The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-05-13
"ROme ut Home and Abroad"

Under this caption George Curtis, i'll a
recent number of Huper's Weekly, pub,
fishes an editorial, part of which we copy
below. The large number of Presbyterians
and Methodists in this county-especially
the former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cast in
their ballots with the Jesuit influence which
is assuming control Of the Democratic party
of this country, since the fall of slavery,
will find much to ponder and reflect upon,
contained in this short extract. That the
facts there stated are true to the letter, we
think no candid, well-informed reader will
attempt to deny. 1t is time the influential
members of these denominations should
begin to think and seriously examine where
their hereditary politics is leading them,
and into whose hands they are likely to
fall. To every impartial mind, nothing is
clearer than that every vote they cast fol
the Democratic party is an atom of power
placed in the hands of the Pope, surrounded
and influenced by his present Jesuit council,
the consequences of which to Republican
Government and free schools is briefly
pointed out in this extract:
''But the most striking fact of all is that,
while the most vigorous protest against the
action of the Vatican Council, virtually
claiming for the Pope the civil allegiance
of every member of his church in the world,
proceeds from Roman Catholics in the
European monarchies, the most unanimous
and servile acquiescence in it is found
among the RomaniSts of the American
republic. This acquiescence is so complete
that they have, with one exception in the
priesthood, and he was peremptorily
silenced, bitterly denounced the peaceful
revolution in Rome which has placed the
Government in the hands of the Romans.
And still more significant and important is
the fact that the political party in this
country which claims by it's name Demo-
cratic, to be peculiarly the party of the
peoples, allies itself with this Roman Cath.
Ole element. and it is because of this
alliance that Father Hecker and the priest
whom Mr.. Parton mentions cherish the
warmest hopes of the supremacy of their
Church in this country-a supremacy
which would necessarily be the overthrow
of free popular government. In 1900 the
Roman Catholics were about one-seven-
teenth of the whole population. In 1870
they were one-sixth. In 1900 they hope to
be one-third.
This population is mainly of foreign
birth, or of one or two removes. 1t has
necessarily no strong American feeling.
1t is, with signal and admirable exceptions,
an ignorant and superstitious population.
1t is compact and obedient to ecclesiastical
leaders. Those leaders truly say with
Byron, although in another sense, 80
Rome, my country"' They live for one
object-the supremacy of their Church.
They understand the methods of acquiring
and maintaining it. Their purpose is
relentless; their vigilance unsleeping. A
the Democratic, has sustained itself upon
ignorance, class hatred, and prejudice,
steadily disregarding the moral law and the
American doctrine of liberty, finds this
rapidly increasing multitude exactly suited
to its purposes. 1t has, as class, no
American instincts, little intelligence, and
all the passions of ignorance; and by pam
dering to its desires the party can secure
its vote. Hitherto the political policy of
this Church in this country has been the
assault upon the public school system.
Whenever that has been made, it has been
made by the Democratic party, and, as the
consideration of that and other favors, that
party has had the Roman Catholic vote.
This is a fact too conspicuous and signi-
ficant to be disregarded. The success of
the Democratic party would be that of the
Roman Catholic policy in this country; for
the party could not safely ALLEVIATE the
Roman vote, while it could be retained only
by the strictest obedience to ecclesiastical
dictation. So true is this that there can be
no question if the Roman interest demanded
that, pending the overthrow of the school
system in this State by Democratic aid the
schools in this city, New York; now under
Democratic control, should be supplied
with histories satisfactory to that interest,
they would be furnished. The dependence
of the Democratic party at this moment is
upon the Ku-klux feeling both in the
Northern and Southern States, and the
Roman Catholic vote. Let every American
citizen consider what that implies"