St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-03
WORDS THAT BURN.
lTr. Blaine Should be 40 BADLY Defeated
that Hi-iory Would Place Him Side B1
Side srifA BeneIfct .fIsoId and
,TttdUS IscUrSof

Last Saturday evening Henry Ward Beecher
presided at 4 meeting OF the First ward Inde-
pendent Republican Association OF Brooklyn
The meeting was largely attended. though there
was no procession. transparencics or music. IL
the course OF the evening Mr.. Beeeher had oc-
casion TO speak briefly several times. and from
these re marks the extracts below are taken.
have not taken mp hasty opinion Of Mr.
Blaine have been student OF Mr.. Blaine's
life and conduct forever ten years. have been
80 situated, being acqua,nted with many OF his
intimate friends, that ! have had a fair chance OF
studying his psychology. My opinions OF him
entertained long age. When understood there
was a probability OF his being named as a candi-
date al the Chicago convention oid all in my
power, I'm private conversations and b. CONNIE
nicutions 10 my friends "a prevent g. ] said
then. as ] do now, that such action would dis
rupt the Republican party.
hold Mr.. Blaine 10 be representative q a
class OF corrupt men and corrupt Influences more
To De feared than foreign invasion. After his
nomination 7 endeavorcd, in personal convcrsa-
;:on and l,y letters for the press and otherwise
to urge upon the Democratic party the noIEina-
ton Of Mr. Cleveland. Applause. Since the
Rel n alicans chose the worst man who could he
pirked M among them. ] wanted the Do nocrat-
10 choose the best man they had. II was %
forego j vote Tor my party, II ! could not vote
for the right man In that party, ] wanted man
whom could vote Tor aud whom / could honor
Applause II Governor Cleveland is elected
am willing 10 stake my reputation and all hold
dear In lie that he win make one OF the best
Presidents we have ever had in this country. II
Blaine should SIT in the Presidential chair, ne
thinks Washington, Jefferson and Jackson Will
aupear. certainly 10 those who have prophetic
eyes, predicting doom to him and the party he
serves by peryeriing justice
s.I am not content" he said, ''to have Blaine
merely defeated. want him to be 50 badly
beaten, that no viii stand A. q Benedict Arnold
in American history and as Judas Iscarlot In
ecclesiastical history. Applause, This can {
be done by just beating him.
81 will say one or two words more,a said Mr..
Beecher. You might as well open the faucets
in the streets and let the waters run As 10 start
me talking; but am going To wind up soon. /
want 70 call attention TO these evidences OF liar
that might excite the envy OF the biggest liar in
the world Venerable -theologians put on their
spectaces and look over the letters and say there
is nothing in them; learned jurists like Nsah
Davis have examined them and say that there IL
nothing improper in them, nothing that Is crook
/ cd or false. ! cannot account for this. and !
/ don't want 60. FOR il is unaccountable can I
get IL all through my head. Judge Davis is not
| Ignorant and II be don't know what is right,
who doess Party passionate attachment makes
the blood beat high, and on that ground let ont
many Of these folks whose aetions / cannot m
derstznd. 1 can't understand WIN n5eu VII re-
sort 10 such ISLANDERS and 10 Such smutfy SIAN
ders, Stories hstched In he'll and brought up TO
| Garth te be spawn again; and that snch SANDERS
| should have emanated from the clergy of Iuffsla
u Cleveland had lived the most prohihate life he