New-York tribune., 1896-11-02
CANVASS OF HATRED.
HOW TIE REV. I II. MUNGER OF NJ" "N''''
cHARAcrEEIZEs THE CAMPAIGN OF
FREE SlINEn.


xoa.tI,von Conn. Nov ! tspecaD.-Thc Rev. Dr.
r. r Munger pastor OF the United Church. the lead
ing Conversational Church of this part OF the star"
and n member Of the Yale Corporation heN"'''
striking campaign sermon to-day Dr. Munger sa'n'
.The pulplt would not enter the question of me
dav II Il were a question OF finance. even though IL
involved or seemed to involve. the commcrc'a' noho'
or the Nation The pulpit is not the guardian OF me
Nations credit. There are others VINO can nei'"' II
better and better determine how to render 10 '"'sa
what is due 10 Caesar. Had the canvass Deeh hrp'
ui,bin the limits OF the NewYork speech OF me
candidate this nulpit would nave remained silent
RIM the oue.on has passed far beyond those limits
and has become ethical. 1t ia ethics mar ',VoFes
crime against the lifc OF the Nation ana the ha'en
of for his felow-man
There Is one thing than sectional war
such az nc war for the raion that was bad enough
and Il WAS Thoroughly punished. but the very iact
that the hatred was sectional took away nucn ol
It's sting There was very serious WORK n 'c'SH-
burg but the array no; 80 deidy a. una rec',n
and encouraged and taugh; II; Chicago last week
What can be worse than TO cut TINS great army OF
Industry into paris and put hatfed between
then, becaus q the relation Itself and whai Is the
ground Of the cnemy-uniair wages m-'rea'm'n''
breach of contract; infringement OF personal r'snts'
NO Simply a difference of opinion a. to the
proper ratio between silver and gold. II may be
very mportan. question. Take Il! then. TO the polls
and settle H. But TO carry II ihere on The DieJth q.
hatred Is next door 10 wal. Tnat was ho' 'o'n
Friday IN Chicago las, week. Norknen py ihc
,housands we're addressed. but they were not III
stri,rri in the facts and lessons OF political economy
Their sufIerings-if they have any-were used ID
,rnuss snrit of ndtrei, but nothing was sad about
the political questions. but only an array OF c.ass
against class. underlaid by constant SUBSECTION ina,
tIe future Government would he In the Interest ~
one class against the other and the not names OF
hatred were fln1cd Till reason and charity were
burned up. -, Att, T., ,,, ,,,,
."rhs was not patriotism All tnis Is DenS done
under the OF aad by great party IL !: 80 pro,
foundy unmovCd that one looks cnrio'is.y al tne
source of II. What | this point IL not part
san because II does not refer To party b"t ranc.
10 a conglomcrate that u mnsquefadinS as "A parry
xs wnole IL has no common principles or measures
lie basis or raiyng centre Is the worst baif OF
di,,Jed Marty In section IL is one thing, IN an
other section Il H. another thing.
"At the South there Is the lingering old-linc nefeSy
NJ that REGION In the FAR Western states who needs
70 he told wnat the animatng principle there In
RI. MssI,sippl Valley II Ia vast debtor class. az
honest as suffering debtors usually are, for debt
dv,is The sense OF honor. In Chicago II Is the mob
with the red nag Of anarchy nall nnfnrled In New.
YORK II Is Tammany. the chief political criminal of
a., ~" .ar,urv and ali over the land dreamsrs OF
dreams honest and well-meanlng. but belonging 10
that large class VINO 40 hot qW'e h'o" """ W i"'"
| theories with facts.