New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-05
MORALITY W.. VICE.
THE REV. g W. MILIARD SAYS THE ISSUES ARE
PERFECTLY CLEAR-AN HONEST GOV
ERNOR WANTED.

ERNOR WANTED
Az the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal
Church last evening. the Rev. Charles " Mllard
took for the subject OF his sermon stand against
the workers Of political iniquiy." Mr. Willard
found his text In Psalm xciv, l6 "Who Will rise
up for me against the evil doors; who will stand
up for against the workers of niquty?' lie said
in part
This is an oucry Of man tormented by the r.,
trenched In power men who had neither the Love
Jehovah seeh not neither doth the God OF JACOB
consider" 1t was in such an emergency that the
Indignant patriot psamist lifted his voice. We have
come 10 crisis full OF the promise OF moral PTogress
OF empowered reform Of higher civilization. Il Is an
hour for intelligent choice and conscientious de-
cision Men Of the most diverse partisan, social
and religious preferences have come together and
entered into a compact. many OF them with mixed
motives. but equally doubtless all Of them under
the control Of sublime moral purpose. IL IS uIne
when a Christian minister. whC7e convictions are
clear. may speak forth boldly without any apology
tonight not as a partisan. but as preacher OF
righteousness. Two questions now ari.r one Is
fu tyranny OF evl-doers? The answer 70 this ques-
on % DEFEND ra S@ s IL nf G9T
ditOn Of things TO its guilty source? we trace thht
gansntion whose name Is familiar 70 you all The
Tammany Society has been for the mos, part r.
this city during ali the years Of our degradation
Perhaps ought 10 say more correctly the con
men In that organization, who have never dreamed
OF the depths Of disgrace to which they nave been
plunged Nevertheless, as an organization. Tam
many Hall is to-day responsible for The misrule or
this city. .
to secure good government VIII humi.ia,e ana I'm
peril the National DemOcrncv What nonsense
Worse vet Is the appeal - religious blgory. an ar
front to the intelligence and character or veneer
ablo Church to even indirectly Intimate that IT'S
strength and safety bound up In the continuance
Of p0litlcal immortality, What an insult 10 every
upright. honorable member OF that church Is the
effort 10 stampede his moral convictions by Wild
cries OF 4. +. A! a., - -,
vicious Influences OF msrule must, It seems 70
me. so step further. We must act consistently
when we come vote the State ticket. We ought
TO eject Governor and majority or the Assem-
bly,. We want a triumph OF morality along me
whole lire ! have not spoken a partisan word
I do not intend 10 do 50 now j. there among the
candidates for Governor. man who has been In
congenal and intimate relations with the most
notorously corrupt cques OF the state? Is II true
that three Of these which have earned me mo os
fa.o? Is II true that their machine and his machine
are run by the same betting? y Il true that two
wears ngo election returns were distracted by MS
nstlga ton and counsel? Is 1t true that the pr!nc
nal the chief OF that conspiracy against the ballot
now seeks the sunrages OF free people?
The iesue ia clear. 1t IS a battle between morality
and vice. Here in this city party lines are obllter-
aed The most eminent Democrat OF the country
President Cleveland. has by his silence spoken most
ernphaticay for reform.
let us all stand together. and proclaim by deed
and word the truth that not control of any party
machine but the best moral convictions OF men
making the party the surest guarantee OF
strength and permanent success. God grant that
bad men everywhere ,rcmb.e. and good men every
where refOcei