The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-10-24

From The Denver News.
1t was wired all over the country on S2tur-
day night that the Rev. Gates, of Jersey City.
prayed in his morning service that 1.-THE sena-
tors of the United States might cease their or
atorial displays while hundreds Of thousands
were in distress and were brought to the verge
of starvation by the failure of the senate to
pass the repeal bill to give them relief. In
his sermon he said i'll substance, that he be-
lieved that every patriotic man regardless Of
geographical distinctions or party affiliations
agreed with him in condemning the opposition
to unconditional repeal, ''Whiie men, women
and children are suffering because OF fhe fail-
IRE of the senate to act.
The Rev Gates belongs to one of two classes
those fasteners who have not gwen the mo-
mentous question of the day serious inyestiga-
ton and therefore do not comprehend its sig
niticance, to that large class OF the clergy
who are constantly widening the breach be-
tween the multtudes of America and any
church influence. because of their disgracefui
fawning to wealth and the distinction wealth
brings, while they eyince an Enthusiastically wan
ing interest in the spiritua. and temporal wei
fare of the millions who are neither r@h nor
distinguished.
If the Rev. Gates belongs to the first class,
he showed bad TASTE i'll airing his ignorance i'll
public; if to the second, he was guilty of inen-
dacity and blaSphemy in calling upon the AL
mighty to take sides with an element that it
typied in his congregation represented
by money lenders aud professional uSurers
There is no connection between the cessation
of silver purchases by the United States aud
the present suffering among men, women and
children, referred to by the Rev. Gates. The
want existing i'll this land of plenty is mainly
due to the unholy conditions by which the
profits of labor are congested, by a process of
legaiized cOntiscaton, in the hands of COM
paratively few who earn nothing. This whole
sale robbery of the producers of wealth is rep
resented and sought to be perpetuated by the
cOnspiratorS whose influence has reversed the
senatorial majority on the silver question and
who seek unconditional repeal as the
achievement of their purpose.
The Almighty will never sanction measure
of injustice that, long continued. would doom
the masses of Christendom to unutterable pri-
walton and Indebtedness. Hence the prayer of
the Rev. Gates will be of no avail.
Not Democrat
From The New York World
The Worlds publication of the facts as
to Mr.. Van Aliens non-yotinS diSposeS of
the preteclse that he was nominated for any
political services.
A man who has been for twenty-six years
voter, and yet who never voted until last
year, cannot be a democrat. Not even Mr..
Van Alen'S Sprinter'S record of voting four
times n the eight months after he invested
$4,000 in the presidential pool will make
amends for his past. Though democrats have
been accused of voting cary and often" and
certainly do appreciate honest zeal IN the ex-
erclse of the suffrage, they cannot offset
twenty-five years of total neglect with eight
months of activity when an office is in view.
\ For"~one C"rclusion.
From The Florida r .mes-Jnion.
The prohlbltionistS of Iowa are undertaking
to Il man named Coffin for governor. The
funeral will take Place next month.