The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-30

Inc baltlmOre CutHOttc 1uUTOF, inc organ
of Archbishop Gibbons, bitterly denounces
Cleveland. In recent issue it appeals to
every Catholic in Maryland not to vote for
him. 1t accuses him of intriguing against the
bill to give Roman Catholic clergymen right
to hold services in the New York State insti-
tuition, and says ''he has shown himself so
bitterly opposed to the rights of the Catholics
that no conscientious man could vote for him.
The Irish World, which represents the Irish
vote of the United States, has openly declared
against Mr.. Cleveland and this, too, is mat
ter of no small significance. Several promi-
nent Catholic papers have also rose in oppo
sition to the Democratic nominee, and this
serves to show in what direction the large
Catholic wind is blowing.
The above paragraphs are taken from
the Sentinel, of this city, of the 10th inst.
As to the position of the eloquent Irish
orator, Daniel Dougherty, the following
letter to the editors of the ADVOCATE from
the editor of the Philadelphia Record is
quite explicit
PHILADELPHIA, August %, 1884.
MEsSRs. Observation-Disclosures Daniel
Dougherty will deliver speeches for Cleve-
land and Hendricks in New York, Ohio, In
diana, and possibly New Jersey and Mary
land, during the present canvass This comes
from Mr.. Dougherty himself.
Very truly yours,
The PHILADELPHIA RECORD.
As to the Baltimore Catholic Mirror, it
is not the organ of Archbishop Gibbons,
and does not bitterly denounce Cleveland,
nor even mildly does so. In fact it does
not NEEDLE with politics at ALL and we chal-
lcnge the Sentinel to produce either a copy
of the paper, or an article from it, de-
nouncing or even opposing Cleveland since
the nomination. The Mirror comes to this
Office regularly every week, and we have not
seen an article against Cleveland in it. We
have also inquired Of constant readers of
that paper, and they bear the same testi-
mony. Some time before Cleveland was
nominated, and under misrepresentation
concerning one of Cleveland's vetoes,-a
Republican falsehood-the Mirror did ex
press itself as opposed to his nomination,
but the article was neither long nor bitter.
As to the Irish World, it does not re-
present the Irish vote of the United States
any more than do the Irish american,
the Boston Pilot, or the Republic, Irish
Journals that support Cleveland and Hen
bricks. 1t never has represented the con-
sentative Irishmen of this country, although
some of that class may be subscribers to it.
For many years its course has been one of
opposition to the Democracy, says the
Catholic E.cQnliner, and the New York
World says the same thing. So the Irish
World, in opposing the Democracy, is only
acting consistently.
Under the same head the Sentinel had
two or three more paragraphs Of the same
nature, one in reference to gentleman in
Virginia, personally known to one Of the
editors of the ADVOCATE, and, without
positive knowledge on one point, we are
absolutely certain on another that the
paragraph contains Misrepresentation. So,
it will be seen, that the SeRtineFs political
items concerning Democratic detection are
not reliable, fact that may not be known
to the conductors of that Journal but new
ertheless unreliable The fact is and our
readers can rely upon it, that the Demo
cratic party is better united and more en-
thusiastic in the support OF the ticket than
it has been for many years. a few weeks
ago we thought that there might be some
detection among workingmen and Irish
men, but investigation proves that the
fears were groundless. 1t appeared. too,
that Gen. Butler would work injury to our
cause in New York, but that appearance
has gone also. The National Labor Party
has repudiated Butler, and requests its
voters to vote for either Cleveland or Blaine,
according to their former party affiliations,
and the invitation to Butler to review the
great labor parade in New York next Mon
day, extended without authority, provoked
such a row among the workingmen, that
Butler had to decline to be present.
OF course some persons who have here
tofore acted with the Democratic party in
the past will not support Cleveland. Some
will support Blaine and others-a great
majority of them-will vote for Butler.
1t is always the case that some persons will
not support the party nominees, but we
know of no prominent leader nor promi-
nent paper, heretofore Democratic, that has
refused to support Cleveland In New
York, alone, n canvass of voters shows that
$4,000 Republicans will vote for Cleve-
land, and he will receive large vote in all
the Eastern and Middle states from Anti
Blaine Republicans In the West, the
Germans, who are nearly all Republicans,
will generally vote for Cleveland and Hen
bricks, and they threaten to sweep the
West and Northwest for the Democratic
nominees Besides, st. John and Daniel
Will take from Blame and Logan consld-
cradle vote in every state, particularly in
the West.
Supporting Cleveland and Hendricks,
also, are the New York Times, the leading
Republican paper of the country; the New
York Evening Post, Republican; Ha'per's
Weekly, Republican; New York Herald,
Independent, that has always supported the
Republican presidential nominees; New
York Nation, Republican; ,Sfaats Zeitung,
the leading German Republican paper; the
Baptist Weekly, Republican; Pnch, Re
publican, the great cartoon paper; Phila-
delphia Times, Ind; Boston Herald, Re
publican; and various other papers in Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New