St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-30
county ticket and endorsed the nominees of
the Tammany county convention.
Rlaine and the Preaobers.


,morning the gentlemen's parlor of the Fifth
Avenue hotel was filed with clergymen OF
various denominations who had gathered to
meet Jas. G. Blaine. Five minutes later
Rev. DR.. Jos. King called the assembly to or
der, and Rev. DIR. Buchard was chosen chair
man and Rev. DR.. Macarthur secretary DR..
DR.. King then presented the following reso-
lutions:
ReSolved, That we believe that the triumph
of the principles of the Republican party is
essential to the welfare of the country. and
to the preservation of the results of the late
civil strife, and that consequently the elec-
tion of its representatives in the persons of
Hon. James q. Blaine and John A. Logan is
imperative.
Second, That we believe in the purity
OF the personal character of these standard
bearers, and also believe in their trained ca
pacitv as statesmen to meet the claims of the
high offices for which they are in nomina-
ton.
Third, That we protest against the corrup-
ton of the conceded personal impurity as
presented by the head of the Democratic
ticket, and while we deplore the necessity we
do not evade our responsibility of declaring
our judgment of this insult to Christian civ
ilization, embodied in such nomination for
the presidency of the Republic.
Fourth, That we are opposed to putting a
premium on disloyalty. as represented by
the candidate for the vice presidency.
Fifth. That we exhort all well meaning
and loyal citizens, regardless of party, when
purity is at stake, not by voting for prohi
bition candidate to cast half vote for the
Democratic candidate with seni-sanction of
impurity and dissipation, nor to cast whole
vote for i man whose name is the SYNONYM
of incompetency.
Sixth. That we exhort our fellow citizens
to cast one vote for virtue in the home, for
protection of the rights of the humbles citi-
zens at home and abroad, for the settlement
of international difficulties by arbitration. for
war against polygamy, for decent treatment
OF the Indians, Tor preservation of the results
OF the war of the revolution and of the re-
bellion, for every sacred interest of our be-
loved country, by voting the Republican
ticket at the ensuing election.
Rev. DR.. Spear. of Brooklyn, commended
the resolutions as satisfying his head and
his heart and they were adopted without
dissent.
Rev. DR.. Burehard then named as com
mittee to address Mr.. Blaine when he should
be brought before them, the following gentle
men: Rev. DR.. Jas. King, of the NJ. E.
church; Rev. DIR. Spear, of the Presbyterian
church; Rev. DR.. McCarthen, of the Baptist
church: Rabbi Brown, of the Temple OF
Hope; Rev. g. Roberts, of the Brooklyn
Congregationalist, and Richard Lawrence. of
the Friends meeting house.
The clergymep then went to the corridor
on the first floor and gathered about the foot
of the stairway down which walked Mr..
D1afv II
Minister Levi P. Morton, his son Walter
were on the landing above.
Rev. DIR King and Mr.. Blaine paused
on the fourth or fifth step from the floor and
Rev. DR.. Burchard was introduced to Mr.
Blaine by DR.. King. DR.. Burchard then as
cended TO the side of Mr.. Blaine and ad-
dressed him as follows: We are very happy
to welcome you to this circle. You see here
a representative of all denominations of this
city. You see the large number that are
represented. We are your friends, Mr..
Blaine, Notwithstanding all the calumnie
that have been urged in the papers again st
you. We stand by your side; we expect to
vote Tor you Tuesday; we have higher ex-
pectations, which is that you will be presi-
dent of the United States and that YOU will
do honor TO your name and to the United
States and to the high office you will occupy. /.
We are Republicans and don't propose to
leave our party and identify ourselves with
the party whose antecedents have been ruin.
Romanism and rebellion. We are loyal 10
you
AS DR.. Burchard spoke, his voice trembled
greatly, showing the earnestness of what be
said. His speech affected Mr.. Blaine, and
moisture glistened in his eyes. A number
OF other ministers spoke, and Mr.. Blaine re-
sponded as follows:
''Mr. Chairman and revernd gentlemen: ::
This is altogether very remarkable assem-
blage; remarkable beyond any Of which 1
have known in the history of political con-
tests in the United States and it does not
need personal assurance that you should
know am deeply impressed by it. do not
feel that l am speaking to these hundreds of
men merely. l am speaking to the congre-
cations and the great religious opinion which
is beyond them, and as they represent the
great Christian bodies / know and / rea-
lie the full weight of that
which you say to me, and of the influence
which you tender to me. Were it to me per-
sonally, | confess that should be overwon
by the compliment aud the weight of conf
dence which it carries, but know that II is
extended to me as the representative of the
party whose creed and whose practice are in
harmony with the churches. TIE Republi-
can party from its very outset stood I'D on
the impregnable platform of opposition to
the extension of human slavery, and stood
on that platform till it was drifted by the
hostility 1t provoked into larger assertion
OF national soyereignity-aud thence into
bloody conflict TO maintain it from that on
ward. deny any TO point to a single meas
ure of the Republican party which could not
challenge the appreciation OF Christian min
listers and the approval of God, and when,
as one of the reverend speakers
has said, that / narrowed the issue when
spoke of its coming down to a question of
the tariff, l did not mean to exclude there
from, could not mean it, that the great his
tory of the party which is its word and its
creed, and which gives to you, and to all
that stands behind you, the assurance that
whatever issue it attempts TO enforce it will
DO it in good faith. They can no more
separate party from its history than you
can separate man from his character, and
when the great make up of public opinion is
ready it takes into account the origin, the
progress, the measure, the character of the
party and the character of its public men.
What mean by saying that the tariff wss
the conclusive issue was that it steps 10 the
front, not in exclusion of thousand other
important issues, but for this critical
occasion and at the close of this
great campaign, it stands forth as that is
sue which represents bread to the hungry
and clothing to the poor, and prosperity to
an entire people, aud the tariff is therefore
merely as national issue. distinct and sep
arate from the great moral Issues Because.
as l have said before 10 western audiences. /
say here, you can not impress a man If he
Is hungry, with any other thought than be
shall be fed You cannot impress a man If
be is naked with any other thought than that