The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-17
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
Fourth of the Series OF Sermons
OF Rev. DIR. Talmage on the
~ Labor Question,


Iphhthnlun OF lHlh Country before Dos
ginning his sermon he announced that the
congregation would make trip TO the
Thousand Isles on tho Goth inst,
The text was Isaiah xii, 4; "lhe Lord
dolightelh In thee, and thy land shall lie
married. Following is the sermon Ia full
As the greater includes the less, 80 does
the circle OF future Joy around our entire
world include the epioycle of our own Re-
public, Behold, eNhilapnt, unique, divine
Imagery OF the textl so many are de-
pressed by tho labor agitation aud think
everything IN this country Is gong 70
pieces, preach this morning O sermon OF
good cheer and anticipate the time when
the Prince of Peace aud the Heir OF Uni.
Yersal Dominion shall take possession OF
this nation aud "fhy land shall be mar
ried,"
In discussing the final destiny Of this no.
ton II makes all the difference In the world
whether We are on the way 10 funeral OF
o wedding, The Bible leaves no doubt on
this subject In pulpits aud on platforms
and In places OF public concourae hear 80
many Of the mualed droms Of evil proph-
ecy sounded, IN though we were on the way
TO national intormont, and beside Ihebea
aud Babylon and Tyre IN The cemetery OF
dead nations our Republic was TO be en-
toinbed, that ] wish you TO understand Il
~ not 10 DO ObseQuics, but uuptlalR; not
mOusoleum, but carpcted altar notcypresa,
bat orange blossoms not requiem, but
wedding march, for thy land shall be mars
riod,' propose 10 pamc some of the suit
ors who are claiming the hand Of this Re-
public. The land is NO fair, 80 beautiful,
so ailluent, that Il has many auilOr6, and II
will dependmuch upon your ndyice whether
this or that shall bo accepted on rejected.
In the first place | remark There ls a
greedy all-gr0sping monster who comes In
40 suitor seeking the hand Of this re-
public and that monster ~ known by tho
name Of monopoly, His gcepte N made
out Of the iron Of the rail track aud tho
wire of iecgraphy, lie does everything
for bis own advantage and for the robbery
OF tho people, Things have gone on from
bad TO worse, until In tho throo legisla-
lures OF New York, New Jersey and Penn-
sylyania, for the most part, monopoly dc.
cidea everything, II monopoly favor
law II passes, II monopoly oppose law
II IL rejected, Monopoly stands In this
railroad depot putting into hispocket In ono
year 5000, OOO, 900 IN excess OF all re0son-
able charges for service, Monopoly holds
In his one hand the steam lower OF loco-
motives, and IN the other the electricity Of
swift communication, Monopoly decides
nominations and olcctions-cily elections,
State elections, national elections, With
bribes he secures the votes OF legislators,
giving them free passes, giving appoint
ments 10 needy relatives TO lucrative po-
sitions, employing them "a attorneys II
they are lawyers, carrying their goods 10
per cont less u they are merchants, and II
he finds n case very stubborn, as we'll os
very important, puts down before him the
hard cash Of bribery.
But monopoly is not no easily caught now
ae when duling the term Of Mr.. buchanan
the Legislative committee IN one Of our
Statos Expressed aud exposed the manner
In which q certain railway company pro.
cured a donation Of public lOlnl. II was
found ont that thirtcon OF the Senators Of
that State received Slf6,nOO among lhom,
sixty members Of the lower llouso of that
State received 5000 and SlUOO0 oach, tho
Governor Of the state received $50, ,000, aud
his ol0rk received 5i,0on, the Lieutenant
Governor received slO,OOO, all the clerks Of
the Legislature received sinO0 each, whilo
800, 900 WIS divided amid the lobby agents.
That thing on larger or smaller achle, Ia
all the time going on In some Of the Statos
OF the Union, but II IN not 40 laundering ~
II used 10 be, aud therefore not ~ easily
exposed or arrested,
tell you thtt tbs oyorshadowing curse
OF the United States today IL monopoly.
He puts his hand on oycry buahol Of wheat,
upon oyory sack Of sat, upon every ton Of
coal, and every man, woman, and child In
the United States feels the touch OF that
monoyod despolism,
rejoice That Ia twonty four taiea OF
the Union already monopoly loNguea
have boon established. God speed them
In the work OF liberation wish that this
question might bo the question OF our
elections, aud that we could
compel the political parties TO recognize II
on thoir platforms.
have nothing 10 say against cnpilaliata.
A man has right 10 oil the money he can
mako honCaIly, Thoro Ia not laboror In
The land that would not bo worth 81 ,OOO,.
against corporations ae such-without thom
no groot enterprise would bo poeeibloi but
what do SAY Ia that tho Oamo principles
are 10 bo applied TO capitalists and cor
poratons that are applied 10 the poorest
man and the plaincst loborer, What 10
wrong for mo IL wrong for great CORPORA.
Hons. II take from you your property
without adequate compensation / am
.hiof, and II railway damage tho property
of tho people without any adequate COM
ponaotion that Ia "a gigantic thoft What
IL wrong on small scale ia wrong on q
largo scale Monopoly In England has
ground hundreds OF Thousands Of her best
people Into semi. starvation, and IN Ireland
has driyon multitudinouo tonants almost 10
Five hundred acros In this country mako
m immongo farm, Whom you road that In
Dakota Territory Mr.. Cass has farm OF
$1,000 acres, and Mr., Grandon $4,000
aoros, and Mr.. Dolrymplo 10000 acres,
-FOUR eyes dilato, ovon though those farms
nro In great regions thnly inhabited. But
what do you think OF this which take
from the Doomeday Book, showing what
Ia on the other side The eoa9 l
give II ~ q warning Of what II would do on
This side the sea " In some lawful way tho
.endency IN not resisted, In Scotland ].
@. M. HoddlO owns 5O,i0O acres;
,orl OF Womyee, $1,000 acres
Sir j. Riddell, $4,000 acrea,
Sir G, W. A, Ross, $4,000 acres; II, II,
Scott $1,000 acres; Mr.. y. Baird, 10000
,cresI Earl Of Dunmoro 10000 acresj
Duke Of RoSburgh, 10000 ocresi Earl
of Moray, o. 200 acres; Countess Of Home,
", 900 acress Lord Middleton, $1,000 ocrosl
Earl OF Aberdeen, G3, 800 ocresi Mackenzie
Of Dundonnell, $4,000 acrgsi Mr. j j, II.
lohnetono, $4,000 acres Earl Of Airlie,
$4,000 aores Sir J, Colquehon, $4,000
aeres; o. Morrison, $1,000 acree Duke Of
Montroeo, OS,0O0 acres. Meyrick Bankes,
10000 dcresi Grant Of Glenmorrlston, a.. /,
quo acresj Marquis Of Ailsa, 10000 acres,
Baronees Wuloughby dEresby. $4,000 4,
acresi Mr. ]. Malcolm, 40, 600 acres Mar. ,
guie OF Huntloy, $4,000 acres, Balfour OF ,
Wittipgheme, u 900 acres, Sir ]. o. 0rde, !
", 1000 actea; Marquis Of Butte, g3, 900 acres; I
the Chisholm, gi,6OO acres, Mr.. u. Ellioe,
Do, 800 aorcsl Sir q. NJ. Grant. iO3, 900 acres;
Duke OF Portland, 100000 acres Cameron
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