The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-04-06
HOLLOWAY UTTERETH JUDG-
MENT.
IErom lnnhonlng Co. Yindlcator.l

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There is newspaper published in
Columbiana, called the Register. That
fact would be of no consequence to any
body in particular, if the editor Of that
paper were not also a statesman. He is
member of the Ohio Legislature and
his name is Holloway. This Holloway
is just now engaged in getting up a reor-
ganization of the penitentiary with the
intention of putting himself in charge of
that institution as warden. To show
what sort of man he is we publish the
following taken from his Register of a
late issue. 1t was written in reply to an
article in another newspaper, depreating
the use of the word Jew" in an oppro-
brious sense, as applied to class of our
foreign population:
swell, yes, we suppose person can
not help their nationality. 1t was nopart
of ours that we were born in the Buckeye
State. We may well be proud Of our
place of nativity, but then would Ohio
be proud ofus if all our labors were det-
rimental to her prosperity? We may
not show disrespect to any class Of relig
ionists beCouse oftheir faith, but we have
right to oppose their evils. According
to Holy Writ theJews are under the
ban of Providence because of their evil.
The Catholic powers are crumbling be-
cause of their evils. Our great republic
does not need Catholicism nor Judaism
70 make itstronger. 1t has battled against
their influence since its birth, and still
nee&s to be instant in season and out of
season."
Thus it appears that this statesman,
Holloway, is opposed to Jews and Cath
olics, because he considers them evil
because he believes their presence in the
United States to be dangerous to our in
stitutions. Of course it is a matter of no
consequence what he believes, but it il
lustrates the narroWness and al ti-Ame-
riCan character of his mind, and the
anomaly that such men as he can be elec
ted to any Office in this land of free
liberation. 1t illustrates that man may
be himself opposed to the very spirit of
our free institutions, as expressed in our
national and state constitutions. and yet
be elected representative of the people
to make laws under those constitutions.
1t also illustrates the fact that a man may
be so ignorant of the practice and policy
of the government as to declare it has
"battled" against Jews and Catholics,
and yet be an aspirant to higher honors
in the Safe.
If there are any characters among us
more dangerous to free institutions than
such as this Holloway represents, we do
not know where to look for them-cer-
tainly not among the Jews and Catholics,
who are not addicted to trying to inter-
fere with the liberties and rights of
others.
Oh, yes, Holloway ought to be put in
charge. of the Penitentiary as Warden
But if he could carry OUT his views as an
opponent of American institutions he
would better deserve place in it as an
enemy of his country and fellow citizens
For the Jews and Catholics he would |
politically ostracise are his fellow citizens,
equal in rights to himself in all respects,
and decidedly superior to him in their
conduct and ideas as Americans. A fool
promoted to high place and sitting in
judgment upon the rights of others is the
most dangerous character possible in a
free government.