New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-27
RELIGIOUS HIrUPER4TON AND ISLANDER.
AN noNoRED CLERGYMAN PROTESTS AGAINST IT
SPECIALLY COMMENDED TO The NETWORK
INDEPENDENT

TIE Rec Dr. George Noyes in The Nec York Ecangciist
There is just Us much honor just as much IN.
telleence patriotism, conscience and independence
In journals which support ~ In journals winch rtpul
ate parry nominations To assume Tue contrary - ihe
dugc political cant offensive rs the religious cant
which ASSERTS that the independent thinker l. especially
lie who regulates all crceds We nave not found this To
be We disrustful OF those whose trust IN the
people whether III political religious matters. meas
ured exactly by the degree in which the people follow
| their advice and carry out their wishes. =,
am stating what is simply true when say that in
this region Is matter OF general and profound sur
prise that the candidates named by the Late Republican
Rational ion. should be personally assaied with
such e1trome viruence they by suudry journals ia
the East II Mr.. Blaine were the worst man IN the land,
il Is difficult 10 how denunciatOn could be car
red further And the denuncaton Is not all laid upon
the candidates but Is bestowed about equally upon those
who nominated them Thus. The I'dePeadent Journal
whose fairness courtesy, and ability have been accus
toned admire goes far as to eitoriay That Mr.
Blaine nominated by the star REUTERS OF the West
andithe OF the East" 1t prints on its editorial
page correspondents litter assault upon Blaine and
Logan in which among other charges is one that their
nomination dictated by mob" 1t says, We wish
alphabetically to put ourselves by the side OF gentle
men,, whose opinions II prints one OF whom Ioh3ahces
Mr.. Blaine corrupt. dishonest man. calls him u
dcxterous domagogue ana WIN vaofous rnetorie pro
poses 10 set the foot OF his utenOst contempt upon the
moral imbecillty which will not aid In crushing him
We do not know which most TO wonder at-the sent-
ments thus expressed the fact that find them III
religious and independent journal ,..
Again. ind lii a Boston journal among many letters.
one ron loved friend able Congregational minister,
charging that the nominations were made by the
machine" and must therefore be defeated mt every
MINISTERS forward TO open the campaign IN this style.
1t certainly Will not De because
ence II tho campaign does not speedily degenerate into
from which all ordinary deeencles OF pOhtca dis
CussOn shall be absent.
The writer of not but is now Blaine man."
lie earnestly desired the nomination OF Hawley or Id
munds. but il his preference defeated by the die
tation OF "A mob" then the nominations OF Lincoln In
1860 Grant 1865 and Garfield IN 1850, ali OF which
he witnessed. each and all dictated 10y mob Mr.
Banes nomination was, believe. the first ever made by
any party through the votes OF delegates all Of whom
we're under the principle OF district representa-
ton aud who direct nom the people. IL was tho
nomination of out of Ohce for three years, of "A
man who had been in public life FOR twenty years, and
whose record well known 10 the honest and refrac
ueupe "A their wOuld-he guides II was a nOni-
nation by than OtliuS majority OF the dele
,ates and was dOubt desired and ratified by three
never probably, aid nomination fully voice the
desire and hope. IL does not accord with the
facts To say that twas the work of the machine" Are
the people then 3deste OF good judgment Of con
their PRESIDENT Either this Is true. else these
clscrs OF Mr. Blaine are mistaken Perhaps they ave
mistaken Just many good men were who IN l-OO
thought Mr.. Lincoln barkwOOds dcuagogue; who IA
lstI thought him bad lnIu, whose defeat
.Ary not only Ia the party, but 20 save the
country; aud who ia 1850 regarded Mr.. Garfield per-
sonully unworthy OF the high office fOr which 10
nominated. One thing i certain: that personal deama-
Is reasonably certain, l. that good man likely
TO very good President II elected 10y aud dependent
upon bad parry whle even a bad man VIII De com
pelrd be aitOicrby good President II elected and
strained by, aud held accountable 10, party OF noble
traditions, and Ia the main good principles.
Al this Is written, not 50 much To advocate any Mans
candidacy a. tO rOtcst against NnrcratVc ana sian
dcrous campaign This whole section Uf country l. full
Christian maoters and many Christian aymcn; dnd IT
sNOls neither ol charity Of Truth C intimate that
they Are lacking Ia conscience or t0 ~ diligence.
u cab 10 tue brcthrca down East that they 90 slow