The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-29
NATIONAL DANGERS.
Or. TALMAoE DISCUSSES THE REPUB
ulC'S DESTINY.

Monopoly the Overshadowing Cars,
Of the Unitea states-Nihilisns Ais,
an EVIL Power-Inndelitya ssarc,
i of Weakness. --
Copyright. Louis Klopsch. 1891
WASHINGTON, May 9s.-In this discourse
DR.. Talmage speaks Of some Of the peril
that threaten our American institutions
and points out the path Of safety; text
Isaiah xii, l. "Thy land shall be married. y
As the greater includes tho less, 90 doe.
tho circle Of future Joy around our entire
world include the epicyole of our own re
public. 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 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 dominion shall take possession
of this nation, and "thy land ahall be
married"
In discussing the final destiny Of this
nation ID makes all the d'ffopenoe In the
world whether we are on the way to q
funeral or wedding. The Bible leaves
NO doubt on this subject. In pulpits and
on platforms and In places Of public CON-
course, I hear SO many of tho muffied
drums Of evil prophecy sounded, as though
we were on the way to national inter-
ment, and besides Thebes and Babylon
and Tyre in the cemetery Of dead nations
nnra II - A- LzI y
wish you to understand 1t is not to be
obsequieA but nuptials; not mausoleum,
but oarpeted altar; notcypress but orange
blossoms; not requiem, but wedding
march; for "thy land shall DO married"
propose to name some of the suitors
who are claiming the hand Of this repub-
lie. This land is 80 fair, SO beautiful, 10
affluent that It has many suitors, and 1t
will depend much upon your advice
whether this or that shall be accepted or
rejected. In the first place, remark:
There ia a greedy, all grasping monster
who comes In a. sutton 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 telesraphy. He does
everything for his own advantage and for
tho robbery Of the people. Things went
on from bad to worse until in the three
legislatures Of New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania for long time monopoly
decided everything. II monopoly favor o
law, 1t passes; If monopoly oppose law
1t is rejected. Monopoly stands in. the
railroad depot putting into his pockets in
one year $aOO, 900, 900 in excess Of all rea-
sonable charges for services. Monopoly
holds In his one hand the steam power of
looomotion and in the other the electricity
of swift communication. Monopoly has
the Republican party in one pocket and
tho Democratic party In the other pocket
Monopoly decides nominations and cleo
tions-city elections, state elections, ma
tional elections. With brides he secures
the votes Of legislators, giving them free
passes, giving appointments to needy rela-
tives to lucrative positions, employing
them as attorneys If they are lawyers car
rying their goods 10 per cent less If they
are merchants, and II he find case very
stubborn as well as very important puts
down before him the hard cash Of bribery.
Power Of Monopoly. %
But monopoly is not SO easily caught
now as when during the term Of Mr..
Buchanan the Legislative committee in one
Of our states explored and exposed the
manner In which a certain railway conf
pany had obtained q donation of public
land. 1t was found out that 10 of the SEN
ators of that state received $175, 900 among
them, go members of the lower house Of
that state received between $1,000 and
SO, 900 each, the governor of that state re-
ceived $50, 900, his clerk received 5000,
tho lieutenant governor received SIC, 600.
all the clerks of the legislature received
$4,000 each, while $4,000 was divided
among the lobby agents. That thing on
larger or smaller scale is all the time 60
ing on In some Of the states Of the Union,
but 1t Is not SO hlundering as 1t used to
be-, and therefore not 10 easily exposed or
arrested. tell you that the overshadow-
ing curse Of the United States today Is
monopoly. He puts hts hand upon every
bushel Of wheat, upon every sack Of salt,
upon every ton Of coal, and every man,
woman and child in tho United States
feels the touch of that moneyed despotism.
I rejoice that In "a states Of the Union al
ready antinonopoly leagues have been es-
tablished. God speed them in tho work Of
liberation.
have nothing to say against capitalists;
q man has right to all the money he can
make honestly. have nothing to say
against corporations as such; without
them no great enterprise would be posi-
BILE, but what I do say is that the same
principles are to be applied to capitalists
and to corporations that are applied to the
poorest man and the plainest laborer.
What is wrong for me Is wrong for great |
II I take from you your
property without any adequate compensa-
lion, am thief, and, II a railway dam
ages tho property Of the people without
making any adequate compensation, that
Is gigantic theft. What Is wrong on =
mail scale is wrong On a large scale.
Monopoly in England has ground hun
and in Ireland has driven
tenants almost to madness,
md In the United States proposes to take
he wealth of sixty or seventy millions Of
people and put 1t in few silken wallets.
Monopoly, brazen faced, iron fingered,
culture hearted monopoly, offers his hand
10 this republic. He stretches 1t out over
,he lakes and up the great railroads and
,ver the telegraph poles of the continent
md says: Here are my heart and hand.
30 mine forever" Lot the millions Of the
people north, south, east and west forbid
ihe banns Of that marriage, forbid them
1t the ballot box, forbid them on the plat.
'orm, forbid them by great organizations,
orbid them by the overwhelming senti.
nent of an outraged nation, forbid them
" the protest of the church of God, forbid
hem by prayer to high heaven. That
derod shall not have this Abigail 1t
hall not be to all devouring monopoly that
his land Is to be married.
Nihilism a Monster.
Another sutton claiming the hand of
his republic is nihilisln.
He owns nothing but a knife for uni
'ersal cutthroatery and nitroglycerin
,omb for universal explosion. He believes
n no God, no government, no heaven and
10 hell except what he can make on earth.
lie slew the car Of Russia, keeps many q
ling practically imprisoned, killed Abra-
lam Lincoln, would put to death every
ing and president OIL earth, and, IL he
lad the power, would climb up until no
ould drive the God of heaven from his
hrone md take 1t himself, the universal
butcher. In France it Is called commu-
ism; In the United States 1t is called an
'rchism; in Russia it is called nihilism,
tut that last 10 the most graphic and de-
criptive term. 1t means complete and