The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23
SPOKE BY AUTHORITY.

The extraordinary announcement by
the Catholic Telegraph, that "the un
broken, solid vote of the Catholic citi
zens of this State will be given to the
Democracy at the fall election" has
very naturally aroused the indignation
Of a portion of the Roman CATHOLIC
Church, and called forth protest agains
such attempt to incorporate a politica
party into a Church. 1t seems thai
members of that Church have question
ed the authority of the Telegraph thus
to speak for Archbishop Purcell and the
Pope; and that paper comes out will
a fresh fulminatiop this time agains
what it characterizes as a little des
picable ring of misnamed Catholics,
and "hide-bound bigots. The part
which the Papal power has already an
nounced for itself in the coming State
election, invests the utterances of the
Archbishop's organ with special i'm
portance and Significance, and it is well,
at the outset, to have the question of the
authority of the Telegraph in this con
nection settled For this purpose, We
give place to the following, on this,
point, from the last issue of that paper
1t would be unjust from the informa.
talon we possess, to attribute the sense.
less clamor that has been raised against
this journal to those who are not of the
Catholic Church. Some secret move.
ments in connection with this storm al
which we laugh undisturbed, give us an
opportunity to say to few what we have
long desired to say. We address our
selves to knot of Catholics, small in
number, smaller in intelligence, and still
smaller in influence. They are known
as ''iberal" Catholics; liberal in what
they should be most niggard Of, thei1
faith; men who could not find dollar
for the most moving charity, but who
can throw the pearl without price before
swine; men WHO would have sneered
about the caution of the Jews, about
dividing the seamless garment of Jesus
Christ, and giving them Il specimen OF
liberalism" by tearing it into shreds
and casting it to the winds Of heaven.
Now this contemplate knot Of $50
called" Catholics are always offended,
when the advocacy of any Catholic right
is started, because it may interfere with
their popularity, OF with theil petty, po-
itical Interests and selfish ends. On
such an occasion, with the treachery
that is traced in the lives of all who are
willing to barter away the rights of their
fellow citizens for private gain, they Sc
cretly incite secular Journals to assail us.
They act on the principle that it is bet
ter that the Catholic church should be
oppressed than that they should lose
office of the popularity to which they
aspire. With lying tongues they try to
impress upon the enemies of the faith,
that the utterance of this paper has no
ecclesiastical approval. They urge up
on the secular Journals to select us as the
target, to represent that we are injuring
the interests we materially serve. This
is the noble strategy of this knot of
''liberal Catholics" who would wreck
every liberty the Catholics enjoy, If
they could only preserve, by the sacri-
fee, the popularity which they SO much
covet. To these enemies of the house
hold of the faith, who share its blessings,
one word. in conclusion. The position
we occupy sought us, we did seek it. 1t
was rendered to us by superior who is
better judge of our talents, our work,
and our discretion, than none Catholics
or liberal Catholics can be. If it gives
us notoriety, it is notoriety which we
detest, which every man educated as we
are, above your level, beyond the reach
of your aspirations, abhors.
1t will be kept in mind, that the
"Catholic right" which the Telegraph
urges, and which it alleges is likely to
interfere with "petty political interests"
of Catholic objectors, is active partici-
patton and direction in the political
campaign in Ohio this year. Six months
before the election, and in advance of all
party nominations, the editor of the Tel
egraph, speaking, as he assures us, for
his superior" the Archbishop, pro-
claims how the "unbroken solid vote of
the Catholic citizens Of the State" will
be cast. 1t is not necessary to know
anything as to the personal fitness of
the candidates of "the Denocracy," " nor
of the political issues involved. So far
as the Papal power is concerned, its par
amount interests have been united with
that party, and Che two must sink or
swim together. In this respect othe
Democracy" occupy the same political
relations with the Pope, rs do A1FoNso
of Spain and few other "Ohildren oil
the Church" His Holiness patronizesI
them to just the extent that he can use
them in promoting his ends.
tits not reasonable to suppose that
the Archbishop would assume the rela-
ton he has taken with "the Democracy. "
without good understanding in regard
to the choice Of candidates. Whether it 1
will be deemed best that His Eminence
and his subOrdinates should attend the
Conventions of "the Democ-
racy," to accept and consecrate the can
didates there chosen, remains TO be an
but some such ceremony
would seem to be Necessary, IN order to |
settle questions as to legitimacy Of nom
inationg. Besidest that- such nm ,ayraoo,a