The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-19

Editor, lntellgcncer.
There appeared in a late issue OF your
paper a communication signed IAN Irish
Catholic Voter" to which my attention
has been recently called. While the arti.
Gle itself is undeserving of notice, the
garb in which the writer comes forward
might possibly impose upon some limo.
cent but superAclally informed persons.
Judging the writer by his article, I
think it would be safe to infer that he Is a
very poor Catholic, or probably no Catho-
lie at all. venture to question whether
"An Irish Catholic Voter would be en-.
titled to Catholic Christian burial under
the laws OF the Catholic Church, II II
pleased God to cut off his career to-day.
After reading his article over carefully
fail to find therein any evidence Of the
writer's alleged Catholic faith.
He says, "Vote for the Republican can
didatea and venture TO assert that they
will recognize your past claims and do
you full justice" This is the milk in the
cocoanut, the glst and meaning OF the
whole article. 1t is to be feared the wri,
ter had his eyes turned more toward the
desirable offices in the gift Of the parties
than to the interests OF religion, whether
Catholic or Protestant. When has the
Catholic church most fourished? When
her ostepsible votaries held the offices and
the State smiled upon herr Not by any
means, and II this "Irish Catholic Voter
held the salVation OF his own soul above
all earthly considerations, | doubt II he
would ever have peuned that article. II
is filled with uutruths. Governor Conner,
OF Maine, Is neither Catholic nor an
Irishman; Governor Curtin, Of PeunsYl-
vauia, Is not a Catholic, neither Is he a
Republican. He may possibly have re-
turned TO the true faith since he left the
Radical party; the subscriber is not In.
formed. The late General Mesgher re.
ceiyed his Office from President johnson,
whom the Republican party is not under.
stood to claim.
Who ever heard OF Gov. Young, o.
Ohio, being a Catholic? and as for Gen
Sheridan ii is to be feared his faith lies as
lightly on his conscience as that OF ar
"trish Catholic Voter" Gen. Sheridan
may perhaps claim TO be brave man, bu
that he was ever accused oil being thI
owner OF any religious faith to speak OF o
even any exalted sentiments OF humanity
tire subscriber has never heard. Thi
"Irish Catholic Voter refers to the de
feat Of the late Gen. Shields for the offict
OF door.keeper OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives, aud in the same breath to thu
defeat Of Hon. Ben. Wilson in ohit
county. Does not this intelligent write
know that Mr.. Wilson voted against Gen
: Shields on that occasion? l confidently
affirm that neither Col. Alex Campbell
] nor Mr.. Tingle would have refused 70 th'
"old hero OF hundred fields" the fayo
OF his vote. But gallant Col Ben steadiI!
gave his vote against the battled scarTeC
old soldier. ,
There Is a reference 10 Mr.. Geo. R
Tingle which shows the writer to be BIT
! terly reckless OF the truth and ready u
I stoop TO any vileness. AN no partisan o
, Mr.. TinRle's 10 his aspirations for q sea
! in Congress, though, like most lrishmeu
will give him my most cordial snppoT
II he secures nomination from his party
!, 1 know, however, that he. Is q gentlemR
whose ear Is ever open " the appeal Q
charity; whose purse Is ever ready 10 Tt
lieye want and human suffering In all Il
forms. This "Irish Catholic Voter" doe
!. not know whereof he writes. He has nc
;, kept his eyes open to what no man VIII
lives in this community can be ignorar
Of. Mr.. Tingle has always been the pOS
r mans friend. His purse has always bee
!. as open as his tongue has been free.
Q DENocRAT,