, 1876-01-21

oas.
Ia ne Editor Of fAt ch,ta2o tribune:
C,tlcAuo. Jan. .0.-Tbo recent euforcel break
in tho Raa monopoly in this city tohchea us all n
lcsson which We ought 10 remember. The prlcc
Of sas Is hcnccfosth to DO s2.50 per 1.Uoo fcot,
aud shls concession by tbs companies Is not
from choice, but from absolute necessity. Kcr-
ossno has doao it; aud it might just as we'll
hare becn done thrco years ago. A fow months
ago we all walked up 10 tho fact that an unbcar-
ablo outrage was being praesiccd upon us. And
ysse s Go.a '9s q e1o ei general u tho ass IT.
gas. On State strcot tho other day.
iion Tau Du1on 70 Eighteenth, counted some
moro tlIan n bundled shops mud stores Lighted
BY Aorueona. on Woss Lake sstoot counted.
!ast evening, fotty~nne shops aud stores. be-
t"eon llo,mo aud rau!ina, lighted by kesosene.
Aud thin fact explains tho "dlrect appeal" OF
sho P1es!lont Of the West Sldo Company; no
such "dtrect appeal" would have beon nlado
NOW but fos tho TACT that tho pcoplo havo nlani-
tosted their ability u yet aionE without tho
Peoples Gas Company. And doubt whether
tbs "diroct appeal" wi!t stimulate II very
general euthusiasn III tho mattor of returning to
the use Of yas. As Stationary llght,-thas 10
To road. wr!te, or SOW by,-tlIo student y lamp ID
yaatly superior 10 any form OF Has burner. |
have thtco Of theHo latnan IN uee. and llave al
bus abandoned tic liho Ut gns. formerly stood
III sort of dread Of tho n.ontlly sns bill, but
1t III now very Insignificant. No gas company
dictates 10 mo ans lonsor how nucl, sl,An pay
for !!EhtlnE my house, but it tao pricn ct gas
i'ad been raduced = ,ycar, ago, Should mover
l,ayo lhotl4tt of Htuaepts' lamps at all.
Tic practical lesson IL, tllst tbs pooplc. by
unitod. determined aud persistent nff0rt, unn
brosst tho back Of any monopoly III exlatatice.
Tor Two years past, |, In common viii. all onr
people, have bocu laborng under tlle t,a!cultlcs
consequent upon hard times, Durlng these two
yoatB have soon no disposition OH thu patt OF
lilo t;as Companies to co-oporate" with mo,
except to tho tunu Of - per 1.0JO foot, Or 81 II
not pnla By tuo iUth Of tie month. Nor do
profit tho Companies are mhuAged by Hhatp,
bhrewa, buhiucss tnen, not by tho I. II. Z, A.
Mak.ng aud kcll.tg gus is not missionary labor.
l'ut i is idle, u vel ~ very sllly, for tho
uaB Companies IL talk about iuduclnE people
to co-opelats with thonl. after the oSperietco
Of the paat. Besides, no ought. all Ut uB, 10 10
by ihia t4nio too well educated In busMosH mat
ters gencfallJ, and tho pausgeinout Of CORPORA
tiunH IN particular, to LOOK for cooperation"
aid harmony Of interest us between tho inaa5 of
people and corporat.ons. Ws must protect our
selves lrom CORPORATIONS OF 10 ilayed by them.
F0r. in tue 1irst place, charters OF franchises
us III thu recent exploit Of out Common Council
III its attempted "eontract" with tAs Glubo tias
Company. contract which vAs ratified b7
foolish Mayor, aud ousy failed because Comp
troer Hayes had sense and ilruuesn oGougu TO
do lis duty. In tho next place, charters ato
not made for tho purpose Of fu1tllerinG tue IN
tercsss of the tsupe. Tut satteE the Interests ct
.Auso who aux them, and paT for tAon. Laatl5,
chartered fiEhta almost insytAbiy EraSltalc,
hootsur Inter. into tho hands Of n Tow PERSONS,
Aud those pe1nons nEo rarelf Ut tho liberal or
puhlic-ePiritei class. 30 lung then, NJ We allow
scampa aud boobies to do our |egislntins. us Wo
TO Mt proscnt here in Chicago. H0 mllst
expect exactly such q stato Of things es wo Mow
lind; apd tLat will be wL!io re let the bum1ncrs
do the voting. Tlln high taxeH; tho high saa-
bills; tho demorallzed pollcs forco; tho st'lr
Corrs-lioAae ssqnaobe; thc outrageous state Of
thngs 1t tho lunann Asylum and Poor lfouao Ut
Jefferson; finally, the general helpIesAneBb Of
the people, ID u ssaudIns Disgrace to lfa aa
community. CITIZEN.
nEEctsER ASn THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
10 tho EAttor of Tie ch,ea4o IriduAe:
CHICAGO, Jan. lD.-IIcnry Ward Boechcr,
pastor Of plymouth Church, Brooklyn, has
stood boforo the world for tho past eighteen
mouths, publicly charged, by ured,bIn accusors,
with bciug both pcrJusor and al aduitorer.
Tie Congregational Church Of this country,
OF which plymouth Church ia member and
forms part, has bceu III oye-vitnens to this
fact.
It has all Of this timo boon knowing to these
accusations aEai1.At tue moral character of the
uas.or Of lhis church, nnl yot, heinous ~ nro
t!leao cla:ges a.alnst ono OF ltn own Standard
bearers. aud Mou!entouB III are tho fhsutB It'll
only oi tho Congregational Church. bnt TO
Christianity itsolt, this Church. III lts organized
capacity, llah never, ul to ths present
ncilcr llaa 1t rataed its finger to toat the truth
fuluoas or Mntr0thfulneAs Of those chaFGcs, Or to
learn waetaeE these thsnHs hs 10, or to aiHei-
pn,o tho accused II found guilty.
Now Why. would AK, thld etrinoneaa-thiJ
nttcr Indifference upon tic part Ut ! ho Church
ut large III thu cuunlry upou question OF 70
vital slnpostanEo to .ss best iutssessay lIas It
10 rcgatd for tia character and standing Ut its
'ncmbo1s? IL IT AtYaru that its souco upon this
| tho iNnfa'n nf those who 1opfesGut III Would
| it haYe lnaniicBtod The sAuss indifference had
tho.o chargos boon publicly profurroa asaitsss d
less notod nloIabct u one prSslding over leaH
.paHerlul clurIhs III it lIecuuee OF tho t1onoyed
power resident iu plymouth Church that this caso
s!aA mover yet beck investigated by tho Eongru-
gutloual Church ut lassof Can it bs that NTH
Congregational Christians, money III paramount
IL! neutrality-suspicious. to Betde OF teljglous
duty: II it bu Eo. tAon ia olIs beautiful ftlt;-
lou nvth-a sounding nanle; aud yet what
osher construction will t.se world place upon this
nicAco which tito Elu1cl has PURSUED in viaw Of
| lEoao gEtoYotis rharBoa against ono Of Its oWu
lnenbets7 / vontufe to aAy .has ia no other
Church Or order, having for it's baa0 moral pFin-
clpls aud moral act,pn could QUO Ut its nomburs
t,u thas ct,algett withnnt Ali inYsstiga.ibn bpny
Immediately had BY tho body under Which such
lnsalber should be enrolled to test the ttutlful-
ncBs or falslty OF tho accuuatioua aud to dis-
cipllno 1t psovou truo. II could not be- In tho
Catholic Church. Il could nut bo iu Ma.onio
Lodge. 1t could not be In AL Odd Fo!luws'
l.odgo. doubt II it could 10 iu the nlothod1st
or tho Episcopal Church. Illo eelf.reapect OF
| lha Church demands that 1t tako tniA matlor
M. Thu cAust OF 1otlEson demands it.
Tho cauhe Of guod morals demands It, Without
such action 10 orEanlxatloA of moral chhrac-
tur can !ollg a1pGGt to oxtht. Or Ia possess q
Character worthy Of icapcct.
Already. uudsr tLis eupiuoneas. Indifference,
nnu npn-action, MT, Beocher and piymout!1
Church 4ayu commenced throwing mud A. some
of tho purest and Ioftost ualnea Which the Con-
Krogationa! Church has onroilol atnoMx its fol-
| iunelB: md 1t rcmainH 10 be Heen how much,
| longer tie Church will naiutaln iss pIUsont At
| t:tlle Of inactivity, and allow thcse thinRa 10
~ on, gradually though steadily bringing it into
contempt aud dlsgface. CoSaRKaAT1oAAL.
rERrLtIgD IN TIE ExTAEME.
| TO Tie Editor Of Ihe thcaaa 7rloH,ls:
| : CMlrAat Jan. N.-l WAo called On to-day by q