The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-17
THE TYRANNY OF RUIN
Rev. DR.. Atkinson breaches
a Fiery Sermon On the
Inland License.
KING ALCAH0LSSU SUBJECTS
Newspapers, Politicians, Repub-
licans and Democrats All
Do Homage 10 the
Great TYrant.
KING ALCAIIOLSSUBJECTS

theysturned out in full force. The sub
ject of the sermon was the Throne of
1niquity or the Tyranny of XII ug Rum. -
The speaker said id part:-
Evil has its own character and | ndi-
~viduality. 1t is peculiar in it's design,
its methods aud its operations. If it had
it's way unchecked and unmolested it
would wither, blight aud destroy every
thing that is its oppos lite. 1t makes cease
less ana uncomproml sing war on good
ness and it makes earth as much like
hell as it can. Evil embodies itself In
various forms according to that which it
seeks to do and the conditions In which
it must operate,
al one time 1t appears AS an angel of
light ut another as Il iend of darkness. But
whether 1t wears the f ace and the robe of
an angel or a f1eud. 1t is the same thing
always. the inveterate and deadly foe of
whatsoever is pure and holy, and of good
export.
EVIL ON THE THRONE.
Several times in the history of the
earth, evil has mounted the throne, but
its reign has alwavs been a reign OF mis-
cry and ruin. For long, evil has been
striving to reach the throne of our own
blessed land, the land of the Pilgrims.
of the heroes of liberty, the asylum OF
the oppressed. There was a time when
in the form of human slavery, it seem ed
to be Oh the throne, but freedom was too
strong; right was COO mighty then.
To-day evil has in much of our
country obtained TO dominion through
the rum power. In the form OF
The liquor traffic and especially in
the form of tue saloon Iniquity, at pres
ent it is enthroned in our own city. 1t
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it. 1t laughs at our protests, it SCOTS at
our entreaties, il mocks our plea for
immunity from its ravages; it ruth
lessly aud remorselessly tramples upon
our rights, despolls our property,
opens, opeus is fiery and destruc-
tive volcanoes in the midst OF
our quiet and peaceful homes, TO vomit
thereon hot aud filthy lava and blast and
destroy the fair flowers of our household
gardens ana spread desolation over our
verdant yards: then swinging above us
Its oaleful ana accursed sceDtre with a
sardonic grin ana a satanic sheer it
sbrieks, What are you going to do about
it?'
"Today we in Jersey City. and In West
Bergen particularly. are In he dark
shadow of the throne of iniquitE.
THE BLoATED BLEAR EYED MONSTER.
Upon thai throne Sis that bloated
blear eyed monster, King Rum. Contem-
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will alone is law; he will endure no rival,
his despotism knows nc Sunday but runs
on 365 days a year. He yields not Co the
plea of mercy or the cry Of anguish. ne is
Il tyrant without a heart. He holds high
carnival amidst The brutal prize fights,
the bIasphemeus and ribal qaarrels, the
wreck of honor In the pool rooms. the
degradation of manhood i'll the brothels,
the midnight or Sunday carousals III tHe
saloons aud the woes that leap from the
gamblers dens. He is surrounded ny
many courtesies; they are his willing sub
jects and yield MIN glad service. Among
them are many newspapers mauy men
who sit in editorial chairs, considering
how they most effectively serve their
king. Hhey rioicule the men VINO resiSt
his tyranny and seek his dethronement.
cit is plain that the w of the press
is limited aud the people will not follow
1T against their convictions of right. This
gives US nope that the despotism of the
throne of inquiry, the rum power will
come to an end in spite of the ewspapers
that uphold it. Americans think as we'll
as read and a thinking heople cannot be
long snsIaved bv even King Rum. When
once they arise in their might they will
sweep away the liquor traffic as the wind
driveth the chat. The politicians are
also the ioyaland active courtiers or King
Rum. He marshals them ABOUT his
throne from all the great parties.
REPUBLICANS DENOUNCED.
"The Republican party has nool tradi-
lions concerning the rights OF men, but
even Republicans, as we ia West Bergen
have found to our grief. are not all III
favor OF independence from the rum Ges-
pot. We saw last Tuesday night repuo-
licans and democrats alike vote for the
supremacy of the tyran5 rum IN our
midst. or SIX Republicans in the Alder
manic chamber that night, three voted
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suburbs, within u stones throw of our
church and Sunday school, in spite of our
big petition and the presence and pro-
tests OF a score OF our citizens. We
fondly thought we were Americans.
and that we had rights. With The tradi-
lions of liberty III our hearts, and sone
Of us having the blood OF revolution
airy ancestors tingling in our veins,
thought that we had Il right TO insist
that we should be spared the 1ndignlJy.
the shame and the pain OF having toisted
upon our immediate church territory
q saloon.
But no. Our protest was of no weight
or force III the court of King Rum. and
democrats aud republicans Joined hands
to hurl US under the wheel of The tyrant.
They SAID to us. No matter II your quiet
home are shattered. and yoHr hearts
saddened and your property deprecated,
and the moral atmosphere of your
n~eighborliood polluted. and your young
men corrupted. and your church wound
ed at the heart; no MISTER ii you are the
majority Of citizens, the leaders of the
community and the owners of much real
estate: no matter at all, we are loyal Lo
our sovereign, he mas issued from
the throue of His iniquity
His decree that your rights
are not to be considered nor your wishes
res pected ana we cheertully fulfil His
mandate, we are loyal eourtiers of
klug Rum; away. away. Even judges
are the courtiers OF this despot. Last
Tuesday night d city judge, who IS Lot
in any way Identified with this
iIy, except he is sworn to do justice to
1 ali, descended from the bench and ap-
pearea before the Board of Aldermen TO
argue and plead in behalf of this mou-
arcn. Judges, aldermen, politicians and
the devil shout for him. 1t is now es-
timaLed thai tile annual liquor bill of the
nation is a billion dollars.
KING RUNS RESOURCES.
Besides Ae has votes and he uses his
revenues TO secure Them. That the sa-
locus are the great centres OF political
activity is evidenced from the fact That
meetings held IN New York during tue
1884, 633 were held in saloons and Sc
only 2S3 we Q held apart from them.
surely Lhsn King Rum has Il mighty
THRONE, ana today that tnrone threatens
the good and order loving people Of West
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