Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-24
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Catholics and Politics. 4.

EDITOR VERMONT FARMER IL have read
your attacks on the Catholics until cannot
forbear writing in protest against their iu-
justice. A few weeks ago you said in sub
stance Il have not a copy of the paper at
handD that the recent mob and dsgraceful
riot in Montreal which prevented the burial
ofGuibord's body, according to the decision
of the queens privy council, was advised and
aided by Catholic clergy. On the contrary,
the priests in the churches while protesting
against the decision as unjust at the same
time denounced the action Of the mob and
all violence whatever in the severest terms
They counseled submission to the decree of
the privy council, recognizing that as the
highest civil authority and recognizing their
subsection to the civil authority. 1t is true
the bishop has also cursed the spot where
Guibord's body shall be buried, in advance,
and can hardly see what the queen is going
to do about it, either. The authorities Of
Montreal ought to punish the ignorant and
bigoted brutes who made the row at the
church. and the Roman Catholic church
would aid in their punishment, l firmly
believe.
Last week, referring to the Ohio contest
you say the clergy are not satisfied with the
Ghegan bill passed last winter, "but are
determined TO press the issue Of separate
UNCONVENTIONAL schools, with division Of
the school funds for their support" Now
the facts Of the Ohio matter land they are
capable of the fullest proof) are these :
The bill passed last winter was strongly
opposed, but after its passage most of the
ablest leading republican papers of the
country declared that they really could moi
see anything but fair play in the act. So the
matter rested until this political campaign
The democrats opened with iDAation as their
leading principle and so earned the defeat
deVoutly hope they will meet in OctObC-
The republicans accepted the issue at &C.
and started out strong for hard money. But
the inaationists are strong in that state a
good many republicans favor it so the lead
ers soon found the issue was working
against them, and at the suggestion
it is said, Of Bloody Shirt Morton, they
shifted the issue to the no-popery cry Of
Harper's Weekly and some other republican
sheets. The Catholics did not drag this is
sue to the front, and the contest is not as Il
whether further legislation shall be had
The issue is upon the repeating of the jus
and fair legislation already had, and has
been raised by the republicans, and by them
, alone. To my mind, the democrats deserve
defeat for their inhationism, and the repub
licans for dragging the religious question int
the fight. don't know which deserves
defeat the most.
, In New Jersey there have been publ
free schools, aud there will be. A PROPOSE
. ton to change the consultation was votet
upoa recently and on certain sections Of tn
proposed changes the Roman Catholic priest
5 advised the Catholic voters to vote "no.
This you call debating them "to vote 70
, the overthrow Of our public schools" Why
, Mr. Editor, they were advising not for bu
! against a change. As to whether they wer
p right or wrong l am not prepared to say
! but really | cannot see how our publ
= schools were going to be "Oyerthrown" b.
, being let alone.
. As do not very often touch much upo
8 politics in my letters to the FARMER l hop
you will bear with me in this instance, fC
o my only object in writing what l have is I
protest against what deem an injustice
4 l believe in giving all fair play, and belev
n that with laws favoring neither one demon
|. nation or the other the true religion Of j est
\ Christ is in no danger from any false system
a whether Catholic, Mohammedan or pagan.
/, WIN ii. WHEELER.
i Mauch Chunk, Pa, September 81.