The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-18
FIFTH EDITION.


Brlbcry-A SIN against tsnd nvi htRH.
The following Ia synopsis of the inter.
Getting lecture delivered by Dr.. W. l. =.
mercial College. this afternoon. In com.
menciDg he Observed
The State Institute for public school
teachtrs held In Dover October Oil. was
perhaps the largest and most enthusiasm
tic meeting c. The Kind ever held In the
State There were about Ave hundred
teachers. tho three county supeilntendents
and an able stat OF lecturers and Instruct.
ors.
The institute not only gave Itself to the
bstterment or teachers, but declared Itself
as we'll for good government 1t was one
OF the most patriotic bodies we have as.
sociated with for long time. A lady in.
strnctor stated that young man had re.
Gently said to her that he expected to sell
his vote at the coming election Tor ten
dollars. The statement was also made
that he was OF an old family OF good
standing. The remark set me to thinking.
l wondered whether he really meant IL.
Then again wondered whether there
were not other young men who would
sell their votes, yea. and older men alec.
Their asked myself the question, what
is selling voter 1t is taking krlbe.
what 10 buying q voter 1t 10 giving o
orioe. Ii There any harm In either
OF pothf Alter having given this subject
careful consideration. and having con.
suited quito number OF authorities and
especially the greatest, Gods Holy Word,
l am convinced that bribery Is a sin
against God and man,
II Ia sin against which states provide
penalties and the divine law hurls It's
anathenas. 1t is one OF the greatest sins
OF modern times, which, on the one hand
has ils source In the love of money, the
root OF all svll. and on the other Ia the
love OF power. source OF great corrup-
ton. 1t ls cancer on our body polite,
which unless drawn out or prevented
from striking its roots deeper into the
vitals OF our State and national govern.
ment, we had about aB we'll begin to
look for the end. for 1t was not Philips
armies that took tie cities OF Greece, but
PHILIPPE gold.
Avarice and luxury have been the ruin
OF every great state. Babylon, Israel,
Rome. Thebes Carthage. all show that
wealth hus no conserving power, but on
the other hand Possesses the elements of
destruction. So prevalent has this great
sin become and 1t Ii SO wlnked at by the
people that there 10 popular bellef that
every man has his price.
While We believe tnia to be SANDER.
upon brave men, who are good and true
Yet we ARE persuaded that there are many
who do have their price and IL prese. tad
IN the right way will bow down before the
golden calf.
The source Of our governmental authority
lie In the Daople-the voters, who are SOW.
ereigns In Republican form Of govern
ment. 10 corrupt the voter Ia to corrupt
lhe KING. III we polluts the source we be.
foul the stream. Where do We lind our
iaw.makers, are they not among the vo.
tors?
Is 1t not often asserted that they buy
their way and purchase place, or have
spent 100000 TO Influence legislation,
and but few men were found who
would not take brlUe." These mon who
make the laws arc MISUNDERSTANDING
OF the voters-while the stream does not
rise higher than Its source. yet 1t may
SINK much lower. We believe IL did I'm
this onse. There is. however. no need Tor
specializing, for there is not d congress
or legislature that meets but what there
are well founded cries OF bargain and sale.
This ACKNOWLEDGEMENT process don't
stop here, but enters courts OF justice and
seeks to corrupt jurors, and with golden
sword seeks to Stay the junge himself.
hlstorlans give actounts OF cases where
even Lord Chancelors have been brlbed,
Chief Justices have been bought and
Jurors have had such sticking pulms that
for few ehekels these Shyiocks have de-
livered an unjust verdict.
lawyer SAID not long ago that there
was scarcely jury trial-wher, u large
sum Of money wus involved-out what
u ere WAS fear and well grounded teur
that jurors might be bought There are
Uany already who have lost faith in trials
Jy jury. II bribery becomes much more
powerful the system may have to be
Iuib may bOunu peh5onl5tiC
but do not many facts brought to light
warrant it2
Benedict Arnold was called a traitor for
selling his country for El0 900 and COM
mission as brigadier In the British army,
and Major John Audre under the stern
code Of war was hanged" for giving the
bIihe. Well Tor the forces Of Washington
that the plot was discovered and the per
petrators punished hut how many plot
against good government who are not
caught.
There ought to be such an outory
against this kind OF corruption that not q
man on election day would dare to offer
lribe nor voter think OF accepting one.
IL should not even 30 much us be thought
OF by lobbyists In halls OF Legislation. IL
should he driven from all courts OF jusCce
that tho eyes Of the Judge may not be
blinded nor the poor turned aside from
Ills right In the gate.
Men who have any sense of honor loft,
should shake their hands of brlpss and
turn from them as dove from c1rrion,
or lamb from garbage. He who glve-s
bribe 10 just as culpaUle as no who taxes
It. Young gentlemen keep your record
clean"
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