The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-30

equally with al others, 8 far Is my
reason and common sense can grasp
them.
The clerical profession does not dis
franchise men, nor ALLEVIATE them from
any vital question that il conducive to
the welfare Of humanity. The objection
to the clcrgy's meddling with politics"
is the same a. used against women vot-
ing. u u % degrading, 80 nnclericai,
communicating in its influence, that the
minister who talks politics loses pres
tige in society," As rule, these objec.
tors have such demoralizing system Of
politics, which they cling TO like grim
death, that they foclishly imagine oil
other systems are corrupt. Some don't
believe in sinking politics and religion"
because the political system they sup
port, and religion, with any morality
In il whatever, cannot mix any more
thsn oil and water.
The argument used by the objector
why should not discuss politics is the
very one would use a. . reason for dis
cussing il. II II Is degraded 1t ought to
be elevated. II IL 10 impure, as they say
it is, they ought to join me in trying to
purify IL. And il il will not "mix with
relieion." they ought to adopt system
that will.
One Of the important reasons l have
to offer for leaving the Republican party
and joining hands with .he National
Greenback party is that my religion
would not let me stay there anv longer.
could not make them "mix." They
would not harmonize.
Ny religion taught me that tho Ia
borer il worthy Of his hire" but the
machine Of the Republican party said,
Labor has no rights that capital Is
bound to respect"
NV Great Teacher said, "Call no man
master on tho earth;" but my party
said (by its unholy legisidtion), "Call
the great corporate monopolies your
masters, for the people are their slaves,
and we have 30 declared it by our Con.
gressional action, for we too are their
slaves-owned and controlled by them"
Ny Great Teacher taught me that il .
anfell among thieves and they stripped
him and left him nearly dead, to go
to him and help him in every way pos
sible but my party taught me to play
the part OF the Levite and priest, and
pass by on the other side.
When came to myself on this sub
| iect Of politics and religion, found that
the people, all Of us, had fallen among
the thieves Of Wall street, and the stock
jobbers, railroad wreckers, telegraph
and oil monopolies, boards Of trade aud
national banks. and l lifted up my
hands for help. / looked at my old
friend the Republican party, and saw
the bosses in league with them.
then turned to the friend Of my boy
hood, the Democratic party. and saw
her trudging along behind, fighting
everything that the Republicans did at
the time. but shortly aftcrvard indorsing
Ill that they had done, aud even claim
ing share in the spoils.
Then my cry WAS, "Where shall I
and relief" I looked aud saw the
Good samaritan, who seemed very small
at first, but soon ecame large enough
to pour OIL on our wounds, and take us
to place Of safety; and ! askel his
name, and he answered, 1.-THE National
Greenback Party"
| These fastidious religionists say TO
their ministers, sometimes "Your
duty is to preach Christ r And I al
ways agree with them, but the Christ !
preach is not : speculative dogma upon
which to build sect, but it is the Christ
that touches every question that tends
to the political liberty and moral eleva-
ton of man, woman and child. The
Christ preach represented man as the
most valuable created being in God 5
universe, rs master Of ell, and the slave
l Of none.
We want the same Christ preached to
the American people to-day that in the
olden times went into the temple with
His scourge of cords and overthrow the
money changers, and declared in tones
/ Il thunder my house shall be the
house Of prayer. but ye have made it .
len of thieves"
| That's the Christ we want to-day, and
4 religion that strikes fire. one that
dare NEEDLE with politics." until this
republic is a republic in spirit and in
fact, and the laws are in harmony with
the constitution.