Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
JAMES G. BLAINE.
What Another College President
Thinks of Him-Dr. Magoun,
of Iowa College, Grin
nell, Iowa.

from the London Nonconformist and Inde-
know Mr. Blaine sa 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,
is to be found in American public HE. would
say the same of him as of Gen. Garfield, who
knew him and trusted him SO thoroughiy. OF
ia, Me-, he is an honored member. as 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-
to dash with bitterness the zeal Of his support
ers? II there is anything in the Monroe doc
tIine" they do well to oppose or fear. the En-
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
here referred to. At that time Lord Brougham
was about to make speech in the House Of
lords in which he must needs discuss the
better acquainted with it than some living
English journalists seem to be. Asking friend
about the Monroe doctrine," the American
Consul Hon. Freeman Il. Morse formerly NJ.
G. from Maine and friend Of Mr.. Blaine 81 was
Sas to
tanned was 80 satisfactory that the Consul was
in the House by Lord Brougham's special in
v1tation when the speech was made. May ad-
wise gentlemen who are now 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 misunderstand-
is chosen President, let me remind You that
Mr.. Blaine's foreign policy was that of Garfield,
no more, no less; and the peril" Of the next
four years is just what it would have been
If the dead President had lived. Gar.
field and Blaine are inseparable names! Do not
let this, from any current misinformation, les
London and Manchester in 1881. To put AM
emphasis on what I here most sincerely and
kindly urge, let me add the testimony Of the
Rev. R. B. Howard, brother Of our Christian hero,
Gen. O. O. Howard mow in the Soudan), and;
formerly an editor of the Advance !hoth of
Howard visited Mr.. Blaine the Saturday before
the late session Of the General Congregational
Association of Massachusetts, and said to that
strongly against any course by our Government
that might tend to provoke needless foreign
war" am old enough to remember how the
other statesmen and Presidents have held it,
has kept us from hurtful foreign complications.
There is no need of any new panic about it. It
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 yOus ROOO Eng1SQ 1rle0QS, lSLeU 20 one
Who has never mlsled You "a. ~,vvnGy 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. If Dr.. ViloD and Mr.. Simon had given
similar testimony to some English states
man, a 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 epithets as a "Jingo, 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 MaRstracy Of $1,000. 900 peo-
pie, is true. Years ago in the lower house Of
Congress, in refuting an atrocious slander most
triumphantly, Mr. Blaine said: Il am now. Mr..
Speaker, IN the fourteenth year of not inactive
service II. this hall; have taken and 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 would gladly change; but have
never done anything in my public career for
which could be put to the faintest blush in any
presence. or for which I cannot answer to nv
constituents my conscience, and the Great
SErJher Of Hearts,"