Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-30
CLERGYMEN LAUD BLAINE
HIS FOES CHARGED WITH RUM,
ROMANISM AND REBELLION.

The Gentlemen COncurIing in the Res
olutiOns All of the Republican Stripe
Cleveland's Morality Indignantly
Assailed = Brother BIaine's Reply
Tempered With More Moderation
than the Address
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-This morning the
gentlemens parlor of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel was filed with clegymen of various
denominations, gathered to meet Mr..
Blaine and form ally express their re-
spects. Rev. DR.. James King, of the
Eighteenth Street NJ. E. Church, called
the assembly to order. Rev. DIR. Burchard.
of the Murray Hill Presbyterian Church,
was chosen Chairman, and Rev. DIR. Nc
Arthur Secretary.
+ Rev. DR.. King then presented resolutions
which declared in substance that they believe
that triumph of the principles of the Re-
publican party is essential TO the welfare of
the country and o the preservation of the re-
suits OF the late civil strife, and consequently
that the election of its representative in the
persons of Hon. J. G. Blaine and Hon. J. A A..
Logan is Imperative; that they believe in the
purity Of the personal character of those
standard bearers, in their capacity as states
men to meet the claims Of the high offices for
which they are in nomination; that they pro-
test against the coronation of conceded per
sonal impurity as represented by the head Of
the Democratic ticket, and regard such nomi-
nation for the Presidency of the republic as
an insult to Christian civilization; that they
are opposed 10 putting premium on disiOyslty
as represented by the candidate for Vice Pres
ident Of the Democratic party.
ST. JOHN OPPOSED.
That they desire to eXhOrG all well meaning
and loyal citizens, regardless of party, when
purity is at stake, not by voting for the Pro
hibition candidate to cast a half vote for the
Democratic candidate with a semi election of
impurity and dissipation, nor to cast whole
vote for man who is now a conspicuous
synonym of mcapacity and incOntinency but
to cast one vote for virtue in the home, Tor pro-
lection of the rights of the humbIest citizens
at home and abroad, for protection for
American industries, for the settle
arbitration, for war against polygamy,
for decent treatment of the Indians, for the
preservation OF the results of the war of the
revolution and rebellion, for every sacred
interest of the country, by voting the Re-
publican ticket at the ensuing national cleo
tion.
Mr.. Blaine came down to meet the clergy
men IN the corridor leaning on the arm
of Rev. DR.. King, while Minister Levi r.
Morton, Walker Blaine, Mrs. Blaine and her
daughters were on the landing above. DIR.
Burchard addressed Mr.. Blaine, welcoming
him. He said that those present were Blaine's
friends, Notwithstanding the calumnies that
have been urged IN the papers against him,
and expect that he will be President of the
mis- name, to the United States, and to the
high office.
THEY WERE REPUBLICANS.
He said: "We are Republicans and don't pro-
pose to leave our party to identify ourselves
with the party whose antecedcnts have been
rum, ROmanism and rebellion. We are loyal
to oar flag. We are loyal to you"
Anumber OF other ministers then spoke, after
whom MIR. Blaine replied. He spoke of the as
semblage as being remarkable beyond any of
which known n iStO Of mol 10 oil
contests in the United States. He
was very deeply impressed by if,
he said, and felt that he was speaking to great
congregations and great religious openings
that was behind them, and that he realized
the full weights of the influence they had
rendered him. The Republican party from
its very outset stood upon the i'm pregnable
platform of opposition to the extension of
human slavery, and it stood on that platform
till it vas drifted by the hostility it provoked
into q large association of national sover-
eighty, and thence into bloody conflict to
maintain it. From that onward lie defed any
man to point to a single measure of the Re-
publican party which could not challenge the
appreciation of Christian ministers and the
approval of God.
HIS TARIFF STAND.
Alluding to the statement that he narrowed
the issue when he spoke of it coming down to
question of tariff, he explained that when
he had spoken of the tariff as the conclusive
issue that he had meant its steps to the
front-not in the exclusion of thousand i'm
pOrtant issues, but for this critical occasion,
and stands forth as that issue which repre-
sents bread to the hungry and clothing to
the naked and is therefore a ma
terial issue, distinct and separate
from great moral Issues, because
you cannot impress a man if he is hungry
with any thought than that he shall be fed; if
he is naked, with any other thought than that
he shall be clothed; and, therefore, that public
policy and that statesmanshIp is the highest
and best that attends to the primal needs OF
human nature first, and says here is bread for
the hungry, here is clothing for the naked
and tariff which protects labOrers, the
American capitalist in his Investments, the
inventive talent OF tho country in igs enter.
prise-an issue which lies at the foundation of
the prosperity of the American people and the
very foundation OF the success OF the Christian
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