The advocate., 1894-03-07
CHAPTER XIV.
(CONTINUED.)

AC0VO uAAO OgfSSOs AAAO AAOAAe DAONANAA
Hornbeck, in apparent enthusiasm,
sieZed the blacksmith's hand and urged
him to take seat on the stage. Where
upon the ex.preacher again addressed
the audience.
"My friends, said he, "I am glad }
to see you so warmly approve the Sug-
gestiOns so forcibly made by the very
eloquent brother who has just spoken.
| must say that if he is fair sample
of the Workingmen of this land it is
time we were letting some Of our col
lege professors and lawyers and
preachers work, while we fill their
places with our Workingmen with
sound minds in sound bodies. What
stronger argument could be presented
in favor of the republican party, my
friends, than that its benehcient pol
icy, adhered to for quarter Of cen
tury, has produced wOrkingmen of
such ability and information as the
gentleman to whom you have just
listened with so much pleasure?"
Tremendous applause.
"Why, his declaration-Im only a
common shop-hand, was the finest in
dorsement the policy of protection
could ask. Have they such common
shop-hands' as pointing to John
Tin Europe? am more than ever
republican when ] have heard here to-
night from an American shop.hand a
speech which, for pith and eloquenCe,
could not be excelled, if it could be
equalled, by single leading statesman
of the Old World"
Some more tremendous applause.
The orator seemed so sincere that j ohm
could not take oflense, although this
praise sounded to him absurdly hyper
bolical and he was convinced, as he
afterward remarked, that it was
''taffy;" so he sat still and looked
nearly as foolish as he felt. However,
the speaker now changed to something
more important.
81 am sorry that some, at first, mis-
understood the tendency of our friends
remarks. Let me say that as to what
he said to us-and as a minister | want
to thank him for the best sermon on
real Christianity | have heard for a
long time-as to what he said, there is
not the shadow Of a difference between
US, most heartily indorse every SEN
timent he uttered; sentiments which
are worthy of an honest Christian
heart. l only wish we could act out
principles so noble. But, alas we are
living in the world that is. The mil
lennium has not come yet, and l some
times fear it is not very close, either.
AS things actually are, we are COM
PEELED to do as others do; and every
mans first duty is to himself and to
those of his own household. Let me
ask our friend himself-Suppose you
had poor old father and mother
about to be turned into the street, OF
you have hungry wife, or child, or
sister at home depending upon what
you can earn; and there are other
workingmen similarly situated, and |
there are jobs for only a few of you;
would you say-'Let these others work |
and earn wageSp We are all brethren, |
and rather than leave others to Starve, |
I'll let my own loved ones hunger and !
dieP III let my old father and mother
be thrown out shelterless into the |
biting cold and binding stormY My |
friend, your heart is too warm to per-
NIT you to do that. You are a shop
hand now, you say. You are drawing
wages and have enough to eat, though |
luxuries may not find place on your
table. But there are a million able
bodied men in this country tonight
not in Europe, but right here--who are
wandering hungry and cold and beg
ging for chance to work. Why do
you retain your employment under
such circumstances? Why do you not