Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
The New York Herald is fighting MIR.

The New York Herald is fighting MIR.
Grace because he Is an Irishman and a
Roman Catholic. In its issue of last
Sunday 1t has an article headed "N1ls-
Their Kelly" in which it says:-"What
is the matter with this idlotic Kelly,
screaming in his wild Irish rage his
frothy vituperations agains: the propri-
etor OF the Herald? Why, the proprie-
tor of the Herald lost his reputation be-
fore Misther Kelly came into power, and
while yet Misther Kelly;s foine Oirish
newspaper was rampant. roaring know
nothing organ. Good gracious; Il news
paper ought to deal, If not with the facts
OF the day, at least with modern times.
But quaint and queer are the whirllgigs
Of newspaper history. Imagine the
Express, the great organ of all the
know-nothings, falling under the will of
a coarse, %splenetic. loud-mouthed Irish
man, who fancies that this city is Ire
land, and that he can use the same or
gan to howl down American opinion
when it objects to the introduction OF
the Catholic religion as an element OF
local politics. Now, the Herald knows
better than all this. Its abuse of every
thing Irish is in keeping with the histo-
ry OF the party with which it is training.
1t is only putting in type pictures drawn
tor it by Mast, and printed by the Har-
pers. This is small business, but it is
not so small as the falsehood that Mr..
Kelly. OF any other democrat, has in
troduced religion into politics. MIR.
Grace, it is true, is a Roman Catholic !;
but does that ~disqualify him from hold
ing Office? He was born in Ireland,
too, but is that good cause for the
know nothing assault made upon HIM
going to the extent, even, of question
ing his right to vote or to hold the office
if electedP If Mr.. Grace or any other
man in this country takes his religion
into politics the American people will
not be slow to condemn him. as they
will not be tardy in visiting their dis
pleasure upon any journal, no matter
how great. which itself does the very
thing Of which it accuses others. There is
no state religion in this country, and there
will be none, in spite of the efforts in
that direction OF DR.. Newman and his
Northern Methodist church.
The New York Herald says:-"The
registration in New York city this year
is evidences of the great growth OF the
metropolis as we'll as OF the intense in
terest manifested in the approaching
election. In 1876 the total registration
in this city was 1874. 064, while in the
present year it has reached the surpris-
ing figures OF PIG, 1915, or an increase OF
1881. The registration tor 1880 is in
the ratio OF two voters in every eleven
in the entire population OF 1,200, 900. In
indianapolis the vote was equal to one
in every four of the inhabitants, so we
may estimate the New York city vote
next month at about 2O0, 900, an increase
OF 10000 over 1876. The republicans.
estimate their vote at 10000 in this city
which will give the democrats 60, 600
ma orlty to go into the state with. Adj
ding the democrats estimated majority
OF q 10000 in Kings county, the republi-
cans must come to Spuyten Duyvil with
over so. 200 majority to carry the state"
And they never have done that, nor can
they now.