The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-31
IN AN ENTERTAINING STYLE
In His Sermon Last NiSht-polittcaI
Bribery, tho Partisan Press, the
Liquor Interests aud tho ROM
ish Church His Topics.

ways but turned aside after lucre and
took bribcs, and perverted judgment
A brief history OF Samuel was given
and attention called to the fact that the
righteousness OF that good judge was
productive OF good government. Wicked
and unprinciplGd men in positions oi
leadership, lead the people into corrupt
practices, the fruits OF which are always
evil. The peace and prosperity OF this
Nation is imperiled by bad leaders, and
the bribery, dishonesty and anarchistic
outbursts that have taken place and
are all the time going on, are but the
natural result Of bad leadership, and
threaten the Nations existence in Il way
to cause serious thought.
Tho public press is in some measure
responsible for this state OF affairs. AS
an instance, DR.. Gushing referred to the
way in which partisan papers speak OF
the President, the executive head oil the
Nation. Their efforts seem to be to de-
grade him and to constantly refer TO him
in coutemptuous language. What was
said OF Grant by some papers and what
has been said OF Cleveland by other pa
pers was used to illustrate this point.
Such language destroys all respect and
ought to be irowncd upon by all decent
journalists. Such ilippant, maligning
publications about the head OF the Ma
ton aud others in position, by partisan
papers, tends greatly to breed II spirit oil
anarchy. The deliberate misrepresenta-
ton by party papers debauches the con-
science OF the people and lowers the
standard OF morals, and this is done by
the very ones who should be the guar
dians OF morals.
CLEvELAND's MESSAGE.
Everyone OF common intelligence, he
said, knows that the partisan press de-
liberately misrepresented President
Cleveland in the last campaign. As an
example. DR.. Cushing referred to what
was published about Cleveland's message
on the reduction OF the tariii. He said
that it was wiliully and falsely charged
that that message was one favoring ab-
solute free trade. Every one knew that
the charge was u false one; Cleveland
himself said that the only thing he fa-
yored was an equalizing reduction of the
tariff. Similar misrepresentation have
been made in former campaigns, and
there is not much difference in the great
political parties rs regards this danger
Gus style Of journalism.
Corruption and bribery was DR.. CusL-
ing's second head. Both are resorted TO
to carry elections. Such condition OF
affairs has been reached that it is
necessary to resort to such practices to
secure ones election. As an illustration
OF this, he told ofa man in Bradford who
was a pronounced Temperance man. He
wasnominated for Congress, and q friend
said to him. ~ hope that you will not
do us others have and are doing-place
money in the bands OF the liquor inter-
ests to aid in your-electi0n" The an
swer was II shall have to place S25 in all
the more prominent saloons, or be de-
feated." And temperance man though
he was, that was what he did.
Bribery has been carried on in New
York City by the Democracy for years.
The famous Doodle trials in that city
during the past two years were referred
to. Bribery in elections and public
office is not confined alone to New York
nor to one party. Judge Daniels OF the
New York Supreme Court was quoted.
Speaking OF the late election, he said:
"The use OF money and property in intu-
cncing and controlling votes is not
wholly confined to the illiterate, ire
sponsible or vicious classes. Instances
are not rare by any means in which in
telligent persons, in other respects cor
rect in their habits and department,
vote as they are influenced and rewarded
by money.
CORRUPT ELECTIONS.
1.-THE vice, or crime, asst may be more
correctly dedominated, is one OF appall'
ing magnitude, having direct tendency
to undermine the foundation on which
the National and State governments
must be maintained il they are to be
maintained in the future, for they can
scarcely stand only on the intelligence
and political integrity OF the voters
themselves"
In proof OF the truth OF his statement
the New York Nail and ErprcSs, the
highest toned Republican paper in the
country, comedies that the National Re.
publican Committee paid out on the eve
OF the election Sl50,000 for the purchase
Of votes in the city Of New York. And
it has no word of reproof or condemna-
ton except for the villain who took the
money but delivered $4,000 less votes
than promised. The ChristiaR Union,
continued DR.. Cushing, expresses amaze.
ment that not only this paper, but the
Tribune can speak OF this matter without
theslightest intimation OF condemnation.
Referring to New York city leads me
to digress to speak of the governments
OF our great cities. On this depends one
OF the most important problems OF our
Government. The election of Mayor
in New York is more important than
the election OF the Governor OF the
State. The Mayor has more patronage
to dispose OF, more money to control,
more civil service to supervise and a
bulk OF the worst people to control,
Cities should never be governed by any
political party; the temptation is toe
great. The best men Of all parties
should combine to provide the govern
ments for our large cities. We eau never
hope for the best governments in any
other way. An honest partisan election
Of Mayor for New York is impossible
Mayor Hewitt was che best mayor
New York has had for years; he was the
peoples candidate and endorsed by q
majority OF the Democratic party, but
was finally rejected by them because he
proved too honest. The Republican and
Democratic parties are both responsible
for his defeat and the election OF a Ro'
man catholic and tool Of Tammany
Personally, he is n good man, but it il
hardly possible for him to act by him
self. The greatest peril to the Nation
centers in these large cities.
THE LIQUOR INFLUENCE.
The liquor traffic is u great source o
the Nations peril. Reference was no
made ut this time directly to the enor
nous waste Of this business, consuming
more than Sl,0O0,0OO,O00 annually ant
causing q loss Of Us much more; nor Y
the appalling destruction Of human lif'
more than by famine, pestilence ant
war; nor to perversion Of influence, cor
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