The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-31
HOT PEPPER SAUCE.
Rev. HansCom Jumps on to The
Politicians.

house last Sunday morning was lis
tened to by nearly 1000 people. It
was an incendiary religio-political adj
dress, favored with all the pepper
sauce necessary to make it hot and
interesting. 1t was by Rev. L. L.
Hanscom, of the Methodist church. 1t
created amusement, establishments sur
prise and in some quarters indigna-
ton. The text was taken from Sam
uel, wherein Absalom's desire for rul-
ership is stated. He first pointed out
the genial manner of the politician
during the political season, with their
promises, seldom, if ever, fulfilled. He
indirectly cracked" the Democratic
party by saying that he could remem-
Der political party within his day,
making promises of free trade, work
for the idle and all that. "We have
got it," he remarked sarcastically, and
there was a ripple of laughter over
the audience. Millions of men were
led on by wicked motives. Honor,
like shadow, fees from the pursuer,
while it chases the man who don't
seek it. Rulership is the greatest
cause of bloodshed. Politicians, in
their scramble for Office and rulership,
care not for blood they propose to
have the Office, come what may. The
nation is constantly convulsed by
these men. Rulership shed the blood
of Garfield. Instead of the people
seeking the man nowadays the man
seeks the Office. He forms himself
into political ring for power. and
power causes bloodshed. It is time
that we have sound planks in our
platforms, and sound men to stand
upon them. We want statesman, and
we must have them in our legislative
halls, or the disgraceful scenes enact
ed through Breckenridge, and his
kind will be enacted over again, bring
ing with it it's great immoral influence.
No man has right to keep on pious
robes and refuse to take a hand in
politics. The man who does it should
not be allowed to vote. Every man
should attend the caucus of his party
and see that good men are selected.
You and have voted for men whose
names we would blush to look at in or
der to vote for our party. When prin-
ciples shall be abandoned that party
may tremble for its safety as ''Depart-
ed" is written over it's door. Let US
beware of that class of political as
pirants who cry out, 30, that we're a
judge" The man who would COM
promise his principle for power is un-
worthy of an office. There are those
among us who do this-that subjugate
the Nation by the free use of Doodle.
A person who does not see a dark
cloud lowering over this country at
the present time must be stupid, in
deed. Political individuals band them
selves together ostensibly for political
purposes but merely to hattie for their
candidates, to set at either hand if he
wins, AID if they fail threaten death
to the winner. The people have lost
confidence in our politicians-the late
trifing with the silver question, and
the present tampering with the tariff
is but strife for political demagogues,
for patronage.
Money rules Congress. The sugar
trust is in possession of that body to-
day. The people are tired of this
state of affairs. They are crying 'Give
us statesmen, change on the part of
our public servants" The way to do
it is with the ballot. Ignore political
parties and vote for principles and
your interests. Attend meetings of
both parties. We want more con-
science in politics. Don't attach too
much importance to the statement of
any one man. Very few candidates
are brought out by the people. They
trot out themselves. The world is
tired of these Caesars, Alexanders
and Napoleons, and wants men like
Washington, Lincoln, Grant, Garfield
and Gladstone.
The sudden changes in the govern
ment during the last ten years teaches
us that the people are restless and un-
less there is q reform there will be an
upheaval, a revolution. Men like Alt