The true northerner., 1875-06-11
Opinion of the Press.
The LiOtng IssMe.

From the lronton, OHIO. Register
Now this subject commends itself to
every voter. Ii is no light matter.
The hierarchy has designs upon our
constitutions 1t begins in the asylum
and it will wind up in the schools. 1t
already stands at the ballot box, and as
good as orders every Catholic citizen to
vote the Democratic ticket. At this
rate it won't be long before al alien po-
tentate will prescribe to nearly mil
lion voters in this country how they
must cast their ballots. Ii is not our
purpose TO oppose the doctrines OF that
church All we object to is their beng
upheld and advanced by the institutions
of The State. Whatever free and en-
ligbtened country gives, let them IN
common with every other church enjoy.
No more-no less. But let the voters
see to it that the taxes raised oy the
State are not spent in behalf of the
doctrinal teaching of any church.
WHERE INFALLIBILITY LEADS
From the Indianapolis Journal
The Catholic question is the same
the world over. 1t is the effort OF the
church to get into its hands the secular
power. and to this end the dogma 0.
the lpfallibility of the Pope has been
invented By this means the Pope u
to govern the political action Of Cath
olics through their conscicnccs. .
The principle of infallibility once ad.
mitted, very Catholic is bound upon
his conscience to obey the Pope in any
question arising between hum and their
own government or country. Upon
this principle every Catholic il this
couatry wouId be bound to 20 to the
polls and vote IN accordance with the
oppressed will of the Pope, fo: his will
is he will of God
TIE CHOICE FOR CATHOLIC LAYNEN.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
This one thing is certain, the doe
trines of the Church of Rome in re.
gard to education and to civil and relig-
ious liberty are openly antagonistic to
our National and State governments.
We do not suppose that the Catholic
laity are all in sympathy with their
leaders, or conscious of any antagonlsm
between their religious and civil obliga'
tions. Whenever crisis arises, how.
ever, they will have to choose between
two diametrically opposite theories, one
of which has the most fearful ecclesias-
teal sanctions thrown around it. We
want no war, and no sectarlan teuds,
but the surest way to insure peace is to
vote down, with all possible despatch,
those conspirators who are using the
privileges our fathers purchased with
their blood To undo those fathers
work.
TIE SAME UNCHANGING PURPOSE
From Harper Weekly.
Rome never submits To divided au.
thority in Church or State, aud the
contest ir Germany is the necessary re
suit OF the presence and perception of
great statesman. He compreh ends
the character aud design and method of
Rome, and understands that it is of ne.
cesslty a power to b. resisted, to the
end In this country, with other ira
ditions aud free popular government,
the character of the contest must be
different. but it will be absolute and
determined. The Roman poll cy is dis
ti1ct and consistent and thorough, and
will be pressed with unfagging vigor.
1t must be encountered in the same
way, and with firm reliance upon those
American principles which Rome would
subvert But above all, ecclesiastical
Rome must not be permitted to cloak
political Rome, nor must it be forgotten
that Rome urges in America the plea
of rcigious quality and freedom only
to GaHn position from which it eau
overthrow them both.
THE JESUIT PURPOSE.
Correspondence of the Cleveland Leader.
If we are 20 judge Of the feelings
and dispositions of the American Pa
pists by the balderdash uttered by Jack