Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-07
How Monopoly and Communism are
Struggling for the Possession
Of This Country,
WThe Lord Delightetb in Thee and Thy
Land Shall Be Married."-The
Mistakes Of Americans.
-he Fourth OF Dr. Talmage's series OF i""'
ernaois Sermons on the Vithl 1uo'
ton OF the Day-LnbOr TronDies'


IN IOg DIOOhi1h NoPNitAAN+-
his series Of sermons on "The LABOR
Question" His subject was, Monopoly
and Communism Struggling for the Pos-
session Of this Country" Before begin
ming his sermon he announced that the
congregation would make trip TO the
Thousand Isles on the 2Gth inst.
The text was |. Isaiah, xii, "Ihe
Lord dellghteth in taco aud thy land shall
be married. Following Is the sermon
in fulli
As the greater includes the less, so
does The circle of future JOY around our
entire world include the eplcycle OF our
own republic. Bold, exhilarant, unique,
divine Imagery of the text So many are
depressed BY the labor agitation, and
think txery thing in this country
is going to pieces, preach
this morning 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
nrHY LAND SHALL BE MARRIED"
In discussing the fnal destiny OF this
nation II makes all the difference IN the
world whether we are on the way 20
funeral or wedding. The Bible leaves
no doubt on this subject. Ia pulplts and
on platforms and in places of public con
course, / hear so many Of the muilied
drums Of evil prophecy sounded, as
though we were on the way to national
interment, and beside Thebes and Babylon
and Tyre in the cemetery Of dead nations
our republic was to be entombed, that
wish yon to understand 1t Isl
not to be obsequIes, but nupdals; not
mausoleum but carpeted altar not
cypress but orange blossoms; not re-
quiem but wedding march, for "Thy land
shall he married."
propose to name some OF the suiJors
who are claiming the hand of this repub
lie This land is so fair, 80 beautiful, so
allluent, that 1t has many suitors, and ~
viii depend much upon your advice
whether this or that shall be accepted or
rejected.
In the 0rst place remark There is a
greedy, al-grasping monster who comes
in as sutton 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 aud the
wire OF telegraphy, He does everything
for his own advantage and for the rob-
berry Of the people. Things have gone on
from bad TO worse until in the three leg
islHtures of New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, for the most part, Monop-
oily decides everything. II Monopoly
favor a law it passes. ii Monopoly OPP
pose ,aw II is rejected. Monopoly
stands in this railroad depot
putting into his pockets In one year $780,
900, 900 In excess Of all reasonable charges
for services Monopoly holds in his one
hand the steam power OF locomotives,
and IN the other the electricity of swift
communication, Monopoly decides nom
nations and elections-city elections,
state elections, national elections. With
bribes he secures the votes Of lcgisla-
tors-glving them free passes, giving APP
polntments to needy relatives to lucra-
tive positions, employing them as attor-
neys II they are lawyers, carrying their
goods fifteen per cent. less If they are
merchants; and II he finds case very
stubborn, as well as very important, puts
down before him
TuE HARD CASH OF BRtBERY.
But Monopoly is not 80 easily caugh
now as when, during the term OF Mr.
Buchanan, the legislative committe,
in one OF our States expressed
and exposed the manner in which Ger
tain railway company procured dona
tion OF public land. II was found out tina
thirteen Of the senator's Of that state IT
ceived $4,000 among them, sixty men
bers of the lower house of that state 1,
ceiveA $4,000 and $1,000 each, the 70,
ernor of the state received $4,000, HI
clerk received S5o00, the lieutenan
governor received $4,000, all the clerk
of the legislature received $4,000 escl
while $4,000 were divided amid Il
lobby agents.
That thing, on a larger or small'
scale, Is all the time going on In some
the states OF the Union, but IL is not !
laundering as II used TO be, aud therefor
not SO easily exposed or arrested,
tell you that the overshadowlng cur'
OF the United States to-day Is monopol
lie puts his hand upon every bushel
wheat, upon every sack of sail, upC
every ton OF coal, and every man, womg
and child In the United States feels q
touch OF that moneyed despotlsm,
| rejoice that in twenty-four states
the Union already anti-monopoly league
have been established God speed the
In the work of liberation. wish tn
this question might be the question
our presidential elections, and that v
compel the political parties to recogpl
II
on THEIR PLATFORMS,
l have nothing TO say against capitg
lists. A man has right TO all the mon,
he can make honestly There is not
; laborer In the land that would not
worth 81, 0000O II he could. | ha
nothing to say against corporations
such without them no great nterpn
would DO possible--hut what l
say ~ that the same prl
cplcs are TO be applied TO capitalists al
10 corporations that are applied TO d
poorest man aud the plainest labor,
What is wrong for me is wrong for gre
corporations, II take from you yo
property without adequate compensate
am thief, and II . railway damage I
property Of the people without any aC
quate compensation, that Is "A glgau
theft What is wrong on small scale
wrong on a large scale. Monopoly
England mas ground hundreds and tho
sands Of her best people INTO semi-star'
tion, aud IN Ireland has driven mul
tudinous tenants almost to madness.
Five hundred acres OF this count
make an Immense farm. When you re
haF Ia ha