The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05

house of representatives and high ofiicial
life, but not enough to leaven the whole.
The corruption, the gangrene, the lep-
rous spots have SO covered, filled and in
oculated the whole system that the only
means of cure is to use the knife and cut
to the bone. II the rulers are pure, the
people will be pure. If the rulers are cor
rupt and licentious, the people will be
corrupt and licentious. Christians of
America, honest men and virtuous
women, how long will you allow such
corruption in official high places? Do
you not realize that it is drying up the
very lifehlood of our dearly bought liber-
ty? That it is sowing the seed of disso-
luteness and debauchery, and that soon
we will be nation of such men and
women as these you have seen tonight?
These are your leaders, and shall we
follow their example? Or shall we tear
all such leprous wretches from power
and fill their places with real men-men
who respect, honor and love the purity
OF our mothers, our wives and our laugh
tiers; men who, instead of trying to drag
our women down to be common prosti-
tutes, will set high example of moral
ity and purity; men who, instead of MAX
ing our beloved city of Washington, in
which every American feels pride, the
hOtbed of Righteousness libertinism,
fraud, dishonesty and theft, will make
it the synonym of all that is pure, good
and unsu!lied
IF Christ came to congress tonight
and should send the sergeant alarms
forth into the city to find quorum of
senators and representatives, where
would he have to search? In such places
as the one cur friends visited this even
ing. Ask Bessie Langley where to find
them. She can tell YOU Go to the gam
bling hells. There you will get informa-
ton which will aid you in your search.
II Christ came to the house of Bessie
Langley tonight, he would witness such
sight as would make the angels weep.
Listen to the midnight revel Hear
the popping of champagne corks and the
click of glasses Listen to the songs of
guests, the ribald mirth. This is the ex-
ample, men and women of America,
which your leaders set you to follow.
These are the corrupt moral principles
which they would SOW broadcast to
blight and ruin our people. Don't close
your eyes to the danger longer, but rise
up and by your ballots sweep them from
power. Our liberty, the purity of our
homes, are menaced, and unless we act
like Christian men or should we simply
place ourselves in the hands of the
Philistines to be shorn of our strength,
robbed of our liberty and deprived of our
virtue
mo pen can begin to portray the evils,
the shame, the vice and profligacy which
are today blotting our fair escutcheon.
May God strike down the foul monster
of libertinism before he has so blackened
our pure name that it's old time luster
can only be restored by bathing it in
blood"
Let me conclude with a picture of the
closing scene of the session of congress
which expired March 4. 1t was the holy
sabbath day, and the church bells were
ringing merrily over the city. In the
capitol champagne flowed like water.
Committee rooms became temporary
brothels. Women of ill repute swarmed
the corridors and sang songs in the pub
lie restaurants with inebriated congress-
men. Il have Is dozen glasses out" said
Tom Murray, the disguised caterer of the
house restaurant. That tells the story
of the committee rooms better than any
words l could utter
In front of the main door is perfect
cloud OF gentlemen interested in legis-
lation. Some of the faces are familiar
and have been seen here for the last 20
years. Some are Comparatively new.
Thousands and hundreds of thousands of
dollars are to be won or lost within the
next few hours.
Around at the other door are more
lobbyists, and among them are some
women. Backed up against the marble
pillars everywhere are members button
'holed and on the defensive. Some of these
women are notorious. The very fact
that they are brought to bear upon an
item of legislation is enough to stamp it
with condemnation
There were poker games in the COM
mittee rooms, and the sideboards were
stocked with the best liquid refresh
ments which could be bought with the
contingent fund. There were the house
and senate bars, where every one. from
the most respected citizen to the lowest
strumpet, could obtain drink.
An aged senator passed into a private
room with a hilarious member of the
demimonde on each arm
A congressman was carried away bv
friends fighting drunk. A woman, with
her daintily booted foot elevated on a
committee table and glass of cham
payne elevated in her hand, was singing a
merry song, while a dozen members and
their friends sat around smoking and en-
JOy Ing 1AO Swiftly VI lie real lazy. But
this is enough. will cease. All of this
beneath the jewled dome, between the
marble walls of the temple of liberty
amid the royal surroundings of art ex-
pressed in bronze and marble and the
exquisite touch of the painters -brush.
God pity the people when such scenes
as these are possible when the wicked
rule, the people mourn"
Sons of sires who bled for liberty. he
ware, for even now, if you will only lis
ten, you may hear the clank of slayerys
chains which are being forged for you
and your posterity.
Toilers Of America, this is a goodly
land. We are vastly superior in number
to the host Of Shylocks, so let us 20 up
and possess it.
WHAT is THE HONEST. DOLLAR?
Duluth Tribunal.)
That the price Of all commodities is
chiefly regulated by the law of supply