Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-23

AS our edition run out last week, and
hundreds were desrous of seeing the arti-
Gle subjoned, we republish it for their be-
nefit:
Mr.. SCoTT AND TIE CATHOLICS We have
been asked by person Interested In the Presi-
dent Judgeship, not to say that Mr.. Scott is
member Of the Roman Catholic Church, unless
we have evidence that such is the fact. In the
first place we say, that VIC nave duty to per-
form to the public that far transccnds any dclca-
cy of feeling that any candidate may have, and
whilst we design to publish the truth, and moth
ing but the truth, we must and will Mt all times
hold up the side of the right no difference where
and whom II may hit. We do not oppose Mr..
Scott on account of his religious procivties. We
do not oppose him because he is or is not a Ro-
man Catholic ; but we do say, that we Will OPP
poso any mans election when 1t Is self-evident
that it is sought to elect him as a Roman Catho-
lie, or as any other denominatonal or scctarian
candidate. The people of this great Common
wealth will not allow n man TO sit in Judgment of
their rights and liberties, when il is evident to
them that the Pope's influence is to be welded In
the slightest degree. What was the verdict oil
the people, but u few years ago, when Judge
Campbell, a Roman Catholic on the Democratic
ticket for Judge OF the Supreme Court was II can
didate z And later still, but two years ago, did
not the people of the Luzerne district-a district
that numbers its Democratic majority by thou
sands--dcteat Judge Woodward (Mr. Scott's fa-
ther-n-Iaw) for President Judge by an over
whelmng majority, simply because he was plac-
ed on the ticket by the Irish Roman Catholic in
tluencc. And after having served as Chiel JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the State, he could
not be elected, although on the Democratic tick
ct, in strong Democratic district, to the oilice
of President Judge of the County Court.
And we do not hesitate in saying that VIC have
the strongest evidence, that Roman Catholic in
luence is brought to bcarto promote the election
of Mr. Scott. In the first place, every person
knows that it was the Irish Roman Catholic votes
in the Coal region that placed him on the ticket
This the election returns sshow--oVcrybody knows
il. Everybody admits that they even cheated and
defrauded the honest democratic voters of other
parts of the county out o! their choice for candi-
dates, in order to carry their point, and elevate
such men as they thought would best serve their
interests; every candid, seli-thinkinE, honest
man will admit it.
Again, whilst we were not present, and did not
sec MIR. Scott Join the Roman Catholic Church,
there cannot be found in Shamolin n man who
will not tell you ''that they all say out there,
| that he is y member, and goes TO see the Priest
whenever he comes to Shamokin." Everybody
knows that Pat Hester, Geo. McEliecc and James
! Malone, the three leading Roman Catholic spirits
! of Northumberland county, are Mr.. Scotts right
! hand men. That he sits with them, Sips with
/ them, and smokes with them, as often as they
meet together, everybody can sec for themselves.
! Was not John Murphy, the Roman Catholic Irish
| tipstave, appointed and kept in Office by Judge
! Woodward during the whole of his term of office,
seen here in the streets with Mr.. Scott last week,
| and was he not on political mission throughout
the drtrict, visiting his Roman Catholic friends
| Who cannot guess what his business was And
last but not least, why Is 1t that the Irish Protes-
tarts in the coal region are all going for Mr..
Rockefeller, irrespective Of party, whilst the irish
| Roman Catholics are all for Scott to q unit
These are facts, and every person in the region
! will bear testimony of the truth of these asscr-
tions. These people boast that they will bring TO
Sudbury, on the fourth Monday of September,
| over one hundred 10 be uaturali2ed by the Court,
/ in order that they may help to elect their cuudi-
dates to office. Ought not the people in the other
parts of the county TO bou unit at the ballot box
------@s--.~sr> .s,------
THE following recommendation to the
county committees of both parties, signed
as it is by Mr.. Errett and Mr.. Wallace,
deserves attention. TO the end that 1t may
have q general circulation our contempo'
rarics are requested to copy it:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10 1871.
The Legislature at its recent session having
submitted to the people the question OF call
ing convention to revise the constitution
of the States and thia question being one
of nonpartsan character, upon which the
sense of the people should be fairly taken
we unite in the recommendation to al
county committees TO print an distribute
tickets both Tor ana against Il convention.
The ticket is to be headed "Consttu
tional Convention,n or " Against a Con
vention," and in counties in which slip
tickets are voted it must go upon the sliT
headed "State.''
RUSSELL ERRETT,
Chairman Republican Committee
WILLIAM a. WALLACE,
Chairman Democratic Committee
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