The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-08-10
A Political Sermon.
BY 4. Il. McCKacKEs.

Jon Wv: Doth the wild ass bray wher
he hath grass or loweth the oxen over his fod
der"
A succinct history of the author of this tex
Is furnished In u four line paragraph In the
first chapter of his work: There was n man IN
the land Of Uz whose name was Job; that man
was perfect and upright. feared God and es.
chewed evil" Here Is a record OF which. when
truthfully said of any man. he can well afford
to feel proud. To walk clrcumspectly and up.
rightly before mon, TO be always truthful,
honest and upright In all our dealings with
men. to observe the golden rule-"On which
hangs all the law and the prophets"-wIth each
other and live by its teachings, is pushing one's
self far out on the plain OF morality; but when
In addition to these exceliencies we can say of
a man, ii is perfect" we are crowding him
very near the "Pearly Gates" With all those
who fear God and keep his commandments, the
eschewing of evil is but a natural consequence
but all men have not the faculty 10 brush this
incubus aside. The experience of Paul was,
THAT when he would do good, evil was pres
ent with him." but further on he says, That
when he come under grace, sin had 10 domin-
ion over him" Job was IL very rich man, but
like men of our time. failed up-lost all his
possessions, his oxen, his asses and his sheen.
there was something like II Mills bill in that
country-his camels, the loss of which was a
terrible afiiiction; but how much more the
grief and affiiction when the news came 10 him
that while his sons and daughters were eating
and drinking at the house of the eldest broth
er, it was cyclOned: fell on, and killed them.
all this grief, Job still held to
his integrity. The man of Uz was not only up
right and perfect, but he was a business man
and politician. In his day, however, they had
not yet learned the Observation-Disclosures
mode of the modern bull dozer. The hip pocket
and tissue ballot were not invented unit IL
date subsequent to that of the Christian era.
was yet slumbering in the shad-
ows of the inquisition, and had its birth in this
simultaneously with the institution of
Kukluxism was thrown upon the
southern market after the emancipation proc
lamation had "done its perfect work. TITS true
that elections of some sort are held all over this
country, and it is right and proper that the
people should take a deep interest therein.
the rural districts of the east.
north and west the voters are conscientious in
political matters and conduct their elections
honestly. They would spurn any southern
methods from the polls with a dignity born of
for wrong doors that would cause
The perpetrators TO hastily flee the gathering
storm of wrath and Indignation of an outraged
public sentiment. In the south, where might
makes right, where one class are privileged
and another prescribed, where q majority is
)stracised and a minority makes up the returns
20 order, even before the ballots are canvassed.
are but farces intensified, supported
1y apparent forms of law. In the democratic
cities of the north, where ring rule is preya.
ent and bossism stalks forth unblushingly, re-
,urns are held back, and expert doctors called
IN to manipulate returns and ~cOnsummate
that has landed not a few i'm the
of the country. Doth the
Wild ass bray when he hath grass, or loweth
he oxen over his fodder Job had Il serious
The republicans have had a serious
line repairing the old ship of state that DEM
'cracy almost foundered on the sand bars of
prior to 1861. They not only had to
10 this work which was of itself a great under
aking, but they had to meet and overcome mt
very step, some new obstacle invented and
brown in the way to impede the progress by
)OurbOnism; bOurbonism that meet with
in the daytime and gropes at noon
lay as in the night. That feasts on mistakes
ind grows fat on error; that clings with un-
fielding tenacity to opportunities that prom
Sc lasting advantages through supposed re-
publican disaffection, that hrays like wild ass
IS for want Of grass, and bellows like oxen
hat hath no fodder. This party that had not
single definite principle until their president
them down on a free trade platform, with
)ut any distinct national policy, it dares pres
,nt before the country, after succeeding by
means corrupt in climbing into power, is now
posing menaceingly before the people who
nave been somewhat allured into sullen silence
,y deceptive promises of reform. and who
lave been faithfully waiting and Watching
o see some evidences of sincerity, and while
he wild asses are braying for fodder, they
hopefully await developments. Times change.
Nearly % years ago plug uglies, bourbons and
hugs OF Baltimore hunted like a partridge
the mountain" and sought to murder
Lincoln when on his way to Wash
ngton to take the oath of president. Now
hey invite Grover OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Man of
MISUNDERSTANDING him the freedom of the
,ity. The former represented a poor, down
helpless race of people, whom the
desired to keep down and i'll chains;
he latter represents little of everything. and
not much OF anything. There seems to have
been a change for the better, but have the
minds of a morbid community changed? Or is
he difference only caused by surrounding cir
L have read somewhere of rab-
Die that demanded of Pentius PLATE the re-
ease of Barrabbas and the scourging of the
King of Kings. The ancient ~plug-uglies. like
'avenous wolves, desired the blood of the in
vas about to depart from Judah, and the lat
er day p~lug-uglies sought innocent blood for
10 other reason, and merging into b~ourbonism
rave kept braying for ~twenty-eight years.
They have hid hatred with lying lips and
sought to enter the gates of the city by de-
They have clasped to their bOsOms the
ihades of the lost cause and nave never sur
the idea of their soyeign right to rule.
propose to protect their own products by
N ample tariff and turn those of the north
)yer to compete with manufactured articles
cereals produced by England's cheap a.
The south through this administration at
rules the government. They believe
n the doctine, THE good old rule. the simple
plan. That they do take who have the power.
And they do keep who can" Doth the wild
iss bray when he hath grass, or eth the
ken over his fodder" Job was patient, true
md trustful. The republicans, knowing they
are right, can isO afford to be patient and
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