The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-16

not until there was no power left in ham
mer or bramble or javelin to hurt the dead
Son Of God.
That passion Of jealousy, livid, hungry,
unbalked, RACES on, and ii now pierces
the earth like q fiery diameter, and encir-
cles 1t like fiery circumference. Itwants
both hemispheres. II wants the heavens.
II would, il II could, capture the palace OF
God, and dethrone Jehovah, and chain the
Almighty in eternal exile. and after the
demolition Of the universe would cry:
Satisfied at last; here | am Alone
the undisputed and everlasting /, me.
mine, mysclfp That passion keeps all
Europe perturbed. Nations jealous OF
Germany, of England, of Russia, and
those jealous of each other, and all OF
them jealous OF America.
In our land this passion of jealousy
keeps all the political world a-boil There
are at least 500 people who are jealous
of Gov. Hill, and would like to be his
successor, about 5000 who are Jealous OF
Grover Cleveland and would like TO re-
Geye him OF the cares Of office, and after
the nominations OF next summer have been
made, q whole pandemoniumo OF defamation
scurrility, hatred, revenge, falsehood, pro-
iOiiitN MISREPRESENTATION VIII Ut luiiltu
upon this land. The tariff, about the
raising or lowering or determinations Of which
many OF them care nothing except as to its
effect on votes, will be discussed from u
thousand platforms, and the people Of
Louisiana will be told that the tariff must
he arranged for the advantage OF Ameri-
can sugar; the people OF Virginia will be
told that the tariff must be arranged for
the advantage OF American tobacco, and
the people OF Pennsylvania will be told
that the tariff must be arranged for the adj
vantage OF American iron, and the people
OF Kentucky will be told that the tariff
must be arranged for the advantage Of
american whisky, aud the people of Ohio
that the tariff must be arranged for the
advantage Of American wool, while Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut will be prom
ised protection for manufactures, and all
the monetery interests; north, south, east
and west, will he told in each neighbor-
hood that the taxes and tariff will be fixed
to suit them, irrespective Of anybody else;
and, the presidential election over, all will
settle down as IL was before. II you think
that all this discussion in public places is
from any desire OF the welfare OF the dear
people, and not Of political effect, you are
prieyously mistaken.
Go into all occupations and professions,
and II you want TO know how much zeal.
ousy is yet TO be extirpated, ask master
| builders what they think OF each Others
houses, and merchants what their opinion
is OF merchants in the same line OF business
in the same street, and ask doctors what
they think of doctors, and lawyers what
they think OF lawyers, and ministers what
they think OF ministers, and artists what
they think OF artists AS long rs men and
women in any department keep down
and have u hard struggle, they will
he family praised, and the remarl;
viii he: "Oh, yes, he is good, clever
sort OF u fellow" "she is rather, yes, some
What, quite--well, | may say, iolenbly
nice kind Of a woman" But let him Of
her get little too high and of goes th'
aspiring head by social or commercial de
capitaiion.
Remember that envy dwclls more on
small deficits Of character than on grea
forces. makes more Of the fact that Domi
| tian amused himself by transfixing ilici
with his penkniie than Of his great con
/ quests; OF the fact that Handel was glut
ION than OF the fact that he created impcr
ishablo oratorios more OF ColeTdge's OPT
um habit than OF his writing ''Christabcf
and THE Ancient Mariner more OF tn
fact that Addison drank too much than O
| the fact that he was the author Of thu
Spectator" more Of a mans pcccadilloc
than Of his mighty energies, more Of hi
defeats than OF his victories.
Look at the sacred and heaven-descendeC
science OF healing, and then see DIR. Mac
kenzie, the English surgeon who prolonge,
the life OF the crown prince OF Germany
until he became Emperor, and hope ma.
vet cure him, so that he may for man,
years govern that magnificent German ma
ton, than which there is no grandcr. We
70 great are the medical jcalousies that DIR
Mackenzie dare not walk the streets o
Berlin. lie il under military guard. Tn
medical students OF Germany are writing
with indignation. The fact is that In saw
ing Frcderick's life DIR. Mackenzie saves
the peace OF Europe. There was not ~
intelligent man on either side Of the oceal
that did not fear for the result II the thron
passed from wise and good old Empero
son. But when, under the med
cal treatment Of DIR. Mackenzie
the crown prince Frederick took IN
. / "a MANt VI ENAlNlNfllNu
dence rolled over Christcndom, what shal
the world do with the doctor who save
his life? "Oh," cried out the med
cal jealousies OF Europe, destroy him
Of course, destroy him"
What brutal scene Of jealousy We ha
In this country when President Gariicl
Law dying. There were faithful physician
that sacrificed their other practice aud sac
rifced their health for all time in fdclit
20 that deathbed. Dn. Rliss aud lIami
ton and Agnew went through anxictic
and tolls and fatigucs such ~ none bu
God could appreciate. Nothing please
many OF the medical profession. III
doctors In charge did nothing right w
who did not see the case knew better tina
those who agonized over Il In the sic
room for many weeks. /, who never ha
ANYTHING worse than n run.round on m
thumb, which seemed 10 mo at the tim
was worthy all tho attention OF the cntii
medical fraternity, had my own ideas {
10 how the President ought 10 be trcate,
EAnd in proportion as physicians and lal
men were ignorant OF the case they wei
sure the treatment pTacticcd was a mi
take. And when in postmoricm n
, bullet dropped out OF different part
the body from that in which Il was SUI
posed 10 have been lodged, about 1000
people shouted: 'Ttold you So" Their
, | knew Il all the time" There are sou
doctors in all cities who would rather ha'
the patient die under the treatment
their own schools than have them get W,
/ under some other patty.
. Yea; look at the clerical profession.
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