The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-05
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God does not, aa ia pOpularly sup
posed, send "dlyine ylaltatlonh, y llke tho
JOhnatOwn disaster, upon tho sins OF
men. Our Lord distinctly con,
demned this idea when He said
Luke, xiii, lB) that thone eighteen
npOn whom the tower OF
SLOAN fell and slew them, were not
slnnem above all men whO dwell ~
Jerusalem" Hut while tho popular
idea OF "diylne ylhltationhVih false, yet
we may nationally attribute tho down
fail of many men, cltleh and nations 10
sin--tO the violation OF Divine Law
Rev. MaeQueary elaimed that Gods
moral laws were as firmly rot as His
laws OF physical being and the penalties
for these violations would be as surely
and severely felt Az when people Is
ruled by corrupt men, who secure once
by corrupt means, such nation ls
bound 20 degenerate aud bo hateful In
tho sight OF God, We Qgotei nad,5
As one casts his eye around tho so
olal aud political ilrmatneht Today 10
dlscerns tho distinct hAehea or That
llre which destroyed SOa1m and 6om,
onah, he hears the dreadful mnrmur Of
that storm OF social discomfort
and feels the tTemOr OF tho earthquake
whose llres arc gathering forco heneath
the surface of our p0litjpRbArdsH aud
which, II not iudicl0,ply and quickly
checked, must produce havoc In our
lair Republic. What are some OF those
dread forcesY Ia tho social sphere
they are immigration concentration OF
population, intemperanoe and wealth
in the political sphere " Ia deep, Tar
reaching corruption. Hundreds OF
thousands from Europe and Asia, many
OF them ignOr mt OF Il .not inlmleal 10
our Institutions, are annually com,
ING 10 MS, and they afford
ample materials for demagOgues 10
work on; lower the social, moral and
religious tone OF the community, ana
threaten outbreaks like those Of Penn
sylyanla In 1877, Of Cincinnati IN 1884,
OF Chicago In 1886 This rapidly In.
creasing population is being more and
more gathered into centres-int0 tho
cities, where the evils OF lntemperance,
pOyerty and vice are concentrated aud
aggravated. "The city" says Dr.
Strong, "is the nerve centre OF our CIV
ili2ation; IL is also the storm centre,
Immense fortunes are rising side by
side with the most abject poverty
Never, since great fortunes were eating
out the heart Of Rome, has the world
seen such enormous fortunes ha are
now arising, and never more utter pro-
letarians One man Is wasting thous
anda of dollars NJ single banquet,
while his next door neighb0r 10 living
on bread and water. The laborer,
rightly or wrongly believes that these
fortunes are made largely by the use
OF il,egitimate means, and hence deep
and widespread discomfort,
Mr., MacQueary then refers to M.
Bryces recentable work on "The Amer
lean Commonwealth" In which II Is
claimed that principles do not divide
the two great parties Of to-day, but
both are bent on office getting and
power. This has lifted TO the front an
army Of politicians who have organized
what Is called q machine, which Is run
by u motor, and that motor is money
The bosses who make the Office holders,
also dictate the laws that they shall
pass, aud here come In the rings, the
trusts, the monopolies, who secure
what they want, as recompense for
what they put up 10 put these officers
In place, and the people, the masses,
are cheated and robbed.
This is a fair summing up OF the
Rev. MacQuearys logic on the vital
question OF vote buying as inseparably
connected with boss and ring rule.
Who can say the picture Is not true
oneY
Again we quote from the sermon;
Votes are bought by the hundreds of
and Office holders, whom
the "bosses" put in power, retain their
positions 80 long rs, but no longer, than
their "bosses" are satisfied with them, |
Go 10 the "l0bbles" and committee
rooms of our National capitol and be.
hold what takes place therel Note
this influential manufacturer, that
llnancIer or y0nder railroad magnate-
Of the "ring" who put Hon.
So.and. SO" into Congress; heads OF vast
factories, firms or corporations whol
bring forces TO bear on the Honorable
member which are irresistible. Oh, IL
makes an honest patriots blood run
lIquid fire when he reads OF or seeg
men In such high official positions using
their power for such base purposes,
And think ye, my friends, that the ma
iorlty OF Americans can get justice at
the hands of such ring led politioiansY
Think ye that the poor man 10 any
match for the rich In such cOntestY 7
Think We that he will tamely submit TO
such dIabolical practlces9 / tell you
nay. But II these things continue, q
fate worse than that which befel Sod
ON and Gomorrah will soon overtake
US. IL needs no vision Of seer or
prophet TO foretell the result of our
corrupt policy; II needs no gathered
lightning, no miraculous Intervention
OF God to avenge In us Gods violated
laws; they avenge themselves, Just as
the olden cities were destroyed by nat
ural causes, so the unrighteous forces
which run the political machine" will
ultimately produce havoc In our coun.
try. We call our country free, but
America will not be free until the bal.
lot ID purified and the spoils system is
abolished. ut is the spoilsmen," says
Bryce. "who have deprayed and distort-
cd the mechanism Of politics. IL Is
they who pack the primaries and run
the conventions 80 as TO destroy the
freedom Of popular choice"
After pointing out the danger and
the curse, the Rev. gentleman asks
what is the remedy. All, there's the
rub. There is no remedy in sight. But
Mr.. MacQueary is right when he says