New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-03
BOSTON TOPICS.

KrEP N mixD.-sEw COMPLICATIONS IN TIE
CITY CONTEST.
lFRoN An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oP rIfr rRIBuNEl
BosrnN. Nov. 3O-The whole vote of the State
at the last election having been officially counted
ana declared. final paragraph may be devoted to
% few OF the significant facts thereby shown The
aggregate vote on Governor is IL 692 less than il
was last year. The Republicans lost 1874; the
Batteries ESQ the regular Democrats. 1T3; and
the ProhibitIonists. 2s6; while Mr. Scattering ac-
tuaily gained IL. The highest vote was cast on
Governor the lowest on Secretary Of State-the
difference between the two being l,09s. Yet the
Republican candidate for Secretary. who is a Grand
Army man. and rather popular IN that organization,
received 1912 votes than any one
else on the state ticket and led the Candidate
for Governor by 1928 ballots. Longs plurality
over Butler is Il. SOP bis majority over all Is but
l SEQ. The candidate on the opposition ticket who
received the highest vote was the mnch-noninated
SkiiIings, for Treasurer who led Butler by 6,361
votes and was beaten by plurality of but ll,5Oe
There are In the State 10 cities and 325 towns.
Last wear Butler carried cities and 40 towns this
year ne carried the same 8 cities and managed to
pick up SO towns-his plurality in more than half
of these towns averaging less than % votes. while
in only 10 OF them did ne exceed 100 In his
city of Lowell re increased his last years vote by
1879 in Chcopee, the home of his candidate for
Northumberland, he fell off II. Buffers
puralties in cities this year were as fol-
lows: Boston 5.24O Fall River ]. 253 Lowell LOGS,
Lynn GA Lawrence sI1. Hoyoke $50, Gloucester
2s3, Newburyport 229 Longs pluralities in cities
were as follows Newton 906. New-Bedford 6l7.
Chelsea $40. Cambridge 376 Somerville 33y,
Ftchburg sos, Worcester 296 Taunton 266,
Springfield 1S7, Salem 112, HaverhIll SO. Butler
received less votes this year than last IN each
of the following cities: Boston. Gloucester. Lynn.
Lawrence Ncwburyport. Fitchburg, Taunton
and Chelsea: IN each of the other eleven
cities he made slight gains. ranging from -
IN S0mervlle to l67 in New-Bedford. His
plurality in the SO towns that he carried
aggregates 1897 more than half of i: being in seven
large manufacturing towns. His actual loss In the
cities ~ a whole se7 votes But his city plural
ity tins year Is G194. against 236 last year. In
other words though his aggregate city vote is
about 900 less than it last year, his city plu-
rality is 4 1855 greater than it then More de-
cidedly TINS year than last, he was beaten by the
country vote His strongest hold is upon 4 class of
voters most abundant III cities and Vywns having
"A large foreign population. The red Yankee vote
of the state is against him three to one.
Many of the Catholics of this section are a good
deal excited by the press relative TO the po
sitan of the Archbishop the school question, of
which l spoke two three weeks ago. And N
must be added that numbers of Professionals have
allowed themselves to become equally excited
some of them, am sorry to say. being gentlemen
who have access to the editorial columns of our
daily papers. As | have already remarked. it will
bring about a pretty state of affairs If the
Roman Catholic Church determines TO make fight
against the pubic school system of this country
Our papers OF last Tuesday ever ing contained what
almost warranted the conclusion that such deter
mination had been reached. But Catholic priests
and Catholic laymen were active and persistent IN
their attentions Wednesday forenoon 20 editors and
editorial writers ana the papers Of the next day
gave Us an entirely different Of the situation
from that 10 which we were treated tbirtysix hou~s
before OfcOurse the performances OF this priest over
IN CambridPeport at the bottom Of the whole
rnatter-the immediate question az Issue being the
language used bv the Archbishop NJ a re-
cent meeting of the priests of the diocese.
The first reports were clearly intended to con-
vev the impression that be fully sustained Father
Scully and wished other priests 10 follow his ex-
ample-with declarations and instructions that
were certain ultimately to result In depiorable
conflict between the Protestant aud Catholic eie-
inents Of society In tins commonwealth. Later re-
ports are that he virtually condemned Father scul-
Tvs bigoted zeal admOnished the priests that they
are not 10 overlook or ignore the rights of their
people, reminded them that they Ought to exercise
the auth rity of their positions with desire 70 pro-
mote peace and goodwill among men, spoke gene
rally of the Importance OF moral training ana the
Necessity for seeing that children are ~
struc,ed in THEN religious well as in their seen ar
duties. declared THAI the chIliren OF Catnohc
psrents very properly enough attend our public
schools when superior private schools are not pro-
vded, and announced that ne alone has the rRht
20 direct the refusal OF church sacrnmeuts 70 parents
who decline send their children TO the so-ca.!ed
Kuovmp how sensitive the public Is on this
Of xr>rpr the
course OF affairs. | write of what Is now gong on
hereabOats wiGh quite as much fnlness AS can be
more of the subject before the Winter
is over and / shall not be surprised II
the Archbishop finds himself compelled TO give
ont pastoral letter. or some other auth"rltallNe
declaration Of his views IN the premises Mean
tirne persons distance viii perhaps. to some eX-
tent themselves from failing ihio error IL ic1
bear two facts ma mind: First This Cambridge
prle-t il an arrogant and vndictlVe Irishnan. with
foreign notions ~ 10 his pTcrOgatives and right OF
domination. who has for years been in quarrel
with many of the leading members OF hls PARISH,
and who Is most lndustr Ousiy Trying To
make il appear that lac has no controversy
with anybody about anything except his school,
while in truth his people are not SO mnch
opposed TO his school ~ they arc 10 nun ana MS
me hods. Second. The Archbishop OF TINS diocese II
OF Boston bIrth and education. himself the prOduct
70 large extent of her pnbhc schools, distinguished
not more for his learning and attanments rs pre-
late than tor his general good sense and cOnserva-
tisn as "A man and a citizen whence II follows that
il VIII always be reasonable 10 regard with susp-
clon any language imputed 10 HIM which looks 10
warfare The stirring uD OF STRIFE.
Ii Is freely enough admitted in private that the
discussion brought on by Father scullys effort TO
cover himself with tue ArchblshOps mantle Will not
be without Its effect ia coming municipal cleo
ton. The lstrai ION of women voters Is bat 9el
TOR the hole ely, but the greater part OF these are
Indies who undoubtedly have somewhat decided
views ON tue Catholic question well as on the
school question, and IA certain wards they are
numerous enough u exert considerable influence.
The ar Is full OF reports about bargaiDe and
4" UNDERSTANDING" and q" citizens movements y; the
original Butler Democrats are greatly Gisgusted
with such prospect yet afforded tnein Tor
spoils in the event OF Mayor Princes reelection