The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-05
ministerial Maiigrcrs,

tleNciand L!a!n Dealer.
Rev j. w. Malcolm on Sunday evening
PAINTED a strong picture a. William LInv,,
Garrison in prison cell sont the-c
through the efforts OF Prosecutors amono
whom were ministers Of the r. smell s,id
The reverend gontcman "Oh. what n
spectacle this my friends Ministers of the
love Of God professed followers of the
humanity loving Christ. roprcs. ntatiyes q,
Him who died to free the world g, daa
Sled by the glitter of gold. so blinded by
iithy lucrc. as not to be abe to ssc that
they had turned square around and had
become the enemies of Him whom they
called Lord and Master. Was there ever
more complete reversal than this?"
Tho samo spirit OF persecution which
prevailed in ante bellum days was seen
during tho late campaign. Men who hon.
cstly believed that the free coinage of
| silver would improve tho condition of the
| toiling masses and restore permanent
Prosperity to an oppr ssed and suffering
people. wcro denounced as trliicrs Mn
who believed that the silsle 30 d standard
benefits the few at the expense o. the
mary and encourages the accumulation OF
wsnlth in great fortunes while the many
are growing poorer and poorer and the
country is becoming a land Of tenants,
were branded as champions Of reputation
and dishonor And in the bitterest de-
rurcntion that disGraccd the campaign not
a fow ministers oi the gospel Joined. using
iheir pulnits to make stump speeches.
Yes. and men were even sent 10 Sail when
their only Cr.me was advocating the cleo
ton Of Bryan. Here. in the city Of Clevc-
| land 4 ycurG workingman was arrested on
the public square because he was mailing
a speech. True 1t Ia that he was held in
Jail for only an hour or two and then re-
leased and in this city, where all the cir
cumstances were uud fs.cod every ono
know that the speaker had Goae nothing Of
which he should be ashamed and the enor-
nifty of the wrong done him was no. ap-
p.ociatcd. lIo had fallen in the estimation
Of no enc in Cleveland Later in tho cam
paign this young man. who. although n
rlolder. is II speaker of 10 mean ability.
Travelled for some 5000 miles In the Wcst
and Northwest. making speeches for Bry-
nm. end wherever he went was confronted
ny tho story that he was a Jail bird. who
had been arrested in Cleveland for some
crime, particulars not given. 1t did not
seem possible that this sianderous story
could have Travelled so fast and to so many
places without being circulated with ma
llcious intent, to break the force of the
speakers arguments.
The spirit OF persecution which prevailed
in the recent campaign vas like that iden-
tilted with the persecution Of the abolition
lists, because, In both cases those enjoy
ing special privileges at the expense e
the people and of right were attacked
James Russell Lowell, once sid that mt
wealth but special privilege fears change
The wealthy men cf the country favored
the republican party in the las, cam
paign because more than ever before II
stood for special privileges. 1t had not
abandoned its high protective tariff policy
bu. had added tho advocacy of the single
god standard. Many minister's supported
the republican ticket maligncd the sup
rorters of bimotallism, and after the cleo
tion inquire. Why arc the woTkngncn
drifting away from tho churches" II
these ministers can not find an answer In
,hclr own course, VIC despair CT beilg able
to show them what II is Happily .or
the church and mankind, these ministerial
malGHers are in minority, and many
liRo Mr. Malcolm. have ,houghtfni!y
etudicd the great questions Of TIC times
ma have hearts that beat sympathetic ior
the toiling millions.