Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-18
BEECHER TALKS BACK.
His Reply to The TIrade of the Tory Or
gan.

4
NEW YORK, November 17.-Mr. Henry
Ward BeecheT, upon being interviewed as
to the meaning of recent sharp comments
of the London Morning Post, said: II
suppose that it has reference to something
said in the interview published about
ten days ago. have no explicit idea OF
what the writer of the article re-
fers to- l know that l. was careful in
giving my views on English subjects,
such rs on Mr.. Gladstone, the Irish ques-
ton and the Church, and endeavored only
to say what my impressions were with
out making any offensive criticisms. AS
to the Irish question, know that said
very little, and that little ought not to
have offended anybody. But, on general
principles, can readily understand what
it is that has given offence to the writer OF
the article in the London Morning Post.
The Post is Tory paper, and high Tory
at that. 1t is the organ largely, l under
stand, of the upper crust" of English
society. Now it was not with Tories nor
with that class of people that l associated
with while was over there. Ny friends
were all diSsenters; symyathized with
them and their objects. l believe with
them, as l said in that interview. that the
disestablishment of the Church Of Eng
| land, of Scotland and Of Wales is an
event which may be looked for in the near
| future.
The Post would probably not like that.
Tories in England are very much like
balky horses, they shy atvery little things.
What said in England about that they
shyed at, and every opportunity that could
! be taken and perverted into showing that
my reception in England was not cordial
and not a success, was taken. Every
chance they had they cabled news Of this
character over here, and when those re-
ports went back to England, then papers
| like the Christian World and other papers
friendly to me flew to arms and fought
these defamers by describing my reception
and appearances as being accompanied
with great enthusiasm. So the good fight
went on Now they have an opportunity
of slashing at ME again, and suppose they
are doing it. But the dispatch is so vague
that can only surmise what it is they OBJ
ject to. 1t makes, however, very little
difference what it is, for they will have
their fling and their general slasbing
around on the slightest provocation.
Let us wait until we get the full text
of the article in the Post, and if it is worth
saying anything about will say it. Now
can only conjecture what is meant, and
knowing what the Tory spirit was toward
me and my friends il England it will
probably be found that | was right. ]
never gave the Tories nor the High Church
party in England, while was there, any
opportunity of coming into collision with
me, for we never met. Ny friends were
all on the other side of the house, but l
was careful not to intermeddle in any pub
/ lie way with the great and exciting con-
/ test of u Parliamentary election while |
was there, though had within short
/ time after my arrival earnest and cordial
invitations to speak in several large cities
during what We should call their Parlia-
mentary campaign. The Post, however,
knows very well what my views were and
are, and it is only showing its usual dill
gence in slashing around when something
is said or done il don't agree with