New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-13
DENOCNCING THE SENATE.
SOME STRONG WORDS FROM THE PULPIT.
THE REV. DIR WILSON WANTS TO KNOW WHY
THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T CALL FOR FREE
SUGAR As WELL As FREE COAL AND
IRoN-TUoMAs DIXON. JR.. WANTS
sENATORs ELHCTED Ri
THE PEOPLE

THE PEOPLE.
A. tho Eighteenth street Methodist Church last
nIght tho R.v. Or John \. II Wilson directed his
thoughts g. the cOnunirum: Is This Country the
Property OF Corporate Capital or Not?' lie saii
In pnrt.
W. have seen the business Of this country para
.yzeI f1r eighteen months While the tar.G tnkerins
Zoos un az Washington. | nave no quarrel with
the iar.n reforncr~ believe Ike Glrhelt AMI
other great statesmen that free trade ought to
come. not suddenly. but gradually. The prosperity
% this coun;ry depends not on iarin. lo" or high.
hut on a settled tarln And jus: now. when A suf-
ferlug country feels rs punishment over 10. II i
found that there arr four Benedict Arnods In the
senate % the United States who take sugar In
theirs" flaming Ike sp1nles 4 the feet OF great
oligarchy. And. 10. the poor must 80 hungry and
st-ons men stand In ag9ny Axe ior me wan, OF
tarin thisvry Is over hut which can BE- settled nc
cori.ng 20 th~sc four hartercrs IN human he only
hy the further ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of already mul0-
What share Of ;hc "swag" this quartet IS 90 get
Trf's"i f. a1,,.cr ami %err neycr brought 10 the
bar - th. senate for contempt | surprised
AZ Senator Gray. whom always Behaved % he an
iegrlty The party pressure must have been
strong upon him to have prevented thoroushnes'
I have not mentioned the sugar Trust once TO-
night Their" i no srch orsan'zston IN eNistcnG".
o, this country Owned by one grelt cor.
p1rni!on which j. able To- c0nirl bute hundreds of
,hou.anis ~ dollars - parties for considerations.
Ana IL f. for this one interest thar the senate holds
NJ country by ne throat, For III. even ,he rre-.
Wilson. what mus, Dee the power Of this one in
terrst when this most colossal ngure save one
james G. Blaine, OF seneration In American
politics f. ma ie cr!nge IN subsection 10 II. Why
dI not the President name free raw sugar "a well
as free coal and iron IN his pea FOR free raw ma
tcral?
The Rev Thomas Dixon. r.. In prelude to his
sermon yesterday at Association Hal! took occasion
10 crl,lc!se the United States Senate. Mr.. Dixon
SAID tha, with the c.o-ing OF the C!vi War the
Senate ceased to represent what II originally
constituted TO Representative idea OF State gov
ereignty. Continuing he said:
To-day It l. An EVIL In tina, its usefulness has
ceased and II has drter!0rated from The high but
aristocratc pan upon which II was built 70 a
too. that rs used by selfish and unscrupi'ous pol
tcians for corrupt purposes.
The first great cyl o, the Senate il. according 70
Mr. Dixon. tina, the c.ass of men chosen are In
many ways unqualified - hold 80 high an Office.
Wealth and strong political faith In machine politics
cons,ii1te the dement's necessary TO gain adms-
slln nowadays - that body. Money is the FIRST
requisite MIR. Dixon SAID. ana the second an I'M
uucstloned faith In the machine The second great
evil the result ~ tn" first In that peanut politics
take the pace ~ honest legislation The Senate
has INDUCED In a great deal OF peanut politics OF
late" said NJ. Dixon. 40 the utter disregard OF
the most important Interests Of the country. III
and C.eve ana are the bes; examples Of peanut
politicians for While IN" country at arge Is In the
throes OF commercial. bankruptcy. they hagg.e and
dispute over trivia. 60. aera' issues, the outcome OF
which VIII do ony the d.sputants any good what
soever"
The thrd great evil results from III" two already
stated and consists I'm an Inevitable corruption.
tive that Senators are not beneath DEGRADING them
sc.vcs for their own political and pecunary ends.
Is elected by tn" peop.e corruption OF It's members
VIII be the rue. not the exception.