Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE 6Y THE NOTED
DIVINE.

Subject: "The Path of Safety"-Menaces
to Our National Existence-The DAN
gers of Monopoly, Nihilism and In
fidelity Pointed Ont.
ICopyright, Louis Klopsch, 1891
WAsHINaToN, d. C.-In this discourse DR..
Talnage speaks of some of the perils that
threaten our American institutions and
points out the path of safety; text, Isaiah
ixii., 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 epicycle of our own re-
public. Bold, exhilarant, unique, divine
imagery of the text. At the close OF q
week in which for three days our national
capital was pageant, and all that grand
review and hammered procession and ma
tional anthems could do celebrated peace,
1t may not be inapt to anticipate the time
when the Prince of Peace and the Heir OF
Universal ominion shall take possession
of this nation and "tby land shall be mar
ried.''
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 wedding. The Bible leaves no
doubt on this subject. In pulpiss and on
platforms and in places Of public concourse
hear SO many of the muffled drums of evil
prophecy sounded, as though we were on
the way to national interment, and beside
Thebes and Babylon and Tyre in the ceme-
terry Of dead nations our republic was to
be entombed, that I wish you to under
stand 1t Is not to be obsequies, but nup-
tials; not mausoleum, but carpeted altar;
not cypress, but orange blossoms; not re-
QUEEN, 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, SO
q
will depend much upon your advice
whether this or that shall be accepted or
rejected. In the first place, remark:
There is a greedy, all grasping monster
who comes in as suitor seeking the hand
of this republic, and that monster Is known
by the name of monopoly. His scepter is
made out 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.
in the three legislatures of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania for long time
monopoly decided everything. If monop-
oily favors a law, 1t passes; If monopoly op-
poses law it is rejected. Monopoly stands
in the railroad depot putting into his
pockets in one year 5000 900 In excess Of
Ill reasonable charges for services. Mo-
uopoly holds in his one hand the steam
power Of locomot and in the other the
electricity of swift communication. Mo-
lopoly has the Republican party in one
,ocket and the Democratic party in the
,ther pocket. Monopoly decides nomina-
ions and electtons-city elections, state
lections, national elections. With bribes
le secures the votes Of legislators, giving
lem free passes, giving appointments to
eedy relatives to lucrative position, en-
.oying them as attorneys II they are law
ers carrying their goods Is per cent. less
they are merchants, and if he find case
cry stubborn rs we'll as very important
uts down before him the hard cash Of
ribery.
But monopoly is not so easily caught
ow as when during the term of Mr.. Bu-
aanan the Legislative Committee in one
our States explored and exposed the
amer in which certain railway COM
any had obtained donation Of public
nd. 1t was found out that thirteen OF the
9nators of that State received $175, 900
nong them, sixty members of the lower
Juse of that State received between $4,000
nd $1,000 each, the Governor of that
.ate received $4,000, his clerk received
5000, the Governor received
10000, all the clerks CT the Legislature
ceived $4,000 each, while $4,000 were di-
ded among the lobby agents. That thing
Ia larger or smaller scale is all the time
ring on in some ofthe States in the Union,
1t it is not SO blundering as 1t used to be,
I'd therefore not so easily exposed or ar
sted. Itell you that the overshadowing
lrse of the United States to-day is mo-
opoly. He puts his hand upon every
lshel of wheat, upon every sack Of SALT
Jon every ton of coal, and every man.
oman and child in the United States feels
etouch of that moneyed depotism. re-
ice that in twenty-four States Of the
lion already anti-monopoly leagues have
en- established. God speed them In the
1rks of liberation.
have nothing to say against capital
S. man has right to all the money
can make honestly-I have nothing to
against corporations as such; without
m no great enterprise would be possible.
what do say is that the same prin-
lies are to be applied to capitalists and
corporations that are applied to the
crest man and the plainest laborer.
lat is wrong for me is wrong for great
operations. II l take from you your
operty without any adequate compensa-
n, 1 am a thief, and il a railway
images the property of the people with
4. making any adequate compensation,
1t is a gigantic theft. What IS wrong on
mall scale Is wrong on large scale.
lopoly in England has ground hundreds
thousands of her besttpeople into semi
rvation and in Ireland has driven multi
iinous tenants almost to madness and
the United States proposes to take the
alth Of GO, 600, 900 or 10000, 900 of people
lput it in n few silken wallets.
fonopoly, brazen faced, iron fingered,
tuFe uearteu mOHopoly oHerS MS Hhnu
his republic. He stretches 1t out over
lakes and up the great railroads and
rthe telegraph poles of the continent
says, Here is my heart and hand; be
10 forever" Let the millions of the
pie North, South, East and West forbid
banns of that marriage. forbid them at
ballot boz, forbid them on the plat
n. forbid them by great organizations.
Did them by the overwhelming senti-
1T Of an outraged nation, forbid them
he protest of the church Of God, forbid
by prayer to high heaven. That
cd shall not have this Abigail. 1t shall
be to all devouring monopoly that this
lis to be married.
other suitor claiming the hand of this
Iblic is nihilism.
owns nothing but knife for uni
al cutthroatery and nitroglycerin
b for universal explosion. He believes
o God, no government, no heaven and
II except what he can make on EARTH
ew the czar of Russia. keeps many q
practically imprisoned, killed Abra-
Lincoln, would put to death every
;and president on earth, and II he had
power would climb up until he could
Q the God of heaven from His throne
10 a. fna niv al btrto ohar