Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-15
KNOTTY QUESTIONS.
DR.. TYLER DISCUSSES THE DIFFERENT PROB
LENS OF THE PRESENT.
Divorce, wOman's Rights, the Liquor Traffic. the
Catholic Church, and immigration the
Issues Treated By the Lecturer.

OWING TO tle extremely uIS"e
weather last night only q fair sized
audience assembled at the Disciples
Church to listen to the lecture by DR..
D. B. Tyler, OF New York, upon. the
subject, present Day Problems and
Their Solution" The speaker was in
troduced by Hon. j. B. Sommerville.
He is an interesting and forcible talker
and possesses a splendid voice.
DR.. Tyler began by saying that there
were great problems before the Amer
lean public, some of them very difficult
Of solution. Each period Of time has
its peculiar problems. The issue OF
Yesterday is not the issue OF to-day, ana
it is to be hoped that the issue OF to-day
will not be the issue OF tomorrow.
There are questions, however, winch
never grow old, but which must be met
in every age and every nation. The
speaker then referred to the proo!e
which have been successfully
met by the Americans since
the discovery Of the continent,
and sail that grave men were required
TO solve them intelligently, righteously
and permanently. The success with
which our forefathers met, ought to in
spire us with courage TO fight the prob
lens OF to-day. There has never been
period in our history when problems
were more numerous, or more difficult
OF solution, than to-day.
60 rnflu Glands fundamental
factor In our scheme Of life. Destroy
the nome and you deprive US OF "a gov
eminent of the people, for the people
and by the people," TO be self govern
ing, men must De intelligent and virtu-
Gus. Intelligence, to certain degree,
NAV exist without home life, but virtue
never. DR.. Tyler told the story CT
Rome degeneracy, due to the destruc-
tion Of her home life, and asked, what
is the truth in our own country" Dr.
yorce has been doubled in the United
States during the past 80 years,
and the present indications point
10 an increase in the future;
we have more divorces in proportion to
marriages, than any Christian nation.
While the population in 20 years in
creased &c per cent, the number OF de-
crees Of divorce increased 151 per cent.
How can this mighty current be stop
ped, or even checked? This is one Of
the present day problems. If Ameri-
cans initiate the Ancient Romans in
these disOluto habits, is there any pow
err TO prevent the same dire result from
overtaking US.
The lecturer next paid his attention
to the present day concession of wom-
aus rights and possibilities. There are
400 channels now open in the var
lous trades, in which women can earn
livelihood. In former days, man alone
was the bread-winner; now men and
women together do the work. But
with the increase in intelligence, skill,
and usefulness, comes delicate
problem. II woman is the equal, or
better than man, in the
occupations to which SIZE Is suited, why
not place in her hands the freeman's
ballot? Why not give her the right OF
suffrage? When the women OF the
United States generally express a de-
sire to use the ballot, it will be placed
in their hands. But the American col
onists complained Of taxation without
representation. Was that right? Then
why does the Government collect taxes
from any portion of its people and deny
them the right OF franchise? This is
another Of the present day problems.
The third perplexing question emu
merated by the speaker was the liquor
problem. He quoted an array of Gov
eminent statistics and opinions, and
asked care we becoming natien OF
drunkards?" This problem becomes
more serious when we think Of the po-
litical power OF the saloons. They pos
sess an immense aggregation, and are
a well organized and disciplined
force. Most OF the primary elections
in New YORK City are held in saloons,
and those resorts are centres of political
influence. New York is a pivotal State.
LAS goes New York, so goes the cleo
ton" But IL is also true that Gas goes
New York City, so goes the State"
Who elects the President OF the United
States? The 5000 rum sellers In New
York City. The liquor influence makes
and un-makes Senators, and even says
who shall occupy the highest office in
the nation, and this corrupt and cor
ruptiDg influence is increasing. The
government must destroy the saloon, or
the saloon will destroy it. But how?
Here is another present day problem.
The fourth problem referred to was
the utter lack Of sympathy on the part
OF the Roman Catholic Church with
American ideas and institutions. He
did not object to the Catholic Church
as a religiOn-"we must accord them
the same privileges which we ask
for ourselves" but he objected to
t as a political power, acknowledging
allegiance to foreign potentate. How
can man be a good Romsnist and a
good American, he asked. They are
opposed to freedom OF speech aud the
press, and the public schools, all O.
which are provided for in the constitu-
ton they swear TO support. What shall
We do with RomaniSm in the United
States?
A very serious problem is presented
to US in the matter of foreign immigra-
ton. What should be our attitude
on this question? Foreigners con-
tribute more than their pro-
portion, according to population,
TO the aims houses, prisons and work
houses. Another evil is their tendency
to congregate in certain localities.
These settlements are ul-American in
speech and in sentiment. We have no
room here for little Germanys, little
Scandiuayias, or little Irelands.
The speaker regretted that he had no
time 70 discuss our enormous wealth
and its distribution. The righteous and
ann permanent solution Of sill the prob
lens presented could be found in lit
tie book which is, or should be, in the
hands Of every person-the New Tesla
ment.