Year: 1879

The announcement that DR.. Fulton would preach
on Fraud in Maine Anywhere" brought crowds
to the Brooklyn Rink last night. Those who won't
to hear a sermon of the most recent Maine pattern
were much disappointed. for the Doctors effort
tame compared with the hot clerical eloqucnce 30
lately propounded in the Pine Tree State. DR.. Full
ton found text for what he had to say the SUBJ
ject OF fraud in Proverbs XII. 3-"The integrity Of
the upright shall guide them: but the per-
verseness of transgressors shall destroy them"
There times. said the preacher. closing
the book. when oil things are Lit up. and many In
distinctnesse brought to view by the blazing Of
some particular event. Such an event has lately
in tho State Of Maine. and In the light of
that event may many things very plainly.
Maine, the star of tho East. whose fair fame has
never before been sullied is now under cloud and
her name may be dimmed. for not since the cannon
boomod at sumter has such excitement stirred
the people as that growing out or recent events
there. by the happenings OF tho last few weeks
wo are enabled to see that o dangerous
aud daring spirit Is abroad among the
mics oi the people. looking to the pcrversion
OF the majoritys Will. In tho old time IL
openly stated that men deuirous OF power could go
In public places and purchase votes and the scandal
no spending money and creating scandal when
they could accomplish the same end by changing
their returns. II matters not who practices this
vilany Of sitting tho voice OF . free people; 1t
should always bc awarded condign punishment and
be stamped out You will observe that in speaking
Of tho Maine trouble i have refrained from mcri-
tiouing any names for wish what I say to
have q wider significance than the criti-
cism of u faction would here. There Is not
much to from the Maine trouble. let mo assure
you, for there is healthy tone OF public opinion
thcrc which will eventually adjust all existing differ
ences At present that tIne In not felt. for great


citenient prevails; but tho health the pubic
mind is such that 1t will recover from this
lever, and then all the citizens of tho great State


will see that the fraud now Ia suspension there
dcliberateiy planned. Let me say that this new
method which superseded selling votes Is por-
tentbus OF danger our institutions. Let 1t once
happen that few men succeed In reversing the
will of the people and we stand before the world
convicted of inability to govern ourselves. When
day full of calamity that shall tho
qucnce can tell. You know and know
that to looking millions OF men Gil over. the
globe. may look at some far star or hope.
Russia knows our power, Germany feels t--in fact,
every nation in Lurope feels it-and our success
thus far has embodcned the advance guard of
liberty in Russia to take forward step. Our nation
Is living evidence of the benencent influence
Of liberal institutions, TO which Nil lovers Of
human rights may point with pride; but once smrch
the name OF the State with such fraud a that
attempted in Maine and our light goes forever.
Who tell the dreadful results OF such an
renee? They would not be local. they would not DO
national, they would be universal. Darkness would
ensue for an indefinite torn tor the millions OF men
in Europe who arc to-day struggling toward the
light. No. II must not be- aud II will not be, mark
me. The state of Maine will show an example TO the
world worthy Of her traditions. The excitement