The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-09-18
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
What Another College President
Thinks of Him-Dr. Magoun,
of Iowa College, Grin
nell, Iowa.

From the London Nonconformist and hide
pendent
know Mr. Blaine as the most eminent citizen
of my native State. For his personal moral
well as his marvellous ability and versatility, /
admire him. No more trustworthy statesman
is to be found in American public life. would
say the same of him as OF Gen. Garfield, who
knew him and trusted him so thoroughly. OF
the Old South Congregational Church of Angus
Ia, Me-, he is an honored member as Garfield
was of the "Campbellite" Baptist Church at
Washington. Why should not English gentle
men and Christians be just to the one as to
the other? III they are really anxious that the
great Republican leader should be defeated, to
which we can make no objection, or TO the ex-
preston OF 1t in proper ways, why do they strive
TO dash with bitterness the zeal OF his support
ers? III there is anything in the Monroe doc
trine" they do well to oppose or fear, the En-
glish journals referred TO are only making It
more TO be dreaded by the course they take, SO
far as it has any influence this side the water.
Once before during the Shareholders Rebel
lion, had occasion TO notice an abnormal sem
sitiveness on your side as to the political faith
here referred to- AT that time Lord Brougham
was about to make speech in the House OF
Lords in which he must needs discuss the
Monroe doctrine. He was, unfortunately. not
better acquainted with 1t than some living
English journalists seem to be- Asking a friend
ii there was any one in London who knew al /
about the Monroe doctrine the American
Consul, Hon. Freeman III. Morse formerly NJ
G. from Maine and friend of Mr.. Blaine's was
named. Bring him to me, said the veteran
peer. 1t was done, and the information OBJ
tanned was so satisfactory that the Consul was
in the House by Lord Brougham's special in
vitation when the speech was made. May adj
wise gentlemen who are now attempting a
scare, u new international prejudice on this
subject, TO look mp the speech in the debatesl
AS to even the slightest peril OF misunderstand-
ing between YOU and us, ii the man we vote for
is chosen President, let me remind you that
Mr.. Blaine foreign policy was that of Garfield,
no more, no less and the peril of the next
four years is just what IL would have been
il the dead President had lived. Gar
field and Blaine are inseparable names! Do not
let this, from any current transformation, les
sen the good feeling was so happy to find in
London and Manchester in 1881. To put an
emphasis on what L here most sincerely and
kindly urge, let me add the testimony of the
new Secretary OF the American Peace Society,
Rev. II. b. Howard, brother of our Christian hero
Gen. o. o. Howard NOW in the Soudanl, and
formerly an editor OF the Advance both of
whom / hope you will soon see). Secretary
Howard visited Mr.. Blaine the Saturday before
the late session Of the General Congregational
Association of>Massachusetts, and said to that
body that Mr.. Blaine expressed himself
strongly against any course by our Government
that might tend TO provoke needless foreign
war" l am old enough to remember how the
Monroe doctrine, which Mr.. Blaine holds as
other statesmen and Presidents have held it,
has kept us from hurtful foreign complications.
There IS no need OF any new panic about IL. 1t
will not be n bit weakened on this side the sea
by such panic, or by any personal abuse Of
Mr.. Blaine, or injustice TO him in these coming
i pray you good English friends, listen to one
who has never misled you in twenty years
varied correspondence in these columns as to
American public opinion, and quietly discoun-
tenance such an evil. Testimony, for which
there is no place in this letter, has been given
by two of Mr.. Blaine's Augusta pastors as to his
great worth "a q church member and friend.
One of them is Rev. Dr. Webb, now of Boston,
and the oldest orthodox pastor, think, in that
city. II DIR. Vilon and Mr. Simon had given
similar testimony as to some English states
man. n parishioner of theirs, or DR.. Dale and
Mr.. Clarkson had done so in respect to Mr..
Chamberlain, we should be slow, very slow, to
apply to him such epithets as lingo, who has
dabbled in dirty water" "a politician without
character" i assure you that all DR.. Webb and
Mr.. Ecob say, in honor of this grand man, who
is up for the Chief Magistracy of $1,000. 900 peo-
pie, is true Years ago in the lower house of
Congress, in refuting an atrocious SANDER most
triumphantly, Mr. Blaine said: Il am now. Mr..
Speaker, in the fourteenth year of not inactive
service in this hall; l have taken and / have
given blows: / have no doubt said many things
in the heat of debate which would now gladly
recall; l have no doubt given votes which in
fuller light / would gladly change; but / have
never done anything in my public career for
which l could be put to the faintest blush in any
presence, or for which / cannot answer to my
constituents, my conscience, and the Great
Searcher of Hearts"