 part with their money
Many or these stand high business life and per-
sonally very honest men. But they pay atten-
ton 10 the business OF the institution they represent
and this neglect 10 guard money put their nstitu
tlons becomes high crime The lew morals Of tho
day underlie this great dishonesty public life Men
do not lose her standing IN society when detected in
acts OF gigantic dishonesty.
Much OF the dishonesty OF the day results from the
exrayagant style Of living When man is elected 70
Not what is the salary, but how much the man
make out Of it Men handle thousands Of dollars Of the
public money whom the men who elected them would
not trust with $40 of their own money.
OUR OFFICIALS ARE THE REPRoAca or THE HOUR
This Centennial will be a blessed thing If il brings
back little OF the old time honesty. Imagine Wash
ington adding his commission provisions when he
presented his accounts OF the expenses Of the TO
Congress Judas, when he repented, carried back the
money Zacchcus was an office holder. He stole the
public money and put it into his pocket Under the
preaching Of Lord he repented and paid back four
fold Such repentance that in Brooklyn, would put
money enough into the treasury complete the bridge
over the East River aud not hurt anybody.
The remedy for present wrongs in this regard, is
return Of old time honesty-an honest discharge Of
trusts accepted BY honorable men raising the of
morals by bringing reproach and punishment on
eminent deiaulters rising above party and family con-
siderations and putting honest men into places Of
trust; reducing the style OF living TO an honest stand
ard, and compelling business and traders to make
their living out Of their customers and not out Of their
creditors. Our peril Is not from Cinnamon on the
Pacific coast from nhdelity the Atlantic slope
is il from the Pope in the Vatican. II is in the dis
honesty Of the day, in winking at frauds in public
places and in corruption in public affairs These things
will write our doom IN letters Of blood Political cor
rupton knows no redeeming power and national death
knows o resurrection.