Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-24
JAMES e.. BLAINE.
What Another College President
Thinks of Him-Dr. Magoun,
of Iowa College, Grin
nell, Iowa.
From the London Nonconformist and hide

From the London Nonconformist and hide
pendent]
know Mr.. Blaine as the most eminent citizen
Of my native State. For his personal moral
worth and unQuestiOnably superior integrity, as
well as his marvellous ability and versatility,
admire him. No more trustworthy statesman
is to be found In american public life would
say the same OF him as of Gen. Garfield, who
knew him and trusted him so thoroughly. OF
the GA South congregational Church OF Angus
ia, Me-, he is an honored member, Garfield
was of the "Campbellite" Baptist Church at
Washington. Why should not English gentle
men and Christians be as just to the one as to
the other? Ii they are really anxious that the
great Republican leader should be defeated, to
which we can make no objection, or to the ex-
preston Of it in proper ways, why do they strive
to dash with bitterness the zeal Of his support
ers? Ii there is anything in the Monroe doc
trine" they do well to oppose or fear, the En-
glish journals referred to only making it
more to be dreaded by the course they take, so
far as it has any influence this side the water.
Once before, during the Shareholders Rebel
lion, l had occasion to notice an abnormal SEN
sitiveneSS your side as to the political faith
here referred to. At that time Lord Brougham
was about to make a speech in the House of
Lords, in which he must needs discuss the
Monroe doctrine. lie was, unfortunately, not
better acquainted with it than some living
English journalists seem to be. Asking friend
If there was any one in London who knew al l
about the Monroe doctrine" the American
Consul Hon. Freeman III. Morse formerly NJ.
c. from Maine and friend of Mr. Blaine's was
| named. Bring him to me-" said the veteran
peer. 1t was done, and the information OBJ
tanned was satisfactory that the Consul was
in the House by Lord Brougham's special in
vitation when the speech was made. May adj
wise gentlemen who are attempting a
scare or new international prejudice on this
subject, to look up the speech in the debates?
As to even the slightest peril OF misunderstanding
ing between you and us, If the man we vote for
is chosen President, let me remind you that
Mr.. Blaines foreign policy that of Garfield,
no more no less; and the peril" of the next
four years is just what 1t would have been
II the dead President had lived Gar
field and Blaine are inseparable names! Do not
let this, from any current misinformation, les
sen the good feeling was so happy to find in
London and Manchester in 1881. To put an
emphasis what l here most sincerely and
kindly urge, let me add the testimony of the
new Secretary OF the American Peace SocietyI
Rev. r. b. Howard, brother of our Christian hero.
Gen. 0. o. Howard now in the Soudan), and
formerly an editor OF the Advance (both of
whom L hope you will soon see). Secretary
Howard visited Mr. Blaine the Saturday before
the late session of the General Congregational
Association OF Massachusetts, and said to that
body that Mr. Blaine expressed himself
strong y against any course by our Government
that might tend to provoke a needless foreign
war" am old enough to remember how tine
Monroe doctrine" which Mr.. Blaine holds as
other statesmen and Presidents have held it,
has kept US from hurtful foreign complications
There is no need of any new panic about it, 1t
will not be bit weakened on this side the sea
by such panic, or by any personal abuse Of
Mr. Blaine, or injustice to him in these coming
months by English writer's
pray you, good English friends, listen to one
who has never mlSled you in twenty years
varied correspondence in these columns as to
American public opinion, and quietly discoun-
tenance such an evil. Testimony, for which
there is no place in this letter, has been given
by two OF Mr. Blaine's Augusta pastors as to his
great worth as church member and friend.
One of them is Rev. DR.. Webb, now Of Boston,
and the oldest orthodox pastor, think in that
city. 1t DR.. Vilon and Mr.. Simon had given
similar testimony as to some English states
man. parishioner Of theirs, Dr. Dale and
Mr.. Clarkson had done so in respect to Mr..
Chamberlain, we should be slow, very slow, to
apply to him such epthets as lingo, who has
dabbled in dirty water, "a politician without
character. assure you that all Dr. Webb and
Mr.. Ecob say, in honor of this grand man, who
is up for the Chief Magistracy of 100000 peo-
pie, is true. Years ago in the lower house of
| Congress, in refuting an atrocious SANDER most
| tEiumphantly, Mr.. Blaine said: Il am now Mr..
Speaker, in the fourteenth year of not inactive
| service in this hall; have taken and I have
| given blows; have no doubt said many things
in the heat of debate which would now gladly
recall; have no doubt given votes which in
| fuller light 1 would gladly change; but I have
never done anything in my public career fol-
which could be put to the faintest blush in any
| presence, or for which cannot answer to my
| constituents, my conscience, and the Great
| Searcher of Hearts.