Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1884-10-04
THE WHOLE TICKET.
thc Rcy. Father Grannn, Urge.
Everybody 10 St;:u6 by Ihc
sc.aigh: Ticket.

From the st. Joseph Catholic 'Tribuncl
II there be one temporal PRIVILEGE
above another. We believe ii to be that
of American citizenship, which. Will
its prcrogativcs properly understood,
places us aS the peer of any man. The
freedom of the ballot and the right To
vote as We please is tantamouut to this
incstiinablc privilege. We have never
in any capacity denied or tried to in
tlucncc any ono in the exercise of this
right and have ALWAYS earnestly
sought to have every man use it with
intelligence and honesty of purpose.
Since the present important canvass
has been under way wc have rcfraincd
from debating to oar readers how they
shonld vote of whom they should sus-
tain. We would like 10 sec every
American citizen exercise this rich,
conscicntiously, and If they differ from
lis i'll views, we d. not blame them and
our friendship will be as warm asthouuh
we acted alike. Our desire and aim
Is to know no Catholic or Irish vote,
but to vote as Intelligent American
citizens. The mall who prctcnds to
control our sufrrages as such is bram-
gart. felon, for hc wants to use mat
Ter Tor mcrcenAty purposes. Politics
at the present are in Il terrible state OF
lnterimlA!urc, and the various mOrlvUs
adducct! for the various candidates, the
various foul charges asserted, is enough
to turn ones brain. No doubt in any
event there will lie u wonderful change
i'll the government of the future, for
veal or woe. Throughout the whole
country great changes from one party
to another is the topic Of the day, and
If men nre only honest and conscicn-
tions, why let them use their privilege.
For our own individual part, after
fully weighing all claims and counter
claims, we Intend TO stick to our asso-
Citations OF the last quarter of Il century
and cote tic st,wight democratic ticket,
and intimate as our reason that having
lived in Missouri throughout the war
and having passed the first years OF
our priesthood at the close of the war
here, we felt the tyraunica! hand of the
oppressor and cannot for \ moment
think of associating ourselves now
with the party o.. supporting its can
didates who hurled our predecessor
into the dungeon and fort because he
would not take the oath of allegiance
before he should exercise the privi-
leges of his ministry, who tried to do
the same with us and fain drag us from
the altar, but were foiled by our DEM
ocratic friends at Rolla, Mo. !; the party
who threw our fellow comrade and
priest, Father John Cummlns, into a
felon's cell, with ancgro as companion,
producing in time the loss of his reason
and premature death.
We have stood with the party during
these twenty five Years through success
and defeat. And now when, in our
estimation, the light of glorious vic
tory is dawning, though dark clouds
may roll over her, ,onr friend in the past,
wo viii! not desert her, but with her
take our chances of success.
As to our state candidates, we know
them all personally, and if good and
honorable men arc TO be found in ANY
party we are assured of;hcm individu-
ally. We are then for the wh0Ee
struight densocruttc Iichet.