, 1886-11-05
TIE PREACHER IN roL.lICs.

THE PRE- NCEER IN Politics.
The one reliable cornerstone Of the lib
critics of the American people; is in the
thorough and absolute divorce Of chmch
and state, aud the belief that ma possible
concentration of circumstance can ever
bring about the ~ubiugaiion Of the inter
e7ts Of the whole people, to the maclinn
tons Of any sect or creed or cllss Rely
Ing upon this solid Foundation Of the lib
critics Of the people, it is a lAtlr singular
to note thu malignant hostility displayed
in the columns of the Colorado Rcpubli
can press against l,e, Nyrou W Reed,
the Democratic caaluli,c for congress in
that state, who, in the face Of the mo-f
bitter and y%irulout abuse has Just sue
eeedcd in debating Symc-, tie figure
head of monopoly. whose only rcdccminr
characteristic was the great loyalty which
he served the wealthy few who placed
him in power. We remarked yesterday
that this campa IN ended in a
succession of surprises for al, but
perhaps for none, more eo than the
wealthy few who have held a. LIFE grip ON
the yitNs of our lively and growing noigh
bor, for years. aud now suddenly and
against all kuown precedent, find them
selves relocated Ia a deserved oblivion by
Che wonderful power of the ballot, when
in the hanl- OF intelligent men. who have
been educated up To the required standard
to look through deceit aud durlcjty. and
to value their manhood aooye the COLLEEN
bait Of ihoss who soush, to Use them As
puppets in then great game of snbvcrtine
the public will to their own a%,rranlize.
mcnt.
Myron w. Reed Is a Young man. ufthc
better cltss OF the American poor, who
alone and without the backing of any
friends worked his way in the battle of
life to a position Of hvuor among the p,o
pie. and who has devoted his HE to the care
and helping Of less fortunate morialS. with
a self denial rarely met with in these
times AMI has led a life s., true. so pure.
that even the cruel search If the political
hycna has failed to attach q stigma to lis
course, aud the popular will of the great
state Of Colorado has chosen him to rep
resent her in the national congress.
Now that the bittor d.bt is ended, will
the reader take a lttlc time to consiicr
the ease IN is Rad aspect For years the
country has been cursed with a set of
political charlatan-. elected through the
ring process, who have saldlcl the penplc
with objectionable Lass. that such multor-
ings as those from the George movement.
seem almost To deserve 1t place on the
national stage. and each RECURRING election
has witnessed the return of TIN. same
class Of men, nomiually by the will of the
people, bnt practically against it. only to
enlarge the grip already held on the
popular throat, and no relief
seemed possible. suddenly, as
II cyclone, came the great reyul.ion
in the popular will, which seated Grover
Cleveland in the presidential chair, and
opened the way for the supremacy of the
MASSES against the few who had swayed
the will Of the people in consonance
with their personal aims, To continue
this great boon to the people it is noccs-
sary to return men to congress, whose
lives are an index Of their character, and
as the life Of a minister is ever under the
watchful eye Of his people. no man could
be more easily detected in wrong doing
than he. Why then fight the preacher
because he takes an interest in the affairs
ofthe nation ? WHO has a better right
or a more worthy cause to scrvo2 Who,
in all the professions can know more of
the real wants and wishes of the people?
Who can better put self aside than he?
The election of Myron Reed marks a