St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-25
BEECHER IN THE SOUTH.
The Great Minister on Political Affairs
Very Severe on Blaine.

Special TO the Globe.
ATLANTA, Ca, March 24.-Heury Ward
Beecher, the great Abolitionist, the man
whose eloquence inspired the hosts which
conquered the South and swept away slavery,
lecturng in the celestial city of the most ag-
gressive slave state, is unique figure
He comes at a time, too, when he
can claim the credit of having been the man
who led the Republican contingent which
placed the Democracy once again in power.
The audience which greeted him was large
and composed of the best element of society,"
with strange absence of black faces with
the history of whose freedom his name is so
intimately connected. In an interview he
gave the following opinion of Mr.. Blaine
and the Republican party:
''There were deep influences at work in the
last election. The Republican party in the
Northern states had fallen into the control
of thieves and jobbers, and
THE PATRIOTS WERE ALARMED.
This was inten siied by the nomin alton of
Mr. Blaine, whose known bad character
made it i'm possible that he should receive
the support Of good men. Then it was that
many of the most courageous
looked across to the Democracy
for way out of the wilderness Thousands
and thousands could not vote for Blaine and
their prejudice would not allow them TO vote
for Cleveland. Then it was that st. John
afforded the blessed relief. All through New
York state st. John was the city of refuge.
Men who would otherwise have been COM
PEELED TO support Blaine voted for st. John,
and fo- this opportune work the Prohibition
lists deserve thanks. A vote for st. John was
a vote taken from Blaine. For this we should
always
THANK GOD FOR ST. JOHN"
'What were the most serious objections TO
Mr.. Blanel''
THAT he was man with no principles
and trimmer for purposes of personal gain.
l have seen the statement that ne was once
a Catholic / only wish that / could believe
It l would be glad to know that at some Pc
rod of his life be had some religion.
But if he ever was a Catholic he
simply sloughed of without being noticed.
He attended the Congregational church at
his home. 1t lis the proper thing for poll
ticiau TO do in that place. Blaine was on
the closest personal relations With the dyna-
mite Irish. In his addresses he fairly
lathered them over. There must have been
an understanding that ne would
ASTAGoSIZE ENGLAND
and uphold the policy of the dynamiter. He
Is still pursuing the same tactics. Defeated
once he viii try again, and he relies on the
dynamite Irish vote TO give him the state Of
New York. They are in close and conf
dental relationship, hence you may look for
a campaign next time in which Blaine
will figure as the leader and the
cynsmiters as mis- close followers.
To Offset this, however, the hundreds Of
thousands of Republicans who, disguised
With party management, either failed 10 vote
or voted for Blaine under protest, viii By
that time be emboldened to vote the Demo
cratic ticket"
-Four years ago." said Mr.. Beecher, after
pause, when the Garfield campaign was
in progress, l said to my people that hoped
TO see the day when might vote for
SOUTHERN NAY FOR PRESIDENT
What was then q wild dream has now come
10 be reality. There are Southern men
Ro~ before the public (Democrats) whom /
would vote for 10 place in the presidential
chair / have no names 10 offer. u Is too