New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-20
A DEMOCRATIC sTRATAGEM.
ATTRIBUTING THE AUTHORSHIP OF JAN ANTI-CATH-
oIIC CIRCULAR TO Mr.. BLAINE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSg.l

ArrRIBUrING TIE AUTHORSHIP OF JAN ANTr-CATH-
oIIC CIRCULAR TO Mr.. BLAINE
[BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSEl
AUGUSTA, June 19-In view of the fact that Mr..
Blaine is developing strength among the Roman
Catholics not only in Maine, but in several other
States the Democratic press in this State is trying to
show that he is unfriendly them To maintain their
position they have exhumed from the political relics
of the campaign of 1875 old circular that dis
tributed among the voters Of the WITH Congressional
District This circular they intend to publish and dis
tribute broadcast at early day Mr.. Blaine's pro-
duction his circular which is printed in large type
is as follows
"Do the Protestant Democrats of the WITH District
desire to be represented in Congress by Roman
Catholic James c. Madigan, the Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Nth District is very zeal GUS
Roman Catholic 1t is believed by many that he is
law member of the secret Order of Jesuits Just as the
late Senator Cassery of California Casserly was
elected to the Senate by Jesuit money, 100000 con-
tribued by that order and the fact being discovered,
Cassery resigned his seat. rather than stand
en- investigation and thus expose the workings of tho
striving destroy the only avenue for education efs
open to the children of the poor They say, we win
have church schools instead, and thus LEI loose the
worst of theological quarrels all over the land 1t
great gain to the Catholics TO get these prominent men
in Congress. They have now four members OF tns
United States Senate each from the States of New
York Missouri Virginia and Florida The whole
ergy of the Catholic Church is exerted to increase
Its power in the Congress of the United States: The
glis campaign In this district, and it will pc hailed
everywhere as great triumph for the Catholics if
New-Eng gland Protestant District sends a Roman
Catholic to represent them in Congress. Are the
Protestant Democrats of the WITH District willing TO
aid in building up the Roman hierarchy Answer Mt
tina polls tho 18th OF September and you do not
feel willing vote for General Plasted at least cut
Madgans name off your regular Democratic ticket
Remember that you owe more to religious sentiments
than you do TO your party and the proper rebuke to
Your party for asking you to vote for Roman Catholic
Is to support General Common for Governor and General
Pleisted for Congress. PROTESTANT DEMOCRAT"
At the time this circular was issued, James c. Madi
gan, a respectable educated man, lawyer by pro-
fession, born of Irish parents the Democratic
candidate for Congress He lived in Aroostook County,
the population of which is largely made up of Roman
Catholics, mostly Canadian French General Harris
NJ. Plaisted the Republican candidate for like
honors lie nominated by the Republicans to eli
the vacancy caused by the death of General Samuel r.
Jersey, whom the Republicans had previously elected
but who died shortly after his election. General
Plasted, who elected 20 Congress, afterward de-
serted the Republican party, and elected Fusion
Governor of the State. He Is now editing the Demo-
cratic paper in this CITY, In todays issue of his paper
who then chairman of the Republican State Com
mitee and states that tho attack Mr. Madigan was
account of his Catholicism, although Mr. Blaine was
a Catholic, but renounced his rel gion when he came
to Maine.
The object in giving publicity to this circular on the
part of the Democrats TO stop the Roman Catholic
vote from going 10 Mr.. Blaines support The charge
that Mr. Blaine its author that he or the Re-
publican State Committee, had nJthing to do with it.
Is untrue. IL appeal IN the interest of General
Plasted keep Protestant Democrats from voting for
his Catholic opponent.