The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-08
FAIR DEALING BEST.

FAIR DEALING BEST.
pr. TALMAGE EULoGIzEs HONESTY
| |,a.,a.. IN MONEY GETTING.
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| Use Of Money In Politics Fruitful Source
| Of Corruption-BriberyI IL villainy-vio-
| lation Of Solemn Trust an Unpardon-
| able onsnss, IN Everlasting Blot.
| copyright. 1898. by American Press Asso-
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Dr. Talmage in
this discourse arraigns the various modes
by which some people get money that does
not belong to them and commends the
fair dealing that succeeds best at last;
text, I Timothy VI, 0, "They that will be
rich fall into a temptation and snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men In destruction and per-
| dition."
That IL the Niagara falls over which
rush a multitude Of souls-namely, the
determination to have the money anyhow,
right or wrong. Tell me how man gets
his money and what he does with 1t and
will tell you his character and what
will be his destiny In this world and the
next propose to speak today about the
ruinous modes Of getting money.
In all our city, state and national cleo.
tons large sums Of money are used In
bribery. Politics, from being tho science
Of good government has often been be-
draggled Into the synonym for truculency
and turpitude. A monster sin, plausible,
potent, pestiferous, has gone forth to do
its dreadful work in oil ages. Its two
hands are rotten with leprosy 1t keeps
Its right hand hidden in q deep pocket
The left hand is clinched, and with its
ichorous knuokle 1t taps at the door Of the
courtroom, the legislative hall, the con-
gress and the parliament. The door swings
open and the monster enters and glides
through the aisle Of the council chamber
as softly as slippered page, and then It
takes It's right hand from its deep pocket
and offers 1t in salutation to Judge or leg
islator II that hand be taken and the
palm Of the intruder Cross the palm Of the
official, tho leprosy crosses from palm to
palm In q round blotch, round as gold
eagle, and the virus spreads, and the doom
10 fixed, and the victim perishes. Let
bribery, acoursed Of God and man, stand
up for trial.
The Bible arraigns 1t again and again.
Samuel saysof his two cons who became
Judges, "They took brides and perverted
Judgment" David says Of some Of his
pursuers, "Their right hand Is full Of
bribes." Amos says Of some men in bis y
day, "They take bride and turn aside
the poor in the gate" Eliphaz foretells
the crushing blows Of Gods Indignation,
declaring, "Fire shall consume the tabor
nacles Of bribery"
Tho Mighty Fallen.
It Is no light temptation. The mighti-
est have fallen under 1t. Lord Bacon,
lord chancellor Of England, founder Of
our modern science, author of "Novum
Organum" and whole library Of books,
the loading thinker Of his century, so pre-
cocious that when as little child he was
asked by Queen Elizabeth, How old are
your" no responded, II am two years
younger than your majesty 3 happy reign"
Of whose oratory Ben Jonson wrote "The
fear Of every man that heard him was lest
he should make an end, having an in
come which you would suppose would have
put him beyond the temptation of bribery
soc, 900 year and Twickenham court,
a gift and princely estates in Hertford
shire-yet under this temptation to brib-
cry, falling fat into ruin and on his con-
fession of taking brides giving as excuse
that all his predecessors took them; he
was fined 5000, 1000, or what corresponds
with our 5000, 900, and imprisoned in Lon
don Tower.
The black chapter In English, Irish,
French and American politics is the chap
ter Of bribery. Some Of you remember the
Pacific Mail subsidies Most of you re-
member the awful tragedy Of the Credit
Mobilier Under the temptation to brib-
cry Benedict Arnold sold the fort in the
highlands for $S1, 575. For this sin Gorgey
betrayed Hungary, Ahithophel forsook
David, and Judas kissed Christ. When II
soc so many Of the illustrious going down
under this temptation, 1t makes me think
Of the red dragon spoken Of in Revelation
with seven heads and ten horns and seven
crowns drawing third part Of the stars
of heaven down after him.
Tho lobbies Of tho legislatures Of this
country control the country. The land Is
drunk with bribery. "Oh," says some
one, 'sthere's no need Of talking against
bribery by promise or by dollars, because
every man has his price. do not believe
it. Even heathenism and the dark ages
have furnished specimens of incorruptibil-
ity. A cadi Of Smyrna had case brought
before him on trial. A man gave him 800
duoats in bribery. The case came on. The
briber had many witnesses. The poor
man on the other side had no witnesses.
At the close of the case the cadi said:
"This poor man has no witnesses, he
thinks. shall produce In his behalf 500
witnesses against the other side" Then
pulling out the bag Of ducats from under
the ottoman he dashed 1t down at the feet
of the briber, saying, II give my decision
against you" Epaminondas, offered
bride, said, II will do this thing If 1t BIO
right, and If 1t be wrong oil your goods
cannot persuade me-"
A Poor Compliment.
The president of the American congress
during the American Revolution, General
Reed, was offered 10000 guineas by for
eign commissioners II he would betray
this country. He replied, "Gentlemen,
an very poor man, but tell your king he
Is not rich enough to buy mo-" But why
go SO far when you and !, If we move In
honorable society, know men and women
who by all tho forces Of earth and hell
could not be bribed. They would no moro
be bribed than you would think Of tempt
ing an angel Of light to exchange heaven
for the pit. To offer bribe is villainy,
but 1t Is o very poor compliment to the
man to whom 1t is offered.
have not much faith In those people |
who go about Dragging how much they
could get II they would only sell out
Those women who complain that they are
very often .nsulted neod to understand |
that there Is something in their carriage |
to invite insult. There are men at AL |
bany and at Harrisburg and al Washing |
ton who would no moro be approached by
bride than pirate boat with few cut
lasses would dare to attack a British man
ofwar with two banks Of guns on each
side loaded to the touchhole. They are
incorruptible mon, and they are the few
men who are to save the city and save the
land.
Meanwhile my advice is keep out Of
politics unless you are invulnerable to this
style of temptation. Indeed If even you
arc naturally strong you need religious
buttressing Nothing but the grace Of
God can sustain our public men and make
them what we wish. wish that there
might come an old fashioned revival Of
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