The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-15
THEREr. STEPHEN MERRfrT's POLITICs
Perry street. Loud Voiced Preacher ~ Pro-
hIhIiInn dnndIdmir for Gnngre.a.

The Rev stephen Merritt, pastor Of the
Perry Street Methodist Church. Temperance
orator. Free Mnson and undertaken. in Eighth
nveluc. in this city who lives n Nyack -on-thc-
Hudson. was sought out by II reporter for THE
Sun.
So you have been nominated for Congress.
Mr. Merritt"
80 THE SUN said ycstorlay. am afraid
some OF my ualishioncrs must read the Sunday
SUN because one Of them came to me with an
awful long face and begged me not 10 accept.
for he snid the church could not spare mo. -
and Mr.. Merritt rnng out ono " his boi-tcrous
laughs that rrsounGod IN all the wooden cuGius
as though they wrr" SO many huge ass yiois.
Then you don't expect to be elected =
Why. no. OF course not, or SHOULD not ac-
ceri The noininauon. There ? the hcarsr at TIC
+" lou " 7 have the Republican endorsement
40. sir. I would not accept Il. am tho
standarl-hcarcr NJ the prohibitionist~ only. |
would mot take any other nomination. Charge
'om $50 for that coffin without tho handles,
John, and throw in TIC cofln plate"
The OF er parties have not nominated yet.
only the Grecnhnckcrs have nominated
Commodore Voorhees, yet a white hcUrso.
John. by ? oclOrk-oi all the sins over COM
mitte3 never made Republican or Democratic
Your district is strong Republican. is it
Yes. I believe. it is. 1t is tho Fourteenth.
isn't james, Yos Il comprises the Coun-
tics q Ornuy" sullivan. and Re- 'kland, doesn't
~ Yes. Here. james. you hurry down to
Perry street; Ter" j. ~ ono TO attend that
funeral. susVnsc the Commodorc would like
me- t. resign IN his favor. Hurry down. james,
because ti"rr IL nobody there. But we are
going To fGht our baltic for prohibition alone.
endo IT thg Albany platform Of April last.
But TINT hes Il sort vt Il gr"cuback plank in
IT. opposed - tho national banking system and
plan iur issuing IIONimatc amount OF cur
thunder II the Greenhackrrsy'
why. no, they nave been stealing our thun-
der as far az that gor- but W. go for rcsump-
ton, and nrc orppsodto Reputation. Oh. were
solid on the finance question since 1876"
But Mr.. Merritt. TINT convention at Albany
protested against the Moncti Bell Punch Reg
The Moilctt Bell Punch Register. What's
that ON, OF course, am opposed 10 all regis
ters. am opposed To- all licenses. l would
mako II u crime 10 buy and sell liquor. The
any tax or license. Inmts my platform. We
nominated George /. Dantorth Tor Judge Of the
Court Of Appeals. He Is a.wcll-known prohib-
Zionist I'm practice. hut he hns neither accepted
nor declined our nomination. Some of our
friends think he wants 10 get the Prob ibltionist
vote quietly. without losing the rum vot. hy ac-
either accept or reject Hero. William whore
have you been all day-up town. collecting
bills Wen; did yon collect any; Iwant you
TO 20 right down to TINT funeral now"
How about that plank in tho Albany plat
form IN favor Of womans suilragut Do you
endorse that -
oithc temperance reform. There's my daugh l.
ter there of q. Don't YOU think ought To-
have been in Congress long ago. And the
Row stephen danced about the floor in high
gl'c. ~ IL he was only - years old himself.
Then he shouted som" order about a shr0ud.
and announced that the prohihitOnists have
noninatgd Prof; Mcarcs Of Hamilton College.
and Prof. Snythc OF Cazcnoviu Mr.. Merritt
llAl Lslp and ltllI OF buSinpSs.