The times., 1898-02-07
BARTER IN HIGH PLACES
Mr.. Kent Comments Upon the
Victory Of Hanna.
DIsGRACEFUL INCIDENT
The Peoples Church Pastor La
ments the Present Power of
Money he Severely Arraigns the
Republican Party for Projecting
Monopoiies,,

Rev. DR.. Kent, 9rralgned the Re-
publican party in his characteristic
and forceful manner yesterday in the
sermon he. preached at the People S
Church, in Typographical Union
Temple.
In his. scathing arraignment he par
ticularly referred to President McKin-
ley and Senator Hanna, Wall Street in
fuence. and Grover Cleveland. Mr..
Kent selected for his subject, The Soc
ial THERMOMETERS" and after CRITICS.
ing pious church members for indulg-
ing in all kinds. pf hypocrisy to obtain
wealth, he said; Il
IF we want to know whether the
social temperature Is raising or not we
don't want to count the churches, or
measure their zeal. We must look at
our literature, our laws, at the de-
cisions of our courts, at our Industrial,
social and political institutions. If
there is evidence of caring more for
principle than party, more for honest
methods than for party triumph, we
may rest assured the social tempera-
ture is going up, But on the other hand
if legislation is more and more in the
interest of classes; if courts are so
awed and impressed by wealth that the
interests of the common people are no
longer protected; If our industries are
moving steadily into the management
of trusts and monopolieS: II the tend
ency in politics is more to bargain and
sale for personal gain, and the doors of
opportunity are being more and more
closed against the masses of the peo-
pie, then we may know that among the
dominant classes at least morality is
on the decline.
That all these things are taking
place today, and that the general move
meut among the present ruling ele-
nents of society is in this direction is
too obvious almost TO require proof.
Prof Draper, of Illinois, in addressing
the graduating class Of Michigan Uni
versity in 1897, uses these words: The
feeling is coming to be common that
the law is on sale; that anyone with
keenness and experience and money
can procure the enactment of almost
any proposition into law at the hands
of the municipal, county, State, and
Federal Legislators
Hon. Wayne Macyeagh, in address
ing the graduating class of '9I at the
Pennsylvania University. said: The
black flag of the corruptionist is far
more TO be feared than the red flag of
the anarchist adding, it is impossible
to exaggerate the change which would
transfigure American politics IL all cap
italists and all corporations would for
the future absolutely refrain from the
misuse of money in politics of which
they have been guilty in the past Mr.
Macyeagh knows whereof he speaks
l. HI IL F.f
fight won by the monoplists' weapons,
and he speaks of this matter from per
sonal knowledge.
The scandal accompanying the re-
cent election OF a United States Sena-
tor in Ohio, the sworn testimony offer
ed to prove attempted bribery, testi
mony some of which implicated even
the chief magistrate of the nation, no
matter what view we may take of the
truth or falsity of the charges, the
things that are obvious and indisputa-
bic are a disgrace. to the State and the
nation. Such things emphasize. as
nothing else could, the dangerous and
corrupting power of. wealth,
Coy. Pingree, in recent address be-
fore the independent Club, Buffalo, n.
Y, shows how il is used to shape the
policy of the nation, He says: "A par
ty and its policies are, after all, con-
trolled by half dozen men, more or
less. If these men ,are of the type of
Mr.. Lincoln We would have government
for the people. If they are of the other
types which | might mention, we have
government for. the bondholders and
plunderers. These, two kinds of govern
ment are not at all alike: the former
will perpetuate, the latter destroy re-
public. In late years in our own coun-
try the influence of wealth in debating
legislative measures and governmental
policies is becoming more and more ap-
parent. Mr.. Cleveland disrupted his
party in doing the biddings of money
syndicate, which made enormous prof
its out of a scandalous bond deal.
To-day. he says. all the trusts, all
the monopolies, every agency which is
bleeding the country has taken refuge
under the wing of the Republican par
ty because they fear the Democratic
party. which has kicked them out. To
them party is a means to an end, and
the end is to get rich at eyerybOdyS eX-
penSe, right or wrong.
There is no doubt he continues,
that the power of money in this coun-
try to-day is tremendous. 1t retains
newspapers. it directs the great news
distributi- agency and telegraphs, 1T
elects zen to the Senate and to the
House. 1t manipulates national and
State conventions Any man who
recognize is a marked man and the
calling of names is in order
Mr.. Pingree is a marked man just
now"
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