The daily Republican., 1902-11-28
CRY OF WARNING
NATIONS PERIL.
The Rev. R. A. Elwood Speaks
at Olivet---He Scores Prom
inent Men, Discusses Labor.

The Rev, Robert A. Elwood. in
Olivel PresbY telian Church, preach
ed on the subject "a Cry Of Warning
Our Nations PERIL. "
He spoke at length on the subject
ot labor agitations, and, 10 part,
SAID "Shall we be thankful to.
day as nation that there are over
300 900 children under IL years of
age working in mines and shops aud
stores AID factories 20 satisfy the
greed OF the selfish few :? Shall we
be thankful hat over one million wo.
men are working from early morning
until late at night for an average
wage of only 81 per week, and by
their occupations and hours being
united for wlfehood and mother.
hood Shall we be thankful that
by combination of greedy interests
the cost OF living is made so high
that only one home in five can have
meat on the table every day; two
others can have 1t twice week,
one can have it only once and the
other one 60 without it altogether ?
''Shall we be thankful that while
our nations treasury is Overhowing
with wealth, over a million of our
citizens are barely able to cover
their nakedneSs and cannot entirely
satisfy their hunger! All. But some
one says look at the large increase
In wages all over the country lately.
And l answer was it not earned,
And if granted now, why not long
ago! | dare to say that the benefits
of increased wages will not be
realized for the increased cost of
living will swallow up the gain.
Rich we are but its the kind that
advances the few at the cost of
many and it's unjust, unequal and
ungodly. If it is socialism to be-
lleye i'll a just proportionate dis
tribution of the profits realized from
capital ana labor invested then | am
socialist; for | firmly believe that
the man, woman and child who
labors mentally and physically upon
somebody else's capital is entitled to
a just proportion of the profits
realized
Look at the greatness of ourpolit-
lcal life to-day and then tell me
what shall we give thanks for. Nat
lonal policies controlled by money
considerations even when the nat
tonal honor is smirched and the
national promise broken in SO do
Ing. National politics run in the in |
terests of tho dollar, controlled by
the dollar; while the eXuberauce to
the highest council chamber in the
nation is a gold certificate. Have
we not made free the isles of the
sea and made serfs OF their uhabi-
tants! llave We not an army whose
officers say discipline cannot be
maintained without the assistance
Of beer keg: Have we not a navy |
whero the officers can drink until
they can wreck ship but the men
must not9 Have we not a political
system to-day that is controlled
body and soul by the beer keg in
terests Of the country and of whose
rottenuess there is no end! Veriliy
say unto you we are great and SO
was Rome and when she rose to
such heights of political iniquity
even such as we possess to-day she
tottered and stumbled and fell, and
so will we If rum and money rule
and the devil has full sway. Take
manhood away from national life
and you have away its keystone.
Take it taken away and our politics
generate into a trade"
Mr.. Elwood concluded by express
Ing the hope that the voice OF warn
Ing would be heard and the country
saved.
AT RODNEY STREET.
In Rodney Street Church in the
morning, the Rev. William Frede-
':ck Lewis, the pastor, preached the
',rmon, from Psalm 1O3, 2.