, 1876-04-17

OF the past. There Was no lnt1usnce which
mora "a seftouaiT tmpode5 tho CAUSE OF faligson
community By BID government. Tha duty Of
voting might With peculiar force be brought
upon the peopie becaose of tho magnitude
Of the city. Tbs politics Of tno citios
Of the land would soon govotn the politics
nAd ooen Rreht tendency to N lncrease OF
Population in tho great cities. snd In New York
there "ero children afFeady born who would yot
1ee metropolis larger than thai great tnsrt.
IT. 1he cisiea would eventually control tho land.
lheEa wore considerations which would load tho
cisazcna hareAftoF 10 do their duty In municipal
atlaifa' It wao. no doubt, personally disagreo-
aole 70 masy peopie TO taks 40 Gctlse
part tn politics. and hc remembered how.
A. ) o'clock at night, after lie lass etscsIon,
"hcn he Lad spent tho day 1t auo polls, ho lay
awake and wha unsbIe to Ind any 1oat. II soem-
III y, - II tno Whole aF vas pcrmeatcd with tho
s!io language that had been poured into Lis ears
curing tho dsy. Tot It must 10 done, md by
every good Christian citizen. or tho city would
oe doomed. II WAs naid 10 DO dangerous for
man 70 mako himself conspcuonsiy known to
inn IT,. faaans Y =, "ho fre9uensed tho votug-paees
duty on account Of persoDal dangcr7 That
was not the spirit that animated
tl!e non Of '7C-Warrcu, Hancock. aud Adams.
Warren need not have dtod At bunker Hill.
iiancock might hare rested content with hin
position htnonc the cold merchants OF Uostou,
They, llowevcs, were mon who 6sruck wlca they
had au arm 10 e.riko for The establishment OF
good government.
There wa. another d.a. 1t waa sail 10 be I'M.
pobRihio 70 tcdectn ths city from Tue unn1s In
which It had fallen. Thts. said the epeakcr, was
bad year to acknowledge it, The attempt he1
nsser been vigorously made to mako Tie CITY
wItt She ought to be. A few u,an lad nut
lorth taeu feeble edorts. but, tho great
maes Of respectable nen had stood alooft anl
takeu no part in politics. TIE reform could ct
20 accomplished bY ono monster rnase.neeting,
but Il could 30 douo by the united persistent
effort OF good men. Huch an attempt had not
yct been made: All the power gathered in tho
hh1dn Of the intelligent, moral, and wealthy
me'' Of tho city had not Jos bocn brought into
elo field. ict thor had tho power, and tt
properly directed would carry tho election OF
tho city and county. This Was not q 6trifo be-
tweon political pasties. 1t was simply
a contest between honesty and dishonesty,
batwccn responsibility aud vilcucBy. Nhnt,
then. waa to bo done Theirs was work to bc
dune by Christians next rueaday--.o roscuo the
KoToEnnsont OF the city fronl tho l3anda OF
th:cvcs, aud place It u tho hands Of decent rneu
lie looked upon 1t as In the interest Of virtue
aud morality IN the community, aud. as tho pas
tor Of tim: church, ho felt 1t Ills duty TO aay,
" Do at tue polls! lie there all night II noccs.
3D." II waH great wrong to CONSIDER
should bo looked upon - religious
days. for tho ballnt was tho King. It uas tho
fountain Of all authority. The Church Of Christ
waa authorized to Hpeak for It, All noble esso-
clnsions ought 10 commend 1t. Children should
be taught thnt tho ballot WAS tho eourco of all
government. aud should be protecte1 and re-
tesea at all times III religious luatituIon.