The New York herald., 1876-11-17
THE CHURCH CONGRESS.
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE.-THE MORALS OF
POLITICS.

THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE.-THE MORALS OF
POLITICS.
BosroS Nov. 16 1875
The greater portion Of tho third days session OF tho
American Episcopal Congress, now assembled In this
city, given up to the discussion OF the subject OF
s'rmE MORALS POLITICS."
a subject OF unusual prominence At this timc There
was largo attendance OF visitors members OF the
body and tho interest manifested through the reading
OF the essay and tho discussions which followed was
very intense.
DR. HARwooD's ADDRESS.
Rev. Edwin Harwood, d. D. OF New Haven, Conn
was the first ossayst The cssayst spoke Of the be-
ginning OF this controversy whether this country
was nation or confcdcracy, Hamilton supporting
the former idea and Jefferson the latter. This ques-
tion has been fully settled, and still oscilao
between Hamton's nationalism and Jeferson's ndi-
vdualism. We divided into two great parties
on this subject and tho controversy 10 Bit
ter for We have never been over cour.
teous Ia politics Tho tendency OF politics
has been downward. and though we have advanced
otherwise, all the bad traits or American character
TO the surface in political contests The great
masses OF the people are not deoauchcd IN their po-
ica Tho candidates for high Offices with
small emouments arc h nest aud patriotic q rule
but they with the masscs do not shape the OF
campaigns. We blame those moral men who stand by
ana allow frauds TO be pcrpctraed in order that they
may be elected. We mpcach those party leaders who
appeal to tho basest passions OF the people TO advance
their own ends.
But what nave to say Of the army OF political
hucksters, who know not virtue aud do all TINT lies
their power 10 corrupt and dcraudy We touch slime,
but slime il not the political protoplnsm from which
tho politician is evolved. We arc nation of man
agcrs and the corruption Of politics Is recognized by
all those who are too innocent to see II and those
who engaged In u all the time. There Is evil In our
system and our political habudcs are more evil; the
latter be remcdicd. Is there any help Tor tho
former Tho fret thing which has led to this condition
OF affairs universal suffrage which means only danger
and disaster, aud The poss abilities OF change too
large subject for discussion in short paper. Many
men remember the evil hour when the system Of re-
warding political service with public Office was lrst
established The masses OF the people are honest and
the respectable men OF both parties respectable
but between the two is The great army OF political
hucksiers Twice this nation has been severely tried.
it Is now the duty Of citizens 10 that the tonc
politics Is as good at least the onc OF commerce.
The most obvious remedy to restore politics TO what
politics used to bc 10 tho attendance primary meet
iDgs by good citizens
fhe reading Of the paper was interrupted by tho ex-
pIrnllon OF the time.
CHANCELLOR rnrYx's vrgws
Chancellor J. V. !. Pruyn, OF New York, said no
would consider tho subject in Its broader aspects Tho
speaker, crtcisng what had been said by previous
speaker concerning the state rights doctrine asserted
that idea into existence almost before tie ink
whsrewitb the constitution written dry, and
Calhoun found the idea fully developed whom ne
upon the stage When tho States voted separately to
accept the constitution the question al once arose
to how much the States had given way.
The strict constructionists under Jefferson formed
Wnht Wab Cuhcu tue repuUIcan party, ana tnOs0
OF liberal views under Hamilton formed tho
federal party, and from that timo to this
that question has always been tho parties ID
acknowledged that system OF government prop
erly administered is the best for u.s. and It remains for
us to say whethor or not shall bo pcrpetuatcd.
Manhood suffrage is upon and cannot get rid OF
II. The right oi the person is superior tho right OF
properly. We have given to everybody who has at
taincd certain age and has lived certain place =
certain length Of time tho right vote without refer
cnce 10 wealth or poverty. Wo must sock TO remedy
the evil by education. In municipal politics, how
~ fruun I'm rnpn lat cl.n man ssf
our fiourshng cities and towns viii DO ruined by the
reckessness OF citizens who have no property interest
in ihcir welfare.
Hon. Alexander II. Bullock IL D., OF Worcester,
then followed. In referring TO the remedies OF tho
present condition Of poncs no said:-But the pulpit
has tho highest duty 10 perform. rejoice that the
ministers of Church are net IL the habit Of dipping