, 1877-02-14
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| ~ kna 1tH1tbF " 1Hd 1f1QHNEs
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-four reply In to-tlay's
TRIBUNE To Mr.. Bcan1on's retuarks upon YOU,
Into articles OF "fiume Ru1c," states that the
latter were written to countcfact tho effect Of
blgotcd article on TINT nondcscEipt sl,cct known
to few us the 1les!er" Catholic. Your motives
nre to be commended; hut they have caused
you more trouble than you would 10 willing to
assume had you been acquainted with tue stand.
] lug and influence OF tic journal to wllc!, you
| did exceeding honor In noticing It. deem II n
| duty us Catholic to make, for your benefit, as
also for the general community, these ,lIsylo.
surcs. It !s high time TINT the 1tesem Caiholic
shol,ld he known rs It deserves To ho known
and that tho inlo:cnt panPlc whom 1t Claims to
represent should TIC Ctyen nn opportunity Of dis
c!almlt'E w!atcvcr connection tAoy inay lave had
Tue 1Pf.sera ca,he,ic, to begin with, ls n mis-
nomcr. Us Catholic because the ,,1aIorisy Of
Irish Catholics. Ta-tlaS 1t is snia to say that
tile number of Its 1lol-trIsll subscribers could
he numbered m ones fingers. It Ia therefore
py says Gr a IT, .eR a9s sssps H. n, t. wts 3 1ps a
likely to please their Mat!onal prcluliices. But
T nm glaai to soy tint there 10 every reason III
believing tIiat the number ot tho hitter enss Of
forner; or il Tint be not tic case, tiat It Is not
tl!o fault Of tho subscriber. Ao,l,o ycars aEo,
when tho paper fcl! from incompetent hands
iilto thoso VI lnen who succeeded In improving
!ts protpectst tho future of tho sheet pr6Inlscd.
wc'L But 1t bud tho misfortune to fnll, shortly,
iuto the more dangerous management which ilas
sllrs controlled Ii. II has htilco beou on tho
"inake." selling to whocycr would buy, unl en-
ttrcty oh1[Ytous OF tho intGreeta o{ thv vreat ru-
lIgiols society Which 1t claimed to represent.
onu 0t your inorntnE contemporaries "ycu-
tIlated" !" II pu1.ball to an exttnt that promised
to prevent forever o retaliation. Tue subscslt-
era 1t had scc.lre,. fell hway by degrees, until
the number Ut natncson tho subscription books
waA 40 sn1ptl Us to Lu taken In at Efancc. This
wasa desperate state Of allairs. Tho "pub-
lishers" thought 80, and determined subsc-
9uent!y 70 pay no further heed to nut!rcs
irom subscribers p to "stop PAPER" Tits
and the result IL that hundreds Of copies Of tho
paper aro being distributed by the ictlarairs!ers
throughout tho city, addressed tu people rurt-
icss "a to wiettier tt'ey reretyU them or not
Instances could be adduted to show whcre pco-
pie, for two years buck, havo been rcroiYIng thts
sheet IN direct violation and disregard OF their
expressed ocstsc. 40 no person ever comes to
collect tho subscription price, It is mystery to
many how tho paper Is supported. To the In
tt1atcd nothing Ia moro simple. There afy
hangers-on to the Office who ast as canyasscrs
Of advertisements. These men pestcr busjuras-
men. misrcprescnt the inauenre and circulation
Of the sheet, mud worry. then, into an
the one hun1reth ol per cent. THIS spcrIes OF
imposition enables tue printers d. be paid scanty
sa!lrcs, 10 put tip about four paGet d{ lposp
matter, aud pay. for The rulnalnler 1t the SHEET
Oh the patent inside plan.
M IEEaInan Ur Cnthullc wishes to be reprc-
scntetl BY this sheet. 1t u fraud, q deceit,
paneE without honesty, purpose, Or ability, or
IN fact, anything TINT would entitlo It to be an
appropFlata representative Of tho l5O, 100 Cuth-
oliea II, ttls grcat community, WE.