The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-19
Light OF the He'll Holes and Rum Cellars
OF New York Blazing Upon Cleveland"
WHILE HE TALKS OF HOME MISSIOnS. "
'if Cleveland Would Preicrmit
Hunting Ducks In North Carolina
and silver Democrats Ia Kentucky
Long Enough TO Come Out West He
would Find God Fearing People"


upon joint resolution directing the
secretary OF the Interior to execute the
law Tor opening for settlement of some
tWo million acres of land in tile Utah.
which have been part of an Indian rescr-
Nation. Severe structures upon the
Secretary of the Interior for his at
tempt to nullify the act of Congress
were made by Senators Cannon, VOL
cot and Vest
Thc latter invciEhed with much vche-
mence against the Secretary, declaring
tfHt the time had been when the head
OF department would have had TO am
SWer To the bar of the Senate for such
an attempt to trampie upon the legisla-
tive branch of the Governments Mr.
Vest also caused some amusement by
his witty and taustic criticism of 'rcsi-
dent Cleveland's recent speech before
the Home Missionary Society i'm New
York. The Dupont election case was
taken up after the morning hour and
Mr.. Thurston utcp). of Nebraska. made
II three hours speech in advocacy Of
MIR. Duponts right to the seat. MIR.
Vest began with the remark that there
was time when n cabiYct officer who
deliberately failed to execute an act Of
Congress would be brought before the
bar of the Senate. because he had tram
pied upon the legislative department Of
the Government and had violated his
oath of office.
The question was. he said. whether
Congress knew what ii was doing when
II passed the act opening up that land.
The action OF the Secretary of Agri-
culture on the seed question was anoth-
cr instance OF the same kind.
And now" said MIR. Vest. comes the
Secretary of the Interior and says that
Congress did not know anything about
these enormous deposits Of mineral:
ana he takes the responsibility of say
ing to the President that the proclama-
tion opening these lands To settlement
shall not be issued. Here is Il positive
statute. nulliticd by the head Of u de
partment with 10 other excuse except
the ialtry one that lie assumed that
Congress had not the information
which il has had for the last seven years
IT seems Mr.. Vest continued, ito he a
disposition on the part OF the admins
tration To treat the Western people as
II they were i'm a condition OF papillagc
as II they do not know their own rights
or their own interests, and as if they
must be informed cX cathecira from the
East in reference 10 what is best for
them and what should he done for them
Even the President of the United States
lately ON missionary occasion 0augh-
teD spoke Of the West as land of inn
morality and crime. lie stood with the
light-thc ghaatly Lighter the hell
holes and rum cellars of New YorI:
blazing upon him and cantingly said
that home missions must be used to
CiviliZc. To Christianizc the men who
have left their homes in the civilized
East and gone out among the mountains
and valleys of the wild and woolly West
loud and general laughtcr)
Our President stood with Or. Tai
mage on one side and Rev. Sheldon Jack
son on the other, and gave us a new
version of that beloved old missionary
hymn
From Montana's sinful mountains,
From Utah's wicked plains;
They call us to deliver
Their land from errors chains.
cloud laughter)
I'VE are told upon high authority that
His f.Xcellcncy has lately laid down
his honors at the feet of Jesus. ] am
glad 20 know 1t. II has been the general
impression OF Democrats that the Mug
wumps and incense burners had got their
honors and intended to keep them !
have great respect for the Christian re-
lation. and for missions at home aud
abroad: but this was II slnndcr upon
the men who. with rifle in one hand and
axe in the other blaxed The pathway of
civilization in the Western wiIds. I
went 10 Missouri when !; was q frontier
state; roamed by the Indian and the
buffalo. have lived with those pel-
pie nearly fifty years. and I say to our
President now. that. II he will pretermit
hunting ducks In North Carolina and sill
Yer Democrats in kentucky long enough
to come out West. we will show him
God-fearinS. self respecting law ahid-
ing people. We will show him churches
In which there is real and una ffccted
pic,y; we will show him happy and
Christian homes, where the sons. the
fathers. and the husbands pray. In con
nection with this humble but real re!i-
g!on. | am tempted 10 quote these beau
tiful lines Of the Scotch poet:
Compared with this, how poor reli-
gion's pride:
In all the pomp Of method and of
art.
When men display to congregations
wide.
Devotion's every grace. except the
heart
This. Mr. President. Is what we have
come to at last-;hat the President of the
United States, in his official capacity.
says to the people of the whole world
that in one portion of this country the
surroundings are such that missions are
necessary in order 10 bring the people
To the proper Knowledge of what is right
and true.