The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-01
DIR. PARKHURST SPEAKS
EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS ON THE
POLITICAL SITUATION.
approved the Ideas Set Forth
by the Divine.

New York, Sept. 27.-Rev. DR.. Charles
Parkhurst slgnalized his return from Eu-
rope to the pulpit OF the Madison Square
Presbyterian church today by preaching
sermon on the political situation. The
church was filled, number Of silver men
who disapproved OF the doctors Views be-
ing in the congregation. Some of these
made unhattering comments on leaving
the church after the sermon.
When the doctor was told OF these COM
ments, he remarked; There IL more IN
this thing than the silver question, ana
some Sunday In the near future l am go
ing to speak my mind about the treat
ment OF labor by capital. l will not
mince words. either"
One of the visitors to the church was
Treasurer st. John OF the democratic ma
tlonal committee. He did not walt TO
hear all the doctor had to say.
Mr.. st. John Is one of our deacons,
said DIR. Parkhurst after the service.
The preacher led up to what he had to
say about the campaign by an argument
In which he tried to show that 1t was
impossible to make anything without ma
terlal and impossible to build a structure
without a good foundation. Among other
things he said:
I'VE are building forward into the fu-
ture without knowing what we are build
iUk uPOu VI hhOWlnk WhchhCt We oAe
building upon anything In particular that
contains In itself the Indispensable ele-
ments OF permanence Material commod-
tiles In the shape of stocks and bonds
products of the soil and manufactures
have the same intrinsic value In tht
United States as they had six months
ago. But the idea is the fact that oil
this Is presently to bo dumped upor
foundations too fictitious to sustain
| themselves. and still less to sustain th'
| enormous weight OF national economies
that 1t is proposed to place upon them.
There is feeling that there are eter
| nal principles that 1t is proposed to mi
with an alloy chiefly of human invention
| and that this incoherent conglomeratiol
Is to be used In mortaring up underneath
the terrific weight OF our national wea
and destiny. And stocks go down. 0
| course they go down, and they will con
| tlnue TO go down until there is restore
the conviction that the government is I
be set upon bottom that will not give
am not here to argue financial Qucs
tons, but the present situation In ou
country Is an Illustration on q portenfou
| scale of the truth l am trying to driy
| home--that you can not move with vigo
| nor strike with effect except as you re-
In the Instant the everlasting fixity OF tn
rock your foot is planted upon.
National prosperity Will come bac
when confidence comes back. and cont
dence will return when the nation gc'
its feet out of the quagmire and back
granite. Traffic not only, but aii the n
latlons of our great communal life al
conducted on the credit system, on ryl
TEN of mutual confidence, and today tn:
mutual confidence does not exist. Tha
IL the secret OF our disquietude. and a
tompts are being made deliberately ar
in hot blood to crush out all lingering r
mains Of that mutual confidence: and tn
procedure | dare to brand on this att
Of God as thoroughly false to the splr
OF gospel and accursedly reasonable
our collective interests and national de
! | tiny