The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-10
NUMBER 81.
NEw ToEK DEMOCRATIC NoYIN1TIovS

In view of the refusal of Horatio Seymour
70 accept the nomination for Governor, the
sup)oineo extract from an editorial by Mr..
hioMaster will prove Of special interest, sspe-
cially as showing the liberalty of Catbolic.
'h pohticnl matters and their indisposition to
allow religious considerations to influence th air
Judgment with reference to candidates,
|
II the two distin ngulshed gentleman wa b.,.
| named Governor Seymour and Chief Tp.tjos
| Church,) are, determinHtely, out of the deld
we have no hesitation III ying that the very
strongest nomination for Governor that coplS
! be made would be Clarkson N Potter NJ
Potter, already, has served as Con gressmap. in
the House of Representatives, with much
hohor To himself. But he has higher reoonn.
mendations. He is q thorough bred scholar.
and his legal studies were made under the oare
OF Charles oconor, who, many years ago,
spoke of him to us in terms of especial reonT4
and esteem. Outside of all this earlier train.
ing but not abandoning it, as:
1p nosoTsa sS .ssr Tprs n1ss, In thGT at; sshSt motion
Clarkson Potter is n robust. oenerops and
commanding man among men.
In the whirlpool of trouble that is upon ms.
as people, we think there are Eew man az
well fitted to bs trusted with the helm Of staSs
as Mr Potter. This Is our deliberate judgmenk
We are the more impelled to its expression
from having hoard, within the past hour that
" ClArkson N Potter is the nominee of The die.
tTI,nStlysiy TIdy Protestant part of the Democratic
S2rCyl'
If so, we congratulate tho "distinotiyeIv
Frotestant" on this evidence of their GOOD
sense: BY his family traditions, and by his rn-
mined family relations-Protestant EpisoonaI
Presbyterian, ETC.. etc. Mr.. Potter's beionginqs
are what nre called E'rotestant No doubt be
holds himself loyal to religious persuasionS.
80 Snoh a.; =" he has had them transmitted to him.
so did George Clinton, the first Governor of
New York, aud Catholics never had anything
20 complain of him.
George Washington was n member OF the
'rotestant Episcopal Church. Andrew Jack
on was Presbytsrian. The one and the other
appreciated the loyalty and tho yalue Of tina
<AthoIlc people that were Of their constitu-
ncy, and whose blood and sacrifices ware
ever refused foe thor common country w,
o not accept IL that In6dels are the ouly nom
ethoIlcs that will not be hostile TO Catholics
CathoIlcs have no distrust Of meeting treat
ient as fair as the condition of public s,ntj
ient Will permit, from non Catholics Of culti.
Ation' good sense, and kno Wled ye of the life
Dont them Ihnir enemies are the nnrrow
lnded knoo nothiHgs who are too stu Did and
lem
We say all this by way of showing that no
9oction will bs made TO Mr.. Potter BY Catho-
VI, on account of any ProfcsfGnt support that
supposed TO DO especially pledge 10 him IL
on the contrary, matter OF couRrRtulation
lat Pfotestants and Catholic are - we'll
reed on D candidate.
Bot onr real reasons for urging Mr.. Potter's
are on grounds of his general Gk-
es LOT the OH 20, and. moreover, that, outside
politlca, on Rrounds of personal regard ha
III be found TO be very strong, throUghout
Q State