, 1880-03-15
1FNRY WARD BEECIIEK.
RI. first Choice, Third-Term Grant;
Second Choice, Secession
Bayard.
,,,.rts the Chinese to Come
East,
Nm, ln,rl,si Greeks aust lfaro Their Chinese
H,lots," Says Tho Brooklyn Divine.

=. CtHttrnnft Enquirer, March u.
rta r,oy. ffonry Ward 1lecchcr slept In this
IN mt nlght. lIp nrrLveti Mt 1l:W by srecinl
~ .N,, fron Hamilton, whore he lecturo.l Inst
p 'e.st snd Jcnycs this morning ut oclouk for
ses't'r,i,c, whoro ho Ii u lecture tt- night.
shou. Tho first subject hronchcd by the re-
...,4cr wes tho Presidential ono, III which, cnn-
n.,,,oI no nlldcil TO enIno recent uttcrntlccB of
~ ntfchcr concerning Gen. Grant and his cn,-
sd,cy. md naked tho reverend gentleman what
~ ntescnt opinions wcrc. ....
l.sts op!uton Of rn. ur,nt," sall Mr.. Doechor,
-.nsrc5, ts unchanged BELIEVE him tn ,to
~ best representative Of American cornulon
.rn+o tfat thorc Is IN tho field. believe that he
~ .u,orp Of tho genius OF common senso thnn
M ether mnn In tho country. Still don't think
~ eouftry would 20 10 B1nash without him; and
don't think II would 20 10 eulash with him. I
aso.t think the country Is ~ be ruined. no INIT
,.r what t1lnn or tttou nro Nt tho head Of tho
norrrnmcnt. Tho people nf this country 1nn,l-
an It and they will make 1t ii gtNNl country no
r,ter who Is Mt tho head or utlnrs. Thcao fnlks
=, washington mny. perhaps, by bud legislation,
n,te 1t little huni for tho,n, hit tn tho end
,h.ncoplo rslc. So TINT It isn't innttcr Of over
easmlng nportans9 who Is IN; ,,iaIe ,, rEesdot:
EEssnt. i think he Is the hrst INN. lie Is IN
Sncst nat. llo Lnny hHtc nude some mistakes
,,sIop ss1js iv was gooi one. Alter Hftnt woi,id
mr!er sherman, or some other Republican by.
SSes A!ne, 1}lalno l,ns lost 1ny respect l,y his
%nsgogsn1 on tho Chiticao question: md hls
M for vhtcs IN the Pncilic C0ast. II We cannot
r.: Republican 'Frcsdnnt, mil hHrc to ~ 10
ne other side, Inn III fnvor 0f finynrtl, ntter
Nm no other. Dnynrtl hMs shown lEiure st4ltes-
nanshjp thnu any other len1lng Dernnc.nt IN tho
country. lIe te Il good man; his nttitt1tle on thu
tuancial q,tcatlon IL sound, md hu would mnk9
It.
:aAs for Thurman. ho car mover DO callod y
1atas for 1ul4s sold '!msef fnr thirty!E{s,esM M of
rmttlces piper that never c0iiM b9 vf my
ID len without nest--yon t!ovor Know Wlleru
Jou con tlnd him or whit no IsAt. II wo asu 10
Aaye Democratic President, prefer Mt. llaY-
sd IIc is your strongest 1r,nn. nm not ono
1t those Renublcnts WHO FEEL th9t if tho i)on,t.
xouLd liko 70 500 them put up tho worst nun IN
tho purity. l. am for tho .KrtAteHt good 0E tho
ptup1c, and for tho man who will best represent
tho whole people,"
Changing tho subject, tho reporter next asked
VI. Dccchur whit 10 thYuKht ot tho prcscnt
situation In California. II think" wes tho mn
Mer, "that tho st4to OF ntraira thcrc IL out
ragc0us. The people Or GltllfornIa tpulnl mo
pf What Clark utlcn said nf man VIII, Waa not
actfngag ho should: Tint man wsls fpre0ttlntiicd
oompjitf tho election"
Why continued Mr.. neechor, !" Il the peo-
plc Of California wuron't s,tc!l fools. they cntld
ieo that leaving 1ll question IT right sfslo, they
arc rcinjur!ng themselves by their action or, tho
Chinese question. What California needs Ia
Eoutcea Of tho Stntc. The mines nccl tn 10
worked, tho land to hc Irrigated md made
tasmabic; dlkcs need 70 bo built nnti desert
lind teclaIu,cat and tho Chinese lre the lhhnrcrs