New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-20
DENOUNCED FROM A PULPIT.
THE REV. DR.. ROBERT s. MACARTHUR
ON THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.

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DsTy AND REPUTATION AND EVERY GOOD
AMERICAN SHOULD SEEK TO DEFEAT IT
The Rev DR. Robert s Macarthur preached last
night at the Calvary Baptist Church. West FIFTY
seventh-st.. on "Christan Patriotism and the mi
cage Platform" DIR. Macarthur said that grave
political crisis upon the Nation.
"When the first gun" said he. was fired from
Suinte- the unity and also the perpetuity OF the
Nation were at stake. Now the Chicago platform
threatens the honor of the Nation and so mperils
It's rerpetuity. II would be better that the Nation
should cease TO be than to live TO be byword anu
reproach among the honorable nations OF the ear''
The party which constructed the Chicago platform
was not really the historic Democratic party. That
party was completely captured by elements 10
which 1t catered In the past and which now have
become its master The to whom we have
been accustomed to look the rulers OF that party
are among the first TO repudiate that pa'1orfh ano
reject the men who stand upon 1T
DR. Macarthur then said that he had no apology
TO make for introducing the topic from the pulpit
"Tle Christian pulpit cannot be silent" said he
when the honor OF America Is menaced. Great
moral questions are at issue In this campaign
This is not TO be a campaign Of personal criticism
both candidates are believed to be men OF unblem-
ished personal character. but one Is comparatively
young and inexperienced. while the other Is In the
meridian Of strength experience and WISDOM VINO
ing This is 10 be campaign Of education
campagn for the discussion OF great economic
principles with great moral elements underlying
the principles
II am tonight 10 contrast Christian patriotism
with the Chicago platform Christian patriotism
in the place for the interests or all parts
of the country The Chicago platform and the
speeches in connection with its adoption encourage
the spirit Of Anarchism. The unity Of the Republic
IS one It's chief glories. We were barely recover
Ing from the sectional spirit introduced by the
war We had begun to see that there was no longer
anv North or South. any East West Now comes
this platform tanning the fame of this sectional
spirt This is most unfortunate. This is well nigh
criminal No country prosper when Its inter
ests are divided Great Britain Is bringing It's
widely extended empire into closer federative
union We in this platform are striving to divide
our beloved Republic into sections This sectional
spirit is traitorous spirit and il is unworthy of
any man who claims 10 be loya, American cit-
zen 1t IS destructive of our high aims as unified
and prosperous people The East needs the West,
and the West the East; neither can prosper with
out the other. We one people. and God grant
we may remain The man who inculcates this
sectional spiri. merits the condemnation of every
patriot No matter what your party affiliations
may have been in the past. cast our vote now so
as to rebuke this spirit. Are Americans to be the
foes Of Americans Was not one civil strife quite
number of petty republics instead OF this glorious
American Cnion?
DR. Macarthur then said that the Chicago plat
form threatened 10 degrade the Supreme Court OF
the United State: which he said was the court Of
last resort
This court" said he SIS the authoritative inter-
prefer Of the Constitution. To degrade it would be
q National calamity. DO the supporters Of this
platform want Anarchy? Do they not know that
Christian patriotism insists that law Is king and
must rule? That platform propounds and promul-
gates dangerous doctrines. Its teaching comes per
ilously near being revolutionary. Americanism IS
not Anarchism.
In the third place. the outcome of the Chicago
platform is to put premium on financial dishon-
esty To-day an ounce of gold Is worth thirty
ounces Of silver. The ratio of 16 TO would make
sixteen ounces Of silver worth one Of gold. II IS
proposed TO give every man who takes 80 cents
worth of silver to the mint and has II coined a
dollar which shall be legal tender 1t IL pro
value does not intrinsically exist. You might as
well by a Government fiat make water run up hill.
One might well by Government fiat double the
value Of wheat pig iron as attempt to double the
value OF silver The spirit Of the Chicago plat
form at this poEt is the essence Of dishono- and
dishonesty.
rs the Nation ready TO stand before the world
AS repudiator OF It's Nationa! obligations? If We
paw only g cents the dollar we become repudia
tors We practically take by force what is not our
| own We become robbers OF the rich and the poor
and are dishonest stewards before God. II is pro-
posed to set class against class, but the practical
| outcome will be to impoversh all classes alike
A great political party has been carried off into the
| canp OF its enemy and the enemy OF the Nation.
Let every real American formerly member Of
| that party leave It's ranks.
DIR Macarthur Will preach the second Of the
series the Chicago platform next Sunday.