Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-09

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| and the Canal bill, and other bills, and
have your eyes so widely opened you can
| never get them shut Az specimen they
decided forever to ruin the finest street in
the world, Broadway, BY railroad. There
| has seldom been day Of more relief for
the people of the state Of New York than
| when this legislature went home. q.
draw the fourth illustration from the
accident at Spitzenduyvil Tho politicians
ON the way home from Albany having
overpowered the conductor. turning the
the rope of the air brake till the train
halted and another train swept round the
curve, and the lives of valuable citizens,
and the bridal tour ended in massacre and
horror, the flames finishing what the COLI.
sion left. as ias
draw another illustration from tho 20
star Route swindle. ~
What precious revelation! All the prom
inent miscreants OF that fraud are politf'
clans. Their guilt wss proved bsyond
doubt, and had they been poor men the
trial would have lasted -four days and then
they would have been thrown into the
penitentiary. But they had plenty Of
money, so the trial lasted four months and
left them comparatively free. The reason
that people get condemned In this country
is because they do not steal enough. II
you must steal, steal over $4,000, or
there is no chance for you. New Star
Route trials are to be Instituted, but -
long az there are such large resources OF
money 10 draw on there viii be no convic-
tions of importance.
But there was never anything mosV
beautifully consistent than that this Hreas
crime should have retained on its side the
leading infdel Of America. The only
foundation for virtue and good govern
ment Is the Bible. Overthrow the Bible
end Star Route thievery 1"
5rl, Rnns mp % . Premisn.
The champion infidel says he does not zee
any crime in his client. OF coure be does
not. There is no God! There is to be no
judgement day. There are no command
ments Of divine authority. Let every body
be as he pleases. What q pandemonium
such theories would soon make out OF this
world. But this is certain-write 1t up as
high and 90 plainly that all the earth may
read it-that the behavior OF these star
route defendants is In harmony with
modern infidelity. Colonel Ingersoll says
60. am glad that In fidelity has gone out
of the abstract into the realm OF practical
morals, and we are having demonstrated
beyond all controversy what II favors and
countenances.
To come down to the present time draw
another illustration from this present
time. There were three factions in the
convention at Saratoga You know about
the forged telegram used in the State Com
mittee in behalf OF one faction, and that
forgery has been rightly excoriated from
one End of the Earth TO the Other.
But there was an attempt at fraud by one
of the other factions at Saratoga that has
not been properly ventilated, and turn
on an electric light II you are going TO
take cancer out, take IL out root and all.
There came moment OF widest excite
ment in that Saratoga convention. 1t was
evident that Folger would get the most
votes as nominee for Governor. Then o
man from Oneida in as bold spirit OF
fraud as was ever attempted this side OF
pandemonium, ssid that the whole Oneida
delegation would now change from Wads-
worth to Cornell, trying TO make a stam.
pede in that direction without the consent
Of the members themselves. The fraud
would have been successful had not Q
,snteS oneida sSoaIeu E0!Gf am rO Pom Oneida
district, and want to change my name to
Judge Folger. Some honest man demanded
the calling of the roll of that county, and IL
was found that instead Of going solidly TO
Cornell as was stated, the vote OF that
county stood for Cornell, for Wadsworth
and for Bolger The forged telegram was
intended to help Folger and the fraud Of that
member who misrepresented Oleide 10
Cornell, and while honest men anathemat
ize the former common justice demands
that they anathematze the latter. While
Righteousness Is cTuciiied In the centre,
show you that on the right and the leftare
the two thieves, the forged telegram on one
side and the Oneida fraud, -
The Worst OF the Two Thieves.
IN, the other. While the Cornell men hold
up their hands in holy grief at the forged
telegram sent to the State Committee. they
cover up with their skirts the Oneida
abomination, but they cannot hide IL.
drag IL out and lift 10 up 80 that oil the
land may see To what insuhsrable degrade
tion modern politics have come.
But there are illustrations more than
can mention. After the large expenditure
in putting up new Raymond street jail In
this city, We shall have one OF the meaaest
prisons in Christendom. Money. money,
who has got the money! The Brooklyn
bridge, which was TO cost between six ana
,evei, million dollars. Is TO cost hfteeu or
twenty millions. Money. money, who's
got the money! II seems 70 me that " 10
lime to can halt ef the political nisdoins
In this country.
II Ia TO me an encouraging sign that the
two political parties seem split beyond re-
construction. That the Republican party
has very serious split no one will deny.
For the present the split in Che Democrahc
party seems healed. but II you have any
idea that because Tsmmany Is silent Tam
many Is dead you make grievous miscai-
eulation. wait till they come 10 a distri:
button of Offices. think that 1884 Will
begin new order Of things. l wish thaf .
New Party Couid be Orgssise1.
I would have It's first principle the recog.
milton of the eternal God In the anairs OF
men and governments. The trouble 10 xe
have no God recognized In American pol.
itics. We have devil, yea whole conort
OF evil spirits--the devil Of ofice-seeking,
the devil OF wastefulness, the devil OF false
hood, the devil Of injustice-but no s3od:
Plenty Of gin, plenty OF old rye, plenty OF
schnappe, plenty Of fraud, plenty OF Legs
latiye Outrage and Congressional swindle,
but no God. Inever want 10 zee any issue
between Church and State In this country,
but I do want a party Who will openly and
without any disguise or can recognize the
God In whose name Columbus took posses.
sion Of this country, and In whose name
Washington achieved opf Independence,
and in whose name our institutlons hsye
advanced, the God OF the three iast wheat
crops. the God Of these genial skis snd In
dustrious rivers, the God who has gwen
merciful protection 10 our armies In lIIe
and 1872 and 1865, the God Of our peacefuI
and beloved homes. Blessed b. HE name
toreyer. You say it would not be fair to
have such . platform Of devine recognition
because thers are sons people Who
- Hes Deatsse IN 100.
Well, % there Az people Who do sot -
Iieye in chastity. Do NOT believe IN mn-
risge, do not belisse in nght a prop9t{,
do not believe In any styie q eugsnnees;
peopie Who would rob an1 steal and nof.
aer' Do y6ui refrain from fAakine hvs
sasinst crime beeause there are cfinlenlsy
Then Why should you deny a. platform
Of divine recognition becsuse tness are
many who do.not believsin God. All good
men believe in God. Your .polibanal plat.
forms begin whereas this and vheeeae that
ms6e out oD The old hash 81 polN3olI hAcLG
There will - unpreceaented - im1e-
ate victory coming 70 that peE1y Who h1So
~. ..cuvzSa and tie Worshfu(nlueU % ~