Democratic messenger., 1892-11-12

/ Pacific. taN { ne blessings Ut God come
1 down upon her great churches and her
noble men and women, When got into
/ the city of San Francisco the MAYOR of
4 the city and the president of the board
of health called ON me and insisted that
/ go and see the Chinese quarter nc
doubt So that on my return To the Al
/ lantic coast ! might tell what dreadful
/ people the Chinese are.
/ But on the last night IF my STAY in
/ San Francisco. before thousands Of poo
/ pie i'll their great opera house. said
Would you like me To tell you just
what | think. plainly and honestly"
They said, Yes, yes. yeS.' said. do
you think you can stand it all:' They
said. Yes, YES. ycsr' Then" said.
'my opinion is that the curse of San
Francisco is not your Chinese quarter.
but Your millionaire libertincs."
And two Of them sat right before me
Felix and Drusilla. And so il is III all
the cities Inevcr swear. but when see
a man go unwhipped Of justice, laugh
ing over his shame and calling his damua-
bic deeds gallantry and peccadillo. am
1itlftfA " AAhtA 4f'ttifA hAifAAllfiilt anu
| to conclude that if. according TO some
peoples theology. there is no hell. there
ought TO bc.
THE WICKED. NoLUPTUOUS CITY.
There Is enough ont and out licentious-
ness in American cities today to bring
down upon them the wrath of that God
who on the 2lth of August, -. buried
Herculaneum and Pompeii So deep in
the ashes that the eighteen hundred ana
thirteen subsequent years have not been
able to complete the eXhumation. There
are in some Of the American cities to-
day whole blocks of houses which the
authorities know to be infamous. and
yet 10y purchase they are silenced by
hush moncy-So that such places are aS
much under the defense Of government
as public libraries and aSylumS Of mercy
These ulcers on the body polite bleed
and gangremc away the life of the ma
tion, and public authority in many Il
the cities looks the other way. YWu
cannot cure such wounds rs these
with silken bandage You Will
have to cure them by putting deep iu
the lancet of moral surgery and burn
ing them ont with the caustic Of holy
wrath. and with most decisive ampui;;-
tion cutting off the scabrouS AMI putr,-
fying denominations As the Romans
were after the Cclts. and as the Nor
mans We're after the Britons. so there
are evils after this nation which will at
tend its obsequies unless we first attend
theirs.
Superstition tells of Il marine reptile
the cephalop'era-which enfoldcd and
crushed ship Of war; but it i>uo super
stiiion when tell you that the history
of many of the dead nations proclaims
to us the fact that our ship OF state i, in
danger of being crushed 10y the ccpha-
loptera Of national dcpravity Where
is the Hercules to slay this hydra: Is ii
not time to speak by pen. 10y tongue, by
ballot box. by the rolling Of the prison
door by hangman'S halter. by earnest
PRAYER. by Sinaitic detonation:
A son of King CrUsus is said Ia have
been dumb. ana To have never uttered Il
word until he saw his father being put
TO death. Then he broke the shackles
Of his silence and cried ont. Kill not
my father. Crpsus. When | see the
cheaiery, and the wantonness. and the
manifold crime of this country attempt
ing to commit patricidc-vca, matricide
upon our institutions, it seems to Inc
that lips tina, heretofore have been dumb
ought to break the silence with canorouS
tones of fiery protest
WE HAVE \ GOoDrY HERITAGE.
want to put all of the matter before
you, so that every honest man and wom-
an will know just how matters stand.
and what they ought To do if they vote,
and what they ought to do if they pray
This nation is not going to perish. Alex
ander. when he heard Of the wealth Of
the Indies. divided Macedonia among his
soldiers Some one asked him what he
had kept for himself, and he replied. Il
am keeping hope And that jewel
keep bright AMI shining in my soul.
whatever else | shall surrender Hope
thou in God. He Will set back these oce-
anic tides of moral devastation.
Do You know what Is the prize for
which contention is made today: 1t Is
the prize of this continent Never since.
according to John Milton. when satan
was hurled he9dlong flaming from the
ethereal skies in hideous ruin and com
bustion down" have the powers of dark
ness been so determined 10 win this con-
tinent as they are now. What a jewel
it is-a jewel carved in relief the cameo
of this planet! On one side If us the At
lantic ocean, dividing Us from the worm
ont governments of Europe On the
other side the Pacific ocean. dividing r.
from the superSiitions of Asia. On the
north of us the Arctic sea- which Is til
gymnasium in which the explorers and
havigators develop their courage. y
continent l0.'5Oo miles long. 11.O00.o .ono
square miles. AMI all Of it but about one
seventh capable of rich cultivation.
One hundred millions of population on
this continent of North and South Amer
ica-one hundred millions, and room for
many hundred millions more. All flora.
and all fauna, all metals, and all pre-
ciouS woods. and all grains. and all fruits
The Appalachian range the backbone.
and the rivers the ganglia carving life
all through and ont IL the exircmiiics.
lsthmuS Of Darien. the narrow waist cf
giant continent, all to be under one
government. and all free and all Chris
tian. and the scene Of Christ'> personal
reign on earth If, according Ia the cX-
pectation Of many good people. hc shall
at las, set up his throne in TIL, world.
Who shall have this hcmiSph ere: Christ
or satan: Who shall have the >hor,' III
her inland seas. the silver Of her \
vadas; the gold of her Colorados; i..,
telescopes of her ohServatericS; the hr;in
of her universities; the wheat Of her
prairie>; the rice of her Savannah>: tie
two great ocean beaches one reach
ing from Bafiin's bay To Terra del Fucgo.
and the other from Bchring straits q"
Cape Ilorn-and all the moral and tenn
poral and spiritual and everlasting in
terestS of population vast beyond ;.l
computation save 10y him with whom a .