Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-20
BRIBERY.
THe SYNONYMS or TRUCHlEHcY AND
TUkPlTU0E.
The Grandsst Of Earthly Scisness Polluted
by the lsprous Hand Of the Briber-
The founding at New YGr.s
Legislative Doc.
SERMON BY REV. 7. DEWITT TAlMaGE

The intensely warm weather did not
seem to have any material fleet upon
the congregation of the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle, this morning, as about the
usual sized audience assembled to hear
DIR. Talmage.
The Doctor expounied on the 2Sth
chapter of job, and gave out the hymn:
LET our lips and lives express
The holy gospel we profess ...
after which he discoursed upon the iol-
lowing text:
| Subject of the Sermon: "Bribsry; or the
Degradation of American Politics"
TEXr: Job Nv. 30: Fire shall consume ths
tabcrnscle> Of bribery"
The graudest of earthly sciences is the
science Of politics. National order, ma
tional preservation, national defense,
national morality, all swept by that cir.
Gle. In that science Clarkson aud Cob
den and Brougham snd O'Connell and
Sir Rowland Hill won their garlands on
the other side OF the sea, while on this
side we had our Washington and our
Adams, Benjamin +. Butler, attorney
general OF New York, Theodore FIRE.
hnghuyseu, Senator from New Jersey,
John MacLean, Judge Of the Supre me
Court from Ohio, the great expounder oil
/ Massachusetts, and the great commoner
of Kentucky, while the scroll OF great
| and honorable statesmen now living IS
50 long that the attempt to speak their
| names would be a bewilderment. Going
from our own city into State and Ma
| tional politics are some OF our best lei
low citizeps. But politics from being
the science of government has again
been bedraggled into
SYNONYM of Truclencv aud Turpitude.
one monster sin, plausible, potent and
pestiferous, comes forth to do its dread
iul work in all ages. Its two hands are
rotten with leprosy. Its right hand 1t
carries hidden in its deep pocket. The
LETT hand is clenched and with its icher-
ous knuckle it taps at the door OF court
rooms and legislatures and congresses
and psrIisments. The door opens ard
then the monster enters and moves up
the aisle of the council chamber more
softly than the slippered page and takes
the right hand from the deep pocket
where it was hidden and offers 1t in
salutation to Judge or legislator. IL the
hand be taken and the palm OF the in
truder touch the palm OF the official,
the leprosy passes in the shape of
round blotch, round as gold eagle, and
the virus spreads from palm to palm
and the doom is fixed and the victim
perishes. Let
Bribery Stand up aud be Judged
to-day by the American people. The
Bible arraigns il. Samuel says Of his
two sons who were judges: "They took
bribes and perverted judgment. David
says of some OF his pursuers: "ihelr
right hand is full OF bribes.' Amos
says: "They took bribe and turned
aside the poor in the gate: while
Eliphas in the text foretells the crush
ing bolts of Gods indignation, declar-
iyg: "Fires shall consume the taber-
nacles of bribery
Think it no trifling temptation. Un-
der il some Of the mightiest have fallen.
The blackest chapter Of English, Irish,
French and American politics is the
chapter of bribery. Many Of YOU re-
member the Pacific Mail subsidies, you
all remember the awful tragedy oil
Credit Mobilier. Under the tempta-
ton of bribery Benedict Arnold sold the
Fort i'm the Highlands for S3l $40. For
this sin Corey betrayed Hungary and
Abithophel forsook David and
Judas Kissed Christ
When I see the illustrious and the
strong men that have gone down under
this contamination, i think OF the red
dragon in Revelations having seven
heads and ten horns and seven crowns
upou its heads, drawing the third part
of the stars of heaven after him. Ii
.eems TO me the right time to preach
against bribery has come. Much OF re-
ligious advice is ineffective because II Is
inopportune, as q child / know OF at
eight years OF age who received from har
Sabbath school teacher as reward Tor
learning many verses OF scipture, book
entitled "Adyice 10 q Young Married
Couple," or a soldier in the army who
had lost both legs by amputation, bad
tract given to him on the sin OF dancing.
But faithful words at the right time,
how important! The Legislature OF New
York is now busy investigating charges
oi bribery. That body and the whole
country, North, South, East and West
Wakes Up in Holy Horror
On the charge that $, 900 have been Of
fered 10 influence q legislative vote,
as though this were something new As
though in the United States hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars were not being
paid in bribes, As though In one state,
s975, 900 had not been paid legislature
and the State government by railway
company to get through a charter and
secure donations Of public lands. As
though three-iourihs OF the legislatures
of the United States had not through
bribery gone into pubic faction
whose stencil reaches heaven. On, yes;
hunt down that s., 900 at Albany by all
means. Keep the committee OF lnyes-
tigation busy. Put all tae witnesses
on the gridiron and
Proil Them till you Get the Whole
Truth,
After a lew weeks hunting that squir-
rel that has been stealing hickory nuts,
perhaps the honesty Of the land may
70 10 work and hunt down the bears
and tigers and panthers and lions and
behemoths OF political Corruption With
which the land is being devonred. On,
YES; gentlemen of New York Legisla-
ture! Do. as according to your testi-
meny you have been dong! Sssrcn
out wrong by day and then go to the
DelavAn House and play poker and cd
sledse all night! When. after many
sessions OF corrupt legislation, involv-
ing millions Of dollars, the New York
Legislature goes into paroxysm at this
psltry s., 900, it seems as though inlSIS
the whole country. with S6.W000O of
lawsuits against William Tweed. had
suddenly gone into Mysteries about his
theft Of box OF steel pens. Go on,
committee OF investigation, and
Strain Out the Gna, But Do Not Swallow
the Camel.
The lobbies Of the legislatures, by which
mean the bribers, ~ control ih.