The daily sentinel., 1906-08-20
PEOPLE AROUSED
EXPOSE SCANDALS
CORRUPT MEN MUST GO
Public More Sensitive Than Ever
to uth-This Is Responsible
For Upturnins of Rotten
ness-GreatSermOn.


ial world, is no indication that the
world is in a worse condition moral
ly than ever before, but on the other
hand indicates that the world is rap
idly growing better and that the
public mind is more sensitive to NOR
al cleanliness and godliness than ever
in the history of the nations.
This is the opinion declared by
Rev. d. D. Forsyth, of the Methodist
church, in an able and intensely in
/ teresting sermon upon THE Meaning
of This Battle Against Graft" de
/ livered last night to a large congre-
/ cation at his church
Less attention is paid to party lines
than ever before, corrupt men in pub
/ lie life, grafters and unclean men in
high stations, are no longer being
tolerated, the minister declared.
A higher respect for the truth is
shown in every avenue of life.
Rev. Forsyth took for his text
these words of the Savior. For This
Cause Came | Into the World That
Might Bear Witness to the Truth"
Everything strong and lasting
must be founded on the great founda-
tion of truth. Children must be KEEP.
truthful if they make good men and
women, nations must be founded on
truths, movements must stand upon
the same solid foundation, there must
be no rottenness or deception if last
ing success is to be had. The whole
scheme of human life depends on
truth, nothing could be accomplished
If men did not have confidence in
man, or in other words if man did
not believe in the truthfulness of
man. Year by year the people are
realizing this great fact more and
and Mt ton nd
untruthfulness in places, in move
ments and in men that should stand
on truthfulness are no longer being
tolerated.
THE perfect furore of scandal that
is abroad in the land signifies that
men and women are more sensitive
today to truth than ever before Men
are more honest in their lives and
there is more honesty abroad in the
land than ever before in the worlds
history" declared the minister. He
illustrated this important fact by
many instances. He referred to the
conscience funds" of the nation.
states and cities and how rapidly
these funds are growing. During
10 years previous to 1906, $4,000
was paid into the national conscience
fund, of this amount $4,000 was
paid in the year 1905. and nearly all
the remittances were for old accounts
clearly showing that the public CON
science is quickening now more
rapidly than ever. He referred to
the bonding companies that for a
price go on bonds of officials. Up to
1897 their percentage of loss was
$17O on every 100000 represented
in bonds, in 1905 the percentage of
loss was about 500 on 100000.
The scandals in the commercial
world are simply a result of the bat
tie being waged for honest govern
men, this battle uncovering these
scandals which are in themselves not
new but are old affairs that years
ago the people paid no attention to.
Henry Van Dyke has declared that
a century ago scarcely nothing would
have been thought of the scandals
that have recently caused such SEN
sation in the nation, there were
more corrupt men and more rotten
ness in the different circles of life
one hundred years ago than there are
today.
The country is less tolerant of
corrupt men than ever before in its
history. Rev. Forsyth then proved
this statement by detailing the down
fall of Gas" Addicks, Chauncey De
Pew, Senator Mitchell, Sawyer,
Boss" Cox of Ohio, and others, He
said that Senator Clark, of Montana,
would heed the warning and not be
candidate for reelection, "He
bought his seat with cold cash. he is
utterly incompetent. he is a putty
man in the United States senate and
has no more influence than a child
He will never be able to buy his seat
again"
Wealth has less influence in OBJ
structing Justice and controlling leg
islation than ever before" the speak
er asserted. There are more mil
lionaires in steel cages, and more
high railroad officials in custody to-
day than ever before. Millions can't
save men today, believe that Harry
Thaw. yonder in the Tombs prison in
New York, will be hanged if he Is
proven guilty in spite of his mil
lions" He referred to Senator
Burton and others I'm whose cases
wealth has failed. He declared that
the great lobbies had by influence
in congress at the last session than
ever before.
"The average American citizen is
less dominated with a spirit of 10y
olty to the old political parties than
ever before in the country's history.
There was a day when men would
vote LOT lne ueNll were ne on the
Democratic ticket and other men
would vote for anything or anybody
If he was on the Republican ticket
but that day is past"
Men are voting to great extent
today for MEN of character rather
than for men just because they hap
pen to be on one certain ticket" The
breaking away from blinded loyalty
to the old parties Rev. Forsyth CON
siders a healthful sign of moral
growth He referred to the victory
of Folk, the Democrat and Roose-
welt the Republican. the same year
in Missouri. OF the great victory of
Pattison, the Democratic candidate
for governor in the great republi-
can state of Ohio, who won he de
clared because he was a coed, clean
and a great man, and the people rec
ognized his true worth. He spoke of
the victory of Jerome in New York
and Weaver in Philadelphia. This sen
timent will grow declared the speak
er and it will soon be useless for
corrupt nan to attempt to get a po-
sition of responsibility where the peo-