The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-09
4 CATHOLIC CLERGYMAN
Vho tndrrstnnd< nnd Appreciates III
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Whn Understands nnd Appreciates the
Republican Party. --A.f
i1lllapolIs Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
The Rev. Father Dennis O'Dona.hue,
Chancellor to the Bishop OF Vincennes, and
ene Of the most eloquent and influential
o. the Catholic clergy Of the diocese, has
ttra interviewed in regard to his reasons
iOr permitting the use OF his name as one
Ol The Vice Presidents Of the meeting ad-
dassed by Senator Harrison last Wednes-
day. His reply contains some suggestions
'as'wlll not be without their weight among
The more thoughtful Catholic Irishmen in
the coming campaign. Father O'Donas-
hue says: .r. a5s.ls a.sagflr,.i IA
Il should have been glad to have been
PRESENT At lust Wednesdays meeting, us it
,aOG!I have afforded me great pleasure to
have heard Senator IIarrison's speech.
When accepted the invitation to be one
q tue Nlce.l'resldents l expected to be
he'e, and, although l found that to be
impossible, | assure you ! regarded it rs q
ash honor and compliment to have been
hnlel MS Nlce'Presdent on so important
tacecaslon, and accepted it without any
le.ancy. One reason for thus publicly
aSssa stand with the Republican. party
hM4 regard the expressions in the Re.
PSstein platform upon the Irish question
%nanly and generous, and as q great sig.
tsaance coming from the dominant party
u The State. As IN Erishman was glad
n:e1press my appreciation OF the declNra
t9a made in the platform, and believe
nit its effect will be to gain for the Repub
Aal party the confidence Of Catholics who
re!n sympathy with the Irish cause. i.5.,s-,
"lthlnk the time has passed when Irish.
Sen could be counted upon rs naturally
ttIonging 10 the Democratic party. Z dc
BOT believe tlat religion ought to cousoli.
date any class OF people into Il political
la,'y. Each citizen should vote as bis
Judgment directs. know that at the pres
tai lime, whatever there may have been in
the past, there is no disposition on the part
o the Catholic Church or Clergy to keep
any man in the Democratic party; and on
me Otllrr hand there is evcrywheren dispo.
s,l'On on the part Of Irish Catholics to break
loose from allegiance to that party and
vote independently. In fact l can not, and
at'et could see, any reason why the Dem.
G1ats should claim the rightto control the
Ilhh Catholic votes. l have given tha.
matter 4 good deal OF thought
and consideration rs to why the Demo.
GsIc party has been able to control that
sI&S OF votes in former years, and have
teaeaed satisfactory solution of it.
nave noticed, however, that the Republi.
als have always treated Catholics with
perfect equality and fairness. They don't
rpStloe u man OH account OF his religion.
taoa mean to say that the Democrats
i've done This; but mean that when IN
nsn Catholic is nominated by the Demo.
Sas S,a he always suffers on &C.
l SGal Of his religion, and runf
S,. %alIa but when be is noini.
as sa's' by the Republicans this is not the
.a%. .ss :; lFshmen generally are beginning te
Sss wv " an,! are acting accordingly. The
il, l> io's laOid, one OF the oldest Catho
Lp!s's, has for years been advising
6a'nolles 6au,Olles 10 quit voting solidly, with the
ijsu0sslsIe ijr,m party, and advocating Rcpub:
roo, " PRINCIPLES. These ideas have taken
e,na.;ul ,n, a'1,l believe the present election
b,f'a,sy pnb,;"ay N view OF the action OF the Re
cb,m.a baa Convention, will see u marked
hse Ths III the Irish Catholic vote" /, 4,
o,,,ei M reverend iather, upon being inter,
,bs su nsoListoo as % the position OF Catholics on
;bs,s s s'oniol'lon question, said he thought
ison.iS e Sas good many OF those who be.
d., sT ,rto 70 the Catholic Temperance Socie;
,hsv" ""u "", I,avoted prohibition, but how fai
at.r, ,ou!a ,ou! let their wishes on that subject
nesna n, 'ttir nt political preferences he had nc
W. SS 10! in favor Of prohibition. but thourhI
Sr.. ~s Position oithe Republican party on III,
,S a,si'on ,si 50 fair md just that no one oughl
'e'use 10 acQuiesce in it. Nm.