Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-30

| fuil Text of tho Madigau CIrcaI,r tina,
| Mr. i'isine wrote npd ui,tTIbuIsu


Albany Argus,
Tho Argus has the word of ex.aov
Harris NJ. Plaisted, of Maine. tina, :, bis
personal knowledge, James G. Blaine ia
the author Of tho circular inserted within
this article. Tho circular was omnlovcd
In tho 1875 political campaign by tho Re-
publican state committee Of Maine, and of
that committee Mr.. Blaine WAS theu tho
chairman. 1t was used in the Fourth Con.
gress district of that state, and thousands
on thousands OF 1t were sent to voters,
under tho orders and by the hand of James
u. Blaine. This is tho circular:
DO the Protestant Democrats of the
Fourth district desire to bo represented in
congress by Roman Catholic ? James
=. Madigau, the Democratic candidate for
congress- In the Fourth district, is "A very
Jealous Roman Catholic. II Is believed nv
many that ho is u lay mombor of the secret
order OF Jesuits, just as tho lato Senator
Casserly, of California, was. Casserly was
elected to tho Senate by Jesuit money
100 900 oontr bu'cd by that order--ini
the fact being discovered, Casscrly at once
resigned his seat, rather than stand an
INVESTIGATION, and thus expose tho work.
U.S. VI NhO blhtas III WHO ana Otnpr ktAtD2
tho Catholics are striving to destroy tho
only avenue for education lett open to the
children OF the poor, They say we will
have church schools instead aud thus LET
loose the worst Of theological quarrels all
over tho land. 1t is q great gain To the
oatholics 10 get these prominent men in
congress- They have now four members
OF the Unitod States Senate, ono each
from the states of New YORK, Missouri.
Virginia and Florida. The whole energy
OF the Catholic church IL now exerte,i 10
increase its power in tho Congress of the
United Statos. Tho Papists everywhere
are watching the result of Madigan's
campaign IN this district aud il will be
hailed everywhere as a great triumph for
tho Catholics If New England Protestant
district sends Roman Catholic to repro.
sent 1t in Congress. Arc the Protestant
Democrats Of the Fourth district willing
to aid in building up the Roman hierarchy E?
Answer at the polls on tho 18Th of Sep
tombcr, and II you do not fcol willing 10
vote for Gen. Plaisted, at loast cut
Madtgan's namo oft your regular Demo.
cratic ticket. Remember that YOU owe
moro To religious sentiments than you do
TO your party aud tho proper robuke to
| your party tor asking you 10 vote for a
ltoman Catholic is to support Gen.
Connor for governor and Gen. Plaisted for
Congress. PROTESTANT DEMOCRAT"
This circular, written by Mr.. Blaine
and signed in decoiving and untrue
manner, according to ex-Gov. Plaisted,
was issued against Mr. James &. Madigau.
the Democratic candidate for Cougress in
that district He was American born, of
Irish parents, a respected lawyer and citizen.
His religion was Catholic. The candidate
opposing him was the Hon. Harris NJ. .Plais-
ted, already referred 20. The appeal made
To prejudice in tho circular elected Plais-
ted aud defeated Madigan. 1t will be re
| called that Mr.. Plaistcd afterward LETT the
Republican party, and in 1880 became tho
governor OF Maine, elected on fusion
ticket. lie everywhere bears tho rcputa
ton Of u truthful man. lie says that
Blaine wrote the circular aud that ho saw
him do 1t. Mr.. Blaine has made no deuial
Of the allegation. IL will be impossible
for Him to deny that he thanked thousands
OF copies Of the circular to voters, for
they received them, and many Of his
frauked envelopes are preserved.