The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-09-09

condemn them, if possible, to the re
tirement of private life. They have
dug their political graves; it viii moi
be our fault if they do not fill them
When any of them appear again in
the political arena, WE WILL PUT
UPON THEM A BRAND THAT
EVERY CATHOLIC CITIZEN
WILL UNDERSTAND"
Well, did the Democratic Legisla-
ture hear and give heed to this warn
ing threat from Rome? Everybody
knows that the Geghan bill was pass
ed without further delay, and then
the Telegraph made haste to reward
this prompt obedience on the part OF
the Democracy, by proclaiming that
''The UNBROKEN, SOLID VOTE
OF THE CATHOLIC CITIZENS
OF THIS STATE WILL BE CIV
EN- TO THE DEMOCRACY at the
fall election!"
Nothing at all like an alliance"
here, we supposed Eh, Bro. Springer?
4th. 1t has been pretty clearly es-
tablished, we think, that the Geghan
bill WAS passed by Democratic LIE
gislature at the demand of the Cath
Ole priesthood. But it was not the
Geghan bill, in itself, which was so
Objectionable. It was the manner in
which the bill was passed, at the de-
mand of a religious sect, as reward
for its services to political party,
and this demand boldly and publicly
made and ignominiously yielded to in
the face of the whole world, which
has startled the people of Ohio, and
set them to thinking whether this
same sect, encouraged by its success
in this attempt, may not in like man
ner, should the Democratic party
again get control of the Legislature,
demand such legislation in regard to
our Common Schools, as has long
been desired by the Catholic church,
through its recognized organs. The
Catholic Telegraph, it will be remem-
bered, declared some time ago, that
SIT will be q glorious day for Catho-
lies in this country, when, under the
laws of justice and morality, our
SYSTEM SHALL BE
SHIVERED TO PIECES. Until
then modern paganism will triumph
And even as late as Aug. 26th, the
same paper said:
"We have agitated and shall con-
tinue to agitate for our share of the
school fund as long as we are taxed
to support schools which Catholic
children cannot attend"
Finally, as if to leave no room
for any further doubt that the Dem
ocratic leaders are ready to do any
thing that may be demanded of them |
in return for "the solid, unbroken
Catholic vote" promised them this
fall, now comes the Democratic Con
ventioD of Hamilton county, held last |
week, and, on the very first ballot,
nominates the distinguished author
of the ''Geghan bill" for reelection
to the Legislaturel
No wonder that even the Cincin-
natl Enquirer sees, and is moved to
cry ont in its despair, that this looks
very much like an alliance" between
its party and the Catholic Church, al
though like the Hillsboro Gazette, it
stoutly denies that any alliance ex-
lists, and even, in its wrath, advises
Democrats to scratch" Mr.. Geghanl
Hear the Enquirer's frank admission:
"When Mr.. Geghan's friends fore
ed him upon the ticket, they distinct
~ proclaimed that the charge of an
alliance bet,oee'e the Democratic par
~ and the Catholic Church should be
made good
just so, Mr. Enquirer Your Cath
bic brethren know that the alliance
Toes exist, in spite of your denial,
md they intend to hold you to it, in
spite of your protest.
But enough for the present. The
subject will admit of further COM
nent hereafter.