The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-14
JOSEPH coon.
The Eminent Divine and Lect-
nrer Addresses m Audience In
Chicago ON Communists.

urer Addresses m Audience In
Chicago on Communists.
The Rev. Joseph Cook, the celebrated
lecturer, who Is better known Gs plain
Joseph Cook, spoke on Wednesday even.
ing, in Mccormick hall, Chicago. There
was not a large audience, but those pre-
sent made up in character what was
wanting 10 numbers.
Mr.. Cook began his lecture BY describ'
Ing the scene that took place between the
Archbishop Of Paris and Rigault the
leader OF the Partisan Commune, when
the latter asked the former who he was.
The Archbishop replied that he was a
servant Of God. The atheistic Commun-
let then asked where the Archbishops
God lived, and was told everywhere" The
order was then sent out that this God be
summoned before the leader oil the com.
mune, but the decree was never carried
into effect And until 1t was or could be
carried out, the
COMMUNE WOULD NEVER NE SUCCESSFUL.
There were, said Mr.. Cook, some princi.
pies which had been made the platform
IN the official announcement Of 4 commu>
nistic head center, and those principles
were The abolition OF Inheritance, the
abolition Of nationality, the abolition Of
the family, the abolition OF religion, aud
the abolition Of property. There were
some who would affirm that these prin.
cipIes were not held by the commune, but
be was prepared to show that this plat.
form embraced their views on these ques.
lions. He said last year the iape had
been kindled that lii the land, and the
great cities Of the land had been unable
10 protect themselves, and had called on
Governors, and even the Federal Govern
ment, for protection. BE put the ques.
ton az 10 what the result would have
been had there been, from the Empire
State to the Golden State, 100 persons to
every square mile Of territory. The
railways were the country; New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, even
Boston, was not America, but the railways
we're America, and when strikes occurred
o railways all America was affected. The
lecturer was not certain, with the pres.
ent condition OF affairs In the larger
cities, but we needed a greater standing
army in America. [APPlause.l There
were some who thought the army should
be cut down to 5000, but those who be.
lieved that were like that paper in New
York called the Sua-he Thought the
Noon would be u better name forit. Who
we're the Paris Commune2 They were,
40 out OF so Of them, refugees from all
nations OF Europe; they lived on the poor,
on their supporters, and lived high. They
were Poles or Bohemians, who had been
compelled to leave their own country for
political or other crimes. They had sue.
ceeded In no single line Of business. Ri.
gault was m outlaw at fifteen or eighteen.
They gathered at Paris as on the play.
ground Of Europe, they were well.dressed
6rigands; they took hold OF and rode
over the municipality rouSh.shod; they
looked but little to the people for their
power; and when. the city was destroyed.
they, and not the people, burned it
These demagogues were third or fourth.
rate men; and whenever they got the
power they were sure TO carry ruin with
them.
The emigrant needed to understand
America before he was set TO ruling II.
[Applause.1 He did not know but what
the ballot would have TO be taken from
the unruly masses even by revolution,
although there was enough Of that on the
Potomac. The advice Of the last Execu-
tive, General Grant,..should be followed,
on making education the test for the
voter. There were in New York 1900
voters who could not read; II they had
the reading test there communism could
be controlled. But education was not
enough. Yet a man was not be condemn.
ed because his father had been rich. In
America the poor mans cause wa. every
mans cause, and 80 vas the cause OF the
rich man. The time Of strikes was the
tramp's opportunity therefore he was
opposed to strikes. Red republication
wanted 10 pay for its needs, but white re-
%publicanism wanted to pay for It's deeds
All the railroad strikes could have been
avoided by doing what Vanderbilt did
last snmmer-not reducing the wages OF
employees; by placing railroads in honesl
keeping, and not have three.fourths OF
them in the hands Of receivers. The
lower classes ofsociety could be elevated
by doing what DR.. Chalmers did in Ed
inburgh, and planting schools and
churches in those districts populated by
the poor. He would criticize the poor Of
America, because he thought they needed
it. Every man here could rise II he
would; the men who didn't rise were eth.
er the cripples and drones or the rougbs
and tramps. 1t was different in Europe,
but here all had an equal chance. The
unfortunate who were not u%nprIncipled
did not remain unfortunate. The lower
orders were not the farmers, the mechan.
les, or the smaller tradesmen, but the
men who were shiftless, who lived from
hand to mouth, who wouldn't be drafted
10 time Of trouble. Men who were able.
bodied, such as gamblers and tramp',
should be put into military warehouses.
Applause.l This was done in New York,
in England, in Prussia, and must be done
everywhere. BE said we had too many
OF the "cull" sort in our population, and
urged that in politics the "spoils SYSTEM
be abolished; that city governments be
improved; that a healthy morality be ey-
erywhere inculcated, and that the poor
and their condition be more generally
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