The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-09

OWL Va ueSOldJlOu anu uhTkUcSS hlliO iOS
most in the forsaken eyrie.. Mexican
Empire, dead. French Empire, dead.
You see, my friends, it is no unusual
thing for government to perish, and
In the same neurology Of dead nations,
and in the same graveyard of expired
governments will go the United States
Of America unless there be some potent
voice to call halt, and unless God in
His mercy interferes and through q
purified ballot-box and widespread
public Christian sentiment the catastro-
phe be averted. This nation is about
to go to the ballot-box to exercise the
right of suffrage, and I propose to set
before you the evils that threaten to de-
stroy the American government md to
annihilate American institutions, and
If God will help me will show you be-
fore get through, the mode in which
each and every one may do something
to arrest that appalling calamity. And
l shall plow up the whole field.
The first evil that threat ems tho an
inhalation of our American institutions
is the fact that political bribery which
once was considered crime has by
many come to be considered tolerable
virtue. There Is u legitimate use of
money in elections, in the printing of
political tracts, and in the hiring of
public halls, and in the obtaining of
campaign oratory; but is there any
homunculus who supposes that this
vast amount Of money now being raised
by the political parties is going in
legitimate direction? The vast majority
of it will go to buy votes. Hundreds
and thousands of men will have set be-
fore them so much money for rcpub-
lican vote, and so much for demo-
cratic vote, and tho superior financial
inducemcnt will decide the action. You
want to know which party will carry
the doubtful states day after tomorrow?
/ will tell you. The party that spends
the most money. This moment, while
l speak, the pedd.ers carrying gold
from Wall street, gold from Third
street. gold from State street, and gold
from the Brewers Association, are in
all the political headquarters Of the
doubtful states, dealing out the in
famous induccment
There used to be bribery, but II held
its head in shame. 1t was under the ut
most secrecy that many years ago a
railroad company bought up the Wis
consin legislature and many other pub
lie officials in that state. The governor
OF the state at that time received $780,
900 for his signature. His private sec.
retary received $1,000. Thirteen mem
bers Of the senate received Sl75, ,00C
among them in bonds Sixty members
OF the house received from s., 900 to s10,'
each. The lieutenant governor received
$4,000. The clerks of the house re.
ceived from $1,000 to $1,000 each. The
bank comptroller received $40, 900. Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
were divided among the lobbyists. YOU
see, the railroad company was very
generous But all that was hidden, anc
only through the severest scrutiny OF
the part of Legislative committee wa
this iniquity displayed. Now, politica
bribery defcs you, dares you, is AFRO
CANT, and will probably decide tn,
election next Tuesday.
Unless this diabolism ceases in thi
countr Bartholdis statue on Bedloe'
Island, with uplifted torch to ligh
other nations into the harbor, had bet
ter be changed, and the torch dropped
as a symbol of universal incendiarism
Unless this purchase and sale of SUI
frage shall cease, the American govern
ment will expire, and you might as wei
be getting ready the monument for an
other dead nation, and let my text in
scribe upon II these words: "Alasl alas
for Babylon, that great city, tina
mighty city, for in one hour is thy judi
ment come" My friends, II you hav
not noticed that political bribery is on
of the CHASTITY crimes Of this day, 20
have not kept your eyes open.
Another evil threatening the destruC
tion Of American institution. Is tn
solidifying Of the sections against eac
other. A solid north A solid south
II this goes on we shall. after while
have solid east against solid ives
we shall have solid middle states again'
solid northern states, we shall have
solid New York against solid Penn
sylvania, and solid Ohio against
, solid Kentucky. IL Is twenty-seve
years since the war cloud, and yet {
every presidential election tho old NJ
tagonism Is aroused When CARTEL
died and all the states gathered arouu
his casket in sympathy and in tear
and as hearty kilograms of condoleuC
came from New Orleans and fro
Charleston az from Boston and Oh
cago, said to myself: ~ think Sc
! tionalism is dead" But alasl no. II
, difficulty will never be ended until enc
state OF the nation Is split up into tvs
: or three great political parties. TIL
/, country cannot exist unless IL exists {
. one body, the national capital Il
, heart sending out through all Il
arteries Of communication warmth an
life TO the very extremities This n
tion cannot exist unless IL exists as or
family, and you might as well hav
r solid brothers against solid sisters, an
solid bread-tray against a solid cradl
. and solid nursery against a sol
9 dining-room; and you might as we
' have solid ears against solid eyes, an
4 solid head against solid foot. What
q the interest OF Georgia Is the interest
| Massachusetts,; what Is the interest
i New York Is the interest of South Car
i lima Does the Ohio river change !
A politics when IL gets below Louisville
a It Is not possible for these section
a autaQonisms to continue for a gre,