Daily Republican., 1884-10-30
BLAINE AND THE CLERGY.
OvEB OnE TuOUsAuD OF THEA
PAa0 nEoOlUTlOu0 IN nts

NEW YORK, Got. 29.-At 10 o'cloci
this morning the gentlemen's psrlor II
the Fifth avenue hotel was fl1ed with
1 ,O18 clerRymen Of various denomina
tions Who had gathered to meet Mr.
Blaine and formally express their re-
spect for and confidence In him. Five
minutes later Rev. DR.. James King
| Of the Eighteenth. street M. 4. Church.
called the assembly 70 order, and Rev.
Dr.. Burchard, Of the Murray Hill Pres.
byterian Church, WAS chosen chairman,
and Rev. DIR. Macarthur secretary.
Rev. DR.. King then presented the
resolutions expressing confidence In the
principles OF the Republican party, I'd.
vocating the personal purity OF its can
Ididates, denouucing the conceded per
sopal impurity Of the head Of the
Democratic ticket, and the disloyalty
OF the Democratic candidate for Vioe
President, and exhortiug all good oiti.
gems, who are in favor Of virtue, pro
tection and decent rights Of the Indiaui
TO vote tho Republican ticket. Rev.
DIR. Burchard introduced Mr.. Blaine "a
his distinguished audience of ministers,
saying as be did 90:
"We are happy to welcome you 70 thia
circle. You see here Q representative OF
all the denominations in this city. You
500 the large number thAt are represen.
ted. We are your friends. Mr.. Blaine.
Notwithstanding all the calumnies that
have been urged In the papers against
You, We stand by your side. (Shouts
OF Amen - We expect to vote for
you next Tuesday. We have . higher
sx pectatiou, viii hfch IL that you will be
the President Of the United Slater, and
that you will do honor to your name, to
TO the United 6tates and to the high
office you will occupy. We are Repub-
licans, and don't propose to leave our
party and indemnity ours elves with
the party whose autecedents have
been rum and rebellion. We are loyal
to our flag We are loyal to you"
Rev. DR.. Spear, Of Brooklyn, aftel
shaking hands with the Presidential
candidate, said assure James G.
Blaine, Secretary Of State, selected
by the lamented Garfield, ex-senator o.
the United States, chosen by Maine, OK
speaker OF the Maine Legislature Ani
ex Congressman, that feel honored II
being permitted to shake your hand
Nine is the hand Of cordially and CON
Adence. you're that OF honor and intg
rity. Nothing but death will proven
me from voting for you next Tuesday.
1--WE have met here,' said Rev. DR.
Macarthur, to honor yon and to d.
honor to ourselves. You have stated
with eloquence and force the issueI
before the people. But there are othe
issues, there are moral questions invol
we'd. We have to decide whether the
next President shall be man ofexperl
ence, ability, character and mora
worth. This may be as important I
question rs the tariff. In this question
our mothers, wives, sisters and dauRh
| ters should have o voice. We believe
In decency and morality.
| I" We cannot afford to cast our ballot
for the Democratic party, which haI
al ways been the friend Of rum. o.
the 4th OF March we must inaugurate |
President whose name may be spokel
In 10y and peace At our aresides, and
" hose record will give promise of
prosperous future for our country
Applause
| HEBREW VOICE.
Rabbi Browne, Of the Temple Gate
OF Hope, who appeared as the represen
tative Of the Jews, said II believe
am the only Jew here, and you could
not we'll avoid placing me on your re
ceptiop committee. But diAmont
found by accident does not lose 10
value on that account. Laughter.]
ldon't come here rs politician. 1 an
as much Of o Democrats as am Re
publican, and perhaps more. There
nofhing dearer to tho Jew than tn
sancity OF his family circle, and ol
that account l am here. Applause.
We Jews make model husbands, an
model fathers, and our wives su'
daughters are model women. We STAN
up for education every Jew can rea'
land write. The Republican party
the party Of education the Bureau
Education Ia not bureau OF interna
revenue, but OF external revenue. Al
lplause. >,
AZ love the sanctity of the family
and love education, and, therefore.
stand by James g. Blaine. ICheers.
BY my vote the WhiteH ouse will nevt
be changed into bachelors hall. Pr
longed cheers and waving Of hats an
handkerchief. ] Ipray God that Q
the 4th Of March you, Mr.. Blaine, vi
will be installed as the chief executiy
/ OF this great nation" Cheers.
ON behalf OF the Congregati0nalist
DIR, Roberts said "Our chief intere
In this crisis is to prevent self-confe
7 sed adulterer from becoming the head I
the patton"
"Ws will next hear from Plymout
church" !" aaid DIR. Burchard.
"But not from Mr.. Beecher," roart
. brother.
Make way for Rev. DR.. Halltda,
| tho ,o.,or ~ plvmouth church ~ WI