New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10

DR.. MACAGTHURS OPINION OF rp,.
SILVER SPEECHES.
ANOTHER sEEMo. OK THE COINAGE ur,,..
THE RELIGIOUS RESPONSIBILITY
OF VOTER

or VOTERS.
In a sermon on The Coinage Heresy" s.,,..,
last night In Calvary Baptist Church. /, w'
Fifty seventl-st.. by the Rev. DR. Robert 4 M.
Arthur, he declared that r.ost Of the speeches :.
had read free silver were made up Of equal asr.
OF lungs. lunaoy and larceny"
The text from which Dr. Macarthur preach.
was "ProvGc things honest IN the sight of A.
mon" (Roraans xii ~. He said "A Goi-iear,.
nation must have honesty IN its politics PolIn.
Is the science OF government ard politics ,,r-
have a place in our religion and teaching II IA,
Nation is 10 endure. We cannot admit the satase
teaching that there IS no place In politics for n.
Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule Ia,
pulpit so long as am In It. will give poi,lcs
place In its discussions and IL Is not mere dresr
that the Ten Commandments and the Golden RI.
will be recognized time In the politics Of Il.
country.
TAKING POLITICS INTO RELIGION
III man cannot take his politics into rellgix
the politics are bad. II man cannot take his tsI
lot into his prayers. he had better let tho halo,
II man votes for dishones, platform, he share
fl its guilt. Each voter stands alone before G.
en- his personal responsibility
no man with enlightened and sensitive Coz
science will hesitate long between the Apostle Pa
and the apostles OF Anarchy. The question, ~
the only great question before the people nov
one of National honesty. Certain men have tn
TO confound that issue by technical terms. b.
cover for a policy whose result is National T.
honor There can be little difference between .
man who tries TO give many counterfeit dolx
for one ho.est one end the man who wanui
give the people a debased coinage
when a man tells you he has nothing TO la
by trying free coinage. and We might as vel II
IL. YOU are talking with dishonest man. Wiz q
kaKr. yx1.
able around.
SELFISH INTEREST OF NEWCOMERS
Are not some OF these men who favor free COT
age honest? Yes many of them are honest. tx
instance the mine-owncfs who expect 10 MAKE
many millions They can well afford to manage
party's politics, and pay great newspapers to sae
port them anH have many Orators-orators VIZ
will and undoubtedly do demand their pay
gold
There are some silver men who are honest vic
are actuatcd by a mania. There were doubtless
many honest men in 1861. who fought 10 rend 'as
Union who shot al our dear flag applause; but
am certain that many OF those men nave more ~
gard for the honor and honesty OF this countJ
.The dcbaseinent OF our currency would be g.
gantic fraud. a National crime and sin agalnH
humanity. Put the man who deals IN sreeh ssoa
on An equality Nth the man who wants 10 depas
our currency I have read the speeches OF silv
men. and find that they are made up OF equal para
LIFE INSURANCE AND SAVINGS BANKS
Dr. Macarthur then said that fully loocvn per-
sons In this country held insurance policies on theh
lives, and had paid in good money had pa'a
dollars worth 100 cents, and did not wish 10 drav
out 20 cents on the dollar He declared tha' 'n
many persons who had deposited money IN SAVING
banks should not vote for the Chicago candiua,ss
ard said that the man who did vote Tor them Won.
vote 10 make the silver barons richer and 10 grauo
the laudable ambition OF young man TO vecon
President OF the United states. he added that VI
Chicago platform did not go far enough. that
should have declared that the sun should rise ar
set M the same hour every day in the year az
that the temperature should never rise above sxg
degrees in New-York 1t should also have deciais
lead and wood 20 be good money. II should nav
made eighteen inches yard and then we wou.
have had more Yards. but the same amount
cloth SO II was with their silver-more piece
but the same amount of money. .
The speaker closed by saying that the con9.un
which threatened us was enough 10 cause Nas
ington. Lincoln and Grant 10 come up from tnsl
graves and rebuke a recrcant and disloyai peops