The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-09-09
from the Ohio State Journal.l

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A Columbus letter of August "a, to the
Cincinnati Times, reproduced this morn
ing, furnishes some startling reading.
The letter was written by Mr.. Curtis, the
regular correspondent of the Times,
whose reliability will not be questioned
in this city or wherever else he is known.
Mr.. Curtis has succeeded in getting a
glimpse at the true inwardness of the
Geghan bill, and what he has discovered
is sufficient to prove beyond doubt what
has already been more than suspected,
that the bill was pressed through the
Legislature by the immediate influence
of the Catholic Church and at the per-
sonal dictation of Catholic priests. The
surrender of the Democratic party to the
sect whose collar it wears has scarcely
been supposed to be SO humiliating and
complete as it now appears, but since it
has transpired that priests ruled the par
ty caucus, that they uttered threats and
shook their fists in the faces of Demo
cratic Senators, and that these craven
hearted men, chosen to be the represen-
tatives of free people, meekly bowed
their necks to the yoke of the Pope
since we know these things we naturally
suspect great deal more and feel assur-
ed that but half of the truth has yet been
revealed. But perchance it will come out
yet before the canvass is over. The time
has gone by for converting the State Cap
itol of Ohio into castle of the Inquisi-
ton.
THE following is the letter of Mr.. Cur
tbs above referred to:-ED. STANDARD
columbus Correspondence Cincinnati Timesl
COLUMBUS, OHIO, August "a. 1875.
This being the geographical and polit-
ical center of the State it is quite a good
place to meet men of both political par
ties, and persons with noses for news can
at almost any time find some patriot of
more or less prominence to discuss the
political situation with, and quite fire.
ouently pick up items of considerable
public interest While meandering
about the Capitol recently with gentle
man known to fame as a Democratic
member of the late lamented General
Assembly, the conversation took in the
now famous or infamous bit of legal abor-
ton known as the Geghan law.
After speaking rather plainly of what
knew of the influences brought to bear
to secure this law, how the Holy Fathers
of the Romish Church haunted the legis-
lative halls during the pending of the
measure, how they buzzed members at
their rooms, met them on the streets,
and almost became their shadows day
after day, the late Solon quietly acqui-
esced in all l had said, and, after grace
fully removing his cigar from his full lips,
with much earnestness remarked: "All
you say is true; but you don't know all
about the passage of that id fool bill,
after all Now, let me tell you some
thing You know / am Democrat, but
not Catholic; and, while don't care
much for any sect or creed, my sympa-
thies are with those of the Protestant
faith Well, now, when this Geghan bill
came up, Geghan came to me and said,
here, Mr.. -, find | am going to have
a hell of a time with my bill thought
it would 60 through quietly, but some
cursed Republican has discovered there
is something about Catholics connected
with it, and so they are raising the devil
about it. The Republicans, nearly to a
man, are opposing it, and we Democrats
must stand by it. told him l didn't
think any one was really suffering fol
such law, but would vote for it if
could consistently. Well, you know con