New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
THE BATTLE IN THIS CITY.
.,cKMAII.ERs. THIEVES AND RAsCALs
,pRAyED AGAINST MORAL FORCES
rp LYMAN ABBOTT IN PLYMOUTH 'HCt'h'
BROOKLYN. MAKES STRONG PLEA
FOR BETTER POLITICAL METHODS
LINES OF THE CONTEST

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FOR BETTER POLITICAL METHODS
LINES OF THE CONTEST
SHARPLY DEFINED.
~ LYMAN Abbott preached in Plymouth Church
prootlvu Yesterday. sermon on me u"'eS y.
Lovers of good government in the present Po''''"
c,mpairn in which he urged all 5000 men ho' ~
ally Themselves with the side which was supported
~, criminals blackmalers and the foes OF law ana
ordar In the course Of it ne said: the Kingdom
90 he vorld makes no account Of God II does
not saw there IS God. 1t does not op]ect 10
tc,,oles and churches IN which people may sath''
IN r.or.hip God 1t does not OBJECT 10 "''H'o''
ubo ureach there. provided they say no'hinS ao'u'
,,1i,ics hut they must not say anything that Sha''
near uron the kingdom of tns worH' lor u '"r!
do ,t., arr, .,,iug beyond their province The KING
don, Of ms world Will allow God in the tempe Ia
tn. church in the sunday school IN the 'oh'' ""'
Will not allow Him in the primary ~ 'he "'"''' "
tho ballot box. IT tho election 'foh J. 'o'''vu Wv
IN all these things And the Kingdom OF 'h'H
u.orId recognizes 10 force above III" mere ior'" 81
Humanity II j. the decision OF man VINO happens
TO have crown on his head or 1t Is the ur.'S'", VI
a majority that happens to occupy city Inc A'"S
dom of this world does not deny that th'I' "'
PRINCIPLES Of virtue. Of purity. OF truth iof "o'''
and for children. but they do not belong 10 'h'
Senate or tho House of Representatives or IN" prl-
mary The kingdom OF this world ut'ers its'il mus
The pur,h cation OF politics Is an irrhes'eh'
dream Government is force. Politics Is oi''e
for supremacy Parties are the armies Inc 'r'"-
logie and the Golden Rule have no place III Il POM"
cal ,a npaign This modern cant about the 'orrnp-
zion ~ n,li,ics is fatipuing in the extreme. J. pro-
,;s fran, the tea-custard. and syla hub dii"taht-
tsr, The frivolous and GesultoH sentimentahS'n al
opirures.' .
"lt il. immatcria whether. As first reported '""'
- the o>prssiom of Senator 1nealTs own OPINION "a
q. h. afi,fward claimed it was. only the i'itlat"'
oil. los in
d,, am not here to indict senator ingalls,. h"t
60 irdict ;3o kingdom Of this world, that MAINTAINS
any such principles or any such hsaNo"a' anu ~
quotation or all principle The Kingdom OF Nus
worl! in selecting men will only ask "h"' ma" J.
available II will not ask what man IL true rear
or hich-mindcd. Il viii not ash what man wa
stand for principle or 20 down for principle what
man. Farragu;-lihc. will nail his iiag to the mast
and stand h. it, But What man VIII nave no on
lection made t. him. What man Is the most color
less what man H. most popular ana has inc most
money To- bu! votes.
FINALLY ne kingdom of this world VII! say 10
,b. urcach.f: You MAY preach morality and i'-
IrIon. anything yru please 70 Ions a. yo" d' "''
attempt to arousc Indignation against our ''riui'
methods in Il corrupt city and a co'iup' S''" IT
will say the mother. You must b" SCH ana ''''
Of politics send tour husband TO the club to 'alN
thcu over Il will 50, 40 the press. Keep s'' "''i'
all the vices 10 your oNn party IL Is perfectly Sale
10 attack the vices of TN" olpoSit" par! - ,bt.
ne.
kingdom of the world INTO the king .om Of '.@l.
.,n0iid ,trorou-i, -hut out Of political Once IN"
III u who to u.s., the slang phrase. ar" on me nm
There are a great many pretty good men ~ c,'s
time that mover put then own hands mo t,'
treasury bag. bus they VIII stand ana loon IA,
o,Nrr voC 1'Lilo nc of tho h,ncnna"n has BON
hanis In the treasury hre up =" IN" sho.t' ~ ~
The question ia our ne'ghborinB clty - not VIM
Nh Strius 0r Mr. strong IS Ia" '"'"t,I' PI.t''
better. more philaH'hropir. NOR" charl'"h" ,
man There is battle going on th'''. h' r Wv,
side are the biaokmaIcrs 40" thi"N's inc ,"''
th. men that have, had one hand on tn, thr"tt 81
liz nd
,,cckcts for many wears ON tn" other hand are ~"
men uho nave The raised club ~ hama To 'uih'
nc burglar down. The question Tor 'it",h ON ~
burglar or will YOU vote Tor Tn" Ioh,"Han Va
yoa vote FOR Purro} o. viii You Vol, Io' ar" a".
v.n-th.r Mr. nm Mf Wheeler or Mr Morton ~
The more honorable. Industrious or temperate ""
mailer. In Ncv-Aork ", have had mail r'bict@
In Albany W. have hal rnurd"r,rs IN TROY, W."
way along from Nca.-iork To- buhaio - nay ~"
gambling dcuS and liquor shops dnt houses 81 "
'.rInne? Whether your vote shall help 10 "nihron'
III this EmpTc state the powers or ~. or mon VINO
shall oe worthy 81 ts noble history Ia the past "''
iis possible a.,cl,Inisni In the iutuir -.
a., General Government 20 AK TN" plh'" OF 10"
Mayor ana Governor 10 prot, IioiItR nr' IT,, ~, -,
great Black Bell 800 negro citizen ''i 'hs' MS N''r
except a. perm 81 his NE Have tou irniH WIN
platforms aal sewing III" cause 81 parry u"''
baked" 49,, .
i d. not say it Is un.mportant ,wh'thcr you
make ths nation protective 81 a free tialc hh
ton. whether you adopt this policy or that policy.
bu, | say that all these questions are msisnh.hit
compared wiki tte one great funiam"it"i ~ =
ton whether I'm this nation YOU VIII "ubo1y rear
-, God. reverence for Ie law and IN" purity ana
truth ana righicousncs- that come ther"ir"m Hoi
tard tho DAY when the kingdom OF ms ""fld fhhi
become the kingdom Of God ana Ills NERVOUSNESS