Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-03
[copyriyht. Louis Klopsch. 1898,

tInnIty the Pillar of the Nation
strength and Perpetuity.
tCopyright. Louis Klopsch. 1891
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-In this dis
course Dr. Talmage speaks of some OF
the perils That threaten our American
institutions and points out the path oil
safety; text. Isaiah xii. 4. ''Thy land
shall be married.
AS the greater includes the less, so
does the circle of future joy around our
entire world include the epicyclc of our
own republic. Bold, exhilarant, unique
divine imagery of the text AT the close
of a week in which for three days our
national capital was pageant and all
that grand review and hammered pro-
cession and national anthems could do
celebrated peace, it may not be inapt
to anticipate the time when the Prince
of Peace and the Heir of Universal Do
minion shall take possession of this ma
ton and "thy land shall be married.
In discussing the final destiny of this
nation. it makes all the difference III
the world whether we are on the way to
a funeral or wedding. The Bible
leaves no doubt on this subject In pull
pits and on platforms and in places OF
public concourse / hear so many of the
mufiled drums of evil prophecy sounded.
AS though we were on the way to ma
tional interment, and beside Thebes
and Babylon and Tyre i'll the cemetery
of dead nations our republic was to be
entombed. that wish you to under
stand it is not to be obsequios. but nup-
tials; not mausoleum. but carpeted al
tar; not cypress. but orange blossoms
not requiem but wedding march. for
''thy land shall be married.
propose TO nnlne some of the snltnrs
who are claiming the hand of this re-
public. This land is so fair. so hranti.
ful, 20 affiuent that it has many suliors.
and it will depend much npon yonr ad
vice whether this or that shall he ac-
cepted or REJECTED In the first place
remark There is greedy. all sraSplng
MONSTER who comes in as snitor seeking
the hand of this republic. aud that
monster is known by the name Of mo.
nopoly. His scepter is made cut of the
iron of the rail track and the wire OF
telegraphy. He does everything for his
own advantage and for the robbery OF
the people.
Things went on from bad to worse
until in the three legislatures of New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
for a long time monopoly decided every
thing. If monopoly favor Il law, it
passes; II monopoly opposes law 1t Is
rejected. Monopoly stands in the rail
road depot putting into his pockets in
one year 5000. 600. 600 in excess of all
reasonable charges fer services. Mo-
nopoly holds in his one hand the steam
power of locomotion and in the other
the electricity of swift communication
Monopoly has the Republican party IL
one pocket and the Democratic party
in the other pocket. Monopoly decide;
nominations and elections-c;ty cleo
tions, state elections, national elections.
With brides he secures the votes q
legislators giving them free passes,
giving appointments to needy relative:
to lucrative position, employing then
as attorneys if they are lawyers. carry
ing their goods 10 per cent less if they
are merchants, aud if he find cast
very stubborn as we'll as very important
puts down before him the hard cash o.
bribery.
Not Eusily Overthrow.
But monopoly is not so easily caught
now as when during the term of Mr.
Buchanan the legislative committee II
one of our states explored and exposed
the manner in which certain railway
company had obtained donation o
public land 1t was found out that /;
of the senators of that state received
S175. 900 among them, so members o
the lower house of that state received
between So, 600 and $40, 600 each. TIT
governor of that state received $50, 0Oo
his clerk received 81, 600, the lientenan
governor received $40. 600. all the clerk
of the legislature received 50. 600 each
while $50, 900 were divided among thu
lobby agents. That thing On larger o.
smaller scale is all the time going on II
some of the states in the union. but |
is not so laundering as it used to be
and therefore not go easily exposed o.
arrested 1 tell yon that the overshad
owing curse of the United States toda,
is monopoly. He puts his hand upon ev
cry bushel CT wheat, upon every sack o
salt, upon every ton of coal, and ever.
man, woman and child in the United
States feels the touch of that moneye'
despotism rejoice that in "a states o
I the union already antimonopoly league
have been established. God speed then
in the work of liberation
have nothing to say against capital
lists. A man has a right to all the mon
ey he can make honestly have moth
ing to say against corporations as such
without them no great enterprise woul'
be possible, but what I do say is tina
the same principles are to be applied t.
capitalists and to corporations that ar
applied to the poorest man and tn
plainest laborer What is wrong for N
is wrong for great corporations. If
take from you your property withou
any adequate compensation. ! am
thief, and if railway damages tn
property Of the people without makin
any adequate compensation. that is
gigantic theft What is wrong on
small scale is wrong on large scale
Monopoly in England has ground hun
dreds of thousands of her best peopl
into semistarvation and in Ireland ha
driven multitudinous tenants almost
madness and in the United States pre-
poses to take the wealth Of 80, 600, w
or 10. 600. 600 of people and put it IN
few silken wallets.
Monopoly. brazen faced. iron finger
ed, vulture hearted monopoly offers HI
hand to this republic. He stretches
out over the lakes and up the grea
railroads and over the telegraph pole
of the continent and says, "Here is N.
heart and hand be mine forever. LIE
the millions of the people north, south
east and west forbid the banns of tina
I'LL