New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
DR.. FULTON ON Mr.. BLAINE AND ROMAN
ISM

HE REPUDiArEs THE REPORT OF HIS ADDRESS AND
EuLoGIzEs THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
To the Editor Of The Trtouns.
SIR: The attack made upon me by THE
TRIBUNE and other papers for what did not say and
for what never thought OF saying and for what do
not believe, is, to say the least, little unfortunate.
After consented to read paper before the
Baptist Ministers Conference "The New Oppor.
tunity, sent notices OF the fact TIE TRIBUNE and
two other morning papers. The fact that the notice
appeared In THE TRIBUNE Wednesday morning,
proves that you received It, There not single
reporter present until tho essay had been delivered
The report sent broadcast by the press was picked
up after its delivery and made up from what
was said by man unable to comprehend
the DRIFT OF the essay or too pre- judiced to
tell the truth. 1t declares, for instance that said
that all ignorant people became Catholics" Such
statement would disgrace born fool. made it,
but instead quoted Macauays uterance contained in
his review of Rankes History of the Popes" in which
he pays tribute to the bralnpower of the Church and
declares that it prospers amid Bibles, free presses and
what not.
Again the report says that accused Blaine OF being
in league with Roman Catholics OF this city and of
spending with Cardinal McClosiey. who, he ) said. had
pledged Blaine the Catholic vote" Now what did
say was utterly misapprehended quoted from a
delivered in my pulpit July g. 1884, in which
this exact language used " IN regard to James c.
Blaine there is doubt that in him meet as in no other
man who has ever come before the American people
for their su;irages, the principles thought TO be
antagonistic and yet principles which have united In
giving support to the Republican ideas. He was n
Romanist. lie became a Congregationas,. The gov
ernment OF Rome thrown OF and the government Of
the Republic taken In its stead His back Is to
the past His face the future Some say il he is
elected Romanists will control him. Then 1t will be
because lovers OF liberty Of law and flight fail 10 do
their duty" then declared that before the balOtbox
religions must he silent aud citizenship must be recog
nizcd Merit to rule. n n man is worthy Of our
votes he he Roman Catholic. n Baptist, anything
else to be voted for because he do the work
and fulfil the trust committed to his keeping. In
speaking Of the compensations of Romanism referred
entirely to another man and said that it was In the
mower Of the Cardinal 10 give directions ~ to how
seven millions In this Republic shall east their ballots.
n IL my belief that f the position taken I'm the essay
had obtained recognition earlier In the the
ALTERATION of Dr nurchnrd would have had no moro
,nnucr than he designed n Nv have uhcn he uttered A.
which wna all In this free nnd no political rnf
pa rn ran rattie hy suppression Ianta g. Blaine
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IF0oklga Nov. 20. 1854.