Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-22
Revival.

for four years more. We have heretofore shown
the bold avowals on this subject of the Bati-
more american, the organ of the unholy alli-
ance of the misunderstanding party
in this State. We have pointed out the action
of the Republicans in the early part of the CAM
paign in Ohio, and lastly we showed that Gen.
Grant, catching the inspiration of the moment,
sounded the keynote of the ouSlaugh of the
Republican party upon the Catholics in his
most extraordinary speech at Des MoneS. We
have now another and most unequivccal evil
dence of this purpose of the Republican leaders
in pamphlet entitled 'sVatcanism in Germany
and in the United States" There is no mis-
take this time, as the pamphlet comes with
official sanction 1t is document No. >, print
ed, as appears from its face, by the ''Union Re
publican Congressional Executive Committee,
Washington, d. c., of which Mr.. Edmunds,
the Post Master in that city, is chairman. This
document is being freely circulated through
the mails in this State, as We are informed. Ii
is a gross and unprovoked assault upon the
loyalty of the members of the Roman Catholic
church in this country, and plainly says that
because of their religious belief it is impossible
for them to be good citizens and therefore
ought never to betrusted. 1t further charges
that there is an alliance with the Democratic
party, whereby, in consideration that the
Catholic vote is to be cast with that party, it
will assist the Catholics in breaking up our
public school system, which it falsely alleges
the Catholics are DESTROYS of doing. We have
not room or time for any lenthened extract
from this infamous publication, but the follow
ing excerpt, from page s, will show that what
we have said of the character of this incendiary
document is true Under the heads of Church
and State it says:
"Our Catholic Clergy have a perfect right TO
labor and vote for the Democratic party but they
have no right TO Use the discipline of their church
to force those who believe in their faith but not
in their politics. to unite with them at the ballot
box. Yet the co|rciye policy i the one now a.
dopted. The discipline Of the church i to he
brought 10 bear upon its followers and the Eo-
miSh church, inspired by JeSGitical teachings, *
To make common cause with Democracy. in lis
endeavor to overthrow the Republican party and
with it. the free school system which IL suStainS
= This accomplished. the door i open
for the control of other institutions in the future
which the Church Is allied. to radical change
OF our form OF government.
That this precious document might lack
nothing of official character, after its publica-
ton, at meeting Of the Republican Commit
tee at Washington, it was sharply criticised by
one of the members of that body. who intro
duced resolution condemning the action Of
the committee in publishing and circulating q
document Of that character; after an acrimo-
NOUS debate the resolution of censure was laid
on the table, there being only tso rotss in op-
position to this summary disposition Of the CEN
sure-thereby showing, that the committee by
an overwhelming majority fully endorsed and
approved Of the publication and the sentiments
therein contained. This action Of The commit
tee we learn through the Washington CORES
pendent of the Baltimore Sun Thus we are
justified in saying, that the document is official!
We have no heart TO comment upon this infa-
nous attempt to stir up the fires Of religious
prejudices and persecution in a government
which has for its fundamental principle civil
and religious liberty. The heart that could
dictate and the pen that could charge such
| reasonable purposes upon SO large and re-
spectacle portion of our fellow-citizeus as the
| Catholics, is not that of patriot but Of an in
cendiary, and would no. be worthy Of notice
ordinarily. But when we consider other cir
cumstances, and the fact that in this State and
county the Republican party is running a.
| their nominee for Governor. J. Morrison Har-
ris, who is only known in the history of the
State as having been years ago thrice the can
| didate of Il Marty which boldly ayoyad ,hASa
| very proscriptive doctrineS-taken together
| with the fact that he only comes forth from
| that retirement into which a restoration OF law
and order had driven him. when the Demo-
cratic party has nominated for Governor a
member of that Church. the persecution and
prescription of whose members Mr. Harris lent
himself to- we say when we consider ali this,
we can but regard the publication Of this pam
phlet as most portentous for evil We do not
| wish unnecessarily to alarm the people, but
| we fee! it our duty public journalists-sen-
| tinels upon the watch tower of liberty-to
| warn the people in time. We have no desire to
| stir up any bad feeling, but we tell the people
plainly that unless they rally in their strength
and put down the party which advocates such
iniquities the future OF our country is dark and
gloomy indeed. Whilst we say, with the
| Independent, that we hope man will vote
for Mr.. Carroll because of his religion, APP
peal to all good men in the county to vote
against that party which seeks to prescribe,
not only him,son account of his religion, but
all who whorship after the same manner.