The daily critic., 1890-08-06

reviewed without offending the Law by
infringing upon the authors property.
right, and / propose a brief review of
this singular essay
Society and the Pulpit are first
mentioned and opposed. The moral
world and society, represented by the
pulpit, has certainly indicted certain
partisans as guilty Of corruption in no
mild terms The politicians Of all par
ties that favor the continuance Of
THE RUN TRAFFIC.
are classed, by most Of the churches and
the Prohibition party, as enemies to
society and the government. The or
thodox churches, led by the Methodists
and Quakers, are almost unanimously
pessimists in regard to that kind Of poll.
ticians, who think more Of party than
of principle and who compromise with
the whisky influence to get or to retain
political power. But your mild copy
rightCd arraignment Of the fearless pul
pit, will not quell its thunder. Preach.
ing temperance and honesty is Gospel,
and righteous pulpit denunciatlons Of
political tricksters is no ecclesiastical
breach nowadays and copyrighted in
uendoes are pOwerless to silence them.
The Christian churches are the van Of
THE RISING NATIONAL PARTY
that is advancing to overthrow the dom
inant politicians and parties that want
to rule and form alliance with the
enemies of the home and the Church,
by advocating and granting license to
drunkard makers Alas how many,
many, uncopyrighted essays you have
given to the world in bitter denuncia.
tiun Of the third party politicians, aud
now, in your maguauimity and appir.
emily penitent mood, you fail to recog.
Bize the fact that there Is third party
But your experience with ST. John
probably should tNoneraic you for this
failure to notice the Prohibition party
In COnutCliOn with the six millions Of
Republicans and SIX millions Of Demo
Gratis St. John was at one time the
embodiment Of the third party In your
(Claikson's) eyes aud you seemed to
think u YOU could hribe St. John with
S25, 600 there would be
AN END TO THE THIRD PARTY
But this "St. John" mistake and
I0ice mailing list mistake Is evidently
on your mind, and the whole tenor of
the copyrighted essay apologize, aud
sfIoids hope you will yet humbly CON
| fess that you made st John" mis-
/ take, and that your allusion to st
/ Peter" and St John" Is a little mixed
ard caused by the spectre that seems TO
| have haunted you since the defeat Of
/ Blaine In the Presidential campaign Of
1884. The charges OF corruption In
/ politics are not without foundation.
/ The silence of Quay, Dudley and Clark
| son concerning the crimes with which
| they are charged does not quiet the
| public mind. Nor will copyrighted
essays on the subject do so.
Society and the pulpit see pessimistlc
/ facts that cause pessimistic Views, and
| optimistic essays will not be saiisfac.
tory evidence or sufficient defense In
cases prominently pending before
THE NATIONAL JURY,
which Is hearing the charges and read
ing the evidence given by the press,
that contradiets the optimistic copy
/ Tighied testimony Of one OF the men
who Is aTraigned and is ready to be
called as a witness on the other side /"
| Your copyrighted essay has logic and
sophistry wonderfully blended. 1t
seems very near a success. wnen super
tieially examined, In making black ap-
pear white. Time and space will not
| permit extended analysis, but l wish 70
note a few of your propositions, and.
as they are copyrighted, / will not
/ quote reFbatim.
/. Lore Of Party Is l0gs Of Country
Alas, how many bem0an the fate OF
| their country on account Of the rum
/ traffic and vet love and vote with their
| party that sustains the monster evil,
| that threatens anarchy, and their party
| that manifests opposition 10 the
churches and the w. c. T. U.. that
/ work and pray for the rescue Of home
/ and native land. Love OF principle
and love Of country is seldom found
pure In the partisan, who puts party
/ ahead Of
"GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE LAND. %
2. indifference u ne american s0ter
Is he greatest danger.
Not So The negative evil Of the
/ omission 10 vote is not 10 be compared
/ with the blind partisan zeal that can
/ be led by a toTchight procession and
not by calm delibeTati0n in the study Of
/ The issue that requires the exercise of
\ the right Of suffrage The paramount
evil IS the large corruption fund that
hires torch bearers and prostitutes the
/ press
81 ThsFs s 10 danger from men t1a
/ Hettgs tH politics Does not th3s Eaa1Fss
ereTy excess and ss6Fy crime perpeir1tsd
under ne plsl II l0yaltg b pUTty
| f. Politics makes eJ6FgthlHg Jar.
[ Does not Lhis sentiment commend white.
I washing committees who cover up the
/ crookeduess Of boadlers3
8. u 3 ia political contest that HsE
leaFH b % generous The malignant
hate displayed for the third party b
the national managers Of the Republi
can party
CoETRADICTs THE ASSERTION.
8. WY you ask. iadiet Is, 900 600 b
msH as gfcs seekers a faes gT The TGe
thar heTe 5 aot aA . ggies fer Jzls "a hfty
Nobody has So Indicted. lou ari
I striking al a man Of straw. The cor
/ upt leaders. Who obtain and divine tht
spOls Ike the iustigat0rs Of Treason
and rebellion, and not the rank and file
are So condemned.
z. Hs ras faihfa b Tary friend
You have, Indeed chosen q beautiful
{ epiaph and ii your closing copy
/ Hghted apology for political Iicksler
and their crimes, paid a grand ribuL.
10 au old Judge who WgEe out hi'
shoe leather seeking Offices for bit.
friends. and If lie helped you. slch
/ gratitude Is c0mmendable. But 10 lui:
Mecca Of ofhce seekers the pTep0ndeF
auce 0f evidence shows that mereenary
considerations for office sustalus Office
/ brokers hat know hos % reach sp9ils
[ men in authority aud who can decapl
tate old and appoint uaW su50rIinales
1 PraVerlullV. Thomas O. 0RWIa.
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