The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-06-22
Monopoly VS.. Communism.
A Sermon Of Good Cheer by Tai.
mage.

The text was Isaiah, ch. xiii, 4 I:
The Lord deligh,eth in thee, and thy
and shall me married" Following is
TIE SERMON IN FULL.
As the greater includes the less, so
does the circles OF future JOY around our
entire world include the epicycle OF our
own Republic Bold, exhilarant, unique,
divine imagery OF the text! So many
are depressed by the labor agitation and
think everything in this country ID going
tn pieces. / preach this morning SER
on of good cheer and anticipate the
me when the Prince Of Peace and the
eir OF Universal Dominion rhaIl take
possession OF this nation and "Thy land
shall be married.
In discussing the inal destiny Of this
nation it makes all the difference in the
world whether we, sre, on the ,way 70 .
'uneral or Wedding. The Bibles esleaves
no doubt on THE subject. In pulpits and
ul platforms and in places OF public
'ncourse, hear so many Of the muffled
nrums OF evil prophecy sounded. as
hongb we were on the way to the na.
tioDal ,interment. and beside Themes,and
Babylon and TyFe jim the cemetery cf
dead nationsour Republic WIS to'be en-.
tombed, that wish you to understand
liz is not to he obsequies, bat nuptials !;
not mausoleum but carpe,ed altar; not
cypress hut orange blossoms; pot reqpi.;
em but wedding march, fdt &Eby land
shall be married" propose 10 name
,cme OF The suiiors who are claiming the
land OF this Republic. This land is SO
lair, go hesu,iful, so aflluent. that IL has
many sui,ors. and il will depend much
upon your advice whether this or that
shall be accepted or rejected. s' 'oa !
In the first place, remark: There De
A GREEDY, ALL aRAsprNa MONSTER.
rho comes in as suitor seeking the
hand OF this Republic, and that monster
is known by tbs name Of Monopolys
Ills scepter is made out Of The lion of
he rail track and the wire OF ielegrapby.
lie does everything for his own advan.
age and for the robfrerv of he people
Things have gone on iron had 10 worse,
until in the three legislatures OF New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvsuis for
The most part. Monopoly decides every .
thing. II Monopoly iayors, law il
passes. II Monopoly opposes law it
is rejected. Monopoly stands inv this
rsilroad depotputting into his p ckets in
one year two hundred millions of dol.
lars in excess of charges ior reasonable
-ervice Monopoly holds in his one
hand the steam power locomotives, and
in the ether the electricity of 'swif, COM
municalion. Monopoly decides nomi-
nations and elections-ci'y el.ctiona,
State elections, Na:ioral elections With
bribes he secures The votes of legislators
-giving them free passes, giving ap-
pointments to needy relatives to lucra
iibe positions, employing them as attor-
neys il they are LAWYERS, carrying their
goods fifteen per cent less il they ale
and il he finds a case very
stubborn ss well as very important, plsa
down before him tho hard cash FOR brih-
cry.
But Monopoly is not so easily caught
now a. when during ,he tenn OF Mr.. Blu
chanan, the Legislative committee in one
OF our States expressed and exposed the
manner in which certain railway CON-
pany procured donation OF tpublic land
1t was found ou, that ,hirteenIot the
Senators Of that State received 8f76,-
600 among hem, sixty members OF the
lower house OF that State received i've
thousand and ten ,beusand dollars each,
the Governor oi tue State, received if.y
Thousand dollars, his clerk, received fye
thousand dollsrt, all the cleiks:oft the
Legislature received Eve thou,ard dol
lars each, while 6ity ihousaud dollars
we're divided among the lobby agents..
That thing. ON a'glarger aor apaper
scale. is all the time going on inssomcp
the States Of the Union, but il is not so
laundering 90 II used to be, and, here
fore not so easily exposed or arrested.
! tell you that Js5, ii.i ssss a,aa sss
THE ovERsHADowINa CURSE OF THE uSI-
TED STATES TO-DAY ~ 4sass
is Monopoly He puts his hanfopnn
every bushel of wheat, upon every nssck
OF salt, upon every ton oftcoal wand
every man, woman and child in'tbe Uni
ted States feels the touch Of thst mon
eyed despo'ism. = p s'IAS sstlh
/ rejoice that IN twen,y-four States iof
the Union already anti MONOPOLY
Leagues have been cstahlishtd.s God
speed them in the wo-k VI liherati0u 0uI
wish that this question might he the
question at our Presidential elections,
and that we compel ibe political parties
10 recognizes it in their platforms. n i
have nothing tosay sgainstcapi'ul-
lists. A man has right to all tho rnon-
~ be can earn honestly Thcre is nht,a
Iaborer in the land who would 'notNr,
worth q million doilars II be eleouid3 /
have nothing to say sssinstcprpora ions
as such. Without them no great enter
prise would he possible But what i do
say is that the same principles are
to be applied TO capitalists and to corpoI
rstions that are applied Ia the poorest
man and the plaihest lahofer. What Is
wrong for me is wrong for greet corpo.
ra,ions II ltake from you your pf"p.
efty without adequate compensation !
am thief, and il q railway damage the
property of the people without anv ade-
qua.e compensaiier that is a gigantic
theft. What is wrong on small scale
is wrong on large scale. Monopoly in
England has ground hundred. snd thou.
sands Of her best people in'o scmi.star-
vation, and in Ireland has driven multi
tudinous tenant, almost ltIm'duess.
EXAMPLES
Five hundred acres in this country
make an immense Fs,m When yoq read
that in Dakota Territory Mr.. Cass has o
arm Of Is 900 acres. .Iend Mr.. Grandson
25, 900 acres, and Mr. Dalrymple 40 600
acres, your eyes dilste even though these
ARMS are in great regions thinly iphahi.
led. But what do you think OF this
which | take from D omsday hook, show
ing what Monopoly is on tie other side
OF the seay / give 1t as, q warning of
.not n wonld do nm this aide The AGA l.