The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-07-31
JUDGE DUMMIES WEAKENED
DEFENSE.

editorial article, reviewing Tic
action of Chief Justice Dunno, in
his insane attempt to overthrow
our excellent public school system.
In that article, if our memory is
correct, the editor of the Miner
had the advantage of an acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Dunno, while he
was a member of the constitution
al convention of Nevada, and also
the pleasure of an intimate per-
sonal friendship. But this did
not prevent the editor of the Nj
ner from denouncing in strong,
though courteous and dignified
language, the degeneracy of this
Dunno, who after he had been
clothed with the high powers of
a Chief Justice, came to Arizona
and endeavOred to introduce the
whitening curse of sectarianism,
to uproot and destroy our excel
lent public schools.
The article in the Miner, to
which we allude, pleased US very
much, for it was calm and digni-
fed, and was supported by the
record. And now comes this
same Chief Justice Dunno, in a
long letter to the editor of the
Miner, published in that journal
of the 10th inst, in which he tries
to justify his course. And such a
letter and such a justification! 1t
would shame any Fourth Reader
school boy! He addresses the ed
itor of the Miner by the familiar
name of "Tom," in a pleading
and and at the same time, patron.
izing way, that is really sickening
-"Oh, TomW Now, Tom," "Do,
Tom," etc, etc.-all of which
must be very modifying to Tom,
and might be all right and proper
in a private letter written in the
confidence of friendship, but it is
exceedingly spooney and out of
place, in a man occupying the
exalted position of Chief Justice
when writing to public journal
and upon weighty question of
public policy.
Let it be remembered that Judge
Dunno is the man who first threw
this apple of discord among us
by his diabolical effort to divert a
portion Of the school money to
sectarian use. Let it be remem-
bered that it was he who first
raised this ghost, which will not
go down at nis bidding. If the
Catholic Church has been brought
into the controversy, he alone has
done 1t. In his letter to the Miner
his bigotry and fanaticism, lead
him into making the most wild
and untenable assertions. For in
stance. his assertion thaf "the Ca
tholic Church embraces all that
is or ever can be known of reli-
gious truth" is a wild untruth
that could only be uttered by a
reckless bigot.
We hold that truth cannot change
that it is the same yesterday, TO-
day and forever. Yet the CathO-
lie Church, as history shows has
been at intervals, all down through
the ages, changing their standard
Of"religious truth" and ANNOUNCE
ing to the faithful" certain neaO
and unheard of dOgmas, TO which
they must conform or be excom-
municated and go to a birthstone
hell-which place is also of their
own creation, and one of their
religious truths" 1t is only a
few years since the Pope sum non
ed the dignitarieS of the Church
from all the world, to meet in
solemn conclave at Rome, and de.
eide upon his Instability. There,
after a grand flourish of trumpets
the new religious truth " was
promulgated that the Pope is IN
faLi6Ie, and to this .blasphemous
decision all the faithful" must
bow. The absurdity and enOrm-