The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-10
A question that needs no Answer.

A correspondent, writing from Topeka, (the
letter will be found in this issue,) takes us saw
agely to task for a recent article asserting
that the Catholics, as a body, will vote almost
unanimously with the Democratic party. He
asks by what authority we made statement SO
wide from the truth; and then he renders an an
swer from us superfuous, by getting excited,
charging the Republican party with being pro-
scriptive temperance and anti-Catholic party,
that has done all in its power to drive the Cath
Olic vote from it. Although he claims to be an
answering Republican, his letter sustains the
position we took in the offending editorial.
But we will answer him upon several points,
any how. Our authority for saying that the
Catholics as a rule, will vote the Democratic
ticket, is the Catholic Telegraph, of Cincinnati,
the organ of Archbishop Purcell, who ought to
have been made Cardinal instead of McCloskey.
But recently, that paper stated that the Demo-
cratic party was the natural ally of the Catholic
Church, (or words to that effect,) and that two
thirds of that party in Ohio consisted of foreign
ers and Catholics. 1t asserted that the Catholic
vote would be cast almost solidly for the Demo-
cratic ticket. We believe that the Telegraph
knows more about it than "W. s." or ourself.
The "Geghan" bill was passed by the Democrat
ic Legislature, as Catholic measure, at the COM
mand of the Catholics, upon the promise that it
would secure the Catholic vote to the Democrat
ic party.
We know that very many Catholics are Repub-
licans; but "W. s." knows very well, that there
are twenty Democratic Catholics to one Repub-
lican. He knows that the Catholic Church is
ambitious for power in political government I;
that that ChdrGh can be held in body for any
measure better than any other Church; and that
the Democratic party is always open for con-
tracts to get votes in bulk.
"W. s." also well knows that the ruling prin-
ciple of the Harper publishing house is trade u
The Weekly sticks by the party in power. 1t has
Republican editor, who writes able, sound ar
ticles. Nast's carcatures good, but the Re-
publican party is not responsible for them.
| When the Democratic party was in power, and
| Lincoln was first a candidate, the Weekly had a
Democratic editor, and the caricatures were
chiefly directed against Lincoln. 1t will not be
| difficult to make another change, if the DemOc.
racy come into power asain. Harper could not
help it if his father was a tory, nor Mast if he
was circumcised fn his youth. We know it is
part of the religion of the Church which Nv. 81
rises to defend, to kill or kick jew wherever
he finds him; but 10 this country, Jew has all
the rights that a Catholic has, unless the latter
can brush the Constitution from his path.
Europe ought to be thankful for Bismarck and
Victor Emmanuel. Had there been few such
men in earlier years. history would not be so full
of the horrors of the Inquisition, nor of whole
sale slaughter of men, women and children fol
refusing to be Catholics. Formerly, Germany
was the battlefield of the despots of other M.
T, tiOns, who devastated her domain to fight out
their quarrels. Now Germany has her heel upon
her ancient oppressors, and the dream of centu'
ries is fulflled-United Germany. This is main
ly due to Bismarck, who has scourged priestcraft
TO the background, and made intelligence and
manhood the cornerstone of the Government.
Finally, if" W. s." is close reader of the
Chief, as we are happy to believe he is, from his
letter, he is well aware that have steadily
and with all our might opposed the mixing OF
questions of temperance and religion in politics
and in all affairs in which the general public are
concerned. 1t is but few days since Protest
ant priest hurled his maledictiOns at us from his
| gospelstand, and now Catholic from the rank
and file opens fire upon We are in danger of
the fate of poor Servetus, who sought refuge in
| Geneva from Catholic persecution, where he was
caught and burned at the stake by John Calvin.