Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26

md honor, and that Americas Republic | low rests upon no other foundation than | he quicksands of political corruption. reform is not the word,-it | must be redemption.
 One hundred and eight years ago onr nation decided to be 8 Christian, and made national and worldwide declar- ation of her decision. Has she kept to her profession in good faith? If she has I fail to see the evidence of 1t. If she has we must see in her government, in her politics, in her rulers and in all of her matters that unmistakable evidence of Christianity which was the soul of our nation one hundred and eight years ago. I am painfully assured that our nation has not kept the faith-that our government IS not what 1t was. It does not secure to the people their rightful blessings of liberty. It does not defend virtue and punish crime. As l have said, |" it is not what it was. It has become associated with, and united to party and politicians, thus forming powerful monopoly, by which the will of the people is ruthlessly stamped out by unlawful political schemes, sustain ed by our government. This. is anti American and anti Christian, and is not the peoples government, as it was, and the political problem, reform will never bring it back to what 1t was.
 Our government must be redeemed from party and political authority. It should be not only professedly the peo- ple's government, but practically the peoples government. A peoples gov ernment is of no value except as 1t serves the people, and in order that this nation shall be what it professes to be, the nt- tion must be not only professedly B Christian, but practically a Christian. A nations Christianity has no value except as it is appropriated and worked into her government, her legislation, aLd politics as the one sacred immovab. @ principal of trust, to be maintained at all hazards.
 It is well said In every sense, that 8 mans religion is the chief fact with r,- gard to him. This does not mean h,s public profession, nor the articles of faith which he signs and asserts these things may always remain the same, but they do not make the man a Christian they are only the beginning and are from the mere outworks of the man. But the thing man is practically, the thing man is known to be by his char acter, by his daily life, what he is at heart, his relation to society and the universe; in short, his answering fdel- ity to his profession and to his God. This determines the whole man, and what he will do in everything with winch he has to do. The same may be equally well said of nation. Her Ch1st:a lity is the chef fact with regard to her; but I do not mean her profession made one hundred and eight years ago, nor the supreme law which sine signed and as- serted to be the law of the land. These things may remain the same, but they are only beginning and are from the mere outworks of the nation. But the thing a nation is known to be by hel government and political system, by the character of her rulers, by her manifest energy in the execution of all of hel laws, by her unswerving fidelity to all of her citizens, by the purity of her cleo tions;-in short, her regard for, and obedience to all moral and civil laws This determines the nations Christiani ty and the loyalty of her government
 this determines her power to protect and bless the people; this solves all ot her problems and determines her tariff question, free trade, labor and capita protection, protects her civil service system, settles the prohibition question and even protects all citizens against slander-mungers. Truly Christianity IS the chief fact with regard to nation Let us have redemption and get back tc this true standard of our nation and government. The supreme authority can, under God, bring it back to us and nothing else will ever do it.
 The union of the government with party and politicians, is fast dragging her back toward barbarism. Just turr to the historical facts of the settlement
 of the presidential question in 1876 tc
 find positive proof that the will of tho people is not regarded, does not stand
 when politicians undertake to nulify it
 In this case our government turned ovel
 to few politicians the making of {
 president for our once free republic This is but ohe single instance of tht
 union of our government and politicians
 usurping authority, although they dc
 that all Uf the time. There IS no cleo
 tion, the result of which speaks the fret
 will of the people. This invention O electlng president by a commission
 was chiefly to sustain the association O.
 politicians and government, but it dif also remarkably expose the unfaithful
 ness and weakness of our governmen. il
 executing the laws of the land. Itshow
 ed the insuficiency of our present gov 1 ernment to sustain America's republic
 Her prosperity, her free institutions
 her intelligence, her scientific discover ies, her culture and even her life hay.
 no other permanence than government
 owned by politicians; therefore redemp
 ton is the only salvation.
 Our government must be redeemed
 from the money power, and politiea | authority The Deon1e of this no+,o,