Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-09-17
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Another College President
6nks Of Him-Dr. Magoun,
sf Iowa College, Grim
nell, Iowa.

EfeR ~ London Nonconformist and Inds-
v U fnos 81 l =; 1IsA -
Of my native State. For his personal moral
worth and unqnesttonably superior integrity. ss
well as his rnsryelSus ability and versatility.
admire ilm. No more trustworthy statesman
say the same OF him as OF Gen. Garfield, who
knew himand trusted him so thoroughly. OF
the Old South Congregational Church Of Angus.
was OF thu "GAmpbellite". Baptist Church At
washington why should nSt Efiglisb gertls4
men and Christians be as just to the one as to
the other? ii they are really anxious that the
great Republican leader should be defeated, to
which we can mako no objection, or to the ex-
precision OF in proper ways, why do they strive
to dash withbitterness the zeal Of his support
trine they q well to oppose or fear, the En-
glisb jobri'all tefetted to are uplv making il
more to be dreaded by the course they take, do
lar % 1t has any influence this side the water.
Once before during the Shareholders Rebel
lion, had occasion to notice an abnormal SEN
sitiveness on YOUR side as to the political faith
here referred u, At that time Lord Brougham
was about TO make speech in she House of
Lords, in whhh he must needs discuss the
Monroe doctrine. He was, unfortunately. not
better acquainted with it than some living
If there was any one in London who knew al
about the Monroe doctrine" the American
c, from Maine am a friend Of Mr Blaine 81 was
peer. " WAS ddfe, and the infor nation OBJ
taiped whs 30 Satisfactory that the Consul was
IN the House by lord Brougham's special in
vitatton when the speech was made: May ad-
wise gentlemen who are now attempting a
scare, or q new International Prejudice on this
subject, TO look up the speech in the debates?
As To even the slightest peril of misunderstood
ing between you and us, II the man we vote for
is chosen President, let me remind you that
no more, no less: and the peril Of the next
four years Is just what 1t would have been
II the dead President had lived. Gar
sd dan and Blaine are nsmes Do not
sen the good feeling was so happy to find in
London and Manchester In 1881, To put an
emphasis on What here MOST sincerely and
kindly urge, let me add the testimony Of the
new Secretary Of the American Peace Society,
Rev. K B, Howard, brother Of onf Christian hero,
Gen. Q. 0. Howard tnow In The Soudanl, and
whom | hope YOU will soon seel. Secretary
Howard visited Mr. Blaine the Saturday before
the late session OF the General Congregationai
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 q needless foreign
Monroe doctrine. doc M % which Mr.. Blaine holds .s as
other statesmen and Presidents have held it,
has kept us from hurtful foreign complications.
There is no need of any new panic about II. 1t
Will not be bit weakened on this side the sea
BY such panic, or by any personal abuse OF
Mf Blaine, or injustice to him in these coming
months Dy English writer's
pray You. good English friends, listen to one
who has never misled you in twenty years
varied correspondence in these columns as to
sch Rebs an oginion and ast
there Is no place in this letter, has been given
by two Of Mr.. Blaine's Augusta pastors rs to his
great worth as q church member and q friend.
One Of them is Rev, DR. Webb, now OF Boston,
and the oldest orthodox pastor. think in that
city. II DIR. Vilon and MIR. Simon had given
similar testimony as to some English states
man, parishi0ner Of theirs, or DR. Dale and
Mr. Clarkson had done SO iii respect to Mr..
Chamberlain, we should be slow, very slow, to
apply to him such epithets rs lingo, who has
dabbled in dirty water" "a politician without
character" assure you that all DR. Webb and
Mr. Ecob say, in honor of this grand man. who
is mp for the Chief Magistrecy OF 57,0o0C00 ieos
pie, is true, Years ago in the lower house OF
Congress. In refuting an atrociOus slander most
triumphantly, Mr.. Blaine said: Il am now. Mr.
Speaker, in the fourteenth year of not inactive
service in this hall: I have taken and have
given blows: / have no doubt said many things
In the heat OF debate which would now gladly
recall; have no doubt given votes which In
fuller light would glAdly changes but I have
never doae anything in my public career fol
which could be put to the faintest blush In any
presence, or for which cannot answer to my
constituents. my conscience, and tho Grea,
Searcher OF Hearts