New-York tribune., 1884-11-02
THE ISSUES OF THE HOUR.

pLlr, Academy of Music last Thursday evening.
! the Rev John Rhey Thompson, pastor OF the Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church of Brooklyn, delivered
an address of remarkable Dower ana eloquehce'
which was received with the livelest enthusiasm ny
the immense audience. The best passages Of that
address were as follows:
Yesterday morning heard a great man give utterahee
IN a sreat tritn That great mGn was James C. blalhc
cheers and aWlansc. and that great uhtn , wa - ,
ncssel i'm these words: IUn can no more sela!tie -
nariy from iis history than man from his character
/ have thinking OF these words curing tnv i"so
twenty four hours aud my lhuuslts nae & nil{ 80 n
snmcd this shane: II you cannot separate party rom
ts history what then becomes of The Democratic party
a,cr what bScomcs Of cleveland Laugh
tcr Tbe trlth Il. gentlemen that this Is an unhealthy
country Tor the Democratic parry, peea,ac iry we tr
familiar with IL, history. II ought io 90 10 sone c"i3
"nTcr wnld advise the Democratic party loiiy To
emiqrate To ENGLAND with Grover Cleveland al us hc'
nnnnar i'm Eucand ai ih, time. Dunng the past sum
nrr spent cmc time in England, and Whenever c2u!c
tendeneesl convcrsed freely with all sorts OF people
determined know a. far as possible he real oi3n'
~ topics. rs the Franchise Dill
the Egyptian question the depression oi a2rctnrc me
gc, OF skilled mechanics an ot Gay aosfS re- 81 oe
tarnrr IN tc agricultural laborer and last but not least
tlcir opinions concerning American ponte-. con 'eas'
with clereymen. merchants. manu- nnaclicrs teacIriS'
vorkingmen an1 farmers. ana found thai they were
',o.d -" tnuclne one thing and THAT thai James
a" ,,ai'o N dan~ero,,s mani And they are right. for
The Vigorous administration OF President Blaine VIII so
So" nyyard the industrial and commercial enterprise OF
the american neople seriously to menace the c'mino
| cjoi Snnrenacy of England. The English well
enouen in their way. but decidedly object to the cec
nn ~ mo Iuglish candidate the Presidency. Eng
! land foc English. and America iOf AhieIlcdns'
! Great applause ana cheering
! TIN cRovxING MISTAKE OF MR. BEECIIERS iIFf.
Fellow-ctilens ! will not suffer myself TO speak IN
sighting and contemptGous terms OF our i!ustrlonS
| fclov-citizen Henry Ward Beecher. would despise
mysefi Idouhed the purity OF his motives or sought
10 bring dshonor upon his great name. lie may nave
lost his he ad bat will not lose mine do not hesitate
pl
lie best inspiIf tOns Of my lie cannot say now nlcn
awe 10 him bIf know that the debt is greater than
yriO over he able TO nav. Nevertheless. nave learned
rom INN tia, inallihc. and aln iund 10 say
hat IN nv ebera;c Judgment as IN the deliberate )lS
mcnt his Oldest and trues! rleudS ne ha~ IN s ul
seculy and vehement support o. se-cohleS7HI Ie"e.
mistake ef hi, lie When. like the Prodigal Son, he
comes 10 himself" again, he Will deeply moiiIn his
ycs rntemen Brother Beccher Las switched of on to
sid,-irack. In the meantime, the regular lraih 1e.s
Ia nc OH its way Ia Washington ana me iiIe
House Tor four years more hppi,sl'G, ,o; on-nI,
(which you will very Soonl Telegraph Us ana We u I'M
back zine for you IN his spoerh ~ tie laik .sl @
publican party. Lri me no' ne tS r t W.,
coffin the Republican party to tue crave trct nol
junction., ia pAiience ',csn 3,'i Tis s oreot
lall-bearcr will not he speedily icIlrI; rs 2irn'
man in every way eminent =, the distinguished Ply
mouth pastor. once imagined himself to he IN precisely
Srmpcr speaking from his place IN the tnltnd ~ateS
senate in the speech III winch he sought ~ Us
ne aid e" stood by the cradl@ " the Repuhcen party
Let ne not stand mourner Nv lis grave; ne hever
did. hut tine HepIhlcan parry reHcrehty. Witi M
covered head uuio.cl grief. stood inonrner 10y hc
grave it, great senator and iprcettlng ms oi'c hs
mistakes AMI his niiImIties ii viii forever guard MS
splendid fame. Nppanse u ~lil ,reat n., ngeg"ri r..
with equal mlGnanniy we cannot. nor 90 we NJ ia "a p'
nonnced Kansas crime. We viii not FORGET the elo-
qience WIN Mncm ng G ,p p ,~e jn,nb We viii unf
forge, with what rntlrencS- Oi consecrtiOn be devoted
hises to the cause Of nc Union during all the dark days
NJ oi
with which has responded 10 every appeal 81 Wriged
and orre Isrd humanity throughout the world. These
thing. the Republican irtry will ALWAYS keep IN the pub
lie remembrance and when At last stands by the grave
of Irnry Ward EcccAcr nd may that day he long post
Ioncil IL will hide away in that grave his personal
weaknesses ud inhni'irs $ nnd !! wi chef IN ony lne
brighter. stronger, truer das APP anso 49, Eehte
men, the day Tor the memorable obscqes ot the 'cpuD-
lican party has not yet been appointed AM until some
thing better than the Democratic party appears In the
lists that day WI on ihe ln,to1 OF IN, himeIicah can
people, bc indefinitely postponed long continued ar
In the meantime am sorry for Brother Beecher
know bow hc feels on the sde track Tor haVe ncen
there myself. ana il i neither very peasant nor very
and hsses and lzzes. aud runs mp ana d9Wn mating
great ado hut goes nowhere! believed aIr Snmner
estrauccd from tie Republican party hut went ont
after a Horace Greeley and not after Grover 'leVcAhu
sluccrev believed The Republican party 10 he nearing
its end There a funeral about that time, hht as
well as | remember che Eepn1ilcan party was ho
the corpse faugnter. There will he another funeral
snoioy tty % 're rcnted not to send Movers Grcat
lauahter several political funerals viii be in order
after next Tuesday and mc5s Mr. Beeclcr speedily
covers ms wontch Intellectual sanity. unless there shall
bc n striking ard RAPID improvement IN his general
phrase. realizing sense Of tho feelings OF political
corpse. Laughter ana applause
THE DENOCRAt!C CANDIDATES.
We come now consider the character OF the nominees
Of HE Democratic party tAc present cauuagn. And
first there Is Nj Hen lricks. Why name him nrs Be
cause IL this instance, % fr "a. brains concerned the
tail vags the dog Laughter am reminded, how
ever by eminent authority that be abstcnious
I'm sucakne of Nj Hendricks. Laughter will not
20 into any extended account OF the this
ri he'd 100 itcll st. iljcr Thomas A. enrcks, ~ IN
diana Who the dai- sp0ae ui Abraham Lincoln
of the United STATE. bnt never by nv yoel Applause
let us taKe closer inspection Of the Democratic
dida;e the Presidency. VI. Grover Cleveland.
living IN NcV-Jcrsey wnen he was nominated by the
democratic party ~ their candidate ior go cinor OF
Cleveland" I had never heard Of him before, ami
read the popcf- TOO. S.dIrny ne emcrge' it1n pro
tion he - made Governor of the Empire state. have
studied what may he called hy coaitey hi, pabc utter
auccs and any time hr has risen above The common
Mace have hccn so uniOi itinie as never ~ nave Oh
se,cd H. contrast hi- present attitude with that Of
Nlr Blaine. Whois In doubt TO Mr. Biaines opinions
ON political topic ~ present moment VINO knows what
Mr. ClcyclAnd- opinions are 2 A see II great gua
rs ar icdnrr Tor prorer discharge oi tie hgh and
responsible duties of tine Presidential oice am aware
Ne te now toll that tho uaca required " President
are rhclv ministerial in their chaiarer that the Meai
President is siWpy a hn'neSs man. Let ms look a
little into tbis apcciou- and misleldms nhmpr Mha Ito
they mean u, a business man President Do they
mean man who "iu add upa column ~ hgues aud SIGN
bta name 10 paJtiA prcspnt,d fo him business
man pr,sblent' Doe. this rhfisc d"scilhc Mr. Lin
n pld hr understand The 6utes ~ his clicc to he rf
. riotieal Nature nd he lo No mnir than write hs
ncr, when to 80 dn sn shd ascertain the fitness nf men
tn, tp,atmasprahius Was he uat suMethns m1ip than
lnsuesa u,pn rNsrlent lc, Ne copstle, eni miih
vol a,up n thp ihihts which hp sail AMI dM ~ him "
Was a, nn Win the hi natn nl spru. tn 400 tho thh
aud u,trt o. io inerg,t the lwpnlat mrA.e' anl a.
r,AtNnu "a hr thU loader ANdlsNdp ~ ttpt people "a
a eui. Al ,ut Numhithe struggle n Waa tlnenn who
aid ntaHN tho nrtin ia hVi WN rtnAi in eelnr ahh
ptthaya hu i ntN Wlhut lufuuNtat ni, Ia his tkht Ia
nt inl0 hia moNlh tho hoa thai hp earns Win ha
avn h,uda sui poae th,t ha In ruual tn ahel
nitrk at Mhtte higher qualities annu urth 10
ths alaonnnt thau those Whrh q" lo maAe up what hel
nov call "a hIsne.s nah President u In At luHst
,onoeiyanie that might he able o. slgn His 60
official documents aud figure oat the Interest the
National debt without helng able thus To and state
the natural aud eternal rights OF nrn Applause In
DARK and stormy hour when mems hearts were falling