The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-17
ELLCTION or PRESIDENT IN 1876.
The Question OF Rclision rs Means Of
Political Agitation.

The newspapers are taking not n little
troupie 10 gxpi in The res Its OF the November
elections. Tic uucNpocted decision Of the pco-
pie In favor II the Republican party while but a
year before II had taken refuge with the De-
moor c!. causes much reflection On every hand.
lie various attempts AZ explanation are not
devoid OF interest. rAef cause of the defeat
81 Tue Dcmocr tic party will he found IN the
parade On the REPUBLICAN side ~ the alleged
lnclination OF the Democracy toward the Catno-
nc Church. II II not easv To saw to what extent
this means Of agitation has been Influential SO
mucb. however. "a cc,tain. that the Republicans
made liberal Use VI u. md tnat. moreover, in
1t may. indeed. be said that before the arrival II
Mr.. NchuH the election mo - malnly turned
ON tnls point and thd even the hnince quos-
ton for some time was forced into the back
, ground by the school question.
In New Jersey the defeat Of the Democracy
can he directly attribute to the ~tupd action
of toe Catholic Clergy. Tue deiea ed Demo
era 81 that state can with justice eXcl1im:
tod save ua from our Catholic friends; we
can protect Ourselves from our enemies "
In New YORK. Mas-nchusetts PENNSYLVANIA,
the religious question did not come to the
front 50 much. If III al but, II may te. that the
Rcpuo lcrus. even in these states, knew how to
make some political capital out Of the scho,
quest T.. II one thinks of the constant outcrv
against the threatening danger OF NuticauiSn
IN which rece tly tue President also iinri, he
cannot easily reason away N" Tears L. which tie
tiucinua'i " dhih'rJfrUud gives expression in
the following Wor4s:
with deep sorroN mink - fhe possio't, that this
question. when souia sNesa uau,l} Cite INA nlte
"a CHARACTER o. ne rms ie'it al erection and q TIE
ot rr iterunrcl administrator nleht hrir- Al - lie
se Su, Gi The ITosfe ;inu re, ,c,l@4a @ r Fr.,
ptr-uton" aul thc enemy Of The public schpeis
NOT to allow this so-caed war OF education
which il here s;lll only q sham warfare to
ari e. must be the eff 1T Of d. h1n, - ana GU
hghtencd citizens. 1hc onlN tning stil wanting
i that We should crown tho universal cOrrup
ton IN polite. hy tue artificial generation Of
religious iana,icsfn.
II Wu-t be made clear to the pennle that "a,
present no renl danger FROM the Ca'holir church
threatens either our schools or our Ofucr iusi l.
tuions IL nuot be entirely denied that tue
c ttLolic cler-v cherish ambitious views. and
that corrupt pulifici m are ready At any ine to
strengthen Their influence bv Joining THAT church;
buf nevertheless. IL j. certain tnaf tho Sc dark ll-
nuence~ t"ar the same relation TO tue riisht 81
the re"pie IS frivolous enid s-pia' to mans
proves. The ciNI'us II New Jersey have shown
when II indulge, in political enterprise. There
j. lp TINS decision Of tie ptoIl, uH important
lesson ~ well tor III" church ~ lOr pOhtceI par
ii"-. lhr imer can jude If the week.-mrs. Of
tneir political influence from tneIr hoprie.s de.
'ai; tn' latter can see that this question is 81
tlp ihferi p Importance To be employed vita
s4.c'es, IN the realm ni politics.
Tine Democracy would do vcli to become
wise bv defeat II Tie Democratic lcades
a. ~ g. uneruon with the oatLohc clergy
.ay fringe misfortune upon the parry,
they must hav' been struck with tlinu-
nc. ~ lhe' are stupid engush 20 let them
.'s ir.l nhN. ~. nm !. a'c Of tnat
oruo-iie party. liut wen To tlat parry uau,lt,
10" kcpuultc'n iafty II ought - to evident
Ni't II illH- D. va At Aalltu Nv GNllh m Itl
a." r. EtOi- question. Numcutary -.rres-es
may hc achieved, but eventually the people viii
llru awfN Nitl anger from % political or-anlZa-
~ IL which t- Nhl. gci t. prulOn!' It's existence by
Religions tNcitcmruts
II there we etill wanting "A proof Of the total
lucdlI' lN Il tutu y rites. here, in our opinion.
IT. would he offered. on the one nand. the
Democracy Whlch thinks II must ally itself with
the ttt"lir hierarchy, on the other the Repuh-
lcHh rfflN rnlch lives entirely on the stupidity
OF % uir nnruts-twO old rusty machines winch,
white % iuul thc real vial questions, are RET
Ia n..t.I uu} bY fictitious issues " e are II
thc n,iftHn that II pOii,iCdl org nizttion. the
ain "' NIn'h ~ the welfare OF the cuuntr.
sh"Hli 'sr no time m busying Itself about haIr-
sul. .in- itNEious ques lions. But neither the
t"' u"ilc'u parry nor the Democratic party has
tht 'a,t'i ~ the courage 10 devote Itself To
ih' -",'', ton 81 the really pressing questions Of
~ go. ,ui. BIth bctral only the intention Of
i-tl l.-lu- ihciT uarty existence, aud no means
""d iOf The attainment Of this nirrOW-
l.r.H.u 'ud. Il the people wish to see the
w. iN!t question. the Il lcstiun Of civil service
49, rih, .uo the PROTEIN Of better COVE nment
"i, they must put their own hands to tho
rs. - long a. u Is leit to tue existing polIt-
CT pdui's they Will be led around by Tue nose.
ihc as rneiiou OF these base ma uines ought
I" oe tue nrst WORK Of ref rm. WIN tlc nccts-
sary power be tuund after the hundred wears
existence of The RepublIc, ~ presence # the
ul=ntN mem ire. wnlcA must then conle 20
mudf We hope so,