The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-12-29
Grant, the Pope, and the Schools.


to get up, for political effect, next year
an anti-Papal crusade. There are a
great many worthy people in this coun-
try who hove mortal fear of the Pope.
They dread the Jesuits. They believe
the Public Schools to be in alarming
danger. Their solicitude is quickened
for the preservation of the Bible. In
deed, this feeling is not publicly mani
fetted except at intervals of time. We
are approaching an "interval." These
good people inherit their apprehension
of the Pope. Ever since the time of
Martin Luther in Germany, John CAL
vim in Switzerland, and Henry VIII in
England, there has been an unpleas-
antness between those who acknowl-
edge the Pope as their spiritual head
and those who do not. The earlier
and more vivid recollections of it have
been faithfully preserved by such val
liable works as "Fox's Book of Mar
tyrs." This unpIeasantness is between
those who are alike Christians. They
all believe in the cardinal doctrines OF
the Bible. Still this fact has never af-
fected their personal relations
Shrewd politicians understand this,
and act upon it. This is especially the
case with those belonging to certain
political party. When their resources
in other respects are ended they al
ways fall back on the Pope. The
Pope never dies, and he is, therefore,
always available in an emergency
The beauty of the issue they raise con-
sists in its simplicity. A speech on
their side only need consist of three
sentences-the Pope, the Jesuits, the
Public Schools. If this does not star
tie the public mind into realizing
sense Of its danger, what will7 The
American eagle flaps his wings and
comes at once to the rescue. He is
usually called for when we are electing
President. The danger to our liber-
ties and to the schools from the Pope
and the Jesuits is much greater then.
Something must be done That some
thing is TO- vote for the schools and
against the Pope. After the election
we are comparatively safe. The coun
try has been frequently saved from the
encroachments of the Jesuits in this
manner. A Republican victory al
ways diminishes the swelling of the
Pope's toe. 1t acts like an ointment
administered to it. These Republican
politicians, who are so vigilant.in be.
half of the Bible and the Public
Schools, are themselves not Christians
Their knowledge of the scriptures is
chiefly derived from what they hear OF
them, rather than actual reading. But
this doesn't make any difference. II
is easy to be religious and not pious.-
How much easier to be concerned fol-
the cause of religion and yet have NJ
religion Butin this class fpoliticiap'
we beg leave to he understood, we d.
not include General Grant. 1t is bu
fitting that he should be tile choice o
the clergy. He has always led a pur'
and godly lite; his habits are known tt
be irrcproachable; he never drank o
used tobacco in any form; his lips ar
never profaned by an oath; he has
horror of a horse-racer; he is regular il
his attendance at church, his leisur
hours are devoted to earnest religion
discussion with eminent Bishops, Doc
tors of Divinity. There is a proprie
ty in calling upon Grant to save on
religion and our schools. He has al
ready saved the Union. We know
therefore, that he is capable Of grea
things. His patriotism stands out a
, brilliantly as his piety. He has a
ways been devotedly attached to til
f American eagle. The initials of h
name, by a singular coincidence, stan
for the United States. He is eager fl
the contest to commence with the PoE
and the Jesuits. He threw down IL
gauntlet to them in his powerful D.
Moines speech. We never saw Il
Pope's big toe SO largely swelled as
i was by him in his annual message
e There may possibly be other men wi
= can save the country and preserve Il
Y Bible and the Schools. None, hoy
+ ever, can do it as we'll as Grant. TIL
n we freely admit. There may be tho
whose prejudices are against a thi
term. But better third term, bett
a lifetime, than that we should fall u
der the dominion of the Jesnits VIII
u we fully understand that we ha
e either to take Grant again or have
d Bible and no Schools, we must
Y counted for those who are School al
e Bible men. When the Democrat
t party dominates the Pope for Pre-
! dent and tries to divide the Scht
Fund among the religious sects,
pull down the school-houses and bu
= the Bible, then the Enquirer will col
h to the front and shout the battle-c
IL of freedom We wouldn't allow a
Il Republican to excel US in zeal. Thu
= is a large element of true Goodness
our composition, although to sup