The Burke County news., 1899-06-16
Or. 1ALMAGE'S SERMON.
eREpAlED ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG
AND OLD.
b~bject: "Thc Path of Safety"-Menaces
to Our National Existence-The Dan"
gers of Monopoly, NihiIisln and In
fidelity Pointed Out.
ICopyricht. Louis Klopsch. Il

WAsHISGToN d. C.-In this discourse DR..
ralmage speaks OF some OF the periis that
threaten our American institutions and
points on, the path Of safety; text Isaiah
xii, 4 Thy land shall be married.
As the greater includes the less, SO does
he circle Of future JOY around our entire
world include the epicycle OF our own re-
public. Bold, exhiiarant. unique, divine
Imagery Of the text. At the close OF
week in which for three days our national
capital was a pageant. and all that grand
review an! banuered procession and ma
t!0nal anthems could do celebrated peace,
i may not be inapt TO anticipate thu time
when the Prince of Peace and the Heir OF
Universal ID ominion shall take possession
OF this nation and ''thy land shall be mar.
rie4
In discussing the final destiny Of this
nation, it makes all the difference in the
world whether we are on the way to
funeral or n wedding. The Bible leaves no
doubt on this subject. In pulpi:s and on
platforms and in places Of public concourse
hear so many OF the muffied drums OF evil
prophecy sounded. as though VIC were on
the way to national lnterment, and beside
Thebes and Babylon and Tyre in the GENE
terry Of dead nations our republic was to
pe entombed, that 1 wish you to under
stand IT is not TO be obseQuies, but nUp-
,ials; not mausoleum, but carpeted altar;
not cypress, but orange blossoms; not re-
luiem. but wedding march, for thy land
shall be married"
propose TO name some Of the suitors
who are claiming the hand Of this repub-
lie. This land is SO fair. so beautiful.
sffiuent that II has many suitOrS, and it
viii depend much upon your advice
whether this or that shall be accepted or
rejected. In the first place. I remark:
There is greedy. all grasping monster
who comes in as suitor seeking the hand
otthis republic, and that monster is known
by the name Of monopoly. His scepter is
made out OF the iron ofthe rail track and
the wire Of teleSraphy. He does everything
for his own advantage and for the robbery
ef the people.
Things went on from bad TO worse until
N the three legislatures of New York. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania for q long time
MONOPOLY decided everything. II nonop-
ely favors law, II passes: ifmonopoly op-
roses q law 1t is rejected. Monopoly stands
la the railroad depot putting into his
pockets in one wear s2OooOo in excess Of
al reasonable charges for services. Mo-
copoly holds in lis one hand the steam
power OF lCcCmotion and in the other the
electricity OF swift communication. Mo-
Eopely has tie Republican party in one
rocket and the Democratic party in the
5:he- pocket Monopoly decides nomina-
lions and elections-city elections, state
elections, national elections. With hribes
he secures the votes OF legislators. giving
them free passes, giving appointments 10
needy relatives 70 lucrative position. en-
,lovinc them as ATTORNEYS IL they are law
rerS carving their goods Is per cent less
Il they are merchants aud II he find case
very stubborn as we'll rs very important
puts down before him the hard cash OF
bribery.
Blu. nonovClv is not so easily caught
now as when during the term OF Mr. Ru-
,hanan the Legislative COMMITTEES in one
II cur states exciored and exposed the
manner il which certain railway COM
pauy had obtained n donation Of nulli,
and, Itw found ont that thirteen If tha
Senators of chat State rs,eiyad s,75 nAo
snonc them. sixty members Of the lower
.ouse Of tEa, State received between 5000