The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-12
THE ANTI.BOSS REVOLT.
Henry Ward Beocher DccInres Against
TolBer.

Henry Ward Beocher Declares Against
! I'olger.
In Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, last
sunday night, the Rev. Henry Ward
iieecher, before an immense congrega.
ton, denounced the action Of the Saralo.
ga Convention. He asserted that revenge
and aVarice had Joined hands to Sc! aside
the present Governor and nominate
Judge Folger, and he said tha. he would
let his right arm wither before he would
vote for candidate so nominated through
bribery, forgery and unlawful Federal
interference with local State government.
MIR. Beecher gave reasons why religion
tics. Ministers of the Gospel" said he.
"did in earlier days teach that men should
be good citizens 81 well as good Chris.
.ians. Preaching politics he's been part
OF my business for thirty.tive years, ever
since assumed the pastoral duties OF this
church, aud when can't preach politics
it's time for me to find a substitute. I
mean business" Laughter. "In the
great convention that so recently met ut
Saratoga, why was Cornell set aside? 1t
when Governor has administered the
duties Of his office in an honest, straight.
forward way, and in satisfactory way,
for the people to sErw their appreciation
OF his efforts by ,.ei, citing him. WHY
was it omitted in his case? Had he
proved weak man? No. Had he
proved corfuptibie man? No. There
seems to have been two motives, avarice
and revenge. Aud when Cornell went
out Avarice and Revenge kissed each
other"
well what is to be done about il ?"
you ask. "For my own part" continued
Mr.. Deecher, "my right arm might wither
before would vote for man Nominated
under such circumstances. ! shall vote
for all the rest of the Republican ticket
except Governor and Lieutenant.G Gov
ernor. How shall we rebuke the Con.
ventlon? by electing the rest of tho
ticket and by voting that Judge Folger
and Dir. Carpenter shall stay at home.
There would be no mlstakibg the mean.
ing of such vote as that. There was
all the more need for rebuking this ac-
tion," continued Mr.. Beecher, "because
Judge Folger was such good man. AS
there could be no personal objection to
him 30 there could be no mistake as to
the meaning of his defeat. The necessity
for purging the party was imperative.
Another reason why Mr.. Folger should
be defeated was that protest should
thus be made against the Intervention of
the Federal Administration in matters
pertaining to local selEgovernment. The
doctrine of State rights had, perhaps,
been pushed to extremes by the Demo.
Gratis ut times, but these rights were not
to be overlooked There was serious
danger to our institutions in Federal in.
terlerence. The use OF money in our
politics was to be guarded against with
sleepless vigilance. While Mr.. Folger
personally was an honorable man, he was
as candidate mere cats paw, aud was
pushed forward by tbo stock .jobbers and
wire. e.pullers as n mask behind which they
could creep into the control of the State"
Another reason why Mr.. Beecher would
not vote for Folger or Carpenter was that
he thought that it was necessary 10 re-
buke the after action of the assembled
representatives of the Republican party
at Saratoga in choosing a man of evil
reputation and identified with the worst
element of the party for chairman of the
state committee, aud also il, choosing ns
a m eniber of that committee man close.
Iy associated with one of The forgeries by
which Judge FOlger's nomination was
achieved, man who was recognized as
low political wire.puller, n man who as
police commissioner was in the pay of
every vice in the City of New York.
"Who, then, will you vote for ?" was q
question Mr.. Beecher fancied he could
hear from some of his listeners. "Well,
first of sll," he reiterated, "it was the plain
duty of every Republican who desired to
keep the high and noble record Of his
party unsullied to mot vote Tor the men
who represent forgery, bribery, corrup.
ton and the Federal machine influence
and who most assuredly do not represent
the choice of the Republican voters of
the State of New York. Who, then,
shall vote for myself7" he asked.
"Well, ask me that question after election
day and I'll tell you"
In the course Of the sermon there we're
frequent interruptions by applause. At
the first attempt at applause Mr.. Beecher
motioned to the audience to cease, saying,
ut is Gods day and Gods house. I am
only discussing the morals and ethics of
politics. and there's no nnraainn for Won
to boil over" The effect of this repri.
mand was only felt for short time, for
thsT6 wsTo late. Il his discourse several
successful attempts at enthusiastic ap-
plause.