Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-25

Of the criminal law, al for gold, Ot
the hereafter there IL hardly any
thought
aomo OF the results OF this arc re-.
vcalod by tho tragic ana humlllatlng
disclosures recently made IN this coun.
try. within short tmo two United
states senator's have faced grave aoou-
sollons and others have been placed
under The pail Of suspicion, Fraud has
been traced TO the very precincts Of
government departments, ana internal
troubles Of vast corporations have
brought to llgnt evidences OF greed
corruption ana graft On most extern
nlyc scale
Evidences of this nature encounter
tho ob0oryer ON all Sides I, has come
20 this that The commander OF millions
bn no ever NO corrupt can surround
himself with an admlrlns throng and
buy creatures of HIS avn moral callbor
10 sling hls praise, At home and abroad,
with money, Il seems. II n possible
to command all the Influences Of hell,
even tho more subtle ones by which
people ~ honor and integrity are,
sometimes, deceived,
The existing conditions have caused
reflection In sorlous minds, and here
and ihcrc note " warning Ia sound.
"a. Tho fact has been recalled that
world-powers before this time, have
fallen and been broken TO pieces be.
cause OF tho corruption consequent w.
on The worship of mammon Rome has
been quoted, Thore, too, after oentur.
les Of prosperity power and influence,
wealth became a curse, because II az.
vided and corrupted the nation. I'm.
der mammon.worship the homo was
dissolved, and the nation WIN H. In
tho time OF the caesars many young
men commenced 10 prefer single life TO
marriage. The Romans contracted
llalsons, Instead OF taking wives. Then,
married. couples fclt no restraint They
separated and took other companions,
M lust dictated scncoa saye that some
Roman women counted their Agos no,
by years but by the husbands they had
had, Wyonal mentions the case Of ono
woman who, IN 1--WE Years, had welded
olRht men, Divorce was granted IN
many instances Tor the mere asking.
II II claimed by some that a time came
when the majority OF the Romans
avoided the responsibility Of caring
Tor q VITO and children, ana that tho
Frossest lcontlouenoss accordingly
prevailed, There was no home lie. 20.
lilloal dissolution came 40 a natural
consequence Of the dissolution OF
The homo, ana this, again, was prlnci.
pally due To the owl power Of wealth,
win the prevalence Of b6undIeas lux,
ury, ~ well M that thirst for power
which made a few lyrhnts and a vast
number OF abjeot slaves IN the nation,
WIN the American people heed tho
warning OF history II the signs nro
true,wo are approaching dangers which
only sincere repentance can avert. To
possess wealth IN itself not wrong But
10 do wrong IN order To obtain n, Ia 10
do in0nito mischief whether that wrong
~ ever brought 90 light, or not. Pow.
eriy IN IN !tsclf no virtue, but poverty
with honesty II heaven compared 10 tho
status OF those who have lll.gotten
wealth and an evor.aocuelng con-
science Tho faculty OF acquiring wealth
" divine KIT, ~ N every faculty
Of tho human mind but II should BIO
exercised for the benefit OF fcllow.men
ana the glory Of God, not for selfish
purposes The rich man In the para
Bile might have opened his eyes In bliss.
had he not, In this life. hardened hls
heart against his brother whose station
IN life WAS NO different from hIa, II
was this ndamantlnc sclnshnopa that
plunged him into n place OF torment.
Wealth honestly acquired and used for
the bonent Of mankind II u blessing.
but the manner IN which millions are
added 10 millions IN many instances,
nowadays, IN simply robbery on ri.
gantlc scale, and the admiration u
gapIng ,hrong bostows upon Accnmulat.
"a piles OF gold controlled by tho rob.
bers, IN the grosscst of dolatry. OF
this NO mus, repent or face political
us well nv moral ruin,
Plutocracy must be dcthroned II has
closed iis denth grip around many
American institutions, It's power can
be seen In legislatures, administrative
buildings, and courts II threatens tho
liberty OF tho citizens, II II meets
with rebuff, II We refuse TO fan down
and worship ana take u Arm siond on
tho American Constitution tho crea-
lures of the golden Image Of pu,oeracy
at once IN Tuning wrath order the ncry
furnace TO b. made seven times hotter
than usual that their opponents may,
an tho hope, hc consumed. liut the
monster must nevertheless, be Do
ihroncd and, with all Ito bowling at
tondnnla cast out IN order that this
country may he saved from the fn,o Of
a A.ii.