The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
BEECHER ON KEARNEY.


FOR SENDING THE SAND LOT AGlrAToR
EAsr-sHARP LANGUAGE FOR COMMUNISTS
FROM THE DUNGHILLs or FRANCE AND GER.
MANY.
From the San Francisco Record Union, August IA
Mr. Beecher spoke tor Two hours ut Masonic Hall
las, evening, and In the OF his address said
We are indebted in The L ,st to you Tor prophet
whom you have sent TO our great clues. (LiugnteI)
Not to be lacking in generosity We nave Geu.
eral Butler TO embrace and kiss him. anu these Two
heroes oil virtue aud oil large statesna nship stand
ed in the hearts OF all have any
consideration tor phenomena Aud you are hearing
II bawled out all over the country that ths great
OF a0orIng men that create tho properly OF the
muuity are beng trodjen down into the dIrt. rney
lon Of society sobnirs az svery,linr thew earn,
they suicring they aro tho slaves OF capitalists
aud bloa'sd bondholders, OF men that live ~ their
case on The top OF society. No man that brings
merely hard manual lapor to bear does more than
that; somebody has done the thinking Tor him. and
he - merely doing the work OF another mans
thought The man that only knows how TO WORK
with his hands, ana not with his head, must
coutsnt TO stand whore the hoot stands,
where the foot stands He at the bottom
and there Is no lover that can raise him up. I
suy all tho work ngmen throughout the land you
are intelligent know how organize dead matter
into living powers by your inte!ligence, linen you
create property; but II you are mere Appurtenances
to men lnas organize the plan. that organize the ma
chipery and all tho processes, cannot nope to DO
on footing Of equality with the organizers. II 10
this slaves ! say that tho ignorant man
e the slave Of the wise man the world over;
Intellectual and spiritual tho world over. II Is
just true OF laDoring men as OF everything else.
do hesitate 10 that the communstic doctrines
that anoa are the brainisss the ABSURD
OF any doctrines that ever have originated IN the
volcanic brains OF ignorant men. (Appausc.) do
not say this because nave no sympathy with IabJi
and the iaboring man, FOR / belong TO the Labor
party and have belonged to M all my lie long.
| was one OF the carly origipetors Of IT. IL
Blood 10 %y veins as no. come from aouns
people. On my moiDer's side, workers In leather,
and on my fathers side, workers IN iron that ~ ono
reason why am so tough. have always been proud
OF my blood and am yet. know how the lsb0ring
classes isel and hayc the deepest sympathy VITA
theirs have never forgotten thar, and when l do
forget it, may ds. When soc the multitude OF per.
ndious phllosophics coming over nere from tho dung
hills OF France and Germany to breed m,scnisf,
l am free man that has right 10 ssys
o. abSor aud stand far away from IT, for 10 IL:
long society cases ali It's greatest evils upon
hurt the capitalist, the strong man. the rich inaa,
but they very easily shit IT, II goes lower aud
lower and when u stops IL stops with the poor. the
weak the ignorant, and therefore say respect Of
all these modern pestiferous hercses OF labor, OF
production and poiiiica economy, l oppose them be-
cause am freed oil tue working people. l
friend Of the who have yet to lay the foundation
OF their prosperity want these mco to up, and
PERCEPTIONS cliffs IRON the lace OF which they
Will surely first or last be dashed or tup bsd to
humanity, but because i huve SO much. want mon
to 60 up. Did not |. when slavery existed IN this
land, throw soul And oody into tho work Tor
even n they were biack2 (Appiausel Have not I
nrst and last and always strven to stimulate men TO
aspiration. 10 better themseivesf want men to 90
up but want men TO 20 up by tho way OF tue'schoo
house, by the way OF intelligence knowledge, skill,
ndeliiy. by the way OF Observation-Disclosures.
hood.
INTERESTING INTERVIEW AFTER THE LEcruRE-
GRANT ONE OF THE GREATEST OF MRN-BUr.
LER NOT sAINr-HAYEs NOT OVERDUE.
DENIED WITH BRAINs-THE LABOR AND CHI.
MISE QUESTIONS.
From the San Francisco Chronicle, August 2s.l
Mr.. Beecher submits TO DO interviewed with The
placid psssivIy with which yields TO the blandssh.
Inents oil Tho photographer Ho yields gracefully aDd
overlo~s with the thoughtful information that Is 10
him. He remarked that II he only knew his duty as
we'll as he knows reporters aud their ways he should
be man OF boundiess perieclions
"You interested In politics, Mr.. BeeoherS"
al am Interested In everything that concerns the
welfare Of the human race"
GRANT
"And Grant man, behevep
Eyes, AIN a Grant man, nrst middle and last I
always have been a Grant I have never svssvsl
from that faith. think aim 70 have been the very
genius OF com on sense Whom called to power ho
made The mistakes natural ~ brought up In the
army. lie undertook TO manage the government ne
II II we're AN army Later IN our history ne viii be
looked back to rs one OF our greatest nen We
never had President no vas not called n scou pdrei
anu ciucsed nbsciic, corrupt neon pstcns fool.
ish aud everything eise but as soon they
Of office ne camor All died out Pity years later
tncy doomed up the horizon groai men, and pso-
pie began 10 mako pilgrmages TO their tombA I
think u viii be The same way ~itb Grant ,hink he
will yet be shown to b. OF tho wisest and on tho
whole, most sensible Presidents We have ever had"
BUTLER
"Did you not mako some aliusion TO Butler Ia your
ayes, believe l said somstning abou, Butler ne
Is very big. brained man. He has u certain k,pd OF
ability. but he Is not tho should select Tor a
saint-a political saint, mean. one whose aursoe 10
not expected 70 be very brilliant, When ali that I. OF
there may bc something icit IN the other world"
PRESIDENT HAysA
what do you mink OF President Hayes and nia
''Mr Hayes seems TO me To be q most excellent zen,
tieman--a man With sns very best Intentions Win
great OF quiet perslsscncs but wilhoat that BIZ
power Of brain by which he make his wI cosrcs
tue VIII oil other men, think ,nat IN a time OF CON.
parativc peace, wnen there were questions oil only
ordinary Importance to be settled, ne would make
model President he Is not Tor tune IKE shis, whoa
there are sudes and conflicts and tides; when u 10
necessary tor man ny orce oil disposi.son. 70 make
other men 40 rignt."
party have used to ,hwart or oppose his plans ="
"hr. Conktng and his friends seem 10 me TO be
liked Their temper although am a republican. AZ
Tor MT Conkling; have always held h'm psrssnaiy
rus LABOR QUESTION:.
Have you anything further 70 say on the labor
"wh,Is you fellows out hess arc crying out against
opprs ssion 1 dont think you know anything about
u. You know nothing OF the slavery which We AZ the
East srs Suffering IL N the capitalists, the boated
bondbolders, tho business men, the man ufacturers
there ground to powder This Is So, AZ least,
in our great ely where see wealthy men rolled IN .
sa trouble aud helpless. la the wave of disaster
that passed over this country everybody has get
10 suffer some"
rHK CHINESE QUESTION
Before continuing his theological discussion NJ.
Bcccber divcrgod little 10 give disserts'oa on the
Chr nose question. lie sad :-"I am against you. Yea
| am here student, bound TO make every tnQuiry.
I have always Dceo an aboli,'onist am democrat
IN theory. TOO much Of belong TO the demo
cratic parry. am n ifena Of the laborlng men vut
I dou't believe IN coddling them aud moansne over
them tnink our worsinglnen arc largely rsspoust
bic Tor tho Ills they suffer. they want the ability 70
to the 'front.' to take part In the ahAsrs OF fo,
aud IN legitimate ways " compel sns rgsslns Of thsf
wrongs"