New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-09
Nantucket, Mass, Aug 3, 1881
WHY HE SUPPORTS ELAINE.
A CLERGYMAN'S OPEN LETTER TO TIE
EDITOR OF THE INDEPENDENT"

A CLFRGYMANS OPEN LETTER TO TIE
EDITOR OF THE INDEPENDENT"
My DEAR Dir. WARD; Permit me a. sub
scrihcr years. standing and a. mp o thi7 time
very strong aud friend ~ me independent to enter
my earneet slough respectful protest against the course
prsned NV the paper toward Mr. Elaine and the Ropub
noan party.
very seriously question the propriey of any Discus
.on u party esurs la the column. OF religious papee
such paper comes into families ~ an shades Of pot
90. thouebt and should Doe neutral our secular papers
freely diacuss the mon and the measure" ~ tho parties.
AMI W. eau take ucm as we may wish. But paper
which givcs uu religion, food ann which contains articles
which co nncnd themselves to an everywhere.
auud ~ fully aui carefully refrain from th' CON
alteration ot political pu"'tou- ~ the pulpit BE- oNlTt"i
do. am thorough Republican. aud "'noh H'p.
portcr OF MI Ruinc aud nine tcuths OF the mon col my
large congregation think aud feel ne do hu' because
lm the spiritual teacher o al respect the 'oclng' of all
-o ru na 10 preach poiuc4 Your paper hes. no my
Indictment uu more tlaht 90 hcrlmo q campaign d1'n
meat than pulpit has 10 becnme hustine- Ih"'e
virWs have lvaya held ami onrr them to you. not in
the spirit or criticism bat sclrmn lnd fmrnt
There arc questions entering into thr present contest
winch are % ine drtror than per pLu con+idrrh
tioa7 The contest is NOT hetV,ou Mt Blaine ani Nj.
Cleveland. 90 Is between the frpupurdn ana Demo
ratio partcs. In his speech of acceptance Governor
Clc.o.,ud avoids tho great questions vnc" A".e
crowded tine urlI4- OF Tue undergraduates and says ttt
-.in DcmJcraIa supremacy The election of W.
Cleveland means not reform. not civil -er.iee uot rs-
bu,c 10 the Republican parts, but Democratic Sd
prtulcv And what tui.l Is 10 rei,rnt is 70 any
thing that iu tend toward tIe good ID. tAc co1utryt
Find your answer I'm the character o' Nr Cleyc.tnfs
rieut-Aaud uau. ,lr. II. D. Thompson. who very hiy
nominated to tns cAa.rmansaip Of The Democrtc IA
tou. Commute. the whose d---l.e.ll methods n
Che last Presidential campaign Vc,r au Insult lo 'He
American people, anu whose use OF .A' No.ey letter.
knowing 10 90 be- forgery. was hlIc .c-. tnau -n-
famous Ia your paper this notice tlc iuoau-.
81 tir nco rllc National Coir.,e- looks O. n the marty
cold vet elm b. 90 tn .no oHI -t GA '.1 .ie
Caution and -no~ tim ti.t ~ thcr n.s'i'a .. le
rru4ous and the CHICAGO platform Do v-v iHro-f Pro-
lone tl"ncs fud wir PROOF nav SHOWN ca' genuine
conversion uas Ocen snec. ri
Butt submit that the cecton o. Governor Cleveland
Will put into the hands ~ t4- Democratic party for our
years the machinery OF the Government besides a. tie
Federal Offices throughout the Union THAT respect
will Toe pad 10 the civil service reform, W veil Know
Judging rom the course pursued h1 The Dem9crldc ma
Jointly lu Tie House OI represent lIr'- d, rom 1ic
course o. Governor Cleveland toward MI H. ..
The Democratic party has already plunged tho country
into watch Tor MAGNITUDE ana severity LAS
hardly been puaileed And to-dt} JAIs parry, whose
con 'ddte - heu I" ne Ile dPp'''. ol ' i ana VI gu
sutuuou4l liberty, dcprfcs, most GnIu'hii-'' Lar
portion oil fellow citizens OF their uGis ahier iDe
CousutuioI-which ushta we're boueAJ ny Tie 7neddAs
read OF Mr. cleveland. lie I- Democrat who Dr.. hap
p,. tree from AL association VITA the fierce party
differences OF the slavery contest" That may may
not be the But tue party OF Whcn he Ii the
standard bearer and tor whose supremacy be ab0r~. is
MT thus Tree. impossible for who's" birthplace
tho south tas mine va-l and who knows well tue
influence OF The Democratic party upon The thought aud
feeling and who is aware of le hopes which
the old pTO-,a err element OF tie south ci'riains I'D
connection with Democratic supremacy, % LOOK with
any compaccuCy anon tAe possibility 81 thc success 81
the party which nearly ruined our beloved country
Mr. Blaine. therefore. not a. Mr. Blaine, but a.
the standard bearer Of the party whose history Is more
glorious than that OF any party the world has known
The address OF the Independent COME eutc nNeuS
thus Tue pa amount issue OF tue Presidential election oI
hs year moral rather tan political A. supporter u
Blaine { am willing ~ accept THIS issue The nom
iuee OF he Republican PARTY VIII compare laN0rany
with the OF the Democratic parry ln Oicia III
teguty aud long and prominent carer vii Dear
scrutiny VIII That OF the man VINO m lS0u was
unknown. Certainly the record made tY Governor
Csve became the chrt magistrate ol New
YORK Indicates possibilities OF seid,1ness aud pruhal-
ties Of " hOs+sn which may bring sorrow Ia indie
pendent hearts when sorrow Will Dee al too late.
August 4, 1854. CLERICAL ~ HsCHlHFR.