The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-09-21
He Gives Good Reasons for
Standing by the Repub.
lican Party. ssca
The True Friend Of
Temperance.
Bishop Andrews Sound Adj
vice-General Bussey Says
that a Great Majority of the
Methodist Clergy Favor Re.
publicans-A Another Demo.
cratic Bubble Burst.

CTdUlC DuDDlc DuISU.
The Democratic papers couple o.
weeks ago announced with as much
pomp and circumstance as seemed to
befit such an important piece of news
that the Republican managers had
heard with CONSERVATION that almost
all of the Methodist Bishops had de
termined to support the Prohibition
candidates, Fisk and Brooks. This,
the accounts stated, was the last and
strongest reason why the cause oil
Harrison, Morton and protection was
hopeless, and the state of affairs was
realized withthe more chagrin by the
poor Republican campaigners be
cause their terrible and relentless
enemies, according to the stories,
were to reap all the benefit of the
detection. Whether the supposed
news came from the West Twenty
ninth street headquarters of the
Democrats or the Fifth avenue
headquarters of the Prohlbilionists
it was madephe very most Of. yr
1t was shortsigbted enough to rep
resent the Bishops of the Methodist
Church as dabbling in politics at all;
but it was more shortsighted to de
clare that almost all of them were
for Fisk and Brooks. The very OPP
posite is the true condition. Bishop
Hurst of Washington, who has written
along letter in support of Prohibi-
tion, and Bishop Fitzgerald Of Min
neapolis, whohas issued tract giving
five reasons why he will work and
vote for Fisk and Brooks--as if one
OF his reasons was not enough-are
the only two of the Bishops who are
strongly inclined that way. Bishop
Goodsell Of Texas has been known to
vote ,he Prohibition ticket, and
Bishop Mallalieu Of New Orleans is
doubtful. Bishops Bowman of ST.
Louis, Foster of Boston, Merrill o.
Chicago, Warren of Denver, Foss o.
Philadelphia, Ninde of Topeka, Wal.
den Of Cincinnati, Fowler of San
francisco and Vincent of Buffalo,
nine in all, are we'll known and ole
time Republicans. Now the rest O.
the sixteen, Bishops Joyce of Chatta
nooga, Andrews Of New York and
Newman Of Omaha have come ou1
strongly for Harrison.
Bishop Joyce said September 8, to
an Associated Press reporter in Gin
cinnati:
II am a Republican in politics and
shall vote for Harrison and Morton
] am thorough non partisan prohi
bitionist. The Methodist discipline
on temperance is non partisan pro-
hibition utterance."
The statement was made specially
for publication. -.
The correspondent of the Chicago
Inter, Ocean, writing about the North
west Indiana Conference of Metho-
dist churches, held September 8, says
of Bishop Andrews:
"The candidates for admission 10
full connection in the ministry were
addressed by Bishop Andrews in an
eloquent manner. Among other
things the Bishop advised the young
ministers always to bear in mind that
their mission was to save souls, and
while they were admonished to do all
in their power for advancing the cause
of temperance, he earnestly requested
that they should keep in mind the
action of the last general conference
and always endeavYr 10 create a SEN
timent favorable to the adjustment
of the liquor traffic, yet they should
in no wise connect themselves with
the organization OF political parties,
but should leave that for others. The
marks of the Bishop were heartily
applauded by the assembly, nine
tenths of whom are Republicans"
Bishop Andrews also made Wig
orous address TO the conference to
advocate the views expressed by Bish'
op Merrill on the temperance ques-
lion. 1t was strong argument
against third party movements.
But here is letter from Bishop
Newman, written lately from Phila
delphia to General Cyrus Bussey, the
sturdy temperance worker in the Re-
publican ranks. He says:
"My Dear General Bussey-I an
in receipt of your favor of the Iatf
inst. and feel bound to give you frank
reply on a question ofso much import
ance. In these supreme times, wher
so much is at stake in our natlQna
welfare, no Republican can afford IL
desert that party made memorable b,
the noblest mission, by the most
heroic achievement on the field and
by the most beneficent results in leg
isl,tion to personal liberty, to private