They Are For Harrison

The democratie papers a couple of veeks ago announced with ns much pomp tul oircumstance as seemed to be lit such n important piece of new8 that the re)ublic:in managers had henrd with conternation that almost all of the Methoist bishope liad determined to support lie prohibltlon candidates, Fisk and Jrooks. Thls, the accounts stated, wU tie last and strongest reason why tlie ause or Harrison, Morton and protecion was hopelett, and the state of aflairs was realized with the more chagrín by he poor repubücan campaigners because lieir terrible and relentless (-min -. acprdiog to the stories, were to reap all the enetitof thedefection. Whether the 8Dpsed news came from the Weet Twentylinth street headquartersof the demócrata r the Fifth avenue headquarters of the 'rohibitionists, It was made the very most of. It was short sighted enotigh to repreent the blsnops of the Methodist church s dabbling 'm politica at all ; but it vát nore short sighted to declare that almost 11 of them were for Fisk and Brooks. 'he very opposite U the true condition. {shop Huist of Washington, who has wrltteO a long letter In support of ProhilitioD, and Bishop Fitzgerald of Minneapolis, who has issued atract giviiifr five casons why he will vote and work for ¦''isk and Brooks - as Ifone of hls reasons was not enough - are the only two of the ilshopa wlio are stronjrly inclined that way. Bishop Goodsell of Texas has een known to vote the Prohibition icket, and Bishop M illalieu of New Oreans is doubtfui. Btahops Bnwuian of St. Louis. Foster of Boston. Merrill of Chicago, Warren of Denver, Foss of Philadelphiu, Ninde of Topekii, Walden of yincinnati, Fowler of San Francisco and Vincent of Buft'alo, nine in all. are well cnown and old time republicana. Now he rest of the sixteen, Biehops Joyce of 'hattanooga, Andiews of New Vork and fewtnan of Omaha, liave come out trongly for Ilarmon. Bishop Joyce sald September 3 to an Assoclatel Press reporter in Cincinïati : "I arn a republican in politics, and hall vote for Harrison and Morton. I un a thorongh Mon-partisan proliibitionst. The Methodist discipline on temperan ce is a non-partisati prohibid n utterince." This statement wns made iuixiullv for ulllcaiiou. The corrrspondeut of the CblcagO Iiitrr-Ocfan, wrillDg about the Northwest Indttiii'i Conference c,f Methodist churches, held September 8, say 8 of fldthop Andrews: "The caudidates for admiuton to full comuction In the niinistry were nldri'.-si d y Bishop Andrews in hu eloquent maiiï e r. Amnng other things the bishop advised tlie young ministers, always to bear n mlnd that tluir mission wus to save sduls, and while tlioy were adiuonished 0 do all in their power for udvaticin; the cause of tempcrunce, ho earnestly requested that they shotild keep in mimi tlie action of the last general conference, and always endeavor to créate a sentinent favorable to the abolishment of the iquor trafile, yet they should in no wise connect themsolyes with tlie organization of political parties, but sliould leave thut for others. The remarka of tlie bishop were heartily applauded by the assembly, ninc-tenths of wliom are repablicaM." Bishop Andrews also made a vijjorous address to the couference to advocate the views expressed by Bishop Merrill on the temporalice question. It was a strong argument asainst third party moveinents. But here isa letter from Bishop Newman, writteu lately from Philadelphla to General Cyrus Bnssej', the sturdy temperance worker in the republican ranks. He says: Mr ükar General Bussky.- I am in receiptof your favor ut the 12th last. mul teel bound toglveyou h frank reply on a question of so much lmportauce. In these u[rerae timen, when io much Is at Btake in mr imtninul welfare, no republlcau can alford to desert that. party made memorable by the nobleüt mlston, by the most herolc ichicvement on the tlelü and by the mast. beneflclenl resulta In leglslatlon to personal ¦berty, to private and public moralft, and to thr cjtiise i iittnperuuce, of whlch you peclally wrlte. As a cltlzen whose dutle I am MHii'nl to dUchurge, aud as a Ufe long republican. proud of the hUtory of our party, nud asxured of the glorloue future, I glve you uu erapbatlc deulal of lts report tlial I had lolued the thlrd party. The thought has never entered my miiid, aud no one has the rlKht to asserl that I bad. On the queslion of prohibition we are lu accord, on the methode to atlaln ihat deslrablü end we dlffer. ïhe tlnal trlumph of tumperancu principies U with tbe republicans, who liave done go ii.iicii for temperunce letilslatlon la nll parU Of .mr couutry. And thls Is the apparent cnnvlctlon of tU6 people I meetlu my travels. Wnether lergyme or 1 lymen, wlieth r in tnc ohurob or out, patrlotisra, uiailtude, t.inpcrance, should Inspire every republlcan with new zeal, should Induce any oue wbo have left the party to return at once, and glve decisión to tliose who muy now hesitate bh to duty. The suprerae duly Is to place the control of oor govermuent lu the haads of Harrlson and Morton. I vote as I pray and pruy as 1 vote, Your frlend, John P. Newman'. General Bussey hlinself has jiist returned from campaigning trips east and west. Ile believcs thnt inore can be accomplished for true tempeiance reform tllroBn the agency of the repubüoan parly than in any other way. He said yesterday iifternoon: "liurlnR the past two months thestatement has tiequontlly boon muite in my presenee thut lh M.'l tiotlNt church, as aa organl.:ition, iopported the thlrd party movemut nnd would vot for Klsk. and Brooks. There Is no truth whatever In thls statement. 1 bve nlveu thls question special atteutlon, aud have hnd excellent opportuuittes for learolng tbe sentiment of otneerH itn.l ininisi.i ui tuat cliurob. I havo intervtuwed a lartíe number, includlng blRhops, edltors, Oeneral Conference oflloers, iii1iii.s1.ts from New York. Brooklvn. Baltlmore, I'hllndt'lphia and BoBton, and wllh two or three exoeptlonsall of them as.snred me they would vote for Hariison and Morton. Cíeu. Harrlhoii'h rhrlstlan character and eloquent utterIn hls public speeches in favor of Ara.-rlean homes recelve thelr wurmest prals. They belleve he wlll glve to the country a pureadmlulslratlon, and that ander hlm the battle for teinpiTance can be more nocesfully waíted tlian ly the desirnotl.m of a pariy Unit MM donE to moob for tlie country. "li'vou i'ould huve heard tne respouses of inanvof the dlslinuulshed iiiinlt-icrs to my (íut-stion, U' y"u Fiippurt the thlrd party?" you would feel nssured that llie gnml inajoriiy of the Methodist clergy are true lo the party they helped to oréate, ud whlih taved the natlou, and have no lutentlon of cantlnu thelr votes indirectly for the democraii .Ihliiten. One of the most elQ4)U6Bt mul distlngulshed minister In New York su. i Mke Buck Kanshaw, I never ehako my mol her. When I want to vote for Cleveland 1 wlll vote for hlm direct.' Nearly all the blshopsof tli Metho.ilstcburcU have stated tbat tfiey deslre the miccess of the candldate.s of the republloan party. They do thl be cause there are great InteresU which aredear to them whlch will be best xofim-d by ihut uarty ooe oí whlch Is lo heller the oondltlon oFtneirohuréb in the South, largely composed of colored uien."