Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-12-13

legs, snd He has Just taken another
long step al the time OF this eventful
election In no place do we see Gods
hand more conspicuous Y this yesr than
in the state Of ~ Y Senator Hill wss
ftoated iuto power BY the scum of the
saloons and by a series of foItuitous
circumstances. As lieutenant governor
OF New YORK, be inherited the govern
orship when Cleveland wss translated
to the heaven of the Presidency; in IS
be was the beneficiary ot the Republic
can Boss, Tom Platt andwas rejected:
IN So he sold Cleyeland's Presidency
for his own governorship. He may
\ bave teen borne sometimes Oh he tide
of an issue. This ear by Gods prov
idence, he was forct d into the arena
when there was clear field. and be
was scOurged from his exalted posi- ion
| by knout twisted out OF more Than
| 10000 ballots, and weighted with the
righteous Indignation OF an outraged
people. He Only received 2500 msi0r-
ity in the city OF New York, which was
the smallest majority ever received by
Democratic Candidate for governor or
president.
Who was it that beat the Republican
party two yeare age? Not the PIohi-
bitionists. Complaint has been made
against the Pronibtonists for drawing
onihe Republicans. II has been thought
that the Republican party is Il liked
quantity, and we have heard much OF
normal msjOrities. Ii certain num-
Der were drawn from the ranks, The
Democrats would win. 1t is cause for
thankfulness that the complaint can be
no longer made. 1t was not the Pro
hibitionists that beat the Republicans
two years ago. 1t was Republicans;
that wing of independent voters that
broke away and voted with the Demo-
Gratis. Who defeated the Democratic
patty this tallP The Democrats who
broke away and voted with the Repub-
licans. Who was it that defeated Cor
man and Brice and Smith? The Sugar
Trus: and the Liquor trust. though
they did not intend il, These men
were the victims of their own cousci-
enceless bargaining. 1 say, defeated;
that is the meaning of it, although they
cannot be displaced one will remain in
the Senate until '97 and two of them
until '99, but when their terms are out
if the people remain in the temper they
are now in. they will be rele rated for
ever to private life. Who was it that
defeated Tsmmany in New York City?
Chas. III Parkhurst and God Almighty
One with God is majority, but per-
haps you never before saw such sig
nal manifestation of it. The man who
would conquer with God must be patti
ent and persistent. God does not have
to be in hurry; he has all eternity in
which to work out his plans. Park
hurst was persistent; he was full of
faith; he believed in the existence of
the New York City conscience; he be-
lieved in the power of Gods truth TO
arouse that conscience. On Sunday
evening before he election, a Tam
msnv ratification meeting was held on
the Bowery. Police Justice, Tom"
Grady, was reviling DR.. Psrkhurst to
the extent Of his lung capacity when
mig audience was suddenly swept from
him by storm of app ause and laugh
ter provoked by a cry from the pit.
Hes slayer, Tom That in Bow
cry parlance is the equivalent for The |
perseverance, of the Saints" and that |
heroic virtue. when they see it exempli- |
fed 10 man, appeals to the hearts OF
even Bowerv toughs, And that is |
what we need il we are to be co labor |
ers with God in working out his pur-
poses and bringing to completion His |
incarnation in the world Whom rave |
we te thank for these r6sultsp Not |
those citizens who have gone on voting
the same party ticket for the last
twenty or thirty years like an automs-
ton, aud who would vote against Christ i
and God if they happened To be in 81 me |
other party, but those independent /
voters whose conseiences rebel against |
roster jobs and senate and sugar trust |
alliances. and Tammany tigers and /
Chicago municipal corruption and /
broken pledges and the devil generally |
| thank God forthe independent voters.
There is nothing to-day for which
am so profoundly thankful as for these /
movements which / see in the moral |
skies OF cur great nation. God is at |
least making some progress toward
incarnating himself in our national
institutions, political. business. social,
and we may almost hear TIE great
voices in heaven shouting. Toe King
dom of the world is becoming the King
dom of our Lord. aud of his Christ;
and he shall reign forever aud ever