Connecticut western news., 1879-04-30
Reform Again.

EDITOR NEWS: read with much intar- est and some little encouragement an Arti- cle on Reform in your columns last week, The writer speaks plaln, important truth. In referring to what has been praviounly sad through your columns on the snbject of National Reform," the writer saya "It sounds ts me as the voice of one crying in the wilderness" When John the Baptist cried Tn the wilderness his mission was te awaken siumbering minds to . new life. to call forth feelinE of the necessity for re- form aud redemption. The missien, or Ob- ject of hfs voice of one crying in tho will derness, is, if possi ble. to awaken the Blum- bering people to the fact of danger and to call forth feeling of the necessity of do- ing something to reform and save our Ea- tionai Government. John the Baptist en- tered upon his work with stroag heart and mighty purpose. Ills cry was re- form, repent. We enter upon this work of reform with faint heart. but determin- ed purpose to stick to ir. Now, Mr. Editor. want to say to the people through your coiumns, organize and enter upon this work of National reform with . strong heart and determined purpose to be faith- full and true to our Nation. feeling assured that we shall have the mighty power Of the people to back us in our work of refofm.
 John the Baptist's crying in the wilder ness was not limited to any sect, or eless or nationality ot people, but was to the Ahels people alike. So our crying in tha .ykllder- ness is not limited to any political party or nationality of people, but to all people alike, 1t is to our Nation. Tho crying of John the Baptist drew many foliowera. Our crying may be all in vain, but that we are willing to leave with Him whs is the disposer of all things. Truly 1t is ast6nish . ing when we consider the contrit,on of ou country aud tue general demoralisktion prevailnR, that there is 90 litGle intereat ta- keu in the subject of reform. The appar. ent indifference of the people as e the great good of the Nation is astonishing. All is lett to the political parties. All pO,ita. clans sel6shly stick to their party, whils the two old parties are fast plunRinG cur Nation into rum. Our public men gre more
 taithful, generally, to party than they are to the Nation. Party is first, country last. Now when we elect Presldeut and VIca- President of the United States and Con- gress and so on all the way down to the | common town officers, do we elect them te serve party or to serve the peopisf Do | we elect them to serve party or to servs . | supI emer power, the peoplef When John the Baptlst was crying in the wilderness
 he was faithful to declare that there waa power above him, and he argued that hts | work was directed by that supreme power
 which demanded reform aud true ohsdi- ence to the will of the hiPh her power,of which
 he was only representative. Now are our
 political leaders faithful to declare that | the will of the people is to be obeysd im- plicltly, or Lave pohtical leaders usurped
 all power and wholly diSregarded the will of tue people until these political plang- CTS into ruin have seemingly come to bs l the supreme power of our Nation and are making the people to become the servants of political parties. And fear, next, we may be setvIng Sovereign. It appears to me to be a settled thing, our two old poliri-
 cal parties must break up or our great and
 glorious Nation must most assuredly break
 up and go to the wall. Ana the people, e.
 pecIaiiS churches that have become politt- l cal churches, must answer to God for Ehs
 destruction of tbis sad 70 be Christian Na-
 tior. It appears to me that the need or.tbs times, the perilous condition of our Nation,
 the demoraIizatiou of the people. all call upon every man to whom God has Rranted
 tue rights aud privileges of an American
 citizenship 10 give up party selhshnesu and
 faithfully, honestly serve his country by at
 least cryiug in the wilderness National Re-
 form, which is the only way of salvation
 for our Government. Let us see the proper, 1 natural fruit of Christian Nation. PC. CuAn6Noe.