Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-16
DIR. TALMAGE ON TIE EtEC-
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be found.
DIR. TALsHAGE ON TIE EtEC-
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Another Evidence OfGhe Stability
Of Republican Institutions.
New York Herald, l2,l
Nothing can be more delightful
than the universal good humor follow
ing the elections. DR.. Talmage said,
in his regular Friday evening talk
before an unusually large sssemblage
in the Brooklyn Tabernacle last even
ing. There has been revolution in
Brooklyn politics-the Democrats
turned out and the Republicans
turned 10. The.victOrs, ofcourse, are
|iubilant, and the v~anquished wish only
happiness to their successors. Mean
while our beloved city will move right
on and up in its properties. The
opportunities Of these cities, now
practically one, 7 u%nequalled.
Standing at the gates Of the continent
we try to keep that which is worth
keeping and we try to pass on that
which is ofno use. The best pictures
are in our galleries aud foreign orators
stop long enough to speak Of our
halls. The finest equipages may be
seen on cur Broadway, aud making
the circuit Of our Central and Pros
! peet Parks, while our Croton and
RidgeWood aquaducts pour their
Brightness and r~efreshment into the
hot lips Of the cities. In addition TO
all this our pre-eminent schools invit-
ing the sons and daughters of other
cities. and our great churches thronged
on the Sabbath fill us with grateful
exhilaration. At this season Of the
year, when so many of the Offices Of
the city are about to change bands, we
do well TO stir our souls with this
bright remembrance.
| am told that the new Mayor and
the new Sheriff, and, indeed, all those
in this city about to take the oath OF
Office are fully qualified for their high
positions. Let us wish for then the
happiest possible administration, and
through them the temporal and mora
welfare of all the people. And here
let us make an apology for what might
have seemed to many a great neglect
Of duty on my part, alter all | have
said about the importance Of prac
Using the right OF suffrage. | did not
vote last Tuesday, because | had M
right to vote. | had necessarily beer
absent from the city on the days o
registration, and therefore didn't &,
to the polls. | think if any man
especially any public man, dOesn'I
vote, he needs to makt on apology ant
tell why he did MOI. No man i
worthy to live amid ali these civil an,
religious liberties who Wilfully neg
lects this most important duty Of al
American citizen. Ny incapacity t,
vote never before occurred since | wa.
tWenty-one years OF age, save when
moved from city to city, and | hope i
will never occur again. The ballo
box, under God, in this country, is Il
right all political wrongs, and is to b.
the basis of all political upbuilding
and there will be no peace in Russia
and no end to her assassinati0ns unit
the great masses Of the people are al
lowed the privilege of a vote.
Nothing is more complimentary t
our American institutions than th,
calm after the electors. So We hsV,
again illustrated that republicanism j
not mobocracy, and ifthis is a "bubtlr
bursting nationality, it takes it grea
while to burst. 10 our day we ar,
showing Ehat independent and intelli
gent and independent voting may do
You notice that in the State of New
York the split ticket has been elected
Let the political parties learn that yO
ters are determined to look beyonC
parties TO the men nominated. A few
wire pullers cannot get together in
barroom caucus, with whisky anC
~badgering, to decide the fate of cit
and nation. Be no more under To,
delusion that voters will read no fur
Their than the party badge at the tot
Of the ticket. Beginning to read a
the top, they will read all the wal
through and they will scratch GU
what they think ought to be scratched
out and interline what they tkinl
ought to be interlined.
And now | call upon the people fol
sympathetic consideration Of the sue
cessful candidates. They will be as
sailed by hundreds Of people wanting
Office, We cannot all have oficia
position. There are so many TO b,
rewarded. / should not wonder i
some Of us should be disappointed. |
l had my way | would appoint you al
to some office worth 5000 a year, bu
having no patronage Of this kind
give you kindly advice instead. II yot
fail in getting what sou ought to have
do not fail to maligning the charactc
Of the officials who deny you. Their,
are in this city to day a thousand mel
who are anxious 10 sacrifice themselve
for the public good in some office. b.
all means seek it, if you have fines
for the position, but remember thaI
inevitably and always the vast major
ity ofapplicants must be disappointed
DR.. Talmage also spoke on the Gran,
street calamity, and said that the ten
emtnt houses Of New York are a dis
grace to that city and to humanity.
TO the Trade.
The high reputation which GU
DON JUAN Cigar has attained ha
induced parties to initiate it. W
hereby caution the public that th
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