The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-06-23
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Fourth Discourse Of the Series on
the Labor Question.
The Dangers of Monopoly. Commun,am,
Isadelity and Nihilism-The Outlook
for the Future Of the Republic.
Overpopulation.

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fourth Of his series of discourses on the
labor question at Brooklyn Tabernacle, his
subject being monopoly and Communism
Struggling for the Possession of the Coun.
try" His text was:
The Lord deliehteth in thee, and thy land
shall be married.-Isaiah ixii4.
As the greater includes the less, so does
the circle Of future Joy around our entire
world include the epicycle Of our own re-
public. Bold, exhilsrsnt, unique, divine
imagery Of the text So many are de.
pressed by the labor agitation and think
everything in this country 10 going to
pieces. Ipreach this morning q sermon
of good cheer and anticipate the time
when the Prince of Peace and the Heir Of
universal dominion shall take possession
of this Nation and "Thy land shall be
married"
In discussing the final destiny Of this
NatioD It makes all the difference In the
world whether we are on the way to q
funeral or wedding. The Bible leaves
no doubt on this subject. In pulpits and
on platforms and in places Of public con-
course, hear so many Of the muffied
drums Of evil prophecy sounded % though
we were on the way to National interment,
and besides Thebes, and Babylon and Tyre
In the cemetery Of dead nations our re.
public was to bs sntombed, that l wish
you to understand II Is not to be obsequies,
but nuptials; not mausoleum, but carpeted
altar; not cypress, but orange blossoms;
not requiem, but wedding march, for "Thy
land shall be married." Ipropose to name
some Of the suitors who are claiming the
hand Of this Republic. This land Is 50
fair, 20 beautiful, 20 afiiuent, that II. has
many suitors, and will depend much upon
your advice whether this or that shall be
accepted or rejected.
In the first place, remark. There IL .
greedy, all.grasping monster who comes
in as suffer seeking the hand Of this Re-
public, and that monster is known by the
name Of Monopoly. His scepter is made
out of the iron of the rail track and the
wire Of telegraphy. He does everything
for his own advantage and for the robbery
of the people. Things have gone on from
bad to worse, until in the three Legisla.
lures Of New York, New Jersey and Penn.
sylvania, for the most part, Monopoly
decides everything. II Monopoly favor a
law it passes. II Monopoly oppose a law
1t is rejected. Monopoly stands in this
railroad depot putting into his pockets in
one year 500, 100000 in excess of all
reasonable charges for service. Mo.
nopoly holds in his one hand
the steam power Of locomotives, and in the
other the electricity Of swift communica.
ton. Monopoly decides nominations and
elections-city elections, State elections,
National elections. With brides he secures
the votes Of legislators-giving them free
passes, giving appointments to needy rela-
tives to lucrative positions, employing
them as attorneys II they are lawyers,
carrying their goods fifteen per cent less
If they are merchants; and II he finds a
case very stubborn, ~ well as very i'm.
portant, puts down before him the hard
cash Of bribery. 0FEt D.
But monopoly is not so easily caught
now as when, during the term of Mr..
Buchanan, the Legislative committee in
one of our States expressed and exposed
the manner in which . certain railway
company procured . donation of public
land. It was found out that thirteen oil
the Senators Of that State received $1,000
among them, sixty members of the lower
house of that State received 5000 ant
$4,000 each, the Governor of the State re-
ceived 1000, his clerk received 5000, tn,
Lieutenant Governor received $4,000, al
the clerks of the Legislature received Sc, OO'
each, while Sc, 900 were divided among tn,
lobby agents.
rejoice that In twenty -four States o.
the Union already anti -monopoly leagues
have been established. God speed then
In the work of liberationl Iwish that tn,
question might be the question of ou
Presidential elections, and that we compe
the political parties to recognize It in thei
platforms.
have nothing to say against capitalists
A man has right to all the money he ca,
make honestly. There Is not laborer II
the land who would not be worth q million
dollars If he could. have nothing to sa,
against corporations as such-withou
them no great enterprise would be posi-
BILE; but what do say 10 that the sam
principles are to be applied to capitalist
and to corporations that are applied to tn
poorest man and the plainest laborer
What is wrong for me is wrong for grea
corporations. II take from you you
property without adequate oompensatio
I am thief, and if . railway damage tn
property of the people without any ade
quate compensation that is a giganti
theft. What Is wrong on small scale
wrong on . large scale. Monopoly i
England has ground hundreds and thou
sands Of her best people into semi. starvs
tion, and in Ireland has driven multitu
dinous tenants almost to madness.
Monopoly, brazen-faced and iron fin
gered, vulture- hearted monopoly, offer
his hand to this republic. He stretche
It out over the lakes, and up the Pennsyl
vania and the Erie and New York Centr,
Railroads, and over the telegraph poles {
the continent, and says: "Here is m
heart and hand; be mine forever" Ii
the millions Of people, North and Soutl
East and West, forbid the banns of this
marriage-forbid them at the ballot DO,
forbid them on the platform, forbid the,
by great organizations, forbid them b
the overwhelming sentiments of an out
ragged Nation, forbid them by the prote.
of the Church of God, forbid them b
prayer to high heaven. That Herod sha
not have this Abigail. It shall not be I
all.devouring monopoly that this land
to be married.
Another sutton claiming the hand Of thi
Republic is Nihilism. He owns nothin
but knife for universal blood -letting an
nitro glycerine bomb for universal explo
sion. He believes in no God, no govern