The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-03

tgpCuun OF character, anu CALCULATION
OF known falsehood hbous election
times Is ungodly. Patriotism becomes
COMPOUNDED with bhseSt seifishncss.
seIf-respeeting men are punished from
Office aud forced out OF the very arena
where their best effort and ihluenea
should be excited. Witness the defllC-
mcnt OF honor and justice; the blunt
lug OF Congslence; the weakening OF
moral inlluence;the burleslue OF brctht
criy kindness, the contradiction Of
Dobln uptlEhtness; the abrogatlon o.
tile golden rule In many Of our CAM
pnlGhs, This ls u crime not only against
humanity and oil that makes for goud
citizenship and against the country and
tfatrldtlt loyalty, but also against Hea-
Ven mud was condemned In the thun-
tlerS OF Sinai and re-echoed by the
Master and His apostles. No nation caI
continue to uphold Its integrity where
this corruption Is allowed TO tester.
Another element that destroys the
reliElauHhess Of politics and fihllonal
aff1irS, Ia the cxuctlOns Of the llquor
busseA upon politicians. No business
machine should be allowed TO curtnii
national affairs. Too much OF our
political affairs are r,ii updcr the cs-
element OF !ntoxlcafts. No mind can
plan for the ship OF stale that II be-
inuddlel with liquor. Another which
deiicS God, destroys and beEEnts home
and Iucbrlatcs man has no place in thu
realm Of religion ana shoUtld ilntl no
place IN the domination OF the na,tIon,
Rrlhe.glVlng and brIbe- taking In ma
;lonal affairs IA beneath the dignity
OF true American citizenship. No true
man can be bought The use OF money
Is perverted from the legitimate Dtsn-
nels OF patriotism TO the debauohsry
Of CONVENTIONS and elections.
By this Ubiquitous brlbing business,
corrupt men who have not had the pub
lie good ut heart, have been put into
Office. The unworthy have thus been
enabled TO climb up over The con-
science OF the people, trafnple on the
morals OF the young, and disgrace the
sacred Institutions OF our fathers.
Tell me, would not the Christ trown
upon such state OF affairs? Can the
true patriot, the loyal citizen, have
no religious duty dcvolvlng upon him
in relation to the affairs OF the nation?
It Is
Poor Type OF Patriotism
to SEQ the country's institutions as
sailed without protest. 1t IL poor 10y
atty Ito see public condolences destroy
ed and bad Christianity to see indie
cency aud disorder without open and
direct antagonism to It, No matter
what may be the party aIflllatiot,
Christianity and purity. decency and
order should be first in every citizens
conscience.
God hasten the day when there shall
be a phalanSinE OF noble, patriotic,
loyal men OF Chrlstianized convictions
and courage. who shall march forward
and plant themselves firmly for the
purity and righteousness OF political nf-
fairs. When there will be no intlmida-
ton or hlndFAnce TO personal TIght, no
deuagoEism, no rUguery, neither po-
lItleai hypocrisy. phaflsaism. plumber
ers, dealers, bosses or any such thing
to mar the perfect course OF our ma
TONS affairs.
The growth OF leagues for political
purity and better citizenship III
wholesome sign o. the times. A true re-
public cannot continue It's existence on
corruption. Intelligence and morality
Mt the DAlloE box are It's necessities,
We speak OF our success, grow elo-
queut over our splendid institutions
md phenomenal progress, but what OF
all this with deadly cancer at the
vItals 0! our nation?
We have wIth9tood the. shocks OF
war and have swept on toward Vie
.orious accomplishment, but what cnn
survive tho deadly corruption OF party
gangrenc, which ls working INTO the
very life OF our body polite?
Can our politics be cleansed and pur-
lied with The three mighty forces OF
unparalleled GENERALIZATION OF popu-
hssn Immense influx OF un-Amerlcan
Influences and frlghttul power OF gam
brlnus thrown aEhinst III
What Is to be 1Onc-shoul1 be done?
]. we would optlaw and distranchise
the entire liquor influence. for here TOO
often fad the political cluOhousea" as
AR. HlIssead calls them.
We would dlBfrAnchlse every dis
loyal and un-Alncrican force, and make
morality. Intelligence, and patriotic de-
votIon the standard OF American cit
lzenshlp.
We would urge grand uprising OF
every loyal American ITO put down and
see 10 it that no corrupt party maehln-
lst or trader Is allowed 10 get his hand
on one lever OF public safCty. what's
the use OF talking better politics while
professional dishonesty Is allowed to
steer the ship OF state. We would also
lisfranchise every foreign force. which
knows nothing OF righteousness, OF
American institution, history or IAN
BuaEc. A..
TluCNllNLlDL Vi pllEE-SNNtNNtss
noble. loyal Americans. actuntod with
true devotion 60 God and man and noS
machine politicians.
we want religion in politics aud state
as well as IN church and homo.
Men from every Eurty are In the ma
iorlty, north. south. cast and wess, who
stand for "decency and order" Lot
them form a new party OF moral pa
tri1ts. The times are rlpe for great
conscience party. by which old thEnEs
5nuii oe done away and all beeotne new:
Liberty il involved. honesty and
right. education and influence are In
VOWED, in fact. everything vital toleon.
hdence and the larger more abnndanf
life OF Christ are involved. ~
Tho menace OF unrciiEious potHtcai
corruption hangs over the noble iHsti-
tu,ions OF our land. May God grant
us the courage TO take our stAnd for
Hight and truth. for "dcccncy and or
der" Christ says: "Hc that is not with
me, Is against me-"
EvanSelIstlc Meetings this Week.
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