Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23


have thrown back their American
securities on our market in order to get
money to meet their obligations, and
this has taken our gold until our gold
reserve has been broken and financial
disaster has threatened us. After all
that has been said condemnatory of the
Silver bill it must be clear to every
thinking man that it was not the source
OF our troubles. Its repeal is only step
in the right direction towards sound
and reliable financial system. | have
heard itsaid that Cleveland is to blame.
am not here as his apologist. He is
able to take care Of himself. The nation
wants to come to its senses and give us
an honest dollar.
What is the remedy for all this? he
asked. To whom shall we look for re-
lief?
First-Let our national Congress re-
deem the pledge under which it was
elected, and we will at least have basis
on which to start our mills and facto-
ries. This is no time for politicians to
fool with partisan measures or juggle
wlth,great national issues. If we are to
have tariff for revenue only" or slow
tariff" or free trade" whatever it is to
be, let us have it at the earliest possible
moment, and let the mills resume, and
If wages must be reduced, let it come
let us have something. A manufacturer
said to mo, mot a wheel turns in our
factory until Congress decides the ques-
ton OF tariff" Another said, "We ought
now to be making the goods for our
spring trade, but we 10 not know on
what basis to run" Let Congress act
and let our factories start. The only
way to determine whether this nation
really wants free trade is to try it.
Second-Let the Christian Church
arise and exercise her God given power
and help the needy, for relief after all
must come from the Church of Christ
and through her influence and not from
Congress alone. 1t must come from the
Christian and not from the politician.
This is the time for the practical demon.
stration of the spirit and power of the
Christian religion. | know the risk the
minister OF the gospel takes when he at
tempts to discuss such live question as
this. know how very sensitive some
of our good Christian people are, how
they do relish tue 'sweet, simple gospel"
that does not concern itself particularly
about anything on earth, that turns
away and hides its blushing face from
commercial dishonesty, and social i'm
purity and political corruption, that
scars above the clouds and concerns it.
self only with the beauties of the heaven
that | fear very many will never see
and leaves men to grapple here and fight
theip way through the best they can. /
never knew man to condemn minister
for preaching against sin of which the
man himself was not guilty. all such
taulttnding is an effort to ease a
troubled conscience. | believe in u
gospel that regulates this life, and that
makes better husbands and better wives,
that makes capital merciful ana com
passionate, and that makes labor honest
and reliable. The employe ought to see
| the Christian character of his employer
in his kindness to his men and in his
| special consideration for their interests,
| and the employer ought to see in his
employee the Christian, faithful in the
performance of his duties and in his un-
swerving fidelity. The laboring man
ought to feel that il is better to work for
q Christian employer, and the employer
ought to feel that it is safer and better
to employ Christian laborers, and
when this is not true something is radi-
cally wrong. God has put side by side
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart" and "Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself" and the man
who will misrepresent the value of
anything TO gain the advantage of
| his brother, or who will Cypress
the hireling in his wages, or who
will withhold from his employer honest,
fait f,rlo 10 a.
who with Drawn knife or pistol de-
mands your money or your life. He is
only little more respectable. Without
any intention of attempting to settle the
vexed question of capital and labor let
me say that the relation of both capital
ist and lahorer to the church is one of
vital Importance, because it is question
of practical Christianity. If the lot of
the laborer is not better here in Chris
tian America than it is in Turkey then
SO far as the poor man is concerned
Christianity is no better than Moham-
mechanism. You cannot dismiss this
| question lightly by saying it is one of
the things that must work out its own
solution. Il must be carefully considered
and wisely adjusted. We have duty
to perform and we must do that duty in
the fear of God.
In concluding he said What is our
duty as individuals in this crisis9 Stop
shouting calamity and go and do some
thing that will help somebody. If you
have means to spare look after some
distressed soul and help to make him
comfortable. Go and join the Sunday
Breakfast Association, fall in line with
the Associated Charities, do anything,
go anywhere and help the needy, and
by and by the Master will say "Inas-
much as We did it unto one of the least
of them ye have done it unto Me-" We
are in an awful crisis, but it is day of
splendid opportunity. This panic is not
going to last always. God isn't dead,
brother, no, no He is on the throne and
He will help us. To-day seem to hear
His stately stepping. Yes, He will come
to our relief. The lessons of week ago
have the hand of God in them. The de-
feat of Maynard in New York and the
overthrow of the race track ring in
New Jersey are only the handwriting
on the wall that foretells the over
throw of corrupt rule.
The Difficulty Settled.
The difficulty in regard to the possession
of the Old Academy has been settled
for the time by the withdrawal of the
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