Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-03
A NATIONS DANGERS.
DR.. Talmage Elcquently Portrays
the Ccuntry's Destiny.
M0~op0ty the over.hadowIna Cur..
OF Our Land-NihiIism an EVA
PO0cr--tnGdclfty n source
OF Weakness.
copyright. 1879. BY Louis Kiopseh.l
MI .--..r q

Of some OF the per.ls that threaten our
American Institutions, and points out
the path OF safety; text. Isaiah 62:4:
Thy land shall be married"
As the greater includes tho less. 80
does the circle OF futrre JOY around our
entire world include the epicycle OF our
own republic. Bold. eNhilarant. unique.
Divine imagery Of the text. At the close
Of q week i'm which for four days our
national capital was a pageant and ali
that grand review and hammered process
sion and national anthems could do.
celebrated peace. il may not be iuapt 90
anticipate the tire when the Prince OF
Peace and the heir OF universal domin-
ion shall take possession of this nation.
and thy land shall be married"
In discussing the final destiny of this
nation IL makes nll the difference in the
world whether We are on the way 20
funeral or a wedding. The Bible leaves
no doubt on this subject. In pulpits
and on platforms and in places Of pub
lie concourse I bear so many % the
mufiled drums OF evil prophecy sound
ed. as though we were on the way 30 ma
tional intermcnt. and besides Thebcs
and Babylon and Tyre in the cemetery
OF dead nations our republic was 20 be
entombed. that ! wish you 20 under
stand IL is not 20 bc obsequics. but nup-
tials; not mausoleums. but carpetcd
altar: not cypress. but orange bios
SONS: not requieVi. but wedding march;
for "thy land shall be married"
Ipropose 10 name some OF the Suitors
who are claiming the hand of this re-
public. This land is 40 fair. so beau'i-
ful. 80 afluent that il has many snitors.
and il win depend much upon your ad-
vice whether this or that shall be ac-
cepted or rejected. In the first place. I
remark; There IS a greedy. all-rrnsn-
ing monster who CONES - aa ~nifcr
seeking the hand OF this republic. anA
that monster is known by the name OF
monopoly. His scepter is made out OF
the rail track and the wire of teleg-
raphy. He does everything for his own
advantage and for the robbery OF the
people. Things went on from bad TO
Worse until i'm the three legislatures Of
/ New York. New Jersey and Psnnsyl-
vania for "A long time monopoly decided
everything. II monopoly favor a law.
| IL passes; il monopoly oppose "A law. IL
IS rejected. Monopoly stands in the
railroad depot putting into his pockets
In one year S200 100000 in excess Of all
/ reasonabl ble charges for services. Monop-
oily holds i'm his one hand the steam
power of locomotion and in the other
the electricity OF swift communication.
Monopoly has the republican party in
one pocket and the democratic party
in the other pocket. Monopoly decides
nominations and elections-city cleo
I tions. state elections. national cleo
/ tions With bribes ne secures the votes
/ OF legislators, giving them free passes.
/ giving appointments 20 needy rela-
tives 70 lucrative positions. employing
B. them as attorneys If they are lawyers.
carrying their goods Is per cent. less If
= they are merchants. and il he find case
4 very stubborn as well as very important
puts down before him the hard cash of
bribery.
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 certain railway
company had obtained a donation of
public land. 1t was found that I3 OF
the senators of that state received S175,-
600 among them GO members of the
lower house of that state received be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 each. the gov
ernor OF that state received $50, 900, his
clerk received $1,000. the lieutenant
governor received $4,000. all the clerks
Of the legislature received $4,000 each,
while s50o0o was divided among the
LOBBY agents. That thing on larger
or smaller scale is all the time going on
! in some of the states OF the union, but
IL is not so blundering as il used to be,
and therefore not so easily exposed or
arrested. 1 tell you that the overshad-
owing curse of the United States to-
day is monopoly. lie puts his hand
upon every bushel of wheat. upon every
sack Of salt. upon every ton of coal. and
every man, woman and child in the
United States feels the touch of that
noneyed despotisn. I rejoice that in
"a states of the union already anti-mo-
nopoly leagues have been established.
God speed them in the work of liberia
ton.
/ have nothing to say against capi-
talists; q man has a right 10 all the
money he can make honestly. l have
nothing 10 say against corporations as
prise would be possible, but what do
say Is that the samc principles are TO
be applied 10 capitalists and 10 cor
porations that are applied TO the poor
est man and the plainest laborer. What