The morning times., 1896-08-31

"Our need is confidence in God and In
the right; no: Confluence in money, syndi-
Gates, or foreign aid,'' asserted Rev. DIR.
Kent. at the Peoples Church. Typograph-
ical Temple, yesterday morning.
The sermon Was q treatment OF the
money question said the general condition
OF the country today. 1t consisted mainly
OF adverse criticisms of tie recent speeches
of Hon. Thomas b. Reed and ex-President
Harrison. The general tenor OF the ser
mon was in favor of silver, and the prin
cipies advocated by the Chicago platform.
Rev. Kent spoke In part as follows:
ut Is written In one of the old Hebrew
Psalms: 1t is better to put trust in the
Lord than to put confidence In man. 1t
Is better to trust in the Lord than to put
confidence in princess
"IHelligent trust IN the Lord means an
abiding confidence In the moral order OF
| the universe. 1t means that there Is a
right and a wrong way Of thinking, feel
| ing and acting on all questions that con-
| Germ our individual aud social well being;
that the right way is the way OF life. the
way Of growth, the way toward permanent
peace, happiness and harmony.
MR.. REEDS SPEECH
II am moved 10 take up this line OF
thought this morning by the recent utter
ances of the Hon. Thomas b. Reed in a
campaign speech at Old Orchard. Ne.
| Naturally, Mr.. Reed Is a broad minded
man. 1t eau hardly be called his fault
that his speech was narrow. There is no
room on such a platform as he stands for a
man OF bis size. intellect ually. There Is
not solitary great principle affirmed In
1t from beginning to end. Its declaration
Tor sound money drives from 1t all the
force IL has by a suppositioD aud implica-
ton that the opposing party is In favor
OF unsound money. This, OF course, is a
slanderous supposition. Its opponents have
different, and possibly WRONG, views as to
what constitutes sound money but not
one OF them knowingly favors what the
Republican platform chooses to stigmatize
as 'unsouud money
Mr.. Reed would have us believe that
| want of confidence in each other is the
chief element in bringing about the hard
times; that confidence in each other pro-
duces prosperity; that, in turn. over con-
ndence,' which eugenders distrust. and dis
trust is followed by a period of business
stagnation.
ABOUT CONFIDENCE.
lone naturally inquiries why that wiicf,
wise men are justified in having. that
which is a mark OF their superior wisdom,
under the conditions should be looked upon
at all as an evil? Would Mr. Reed have
confidence continued when all that jus
ufies confidence has gone? If not, why
should the want of confidence be paraded
by him as the bottom evil of all our present
trouble? Let me say, that the want of
confidence, which is moking most of the
trouble today is on the part of the Dor
rover, and isiargely want of confidence
In monetary system which makes il the
benefit of a few making the rich richer
and the poor poorer. q
The people have not lost confidence in
the government, as Mr.. Reed asserts, be-
cause of the revenue deficiency; they are
only indignant 1t Is the bond holders.
who are solicitouss concerning their Sc
curities, who loseconfidence. but they are
not the body OF 1.-THE people. The people
are justly Indignant that they, to whom
they trusted the Finances of the country,
have perverted them TO their own selfish
ends and agra ndizenent. Such men have
no concern for the general welfare Of
the people, The simple fact that the great
majority Of wealthy m en- are found on the
side OF the gold standard. irrespective of
parties, is a clear indication that the in
terests of the common people are not to
be served by this standard
NO ANARCHY.
II would like to know what reason has
the workinsman, who sees starvation star
ing him in the face, and the farmer, who
sees his products shrinking in value, to con- |
time confidence? What reason have they
to expect that policy, under which they
have come 50 generally and perilously near
to bankruptcy, will benefit them in the
future? Everywhere the people are pro-
testing against such a ruinous system, and |
unless redress is had, something more than |
protest will be res9rtcd to.
:. Put down anarchy is the remedy pro- |
posed by Mr.. Reed Tor restoring confidence, |
presumably referring to the present move |
ment- Anarchy is selfish indiyiduaIism: |
the present agitation is OF t,e people, for |
the people, and by the people. IL there is
anarchy it is on the part of the gold |
bond holders who want legislation to work |
out their own individual interests.
perhaps Mr. Reed was referring to that |
part OF the Chicago platform decla ring |
against the power OF Injunction, and Of |
which ex-President Harrison made a good |
deal OF capital in his recent New York |
speech. There is no ISSUE he says, pre-
sented by the Chicago convention more i'm
portant and vital than the question they
have raised OF protecting the power and
duty OF the national courts and nationalcx-
ecutive.' He further asserts that IL the
ancient power to control wbrcakers is re.
moved, then free trade and free silver
will be appropriate accompa OF such
an administration
'There is nothing in the plank to Justify
the attack; it is merely a protest against
the use OF a sacred trust for the tepefit
of few against the many, as in the case
of the Chicago strike. where the property
holders and employers wished to show the
strikers that they had to fight not only
them, but the whole government. The call.
ing out of the United States troops was but
the elimination OF a deep laid scheme OF
the wealthy owners to get the government
on their side.
THE SUPREME COURT.
1.-THE plank against life tenure also gives
Mr.. Harrison much exercise. He holds it
is an attempt to enable Democratic Con-
eress to pack the supreme court and get
an nUrneahl. decision Mr. rr;Son |