The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-19
THEY ARE FOR HARRISON.
Methodist Bishops not Support
ing the Prohibition
Candidates.
LETTER FROM NEWMAN.
e Gives eaoi Reasons ;o- Staining
BY the Republican Party.
The True Friend Of Temperance.

The Democratic papers a couple Of
weeks ago announced with as much pomp
and circumstance as seemed to beft such
am important piece Of news that tlie Re
publicn managers had heard with con
sterua.ion that almost al Of the Metho-
list bishops had determined TO support
the Prohibition candidates, Fisk and
Brooks. This, the accounts stated, was
the last and strongest reason why the
ea1se of Harrison. Morton AMI protection
WAS hopeless and the state Of affairs vas
realized with the more chagFiu by the
poor Republican eampaigners because
their terrible and relentless enemies, ac-
corling to the stories. were to reap all the
benei. 1f tie detection. Whether the
supposed news came from the West 10Th
street headquarters Of the Democrats, or
the Fifth avenue headquarters Of the
ProhiJitionists, it was made the very most
Of
]. was sh0rt-sighted enough 10 repre-
sent the bishops Of the Methodist church
as dabbing in politics At all; but it was
more short-siehted to declare that almost
an Of them were for Fisk and Brooks.
r'he very opposite Is TIE true condition.
bishop Hurst, Of Washington, who has
written o long letter in support Of Prohi-
biton and Bishop 7itzgerald, Of Mime
apolis. who has Issued tract giving five
reasons why he wili vote and work for
Fisk anJ Brooss-as if one ofhis reasons
was not n0oeh-are the on.y two Of the
bishops who are strongly inclined that
way. Bishop Goodseli. of Texas. has been
known % vote the Prohibition ticket,
and Bishop 3lallalieu, Of New Orleans, is
. doubtful, Bishops Bowman, Of ST. Louis
Foster oF Boston. Merrill Of Chicago.
Warren Of Denver, Foss Of Philadelphia,
Nin5s Of Topeka. Walden Of Cincinnati,
Nowler of san francisco, ard Vincent Of
Buffalo. nine ia all, are NeIl-known and
old-tHae Republicans. Now the rest Of
/ the sixteen, Bishops Joyce. of Chattanoo-
"a. Andrews Of New York and Newman,
7 Of Omaha, have come out strongly for
I Harrison.
Bishop Joyce said September 3 10 an
/ Associated Press reporter in the city of
Cincinnati
am Republican in politics, and
shall vote for Harrison and Morton.
am thorough non-partisan prohibition
ist The Methodist discipline on tenn
/ perance is a non-partisan prohibition ut
terance."
This statement was made specially for
publication
The correspondent Of the Chicago Letr
7 0esos, writing about the Northwest In
diana Conference Of Methodist churches,
heid September Sth, says Of Bishop An
drews
The candidates for admission to full
connection in the ministry were address
ej by Bishop Andrews in an eloquent
manner Among other things the bishop
advised the young ministers always to
bear ia mind that their mission was to
save souls, and while they were admon-
ished % do all in their power for ad-
vancing the cause OF temperance. he ear
nestlv requested that they should keen
in mind the action Of the last general
conference, and always enieayor 10 ere
ate a sentiment l,vorlbls IN the abolish
nept of the Esstor traffic vet fbev sbenld
In ,o wise connect themselves with the
or-,ni,.tio, of political parties byt ,bev
sboud leave that for others The re-
marks n the bisbop were heartily an
plauj..l by,,bs s,-s,nbiv. pine-fea.bs ~
whom, are Rens,,licars
Pi.5op Andrews also u,.te vigorors
address TO the conference to advocate the
,jsvs sxnra.s.d b, nsslop Merrill an
tb,. t.,pr.Fsuce Question Il WIS q strong
srrYnles. artiast tIirl p,rtv move
meufe
Ept here is a letter from Bi.bon Nev-
,1t, written lstslv from Pbila5elihia 20
,;arer,r cvr,s Bsssev the .tur,iv tenn
uar,nea worker in tb.. r .,pl li,-,p r,nts
IT, savs
ap, in raca-r.t ~ vo,,r f,var Of tl,,.
19tb ipst and feel i,o,nd 10 Give v,u a
frank r.Div an a question of m mueb inn
portauee I'm these suprep,e Times when
20 mach is al stake in o.r national vel
e,rs RI, e.,y. ,1i,-,n cam sF,-,l ~ dese,+
,bat ra--v nq.;a memorable h. tba mo-
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report t1at / had Joined the third party.
The thoa-lt has never entered nv mind
f and no one has the rigi,t 10 assert tl,at /
had. On the question Of prohibition we
are in accord ON the methods to attain
that desirable end. we differ The hnal
trium-b Of temperance prineisles is with
the ReDr5lietns. who have 4 ,ne - very
mrel r,r tefoparsnrs le.;sl.,tio. in mn
narts ,f o,r c,,nt~v And this i tbeao-