The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-11

oSASes' ous more especiahy ~ Massacn"-
sets. From the Boston correspondent of
the New York World we rather narticulars
fn,,ow,nr. -
In previous letter lntimated there was
secret native American organization in
fuil working order here. ~ 10 more extern
slve than supposed. Mayor Shurtlef,
who had gone back on the Democracy, and
was elected oy hadica! votes last year, and
ID hrm bellever In the New York Times,
Is reported TO De a. active member OF the
american Order OF Phoenix, the name
Dy wnicn the organization 10 known 70 the
initiated. Several other unprincipled Dem
ocrate, hungry Tor Ofhce, are also ldentlhed
with the dark-lantern affair. But the rank
ana ME Oh the society Is for the most part
composed OF Radicals, and 1T is natural that
United States Senator from this State by
coalition IN which Know Nothing votes &C
complained the act, which has since proved
an unfortunate one fog the country. Gen.
Banks also owes his congressional life to
Native Americanism; and Henry Wilson,
too, is under obligations to the same fell
spirit for what little publicity ha has. The
American Order Of Ph@nix : however,
mas been IN operation nearly TWO years,
and for sthe purpose OF getting complete
Econtrol OF sne CITY government, the hadl-
calls having failed to manipulate the Demo-
- ~~s~~- 49,
seihsh purposes. I4e democrats having
fought against the extravagance that curses
us,l they must now De got rid OF, ana
through the agency OF tins new political
engine Wh!ch, wnie pretending 70 nave
been organized to prevent foreign lnfiu-
ence" IN tne several departments OF the
CITY government ana the Schooi Committee,
= evidently :deslgned to deceive the voters
into supporting known Radicals Tor office,
from Inc ayoralty down 10 the most stu
gid committee man. The fact that Mayor
FS On. was niack- oalea Of OF reaa out Oh
(Dem.) Convention, is conclusive as to that
gentlemans political status. But the Dem
ocracy are glad to get I'D OF such men, and
the sooner the better. The Democracy,
however, are preparing to defeat the mid
night schemes OF the Dark Lantern party,
olro Will De stripped OF It's piumage, ana
be sent to ashes, frs:n which It will know
no resurrection. The adopted portion of
the population feel very indignant at hav-
ing learned how they have been deceived
by bar-roOm politicians-by renegade Dem
Ocrats, who have done the dirty work of
the leaders of the "Ph0nix," and they
thank the publisher OF the Boston Pilot, a
Catholic paper, published here, for having
published an expose of the objects of the
order. And this foreign vote is not to be
sneered at or trified with. 1t is a powerful
duAuA6Ay " duy party ~ 4AtsS Ill GuO clc-
ments of success in several of the wards,
and numbers among its voters some of our
wealthiest and most influential citizens.
And this class of voters is increasing rapid
Ignore rapidly in proportion to the whole
number of voters than the American vote,
for the reason that the number of foreign
births in Boston is three times as large as
the number of American births, as shown
by the registration reports. The idea is
prevalent among american parents that it
lie "ungenteel to- have children" and the
means taken to prevent 0ffspring, il one. of
eth0 (acas III which ~ massachusetts
women are guilty. So when Boston finds
itself in the hands of rulers of Irish ex-
traction, the Bostonese must not talk of
putting none but Americans on guard"
Another reason why the city will become
more thoroughly democraticized is that the
native population is rapidly suburbanizing.
But when we have pure and simple DEM
ocratic city government, economy and de-
creased taxation will be realized:
The same correspondent gives us the
known as American Professionalism:
3. nere 10 In oluer ~ sn.s as.;e eaiieu =. !lie
secret society. and exists for the purpose of
counteracting the, influence of Roman Ca
thoiclsm, which 1t beiieves Is antagonlstlc
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