Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1887 — ST. JOHN’S OPINION. [ARTICLE]

ST. JOHN’S OPINION.

He Takrs Exceptions to Mr. Blafrie’a Views and D««la»8 Him a “Monster.” Ex-Gov. John P. St. John addressed the Manhattan Temperance Association in Cooper Union Hall, New York, Sun day afternoon. His subject was “Unclean Things.” The whisky traffic, he said, was an “unclean thing,” and there was no middle ground for the coward. He extolled Mayor Howland, of Toronto, and the text which was above his office door, thus, “Except the Lord Veep the city the watchman wake in vain.” Mr. Bc. John excited derisive laughter by inquiring bow that text would looi over the office-door of Mayor Hewitt, in this city. “The greatest men make the greatest mistakes, quoth the speaker, and then added: “If this is true,Jamas G. Blaine’s [great cheers from the audience] reputation has been vindicated by his greatest blunder.” He then dissected Mr. Blaine’s recent interview with the President’s message, and ridiculed his expressions relative to the tobacco and whisky taxes. He declared that when Mr. Blaine advocated the abolition of the tobacco tax he led the yonng into evil paths, and when he declared that tobacco was a necessity “he proved himself a monster.” Mr. Bt. John gloried that Mr. Blaine said he favored destruction of high license in all the States, and exclaimed, “Thank God we have smoked him out on that at last.” Resolutions were then adopted arraigning the Mayor and police officials for the alleged open sale of ttun in New York city on Sundays. :