The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-06-19
The PEOPLES FORUM.
World COnquerors.

Alexander the Great of uncomfortable
spirit of dominating disposition, of cruel
policy with high hand swept things
before him. Bold and heartless he
overawed Thessaly, RACED Thebes to
the ground after dreadful slaughter,
subdued Altuns, crossed the Hellesport
at % years of age to overture the Per-
sian Empire. He defeated Darius,
captured Damascus with its royal stores
of wealth, smote Tyre after seven
months of toll but furnished his fame
by his cruelty to the conquered thirty
thousand of whom were sold into slavery
Then he marched through Palestine
conquering as he went and was receiv-
ed by Egypt as a deliverer, and was
proclaimed King of Asia. He lived in
the midst of wild scenes. The sword
was lifted up against him, plots and
conspiracies broke out in his own
camps, but by force of his strong will
and energy he went from victory to
victory establishing Greek colonies and
building towns. In less than thirteen
years he had won an immense empire.
But his empire was the scene of con-
slant wars. He was feared, courted,
loved by few but hated by many, ad-
mlred yet despised. A mighty man Of
valOr, he was one Of the worlds great
a hn
at the age of 80 and leaving his vast
empire ito the worthiest" he succmbed
to death and went down to the grave as
poor as the poorest of his captives Did
he weep because there was no more of
the physical world for him to conquer?
HIS hands were STEPPED in the blood of
his fellowmen. his proud body was in a
short siege completely conquered by the
enemy of the race and his guilty soul
was called to the tribunal of the just
and righteous Judge of heaven.
Caesar, man of extraordinary tai
ents of penetrating intellect. lively i'm
agination and untirlng in lsbors-whom
Pliny says was able to read, write, hear
and dictate at one time from four to
seven different letters, commander of a
fleet, consul, self seeking and am
bilious with unlimited authority. His
campaign in Africa success he was
IGNORED in Rome with a Dictatorship
tor ten years. In wars, oft in civil
commotIons he was compelled to de-
fend his position by the sword. An in
tellectual giant, victorious general,
bat in all history there is not an in
stance which eXcels him for moral de-
formity. Sensual in the extreme, aw-
fully cruel, 10 man occasioned so much
human misery with SO little provication.
In his campaigns in Gaul, Plutarch says
he destroyed one million men in battle,
imprisoned a million more many of
whom persisted as gladiators while all
were reduced to seryitude. But retrib-
utiUn followed him swift justice was
meeted out to him and covering his face
with his cloak, he fell before thirteen
daggers OF assassins. A mighty con-
queror of empires, yet not in the true
sense of the world of world conqueror.
Men without a saving knowledge of
Christ or appreciation of Him have
been kings and conquerors in the fnan-
cial world. The RothschiId's name is
associated with the finances of all
Europe. They have been the money
kings. From humble origin by his IN
tegrity and ability, Mayer Anselt Roth
schild, soon came into close relation
with the German princes. One of his
sons headed the Frankfort house in
Germany and the other four became
the chief of the houses at Vienna.
London. Naples and Paris and all were
made Barrens by the emperor Francis.
Kings were in their power and they
could dictate the policy of nations.
Money kings ruling with a cold stern
hard and bringing into servlle sub
lection the crowned heads of Europe
Gould, the shrewd, close financier was
king If Wall street. He knew we'll how
to squeeze others to the wall, how to
initiate or depress stocks, how to tie up
a railroad and how turn the financial
current into his own Golfers. Honored
for his wealth, courted for his influence,
desplsed fer his parsimoniousness, fear
ed because of his shrewdness, stunned
for his lack Of principle but unmourned
in death for the country breathed easier
when 1t was known that that merciiess
Wall Street King had passed off the
s:ene. Though conqusror In the finan-
ciai world, he could not take a penny
wi him nor could his millions buy a
brief respite from the power Of the
king Of terrors and though with pomp
he is laid in his grave, the end Of the
poor street. wait who hadn't dollar to
his cretit, but had possessions in heaven
whose body in a rude box was hurried
to buti al as if ne were no mtre than a
hoys5, his end vas preferable to the
greatest moneyed king who had no in
terest in hevaen.
Christless men have conquered the
DhuSical nOrld DC pyployars Ooiray ho-