Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02
DANGER And HOPE OF TIE REPUBLIC
Carnot's Assassination and the
Menace of Anarchy.
RELIGION AND PATRIOTISM


gave emphasis to the truth that it was by
the good providence of God that this fair
land became the heritage of our fathers.
and by the same providence these liberties
were triumphantly secured and that this
country has been guided and preserved to
this day. He maintained that only by an
adherence TO the principles of righteousness
and religion, which We received from our
fathers. could liberty, prosperity and peace
be preserved and perpetuated. He called
attention to the conditions for the security
of the liberty which is enjoyed in this coun-
try. While he said cur Constitution is the
most perfect instrument of government
ever struck off by the genius of men, yet,
II national vigor and national character be
lacking. the Constitution will not avail.
The speaker laid emphasis upon the
homely virtues CT pure domestic life, COM
mercial integrity, simple habits and high
standard of moral worth, upon which alone
can be butlded the edifce of national
strength and greatness. He called atten-
ton to the record of divorces and to the
tendency in the press to pander to the low
est tastes of the scandal monger He
thought that there was need to purify the
atmosphere of our commercial life and to
brand with scorn many of the methods
which are looked upon legitimate
simplicity of life and manner seems to be
disappearing. and while 1t Is true that with
advancing civilization life becomes more
complex simplicity of spirit need not dis
appear He deprecated making wealth the
standard of value. and said that in the esti-
mate of men let manliness. courage and
steadfaStnesS TO duty count for at least as
much as his balance at the bankers.
He said that the selfish tyranny of the
capitalist or the corporation has been fol-
lowed by the despotism of the mob, and the
spectacle has been given to the world of
civil war in half dozen states of the
Union. He thought that there was but
one ultimate remedy, and that was to
arouse the patriotism and the public spirit
of citizens and to kindle an enthusiasm for
a higher moral standard through the in
fiuence of religion. He spoke of the discon-
tent among the laboring classes and the
spirit of unrest which prevailed, making
the situation undoubtedly serious. He be-
iieved, however. that the heart of the people
is sound, and that It will respond to the
appeals of patriotism and duty. Christ,
after all, CO included the speaker. is the best
hope of the republic. He will teach US the
true brotherhood of humanity.
Liberty and Anarchy.
The recent assassination of President Car
rot formed the theme of several pulpit uis-
courses. The pastor Of the Church Of the
Covenant Rev. DR.. Hamlin. spoke upon
liberty and anarchy. At the outset he re-
out the world and said that it Appeals to he
into anarchy. He spoke of the pro-
gram which the socialists had in view and
said that nearly every item Is treated b,
the socialist in excess, with the result OF
a sharp antagonisrn against all existing So
cial order. The hrst object Of attack Is
property. After property, government Is at
tackled as the defender OF property. While
he did not mean to say that ali socialism IS
aimed against the existence of government,
or that all socialists are also anarchists, 1t
Is evident, he said, that anarchy Is the
logical outcome of extreme socialism. IL
has been thought, said the preacher, that In
this country, with its free Institutions
equality of all citizens, separation of church
and state and vast extent OF territory
would free US from such dangers But II is
round that in its mad fury at everything
called government, anarchy is unable to dis
tinguish between despotism and freedom
In the deaths of Lincoln and Garfield and
Carter Harrison We have refused to see
that there was anything more than freaks
or cranks. But these men, exclaimed the
were murdered in office and be-
cause they Were in office. He spoke of the
humanity and patriotism of Carnot and
quoted statement made by his assassin
when asked If he had personal grievance
against the president. who replied: NO;
but he was a tyrant, and l killed him for
that reason" Popular government he
Is not a protection against an
archy. In fact, IT seems to have some pe-
culiar facilities for fostering anarchy. Its
teaching of equality before the law is mis-
interpreted to mean equality in every par
ticular of life
Definition of Populi.m. l
He said that there was a chance In this
country for demagogism, and he thought
that it was making Roadway in our state
and national politics and now musters a
formidable array of votes in both branches
OF Congress 'Populism." he said, 'Ts
simply an incipient, ignorant and unor-
ganized socialism. Its political capital is
the arraying of the poor against the rich
the improvldent against the thrifty, the
idle against the Industrious. Coxey is its
typical product; the mob violence which is
dlSSraclng so many sections OF our country
its legitimate fruitage. An income tax
which, IL is estimated, will fall upon only
one out of 500 OF our citizens is its concep-
ton of equitable legislation. All this is the
protoplasm of anarchy. 1t proceeds upon the
assumption that political power can level
moral distinctions; that government ia
bound to make everybody comfortable and
happy. When these decisions are exposed
II Will be ready to lay violent hands upon
government and upon the human lives that
Ii. There Is not ruler on earth
from the most ignorant and despotic to the
most liberal ana enlightened, that does not
fear socialism and anarchy. There Is no
ma gfStrate that may not become at any
hour victim OF the knife or the bomb and
this appalling condition is not the result of
the fury of few irresponsible maniacs
but the natural result OF teaching that ali
government is tyranny.all property robbery
all social order oppression. Casimir-Perier
was elected president of the French repub-
lie amid cries of Down with dictatorsv We
demand the abolition of the presidency as
our own Lincoln was murdered with the cry
Sic semper tyrannisr
Intelligent Cures.
The remedy, the preacher said, for this
situation is the most serious ploblem that
confronts craftsmanship today He believed
that, however. in spite of the laws delays
and the natural irritation of such DELAYS.
In view of the popular demand for speedy
punishment. that legal remedies should be
adhered to. He said that the real and
durable Ills urder which the masses of the
people are suffering should be intelligently
cured. Socialism, he SAID, does not exist
without a cause. He spoke OF the excessive
hours of labor on railroads, the pestilential
OF tenementS manufactures and
mines, the sweating system. trusts, pools
and monopolies. Ii is idle, he said to
In agine that these and like iniquities can
flourish and the victims of them remain
content to seek no remedy. The remedy
he said must be applied discreetly by good
citizens. He said that the churches have
spent time on Eair-splitting theologies and
ecclesiastical politics that should have been
given to solving the problem of our Chris
tan civilization. He thought that children
must be taught the worth of labor and