The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-01
A Thrilling SneAch.

Ueheral WoOdfOrd'S speech at the
Brooklyn Rink, on recent night was
one of the greatest oratorical successes
of his life. The following extract is
made from the report of the speech
in the Brooklyn Times
There lives in this city one of the
most eloquent clergymen in the land
and one whose services in behalf of
humanity have been of the most emf
nent character. l believe most thor
oughly IN the honesty and purity of
that gentleman. My confidence and
falth IN That man are absolute. But
not many years ago there came an
hour Of trial to that gentleman when
there was nothing between him and
utter ruin but confidence of the low
ing hearts Of the people of BROOKLYN,
There We're letters produced and read
upon public trial then held in this
city, and which lasted many months.
Had those letters been read and in
terpreted in the spirit and by the
methods pursued by Mr.. Srhurz in
reading and explaining the Fisher
letters against Mr.. Blaine they would
have driven that clergyman from
every pulpit in the land and from
| every home and fireside in the coun-
!. ~: Immense and prolonged cheer
ing, mingled with cries of chats
SOL And why, my friends, was not
that base attack upon the character of
this man successful? Simply and
alone because the good people OF
Brooklyn had faith nfhe honesty and
Integrity of their neighhor. Great
cheering. We stood firmly between
him and his slanderers, and we saved
him. Great applause. 1 want for
my Old friend who entered the Ere.
mont campaign with me in 1856, who
for thirty years has lived IN the full
sunlight of public life, who faced Ben
Hill and his rebel colleagues, whose
name is forever associated with all
the great issues which the Republi-
can party has carried through. /
want for that man the same kind OF
Justice from the people of Brooklyn
that they have exercised in the past.
Let Brooklyn be to-day as just to the
statesman as she was few years ago
to the Clergyman. The effect on
the audience of General W00dford'e
words was electrical. 1t rose en- masse
and for several seconds there was a
sea Of waving hats and fans and q
roar of cheers and stamping of feel
that fairly shook the building. But
that is not all the depth to which
this political canvass has stopped is
enough to bring blush of shame to
the cheek of every honest American.
said Wher the Democrats went into
the home of our candidate and SLAM
dered the woman who is wife, mother
and grandmother, surely the men
and women of this land who know
what fatherhOod and motherhood
means will rise uD and bury this
Democratic party forever. Whatever
may be the result of this campaign,
believe it will teach us one thing
very effectually, and this is that here
after we must be gentlemen in poll
tics and not blackguards. There was
moment of silent Indignation on
the part of the audience that listened
intently to the speakers words, and
then it broke out in round after round
of applause, showing that it heartily
Endorsed General WOOdlord's charac-
terizatinn of Democratic practices. |
used that word deliberately, as the
only one adequately expressing what
mean. The attack upon Mr.. Blaine's
home and wife and family was and is
blackguardism pure, simple and un-
adulterated. The decency of the PEG.
pie requires to-day that this attack
be condemned by the utter and crush
ing defeat of the Democratic party
and the Democratic candidates. 1t
will be. Continued applauSe.l