, 1870-06-08
Judge Gookins and the Staats-Kci-
tunB.

In yesterdays issue Of The Tn1ErSE you
state:
"Thal newspaper (Tliinois staats-Zei,ung) OBJ
jeetcd to him (MF- tuoItns bse1use he il religious
more conscientious he Is IN Ills religious belief and
us ten rerancc rIactiresr the more eAnEetons ne
tss9 M 5e % ass Ja4e Ms WIZ
isms, who Is now OH the bench Of the Circuit
Court, aud in the same degree Gs against Mr..
supported that gentleman without difficulty, when
hit vas Candidate We submit that things have
come to pretty pass If religious conricti,ns and
grounds u! disqualification for the bench.'
How any such statement could have been
made in the face Of your Own translation of
the Staots-Zeituny 5 remarks upon Ar. Gookins,
is moro than nny man Of common sense will bo
able to perceive There is no qualification
possible in saying that your statement is ur-
warranted by anything that has appeared in
the Slaats-Zettung. for there can be NJ two
ways Of understanding language as plain as
that used in the remarks to which you rofer.
The SIaats-zsitung has not objected 10 Nr.
Gookina' candidacy because the is religious
man AND temperance man." mol because lie
holds certain religious convictions, nor because
he ahatains from intoxicating drinks: but
because he belongs to those who propose to
make State or municipal legislation means
to enforce their o,en religious CONNECTIONS
and tastes upon other citizens. Tho St1nls-
Zeitun9 has never, in any case, objected to any
mans holding whatever religious convictions
he pleaseB, nor to any mans eating or drinking
whatever suits his taste; but it has always
st1enuousl5 opposed tho enforcement, by the
State or municipal authorities, Of sectarian re-
lieiops yiewB OF customs upon the community
at lnree Not word has been said BY tho
G0ots-Ze1iun9 upon which your statement,
that it opposed Mr.. Gookina for his abstainiug
as man-f1onl strong drink, could be based.
On the contrary, his having taken position in
habits according to his taste, VAS giyen- and
distinctly SO, As the reason Of the Slaats-Zei-
tung's opposition to his candidacy.
The very name mentioned By you-that OF
Judge Wiliiams-is the best OF evidence
against the correctness, Of your. statement
o2 the Staais-Zeitun9's position. The
Stadts-zeitung has supported Judge Will
iams, and will gladly support him
asain, Whenever occasion should offer. and
i has not objected to his religious convictions
religion or taste. II Judge Williams, how
ever, should ever have a1yocatcd the cram
ming down Of his religious convictions into
other peoples throats, by mesns Of police
clubs, or the prohibition by law OF ali
"Iquors he does not drink, he would as car
| tainly have been objected to by the etaaAs-
/ Zeitting, az Mr. Gookins has.
l cannot believe that you would, for the at
imminent of any object whatsoever, wilfully
misrepresent the position Of the Illinois
| Slaal-Ztitumg- Tint position, 50 far as it re-
| lates to the enforcement Of religious Vows or
individual tastes, by legislation, is simply idaI,
tieal with the position until lately, ant, for all
tIat is known, even now, held by The Tn1-
nCxE. Trusting that yon will not refuse to do
| Justice to the S1dass-Zitung, By correcting
statement which has been eagerly swallowed
by m evening paper, IN its scn1riloqs efforts to
PFotestantism, against HPopesy' and N Inf
delism," remain, yours, respectfully,
| HERMANN RASTER.
CHICAGO, juno :. 1910.