The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-08
No Catholic Vote for Sale.
WHEELING, August Q, 1872

NS SuNAgAAp NOAp A0N ohABe
WHEELING, August Q, 1872.
To the EditOts d thslptellIgtpeer. N A.
AS the political cbmbs tant5 ia THIS
county draw nearer and nearer lot ho day
on which hedecisiyo battle y ~ BE- foaght,
II seems that either party make 10 scrdple
10 using all means foul and fair 10 secure
victory.
For the last few days one OF our city
papers has been circulating very IN.
pleasant news TO the party concerned In.
sultlng ] will say II not substantlated BY
good evidence, that politician from this
county wrote 10 Governor Jacob pledp.
Ing TO him the whole Catholic vote OF Ohio
county Tor some consideration, / suppose,
len blank until the contract was fulfilled.
II there Is any politician amongst us
who had brass enough Id his cheek 10
make such O statement without any al.
thority, We don't want any denialirom
him, but We tell Gov. Jicob that he
would be safer without such 66upportef,
Tor he would desert him IN the Last hour
II the Camden ring offered him q bigger
price for his stock As o Catholic Of the
rank and hleo those voters thatOulside
parties would afectto believe whose vote
could be controlled In such a'manner, I
tell an Intelligent public that no I'M.
ptinclpled politician can drive tile Cath!
Ole voters Of this city or county into
the political stalls 10 be sold to . Jacob
or to Camden ring. ..u COg4 80,
II the majority Of Catholics In thib1
county vote for Jacob II Ia, beeause theyl
put q great value on honesty, which IS ID
scarce and rare quality In politieiansin
our days. II We withhold our support
and break loose from the Camden ring, 4
Is because the electric current Of popular
Telling is stronger In the opposite d,
rectlon, and naturally enough carries our
feelings with It, The latter cause might
be q weak one for one TO give; but any
close observer Of past events willlSea|
knowledge that such q current some
times becomes irresistible, lAmRefy often
ahipWreckl dominant parties and leaves
them on desolate shore 70 mourn for the
loss Of their lost power. IT, ~, |
We Catholics are as independent and
Tree 10 cast our votes as any other class Of
citizens. We are now like an Impartial
Jury listeniDgt TO the testimony given on
both sides, and when we sum, & all uni
and make due allowance for those who
have turned states evidence on the ring
we will bring in our verdict accordingly,
but let no man dare impute to US that our
vote can be peddled around in bulk for1
the use Of either candidate OF whom we
ask 40 favor, for we don't belong TO the
class that cannot work, nor wont, and we
are not looking for office. Now before the
campaign sets, in any botteni 1t would be
well TO notify shreWd editions, cunning poll,
ticians and stump speech makers IN gener-
10 whenever they want our suffrage TO id.
dress us as citizens Of Ohio county or Or
the United States. Tomake no appeal to
religion or waste their timein wreakinr 'up
Know Nothing actions. This Is q temSfks.
bic year for the shaking Of hands BY Old \
political enemies across the bloody chasn
that was opened by religious and political
fanatics. Us Catholics, individually and
collectively, contribute to the material
progress Of this our adopted country wei
glory in her prosperity because we intend
10 participate in the blessing that viii sell
derived rom II, and we want to BIZ fofe,
most in the ranks that will close up those
chasms and bring up our social progress
and keep 1t marching step by step with |
the former. 1t is the earliest instruction
inculcated in our young minds thai for.
getting and forglving OF old aniuiositiest
Is the essence Of social progress: there. |
fore, we would respectfully ask those who
arc now engaged in writing and commit |
ting to memory their electioneetingl
speeches, to reconstruct their old policyl
and refrain from any illusions to The deAd1
csrcasses Of the evil spirits that gloated
over and fed themselves 10 death on the
bad passions of the people ID the past +
Then If some Of us vote for Grant. Gree. |
ley, Camden or Jacob, as undoubtedly
we will, we will cheat nobody; for no
man or no party has hereditary right
to our vote.
Gentlemen engaged on both, sides in
this campaign, you have material enough
to work on without trying to soil the
name Of any religion by dragging 1t into
your politics. Conduct the business fair.
ly 80 that when the victory Is won byil
either party, we will all Be able to throw
of our coats aud go to Work together for
our own good and for the good Of the
country, as the citizens Of a great fepub.t
lie should do, without asking about eachiI
others religion. Jaw o. ,agiOa o9llOji
Ifyou Would have Il otherwise, i5ot'k
won't succeed. The Interests Iof tketl
masses are too closely interviewer t60b
gether to be severed to suit any fiRn,
ring. or party Hm4 Democrat and a
Catholic, and my 5,GafholIE feeling ksSS.
been wounded andhSitr Continue 50, till
the assertion made III the pressis proved
or rehlted am, respectfully, yours, '95lib
ANTHONY LALLY. ifih