Daily Republican., 1882-05-26
FRIDAY. MAY 26, 1852
Democracy and the Catholics.

The D emOcrats are queer incon 8 is.
tent people in many respects and in
none more 80 than in their pretended
love for the Irish holic vote and at the
sane time their aversion for anything
that savors of Catholic when an Office
above that of City Councilman is
wanted by any member EN- bracing that
creed. 1t is but seldom that they elect
an Irish Catholic to any office superior
to that of Councilman. 1t is true that
Mr.. John Guthrie, a gentleman of that
faith and Democrat, at the present
time holds the office Of City Treasurer,
AID by the way makes very credita-
BILE officer, but he was elected in bad
year for Republicans, by majority
less than 175, while his Democratic
c2lleague on the ticket, a candidate fol
Mayor, received 600 majority, Mr..
Guthrie is again the nominee of the
party for City Treasurer, with no oppo.
sition in his party to his nomination,
but if he does not run considerably be-
hind his ticket it will be because the
dark lantern wing of the Democratic
party has become more liberalized than
it ever was before. The shameful de-
feat of Mr.. Turner for the Legislature
ard the defeat of Mr.. Farrell for the
Levy Court, are of such recent date
that it is not totally obliterated from
the memory. They were two of the
most progressive, liberal and talented
& ntlemen upon the ticket, but because
they in their free choice of religious
creed for the guide of their actions
choose the Catholic faith, they were
craelly slaughtered at the polls by
their own party voters. 1t is true that
the whole ticket was defeated, but the
difference in the vote was 80 great that
all but Messrs. Turner and Farrell
might have been elected, and those gen.
tlemen at the same time have been de-
feated by big majorities. They might
have known better than have dared to
aspire to higher honors in the Demo
cratic party than those of policemen
and City Councilmen.
As if alarmed at the offence given to
tbs Irish Catholic vote, the party has
become extremely munifcent of its IA
yors since the State election. Mr.. Tur.
ner's insulted feelings have been pla.
Gated by his election as City Solicitor
by the City Council. OF course he was
not wanted, but the Catholic vote, which
/ all of one third of the whole Demo-
cratic party of the city, had become en-
raRed-in fact had become a white ele-
p ant on the hands of the party, and
something had TO be done to quiet the
enraged animal. So Mr.. Turner has
been provided for. Mr.. Farrell, smart
ing under the keenest injustice Of his
p rty, cracks an indendent whip, votes
the ticket when it suits him, asks tor
no office and cares for nobody, but he is
not inclined to be a martyr more than
once, unless we are mistaken in the
man. 50 complaisant has the ring De-
ocracy become, that they are shower
irg around nominations for Council on
Catholics with more than the usual lib
erality and munifcence. No objection
was made to the denomination of Mr..
McKenna, in the First Ward. In the
s cond Ward Mr.. McCue and Mr..
q linn were selected over ouch well
known Democrats as Messrs. Brystn
and Hayes. In tn Third Ward, Peter
j, Ford, a young, progressive, Catholic
Democrat, was given the nomination in
preference to Merris Taylor, wno was
rally one of the sa Fest and abest men,
bcrs of Council. In the Eighth Ward
Mr.. McMenamin was p rmitted to se-
cure denomination without opposi-
tion, simply because there is no chance
of his election. His defeat will be re.
buke by the Ring Democracy for daring
to kick in the traces rather than to sub.
nit to indignities, while he was men,
Der. In the Tenth Ward Dennis Men
ton has been re.nominated to succeed
himself In the Eleventh Ward, which
i, intended to be q new off'shoot OF
Democracy, Josiah Lawrence has been
stood aside to make a place in the
Councilmanic ticket for John Newell
Thus the Democrats are willing to sur
render to the Catholic wing of their
party, the control of the City Council
for the sake of getting their votes to
elect Purnal Lynch Sheriff, to elect q