The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-03-16
WENT AND HANGED HIMSELF.
A. Political Sermon Delivered in
Fhe Nugget Sanctuary by the
Religious Editor of the
Nugget on Sunday
Morning, March 10,
1895,


verse 5, and reads az follows:
.'And he cast down the pieces of sill
yer in the temple and departed anc
went and hanged himselfn
As you are doubtless aware, these
words apply to that notorious traitor
Judas Iscariot. For three years pre-
vious to the time he betrayed his mas
ter he had been one of the twelve de-
ciples of Christ, had seen him giving
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf
causing the lame to walk and had daily
listened to the teachings of one who
whether of divine origin or not, never
uttered anything but wise and instruct
i've words. He was an honored mem
Der of that little band and was held in
such esteem by them that he was chos-
en- Treasurer and had the handling oil
all their money and for three years he
discharged the duties of his office fsith-
fully, or, at least, we are led so to infer
as there is no record of charges being
brought against him. But. my friends,
in an unguarded moment be fell. The
love of money caused his ruin and for
the paltry sum of thirty pieces ofsilyer
he sold his best friend. There is one
thing about Judas that, to some extent,
is compensation for his great crime
No sooner had he done the deed than
he became ashamed of himself and tax
ing the blood money back to those from
whom be had received it he threw il
down and "Went and hanged himselfn
thussesting an examplew hich our traitor
officials of the present day would do
we'll to follow.
lin '79, John Sherman, after cum
ningly sneaking bill through Congress
demenetizing silver, and for which, it
is said he received many times thirty
pieces of mony, had done az did Judas,
event and hanged himself,n how much
more be would have been respected,
but John wasn't as conscientious as
Judas. If, after calling the LII Com
gress together in extra session and CO.
ercing them to pass laws further debas-
ing silver, Grover had "W ent and hang
ed himself" what rejoicing there
would have been among the people, but
Growers honor is not to be compared
to Judas's. If Growers cuckoos in Con-
gress, after doing the bidding of their
and bulldozing master,
had fled out of the halls of Congress
and bad hung themselves side by side |
until they were dead, dead, dead, how
much more honorable they would APP
pear in the eyes ofthe people than they
now do. Judas sold one man bot these
modern Judases have sold a nationa
They have sold the widow aud orphan;
they have taken the bread out of the
mouths of The laborersi they have
caused deaths without number from
cold and starvation, they have clogged |
the wheels of industry aud delivered I
The country they had sworn to love and
protect, bonud in golden chains, to the
money kings of Europe. And yet they
haven't got decency enough to "Goand
hang themselves.r
In looking back over the past twenty
years, we cannot charge either one ofI
he two old parties, solely with The
rhine of debasing silver and the desti-
ution and distress brought upon the
people by the financial legislation Of
in the interest of the money
,ower, for each party has had share in
{, not as whole but as individuals.
n this connection wish TO relate to
'ou very remarkable dream | had the
ther night.
Methonght ! sickeued, yea, even un-
. death, and my spirit being released
rom this earthly tabernacle, took fight
Dto space, and after time l came to
be gates of hades aud being weary
iinded me to slop and rest. | was met
the door 10y King Satan, who AK
ressed himself as being delighted to
e me and requested me to step up to /
is office and register, which | did,
aian accompanying me. registered
., U. S. A. Satan, after +
ancing at The register, shook ne a
armly by the hand, ssnying he was q
ore than glad 10 receive visit from n
person from that county as ne hsd a
IL heard frofn thara f,r er,,,o t;