Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-10-16
ANSWERED.
A CATHOLIC EDITOR TO THE CATHOLIC
STANDARD"

hon. James L. barr. oil fltlSDurB, i
is the editor of the Post of that city. |
He has been elected to State Office by |
the Democracy, and be and his brother
have both been candidates for nomina.
ton. II tho oharss 10 .rna Tho. 'h"s'
were defeated because they were Catho-
lies, or that MIR. Dill was Know Moth
ing, MIR. Barr would know it. Now
let our readers see what he has to say
TO the Standards charge. We copy
from the Post Of recent date:
The Catholic Standard Of Philadel-
phia, a weekly newspaper ostensibly
devoted to the interests of its church,
and specially indorsed as trustworthy
by Archbishop Wood, has a twocol-
umn article this week in bitter opposi-
tion to the Democratic party and to
its candidate for Governor, and charg-
ing that ANDREW ii. Dill has taken an
active part in Know Nothing Conven-
tions and public meetings, in making
Know Nothing speeches, in organizing
Know Nothing Lodges and Societies. "
We don't believe q word Of this.
Ever since Andrew II. Dill has been
in public life be has been consistent
and straightforward Democrat, and no
act or vote of his his can be instanced
manifesting an iota of sympathy with
the proscriptive tenets Of the Know
Nothing organization. On the con
trary, whenever and wherever there
has been occasion, he has been found
unhinching and unfal,ering in defence
tie Defi0tTal principles and practice OF
TO religion or nationality.
Still we have no doubt tho Cameron
managers have got up afiidavlts that
Dill was a Know Nothing twenty-four
years ago, when be was boy of 10,
and law student in another State.
We have heard such aflidavits were in
preparation, and that the scoundrels
who been dickering for the Mollie Ma
guiro vote and acting as the gobe-
tweens in the matter of the pardon OF
convicted felons were the active agents
in their preparation. These creatures
would get up aflidavits on anything
and everything fora consideration. Per-
jury is their bread and butter.
1t is a surprise, however, that they
have captured the Catholic Standard, OF
Philadelphia, and are able to spread
throughout the State over the indorse-
mont of Archbishop Wood the fruits
of their crime and knavery. The
Standard, in an article insiduously in
Producing the falsehood on Mr.. Dill,
ISLANDERS the Democratic party by such
o statement as this :
The leaders and manipulators Of the Demo
cratic party seem, Of late years, TO have entered
upon a race with the Republicans for the favor
OF Know Nothings, Rvowed foes as they are 10
Catholics and to Catholicty. This is simply heap
ing insult upon injustice, In way which every
Catholic Democrat who respects himself and val
ues, as he should value, his position as Tree man
and a citizen, should resent.
A more dastardly and ungrateful
ialsehood than this has rarely been
printed, and never, we believe, in a
Journal Haunting the endorsement of a
Catholic prelatc. We doubt If the edi-
tor of the Standard has any knowledge
of affairs in Know Nothing times. All
political parties and factions in the
land, save only one, grovcllcd in the
dust before the monster of secrecy
fanaticism and persecution. That one
was the Democratic party. IL never
, yielded an inch, never surrendered
position, never listened TO proffers o.
compromise or fusion, but marched
straight on in the performance OF III
duty, and the vindication Of civil ant
religious liberty, until tho last Of Tho
midnight Lodges was scattered anc
broken, and their membership forcet
to seek refuge from righteously edu
Gated public sentiment, in the ranks o
the then forming Republican party
: tho legitimate and undisputed successor
, of the Know Nothing Order As th'
, gallant Henry A. Wise said, in winding
B up his brilliant campaign in Virginia
: "Wc have met the black knight will
Q his vizor down, and we vanquisho'
r him."
I'll The Standards article illustrates on
|. thing. 1t Is surprised and Mortified u
!. find a leading Democrat who, II claims
+ was Know Nothing. IL would b
!. equally surprised, we judge, TO find
!. Cameron Republican who was not
Q Know Nothing. That shows the statu
u Of the two parties, as well as column
u OF argument. The Republican part.
Ia Ia tho legitimate successor Of the kno'