Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-09


ness, We cannot bribo the grave, we cannot
bribe the judgments Of that God who thun-
dcrs against this sin.
death he hiredi Il money nothingi must
die 10 richl u tho owning Of the whole realm
would save me. could get Il by policy or by
be hired then; he viii not be hired now. Men
Of tho world often regret that they have Ia
leave their money here when they go away
from tho world. You eau tell from what
they say In their last hours that ono 81 their
chief sorrows is that they have 10 leave their
money. break that dclusion. tell that
bribc taker that no will take his money with
him. God will wrap 10 up In your shroud. or
put II In the plain of your hand In rcs,ir.
rcction. and there Il will lie, not the
cool, bright, shining gold rs Il was on
tho day when you sold your vote and your
moral principle. but there Il will lic a hot
metal. burning AMI consuming your hand for
ever. Or, IL there bc enough Of u for chain.
then IL will fall from tho wrist clanking the
letters OF an eternal captivity. The bribc is an
everlasting possession. You take IL for time.
you take IL for eternity. Some day IN the
next world. when you arc longin; for sym.
Looking up you will find II to he Judas who
took thirty pieces Of silver as bri,,c and fin.
ishcd the bargain by putting an infamous
kiss on the pure cheek Of his divine Master.
Another wrong Use Of money Is seen in the
abuse Of trust funds Every man during the
course Of his life, on larger or smaller
scale. has the property " Others committed
TO his keeping. He Is N far safety deposit.
L. hatA lea a
tho interest 81 the family 81 adcccas,d friend.
Or, he Is an attorney. and through his GUS
tosly goes the payment from debtor 20 cred.
itor, or he II the collector for a business house
which compcnsaics him for tho responsibility
or hc Is treasurer for a charitable institu-
tion and no holds aims contributed for the
suffering: or he Is an official Of the city. or
tho state or the nation. and taxes. and subsi-
dies. and salaries. and supplies are In his keep
ing. II Is as solemn n trust rs God can make
Il. II Is concentrci and multiplied conf
dcnccs On that man depends tho support OF
n bcrcft household, or the morals Of depend.
cnts, or the right movement Of thousand
wheels Of social mechanism man may do
what he will with his own, but he
who abuses trust funds. IN that ono
act, commits theft. falsehood, perjury,
word miscreant. How many widows AMI
orphans there are with nothing between them
and starvation but a sewing machine. or held
MP out Of tho vortex Of destruction simply by
the thread Of needle. red with their own
hearts blood. who little while ago had, by
father and husband. left them n competency.
What IL the matteri The administrators or
the executors have sacrificed drumming
IL a.
10 encounter In their own private affairs
How often II Is TINT man will earn liycli.
hood by the sweat Of his brow. and then die,
and within n few months all the estate goes
into the stock gambling rapilsof Wall street
How often II is that you have known the
man TO whom trust funds were committed
taking them ont IL the savings hank and
from trust companies. AMI administrators
turning old homcsteads into hard cash and
then putting tho entire estate In the vortex
Of speculation Eml,czzlemcnt IL an easy
word 20 pronounce. but IL hns ten thousand
qualifications Of horror.
ABUSE op TRrsT FUNDS.
There Is not city that has not suffered
from tho abuse of trust funds. Where Is TIL.
court house, or the city hall, or the Jail, or
tho postoilicc, or the hospital, That In the
building Of it has not had political jobi
Long before the new court house in New
York city was completed it cost over sla.0OO,.
600 Five millions six hundred and sixty
three thousand dollars for furniturcl For
plastcrin; AMI repairs. S2,3'0,00. For
plumbing and Sns works, Sl,23i.Sl'. For
awnings, s2:I,ilt The bills for three months
coming to the nice littlssum Of Sl3, l5i, ~. 30
There was not an honest brick. or stone, or
lath or nail, or foot Of plumbing, or inch of
plastcrinG, or inkstand, or door knob In the
whole establishment.
That bad example was followed In many of
the cities which did not steal quite 40 much
bccausn there was not 50 much Ia steal.
There ought Ia IL closer inspection and there
ought % h. less opportunity for cmbc2zlc.
nieIt. last man shall take five cent
piece that does not belong to him, the con.
duc;or on the city horS, csl. must sound his
bell u; every payment. and We are very cau-
tious about snail oiferS,s, but give plenty 81
opportunity for sinners On u large scale o.
escape. For u boy who steals II loaf of brca,l
from u corner grocer. to keep his mother
from starving 10 dcath-a prison, but for de-
frauicrs who abscord with half n million Of
dollars--a castle on the Rhine, or, waiting
until the oirclc l. for GOTTEN. then "A castle on
tho Hudson.
Another remark ncc.s 10 bc made, AMI
that is tha; people ought no, to SO into places,
into business, or into positions, where the
temptation Is mightier than their character
II there bc large sums OF money Ia tc handled
and the man Is not sure Of his own integrity
you have no right to run an unscaworthy
craft in an curoclydon \ man can tell by
tho sense II weakness or strength IN the pres.
encc Of bal opportunity, whether he is IN u
safe place. How many parents make an awful
mistake when they put their boys IN banking
houses and stores and shops AMI factories and
places Of solemn trust, without once discuss
ing whether they can endure the tempt alton.
You give the boy plenty Of money, and have
no account OF It, and mako the wa Y down
become very easy. and you NAV Tut upon
him q pressure that he cannot stand. There
arc men who go into positions full ~ ternp;a
ton, considering only the ono fact that they
arc lucrative positions. | say 10 the Young
people here this morning. dishonesty will not
pay in this world or the world TO come.
An abbot wanted TO buy piece Of ground
and the owner would not sell II, Tut the
owner finally consented 10 let Il 10 hin. until
he could raise one crop, and the abbot sowed
acorns. "A crop Of two hundred years. And
] tell you. young man. that the dihhonesties
which you plant In your hear; and life will
seem TO bc very insignificant. hut they will
grow up until they will overshaduw you with
horrible darkness, overshadow all time and
oil eternity Il will not be crop for two
hundred years. hut n crop for everlasting
ages
| stand this morning before many who
have trust funds IL IL n compliment To you