People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-20


crib! 1t threatens to destroy the
success of the administration that re-
fuses to do its will 1t toasts and
banQuets our politicians, who eat and
drink Of the power of money! The
Bankers plan" is intended to rivet
upon US the chains, forged in the cru
chile Of the last twenty-one years.
\ policy which in the language of a
late United States senator, lis con-
signing to pauper's grave the closing
wears OF the nineteenth century and
laying the heavy hand of paralysis on
the opening Of the twentieth"
In such times, is it meet, is ii
manly, is il ChriStian-like for a man
who processes to preach ChriSt's Cos
pei, to speak thus contemporary of
one who feels constrained by the duty
Of his calling IN life to raise his voice
in behalf Of struggling humanity. in
behalf of man against property. We
would remind the reverend gentle
man that Christ, during his career on
earth, was always on the side
of the poor. He did not say
pleasing things to win the plaudits
of those high in authority, but every
where taught the idea that all man
kind were brothers. For doing which
the linen of cloth" consDired against
him ana put him to death. We very
much fear that if Rev. Jacka had
heen living in that day he would
have been tickling the ears of the
PhariseeS, and the Saviour's ranting
would have made him tired"
1t is such conduct as this that has
estranged the masses from the
churches. The churches have be-
come, In the larger towns and cities.
mere organizations Of society, where
men and women 90 to show their
brOadclOth and bonnets and listen to
a prOgram-where well. fed and we'll
dressed pastor gets up and says pleas
ant things and advises the people to
be good. 1t is all hollow mockery.
1t is On the same plan as the street
hobo who processes to be shocked
at being offered a bride, but opens
wide his hand behind his back to Sc
cure it.
Christianity is not a show. 1t is a
reality to be practiced in our every
day lives. If worthy the individual
practice it is also worthy of being
carried into national affairs. The
true Christian cannot close his eyes
aud stop his ears to great national
wrongs. ChriSt's spirit must and will
assert itself in every walk of life. 1t
is asserting itself everywhere now.
The best thought Of this nation, on
the roStrum and in the periodicals, is
graphing with the questions. Not
the money question alone is the pan
acea. Labor saving machinery has
increased our capacity Of production,
and glutted all our markets with all
kinds of products. 1t falls to the lot
of craftsmanship to devise some plan
whereby mankind generally may
profit by this increased capacity, in
stead of being injured thereby. A
new civilization is upon us and the
times demand original ideas, instead
of parrots.
If it be necessary to drift into Sc
cialism, better that than anarchy.
In the early days of the church the
Apostles did not seem to be afraid of
socialism, for they distributed out of
the common fund to every man as he
had need. 1t seems that the Chris
tian spirit really prompted this So
cialism. The word has lost its ter
rors to thinking people. 1t used to
be COMPOUNDED with anarchy, and is
yet by some ignorant people.
Mr.. A. Z. Lambe tells us that on
the night election returns were be-
ing received in the wigwam, Rev.
Jacka inyeighed a good deal against
the"anarchistS" between shouts ofap.
plause for the good news for the o. O.
p-SO much SO that he made him ex-
tremely tired" A man is either a
fool or a knave who attributes an
archy to POpulists-Rev. Jacka not
excepted.
If Rev. Jacka will put his ear close
to the ground he will hear a rumbling
that will give him an idea of what
anarchy is like. If he will do his
duty as a minister Of the gospel he
will try, with Rev. Botkin and thous.
ands of other good men, to avert this
calamity, rather than to be throwing
cold water on the efforts of others and
faring sumptuOuSly every day at the
hands of aristocracy. He has given
little evidence of having the least
conception of this mighty movement
The VOICE would rejoice to see hin
awaken from his hypnotic sleep.
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