From the Burlington True Democrat
HENRY CLAY'S MORAL FITNESS
FOR THE PRESIDENCY,
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Tested By the DeeaL0gue


(Rcspecifully dedicated to all the decency, all
the morality, all he religion pary)


1. II AM the Lord thy God; thou shalt not
hare strange Gods before me-" The God Of Mr..
Clay has never been the liUing God. His God
Bank. Since 1911, his life has been devoted TO
the service of this monster, the only God to whom
he has ever been known TO pay his vows.


2. TSOush0H not make hyseLf any gTcUen
inGge-thOu shalt not boao dorOn yseLf unto them
nor Serue them." Mr.. Clay has done more than
any other man living TO encourage the idoatry of
monied corporations. He is now laboring to ac-
qrire political power, in order to re-establsh his
favorite scheme of a National Bank He is the
representative of the Whig gambling bIacklcgs,
who, III the language Of Jefferson, snow look to
a single and splendid government of ain aristocra-
cy, founded on banking institutions and monied
corporations under the guise and cloak of their
favored branches of manufactures, commerce and
navigation, riding and ruling over the plundered
plowmen and bcggared ycomanry"


3. Thou shalt mol take the name of tile Lord
thy God IN uGin" $50 home, Cd d-mn
youi where you belong" was the language of
Henry Clay to Mr. Polk of Tennessee, Feb. 6,
1898, when thesl latter was Speaker of the House
of Representatives and by his manly 6rmness
prevented the passage of an odious measure which





pose of driving through by his presence.
A. "Remember btou TO Keep holy the Sabbath
day." Where was Henry Clay the Sunday pre-
vious to the New, Orleans election Parading
the streets with drums and banners, disturbing the
worship of the true God He left Louisville on
the Sabbath arrived in New Orleans on the Sab
bath left on the Sabbath, and arrived at Mobile
on e,Sabbathl


6. "IAou shalt not kill" He has twice at
tempted to commit murder, and finally succeeded
in imbruing his hands in the blood of the lament
ed Cil.ey. To kill in duel is MURDER by
the laws OF God and man. Clay is the avowed
| champion of the laws of "honOr" He Is NOW
UNDER $4,000 BONDS TO KEEP THE PEACE
z. Thou shalt not commit Gdultsry's
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The history Of Mr. CIays debaucheries and mid
night revelrics in Washington is too shocking,
too disgusting to appear in public print
g. Ihor shalt not bear false tOitpess" Mr..
Clay solemnly swore to support the constitution
Of the United States; yet bic very first act as we
! are told by bis biosrapher, was violation Of lis