Evening journal., 1896-09-24
BIG FISH AND LITTLE FISH.

BIG FISH AND LITTLE FISH.
''The dog comes back to it's vomit."
and the Morning News comes back to
It's unwarranted attack upon Hon. Will
liam J. Bryan for his pointed and per-
tinent remarks concerning some minis
ters who are deaf to the appeals of the
masses. II not only comes back. but II
drags with 1t certain ministers of the
gospel who should have sense enough
to perceive that IL Is endeavorinr to
use them as tools In its work OF abuse
and misrepresentation OF the leader
and exponent OF political principles TO
which 1t is unalterably opposed.
In order that Mr.. Bryan might be
set straight before the community
which gave him such a hearty recep-
tion on last Monday the Evening Jour
nal yesterday published the full and
complete text OF his remarks concern
ing certain ministers. It was as fol-
lows:
You will find in our cities preachers
OF the gosped enjoying every luxury
themselves who are Indifferent TO the
cries OF OF distress which come IN from
the masses OF the people. It was said
OF a princess of a foreign land. when
some one said to her The people are
CRYING for bread, that she replied:
Why don't they eat cake?' Tell some
OF these ministers OF the gospel that
men out OF work are driven into crime.
and they can't understand why every
one Is not as we'll of as themselves.
When have seen preachers of the
gospel using even more bitter speech
than politicians against the clamorings
OF the people. have wondered where
they got their religion that they
preached. My friends. the common
people were never aided in their strug-
gle by those who were so far beyond
them that they could not feel their
needs and sympathize with their in
terests. They have had to lift them
selves up, and II the common people don't
come TO the rescue of the government
the work will become harder and hard
err my friends, and every time YOU
complain you will be met with abuse. "
The Morning News Immediately
spread its reportorial drag net and en-
deavored to haul It in filled with inter
views from preachers who believed
that Mr.. Bryans remarks were aimed
at them as individuals, and at all min
listers as a class
What did 1t get? Let us examine the
contents OF that reportial drag-net
First, II presents the views OF Rev. w
F. Lewis, Of Rodney Street Presbyter.
ian Church, who admits that he did
not hear Mr. Bryan, but gets his in.
formation from several trustworty
sources" He evidently had not read
the literal report of what Mr.. Bryan
said, but plunged into print on the
strength Of information that Mr.. Bry.
ans language was directed against 'ths
clergy in general in an attempt tc
make class distinction" He con
cludes by declaring that Il have beer
approached by Democrats, Republican.
and Single Takers since this speech
and they all assure me that his attacl
had cost him many votes in this city.
We wonder il the whole milk in th
cocoanut OF his interview is not de
sire on his part to help out of a hol
his friend and fellow preacher an,
boarder, Rev. Francis Burgette Short
OF Harrison Street Methodist Episco
pal Church. Surely no sensible preache
will denounce an utterance until h
knows what it is, or take to himsel
remarks which he is conscientiousl
convinced we're never intended to az
ply to him..
When you find man. no matte
whether he be preacher or laymaI
walking around town with a chip o
his shoulder and ready to take to him
self every remark rejecting upon hi
profession, in part or in general, yo
may rest assured that there is an il
ward gnawing OF conscience that ds
mands satisfaction from somebod.
and If it's possessor can satisfy It Z
somebody elses expense, so much Il