The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-09-08
A MEM IND FALSE RUMOR.

great hue and cry is being set up by the
Democratic press of the country that the Re-
publican party is anti-Roman Catholic in its
views, in other words that the tendency of it's
principles is hurtful to the health, growth and
cusation is unjust. The Republican party is
no more hostile to the Roman Catholic Church
than it is to any one of the Protestant Church
es The foundation stone upon which the Re-
publican party stands is equal rights to all
men," and the corner stone Of the Republic is
Dsassociation between Church and State.''
Republicans hold to the belief that intelligence
is the basis of our system of government, and
as consequence favor public schools for the
education of children, said schools to be sup
ported by the people at large and to be unscc-
tartan in character. Here is where the con-
flict originates not as between Republicans
and Roman Catholics, but between Republi-
cans favor the homogeneous education, of
American children in the rudmcnts of study,
leaving the religious discipline of the mind to
teachers specially provided by the parents or
legal guardians of the youth. Through the
influence of some priests and others in or
ders," a feeling of antagonism has been gene
rated, and the demand made that even in
childhood the line of demarcation and distinc-
ton between Protestants and Romans shall be
drawn. This, is repugnant to tho convictions
of,eyery Republican as to right and the true
interests of the country. All sensible, unpre-
JUDGED men will admit that difference in re-
ligious views should not produce estrangc-
ment in sociaffeiations between adults. Ev-
cry man is the arbiter of his own religious
conduct. AS he is held amenable to man for
infraGtions 0f mans laws, so is he, held BY God
for violation of His laws. Conscience is indil
vidual property. If, therefore, religious diff
ference should not misrupt socialreations be-
tween adults, is it not absolutely wicked to
draw the religious line between children p
The children QfntLis generation will. be the
men aud wqrpenIff :lia next. Ednraifor IL.
aniackncwledged help to man ia every station
and vocationisip life. No professional man
can subsst or procure a livelihood without it,
The better educated the mechanic the greater
his resources from which to evolve perfection
through education to divine the nature Of his
soil, and its propagating force in the produce
tion of crops. Even the laborer finds educa-
ton brain-po a great help to muscular cf-
fort. Surely then education would quicken
religious intelligence, and instead of requiring
man to feel and grope his way, on the road to-
eternity, it would enable him to stand firm
and erect as q professor of Christianity, and
reflect Christianity, and reflect honor and lus.
tire upon his profession which ignorance could
not and would not admit of. s,s u
Roman Catholics would scarcely relish a
union of Church and State il Che Church were
Protestant, and therefore, DIS Christians and
fair men, they should not demand of others
what they would not freely accept for them
selves. Yet some of the teaoherslof their faith
boast of the growth Of their numbers in this
country and more than suggest that the time
is not far dista,st when their Church viii here
assume functions akin to governmental, and
to that end are endeavoring to inculcate in
their youths prejudces antipodal to the inter-
ests of society and the nation. Surely, relig-
ious liberty is as important and desirable as
political liberty. Religious intolerance can
not walk hand in hand with political freedom.
The Democracy Of several States have ca
tered to the imperious demands of the Roman
hierarchy to secure the Roman vote. In the
city of New York that party has for years con-
trolled local affairs, and in February, 1871, a
committee of the Union League Club, after
having duly investigated the matter, reported
that their Democratic officers, during the three
years 1869, 1870 and 1871, had Illegally drawn
from the public treasury of the city and coun-
ty of New York;, in cash, for the support of
Catholic Converts Churches, Schools CatheJ
drals and Asylums, the enormous sum of vi,
800, 1851. 1t is also reported that this sect,
in the space of n few years, had become po-
sessed, without consideration, Of real estate
belonging to the city Of New York ,6f the val
ue Of $3,500.000s N ~
/. At the recent session Of the Connecticut leg
islature an amendment to the constitution was
proposed prohibiting any grant to sectarian
institutions, which proposition was rejected,
only four Democrats voting in opposition to,
the motion to table 1t, while III voted in favor
of tsbling it. In Ohio, the Roman Catholic
element of the Democracy favor division Of
the school fund, the Roman Catholics to be
credited with their pro rata Of the school tax
with which to support parochial schools.
1t is against encroachments of this charac-
ter that Republicans protest, and we are pleas
ed to add that in SO protesting they are en-
couraged and sustained by educated and re-
preventative members of the Roman Catholic
Church, without as well as within the Repub-
lican party. The Irish World is journal OF
acknowledged ability ; and a powerful alley
alike of the Roman Church and Democratic
party. Hear it's editor answer the charge OF
hostility Of, the Republican party to the Ro-
man Catholic Church :
eve have seen it stated in Democratic
papers that a new secret anti-Catholic organi-
| cation akin to the BODYBUILDING organiza-
ltion, is developing itself, and the attempt is
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