Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-24
FIELD OF POLITICS.
sgecHETs oasAr SPEECH

Dr0okiyn Rink last night were tue iaces ".
men who had for years stuck by ara Sovea
for the Republican party. The faces o. me
msny other hundreds who packed lhe h'ns
as full a. II could hold were ai.o the faces
OF men WHO up 10 the time MT Blame was
nominated thought that there never hau
been any such political organiz.uon Oh
earth az the Republican parry. many OF
them think so still, and have II IN their
minds 10 vote with u IN the wears 70 come.
All are most heartily agreed, however. that
Dir. Blaine IL not q. man 10 DC president
OF the United States, ana they made very
plain their opinion In that respect through
out the meeting. .
II was the Independent Republicans who
were having Cleveland and Hendricks
ratification meeting, and they did their
work with right good will. Rev. Henry
Ward Beceher wa, 10 give the reasons in
eytonsO why be could not support Mr..
Blaine. When the Plymouth plstor ap-
yesred be was greeted with an outbursL OF
enthusiasm such as he experienced the
other night al the Academy in this city.
POSITION or THE INDEPENDENTS.
Mr.. william II. Nichols. who with hum
dreds ~ others resigned from the Young
Republican Club Of Brooklyn when that
organization voted to support Blaine, was
introduced as chairman. lie provoked ap-
plause at once by addressing his hearers rs
neutrality-suspicious." They were not
drawn from the party by Establishments,
be said, or by any false sentiment ility.
Ttey were Republicans who put country
above PARTY. fCheers.l LO7llty to pirty
imposed upon them by their con-
oil, fGhoora IL hof;oyaI
the future welfare OF the Republican
plause.l EIr. Nichols combated the ciaim
Of recent Republican orator who claimed
that 9j per cent. OF the Young Re.
publican Club favored Blaine. "Whcn he
made that StItement.' he said, he knew
that 20 per cent. OF the members OF
that Club were already enrolled in the In.
dependent committee, and we know that
at least twenty per cent. more will vote rs
the Independents voted" The speaker
caused considerable enthusiasm by telling
Of an interview he recently had with Mr..
Blaine, in which the Republican candIdats
several times made the anxious inquiry:
" Is Nr. Beocher going to speak OIL the is
sues Of the campaign!"
When the audience got through cheering
expressed the hope that they felt better,
and speaker and audience were at once in
sympathy. ~ confess" began Mr..
Beecher, 9 at The risk Of some appearance Of
cgotsm, that my appearance here tonight
to antsgonze the organized action Of the
Republican party is Itself fact OF the most
significant character.
BOOKING THE CRADLE OF REPUBIIcANIsN.
Before mary OF you were born | was
rocking the cradle OF the Republican par.
ty. lApplause.) | am now opposing the
party whose cradle rocked. because do
not mean 20 be pallbcarer TO carry the
coffin OF that party TO the grave. [Great
cheering.] Gentlemen. The Republican
party is on lis way to destruction unless
you turn the switch and run it off on 10
Sidetrack.
81 speak to you rs o jury tonight. The
ease before you is not that OF trembling
culprit. II is your own whole country that
is brought before you tonight, and whose
cause / am to plead-plead as il life or
death hung on the issues. | smiin dcld
earnest, and that you shall find ont before
| have finished. [ApplauSe.l
"What is the future? What are its
perils,. The war is over. All the great
questions that agitated the community are
past, and you can't bring them back again.
[CbCers.l / look forward and ask myself,
thankful for the achievements gone by,
What are The prospects in advance? There
are two great dangers that betide our Gov.
eminent. One is the danger that comes
from the corruption OF wealth, and the
other is the dagger that comes from the
corruption OF too long held power. APP
plause.]
"All the countries Of Europe are suffer
ing to-day from the gnswing, cankerous
influence OF money. The making Of
money stands conspicuous above all other
things. We are in danger from that. We
have what Is called a system OF protection.
Ii is a vast scheme OF taxation. II rolls
into the reservoirs OF Washington $780,
100000 every year. A hundred millions
Of dollars lie puiseless. useless, motiOnless
there day. [Cheers.l
THE vOTE-NuL.
at is not strange that this golden water
in the miIl-dsm at Washington is employed
TO grind out votes for the Republican party
today. One Of the greatest dangers
o. The day is bribery. Voters are
snbed. To day it is sought TO buy
, candidate into the presidential chair for
money. | have been credibly informed
that between one and two millions OF dol
Isrs have been rolled west TO gld the State
Of Ohio. Another like stream is pouring
into Indiana. our great danger is that in
The near future we shall have a Govern
ment that will Zee honeycombed with cor
ruption pecuniarily.
Now. under the circumstances. ask
YOU which man will be most likely to meet
ana resist this cankerOus tendency-Mr.
Bl.iue or Mr.. CleVeland:" [Cries Of
- Cleveland. Cleveland :" and great en-
Fabulous sums continued
MIR. BeecheT, - had been paid TO buy votes
and debase voters" What sort OF 4 figure,
asked he further on, would MIR. Blaine make
in r,form: He had heard during the cam
palgn good deal about Phariseeism in its
application TO Independent Republicans.
PHARIsEEs AND PURIrANs.
Who was the Pharsee: In the earlier
lay lie WAS the Puritan Of the JeWs-thc
Puritan OF the Orient, rs the English
Puritan wa. the Puritan Of the Occident.
The Puritans cave liberty 10 old England
10 tscy gave liberty 10 New England. The
Puritan was PhaIi.cc. and he thanked
God be was q Phsrlsee. Whether be wa
, dude he did not know. Laughter and
lppiausc.l II they wanted man as Pres
dent who would keep the reservoirs full
Tor corrupt purposes. then Blaine was this
man. Every step he took in finance would
be followed by a roar over the whole con
IiUent And people there were who talked
about the craftsmanship of Blaine.
He was personal friend of Blaine. He
had not had many interviews with him.
For twelve wears he watched this man to see
il he was the right man, which he was not.
For more than ten years he was afraid OF
OF man who wanted con-
eressioaal committee TO see il he was hon
esi q man who was rejected by one con-
yenFon and then rejected 10y another con.
yention. and VINO should have been rejected
by third convention.
TBE BLAME INTERVIEW.
He bad been challenged 10 give thc par
liculars OF bis interview with Mr. blaine ~
the Fifth-AVenuc Hotel Mr.. JOY did not
seem 10 be snv longer in existence rs
respondent. Alter he had spoken u. Cooper
| mon in advocacy Of General Garfield for
the presidency he received a Request from
Mir. Blame to call on him al the Fiiih-ANe-
nue. Hotel. and lie did so. accompanied 10y
his eldest son. hr. Blaine read 10 him
tong article in the 1fuh, to which hi o"n
reply Wss that one third OF the article wa
truth and tie other two thirds lies. lie Then
TO Dir. Blame the particulars oi
The conversation between Mr.. JOY asa
hnISei. Mr. Blaine WAS not angry, bui
simply said in substance, this cannot hc'
~ lie had 10 recollection Of any such trans
action and did moi think hc had anY bonus