The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-10
CATHOLIC CONCESSIONS"

und anu "CatnOllc lnHueLSc, is W
be the "raw head and bloody bones"
Of Grants satraps, to brighten the in
dependent, Oppressed and robbed
taxpayers of Ohio, into an indorse
ment of the Republican party and
its puritanical crusade against the
private rights of every free born citi-
zen. This howl from the admins
tration ''bread and butter brigade"
is already so long, loud apd violent,
that a person unacquainted with the
motives from which it, proceeds,
would almost conclude that the whole
nation was in a state of mingled out
rage and indignation in fear of some
dreadful calamity from the Pope.
But don keys make more noise than
a lion, and if it is not SO clear, it is
more clamorous and frequent. And
what is the cause of all this terrible
fear of woe and warning to the peo-
pie, not to put their trust in the De
m%ocratic party? Simply that a prin-
ciple which lies at the very base of
our Democratic system has triumph
ed, and received the recognition of a
Democratic Legislature! That and
nothing more. And what is the
~principle? That each person shall
have the privilege of selecting for
him or herself their religious advis-
or, whether Methodist, Presbyterian,
Episcopalian, Baptist, Catholic, or
any other denomination! A princi-
pie understood, recognized and acted
upon by every individual not welded
to crusade and puritanical views. 1t
is a principle just in itself and equal
in its application, but because it was
Democratic and crossed the path of
the religious bigots and ~puritanical
crusaders, it must be denounced and
used as a scare-crow to again mislead
the people into the support of the
most corrupt and infamous party
that ever existed in any country.
Let us look a moment what ground
these mouth-pieces of Grants rob-
berries and third term advocates have
for their talk about democratic favor
itism to the Catholics. Bishop Pur-
cell and. Gen. Rosecrans, the Catho-
lie Bishops of Ohio, are both Repub-
%licans, and Generals Sherman and
Sheridan, the General and the Lieu
tenant General of the United States
Army, are also Catholics and Repub-
%licans! When these persons receiv-
ed their appointments and had charge
of our armies, was there any how
about Catholic i~nfuence?' When
the Republican party engaged Arch
bishop Hughes to use his "Catholit
influence in Europe, in behalf oftht
north in our civil war, was there any
howl about "Catholic ~iniuence?'
When a Republican Administrator
intrusted its cause to Catholic Gen
erals and Admirals and Catholic reg
iments, and brigades filled up thu
Union armies in response to the ur
gent calls of a Republican President
did these "shaky" satraps ofGran.
warn the people against "Catholi,
infuence?' Oh, no! It was all RICH
then. There was no necessity TO
the cry of "Catholic influence to in
duce voters to continue these rob
bers and plunderers in power-"dis
loyalty" ''butternut," traitor ant
"rebel svmpathizer' vas their CAPT
tai, and honeyed words and phrase
for their Catholic citizens! Thes
have become threadbare, and now il
the hope of being their own success
, sors, tie cormorants of the Republi
, can party are doing their leyelest t
, stir up a crusade of Protestant pre-
, judice against Catholic influence,
, just as they did q year ago a crusad
against the "whisky influence" Ar
t not the same organs and the sam
e individuals engaged in the n tina
e encouraged and aided the other
s Look around you and answer, tax
payers and voters of Preble county
n if we are not correct? Do you wan
O another crusade? We don't believ
C you do. We think the people hav
had enough-that they are homes
intelligent and Independent, an
C that when their voice can be hear
: at the ba~llot-box next fall, it wi
l speak out in clarion notes agains
the wickedness of the Republica
party and the folly and bigotry
e puritanical crusaders. They hav
never failed to do so heretofore, an
e their past history justifies our hop
e of the future.
If the Republicans are put in pow
er again in Ohio, they will re-enac
the McConnelsville ordinance. The
|, will. restore the Adair Black Ma
4 law, and the crusade will bud an
: blossom again next summer; take
; will be increased, and they will sta
e at the Constitution by passing