The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-17
rr,r r,xps RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY JANUARY II 1892

nav. o,a "atr;ct memhers Of the churcn'
But their regular business mas oeen qu'''
forgotter under their after-acquired distlnc-
ton. These great originals have r'au 'a'h'
following ever since their time hoHe iace'
solemn airs bland and innocent snhes ."i'e,
tho stvle # the heather Chnee), with proau
pbvJacteries and high-sounding titles nave
had great run. The livery ana UNIFORM Oh
distinguished piety and beneyolence mas oeen
worked for all II is worth and Satan has hap
full harvest: so that the broad way ID inc
wrong place has hardly been broad enough
for the crowd.
Latterly. old hypocrisy has become avery
stale and commonplace thing. Inc business
has been a good deal oyerdone' IKE cheap
cakes. candies. soap and quack medicines SO
that there is hardly any profit IN 1t. Ana
then it is a little played OUT The word
has gotten 10 be so familiar with hypocrisy,
and its cloaks are grown so thin and thread
bare that they don't cover at all. The DOOR,
the gait. the ugly deformties. the cast OF The
eve. the pious talk and impossible goodness
and badly disguised sef-seeking are oil 100
familiar. The thing has 100 short run and
fails to pay expenses. Indeed the great bust
ness philosophy some years ago pronounced
against il. Honesty is the best policy" and
cheating never thr.ye-" This, We say IS
being felt by the world towards old-style re-
lgious hypocrites.
Modern American life mas fashion and
kind OF its own in its Jolly, registering back
slappinc politicians. They dom. know them
selves. but they are generally known as hypo-
critics Of a very common type. Their cue OF
course. is patriotism and public virtue and
good fellowship. 1t would not be iair TO
charge frst-ciass devil with working this
business. It is Just too utterly unworthy or
intellect or ambition. fit only for internal
apprentices and little imps
Henry's charge against Lord Scroop IS an
indictment worth reading. He by betraying
friendship and degrading social intercourse
had infected the sweetness OF alliance and
made society TO consist of only iackdaws and
foxes. Aud what could more ehectually lower
the social level than to Tut under suspicion all
kindness and politeness: How much better
is that than cat and dog life,
On what other terms does the intercourse
Of the lower regions exist than absolute. per-
fected falseness, gistening semblances ot
honest goodness The proiessed demasogue
little thinks what an enemy he Is OF all
civilization and of all human happiness.
Still demagogy, while it is very rowdy
style Of hypocrisy. Is not fully appreciated
until a man is betrayed intoit for purpose,
for the sake Of giving his valuable services 20
his city. State OF country. Then when he
gets badly beaten, how it does hurt him, TO
remember how he played the hypocrite and
boot-hcked the commonalty What shall he
do to get back his forfeited self-respect? This
hypocrisy often lrings quick remone.
only suppose. however. that good fellow
ship were real cool. honest. sterling. stand
ard. natural thing. and that men meant the
thing they say What world it would be (!
How would shows be shamed in the presence
of realities, and man become as fine gold, even
the golden wedge Of Ophlr