, 1869-10-02


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The Is1fasans OF tne htns propose no8&o
make m appeal to the religious sentiment
" the rnbhc- They do not advocate the
election OF their ticket because OF any supe-
nor raoEh and religious cFeeds' habits, and
fuaetiea u their candidates but they appeal
~ supposed popular p7')u against the
Church Of which Mr. Mark shet1dan is
tn~ml'er. ar- aheradan u the candIanse on
she CITIZENS ticket for Police Commissioner
and hts opponent ia Polica Captain Nike
Hickey. 1t happens that both c1uailates
are 1rishmen by birth. and both are MEM
tera ot the Roman Catholic Church The
men who war upon Sheridan because Of his
religion embrace Hickey with affectionate
ardor. The men who protest against the
=. papist" Sheridan fall down before the
50 Papist" Hickey, and implore him to save
them.
on al the weapons employed IN political
~arfare, there is none 80 diacredltable as
that which assails candidate because OF
hiA reaigion. In the politics of Gh1eago,
that mode Of warfare has never met With
pIb1ic approval Men ol all cree1s'-
Christians. Jews, and lnt''iels,-hnve beea
elected to Office by the votes ot al classes
.:.,s. e.. r.,nn.r f-i.rlr be;no NJ
:" ,:., ts;th ro,ua;s+as Ghr;st
f,,1. M r,o,J. ,4,es
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...t- 49, .-na,.. tha same ,,eo-
~: 49, r,.r s,a y, ra-a,acr him. Nh
fe ~ . Sa,.s..,.... 49, .ss.;,ad Cans,,,
sa1a..e. | ,Ia,,1ea =, h;s ro,;oi on m ,ba ron.
.-"1 49,. .r.. not n ~ote u;thheld finn,
49,, ~, -, , 49, .cconnt Y.e would th;uk Il
uIt' ~ - ~ - ;ss1..,, IL. atress IL,
rn.x,> 1.c.,sa he a,1bsrr,
,Y:. - ,;v f,tbara
~. e1ns.;,n,;on md 1,ws ri this State
-.sh;,,;. sn~ ra1;o;ous teat aa a qualification
t-azs. Th.ro h.re te.n Catholics and
~, ~ ,.s.an,o Is~s .nd rn,;ona,,s.a elected to
~ Sa;ses =, th;s s,ote. W., .,.o.. H!vu.4
tI;s -,or+;c-'.r c,srt;n,, ~ =, .ast 80
,u ths 1,- ~o,to,,, ~ ~. s,.,.7
Il, il said that NJ sha-;d,r com. ,,n..,
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e ~ s .17 N1ess,SN e
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~ .1a1,o-s,. rss.;a<r .rd sr, no;na,ior ~ r.
,1,sr4-;nsa 1,;storr and ,e,,denc;ea Of tbe
Roman Cstho,,c Cburch. It need not be
an,~;l Tint f1e conclusions Of the rcye,oud
gentleman were em;ueut,y hostile to that
c,hurrh- rheas .d;scon.ss. were nublished
in full, and printed in a newspaper sup
POSED to have circulation among Roman
Catholics. Mr.. Sheridan, IL the Board oi
Aldermen, offered his resolutions az bur
1-suue upon Mr.. Hatfelds effort to destro,
the Catholic Church. The n solutions, whe1
introduced, had their intended effect the,
provoked Laughter, we're vo.ed to be goot
joke, got into tho newspapers, and ther.
ended. Even ii this were a question O
l,igotry, aB it Ia not, Mr. Hatfield could no
claim much advantage over Mr. Sheridan il
respect II hbeuality Of vlsEH-
Ar. sheT1dan waa not selected as can
aidasc bocsuse he ~aa Catholic. d
voo'd naVe oeeinoa any @om'oa1'on .en
descd hun on tna1 ground. ne Was se'ee'
I'd oeeanfe OF ns pe'Sonn i.1ness: ma
o4 'nleA'.a .Ds' .1. a'- sa.". ~ = a41 ~ ., y
nea1lon' ne ~ss .uoueu. pen@ ~ y
eno L. -.,,aa - s ast;s1 , -ss;sh ~ -. =.
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