The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-03

no possible doubt here. No argument
| for public legalized gambling through
out the state of Connecticut Is conceive
able except the argument Of gold And
| is would take a good deal of gold, too,
to convince the Connecticut senate that
it could afford to defy and to outrage
the best public sentiment of the state.
But the gamblers make money easily
and abundantly. No investments are
likely to pay them better than invest
ments in the Legislature. Prohibitory
laws are always hazardous and permits
sive laws are always safe.
Upon further thought why should 1t
be deemed surprising that the Connect
| icut senate should favor gambling
throughout the state when it is gam
| bling institution itself? This would be
a rather sweeping charge were it posi-
BILE to conceive one single motive other
than the motive Of avarice Cor of selfish
political ambition, which is not far from
the same thing) to account for this dnfa-
nous legislation.
Tonight / am trying to arouse you
as Christian citizens to make your pow
err felt at the sources of our political
and social life, Because Christian men
have not done this, their representatives
are selling the honor and the chastity
of the state Christian sentiment in
Theoretically sealed packages will never
leaven the citizenship of Connecticut.
And it may be we'll to remind our
selves just now that we are reaping pre-
cisely what we have sown. We have
noted the gradual advance of ungodli-
ness all about us, and we have not re-
PEELED 1t. Society to-day tolerates Gus
toms which twenty years ago would not
have been thought of. Entertainments
upon the sanctity of the Sabbath, cor
rupting literature upon the newsstands,
unchastity in the play and nudity upon
the stage-these are all symptoms Of
the swift progress of a disease which
is eating out the vitals of our Christian
principle. The statesman who intro
duced the amendment said that there
were two elements in society; one Of
these had urged him to the action which
he had taken and the other had not OBJ
jected. Don't you think 1t lis time for us
to object?
Christian men and women, do you
think we shall do any better tomorrow
than we did yesterday and are doing
LO-udY 11dNb we ally COllN lNNlOIloS anu
if so, do we dare to express them? Shall
we quietly fold our hands and sigh "Oh
dearr and allow our representatives
to go on nlisrepresenting us? Shall we
admit that Senator ingalls, is right, that
the publication of politics is an brides
cent dream, and that the Decalogue and
the Golden Rule have no place in po-
liitcal campaign?
1t is time for Christian men to be men
and to demand a semblance of manhood
at least in our legislators.
God give us men A time like this de-
mands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not
kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot
buy;
Men who possess opinion and will;
Men who have honor; men who will
not lie;
Men who can stand before a dema-
gogue,
And damn his treacherous batteries
without winking;
Tall men. sun-crowned, who live above
the log,
In public duty and in private thinE-
ing.
While for the rabble with their thumb
worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little
deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, 10! Freedom
weeDs.
Wrong rules the land, and waiting JUS
tice sleeps"