The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-09-01
''The Machine and the Pulpit,

We hope every reader will peruse the
following article, which comes. Just in
the mex of time, from that able paper,
Une Lancaster Intetlgencer, which says a:
I'm their desperation the baffied Cameron
machine managers are now reaching out their
polluted hands to seize and use in their be-
nalf The sacred desk. They have deliberately
lald siege to the pulpit and are earnestly
seeking to secure the special support of the
clergy in aid of Gen. Beavers election Such
audaeity is astounding. The spectacle is alb
surd OF Cooper, Quay, Kemble and company
Solemnly appealing to the Christian church
not for absolutiOn, but for public vindication
OF their political crimes. The originator of
the corrupt Pennsylvania Repubhcan ma
chine and the most successful conductor IL
ever 1ad was prone to boast of his unbelief
m puOlic or private virtues Efe declared
that every man had his price, and when he
could not bully or buy those whom he desired
TO use for bis base purposes, he did not hesi-
tate 10 seek their personal ruin by any means
aJJalnaDie, however vile. He secuted the
counSelS OF honorable men and sneered at
the fears 81 the umid. He wG6 open and de-
hant IN his disrespect of moral law. He was
pubic teper that contaminated the body
polite.
"And the spirit which governed the first
boss controls the bosses of to-day. Secretly
they ScaH at political deceacy cleannrss IN
management and official purity, and then
DOaSb OF thelr success in existing, under false
cries. honest men and Christian men in their
behalf. If some of the ministers who are
now appealed to on behalf of the Cameron
candidates could spend an hour in disguise
they could not stand stand the association
| foF longer time-wit3 some of the men who
made Beaver candidate, and who are now
Feled upon TO corrupt the ballot to secure his
election. they would cry out in alarm at the
! degredaIlOn OF machine political manage
menC They wGula 60 into their pulpits and
| wage uncompromising war against the con-
/ SclenceleSS creatures whom they are now SC
/ insolently asked TO save in the hour of their
/ extremity.
"One of the greatest stumbling blocks in
| the pathway OF political reform has been the
| moral support blindly given by men of blame
| less lives and ar-reaching personal influence
/ TO the schemes of unscrupulous leaders. and
managers. And this is precisely the position
/ OF General Beaver in the present contest
| Inc battle IS between the people and theil
( would De masters; between political freedom
/ and bosSlsm between machine misrHle anC
| administrative reform. The people are abOa
! TO make supreme effort to break the fetter.
/ OF political tyranny; to redeem their IOnl
I proSJbuted State government General Bea
/ yer knows all this. He knows the character
and the purposes of the men whom he rep
/ reSenJS. He knows what theN have don,
and what they will do Yet, ike Faust. h,
/ mas deliberately made a covenant with thi
spirit OF evil to serve it faithfully in return
Ior Its service to him. And now he is usinl
the cloak of his alleged Christian character
to secure the CO. operation of Christian mel
irrespective of party.
1T win be strange, indeed, il this last anC
worst movement Of the machine MANAGER
does not recoil upon them with fearful effect
III there is anything made as clear as tn
MONDAY sun it is that in this great contest
sooner on later, all honest men, without re
gard to previous party affiliations, must unit,
in the effort to put down forever the demor
aliZing and ruinOus band of public pirate
who have so long held possession of the Sta {,
government 1t is not a question of party
It IS question of reform against continued
debauchery; Of honest government agains
] ring misrule -