The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-14
THE RELIGIOUS ISSUE.
What Congressman Patrick A, Coll
Inns, Of Boston, Said at the
Albany Meeting,

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lAlbany Argus leDnt OF General Colnss speech.
General Collins said. Tho advocates OF
Mr.. Blaine have not hesitated 10 drag the
question OF religion hssesl into the
contests aud Catholics, as such, are In.
Yited 10 desert the, Democratic party and
vote the Republican ticket this year, on
account OF alleged religious bias on the
part Of Governor Cleveland. Their bill
OF particulars Isl First, Governor Cleye.
lands veto OF the "FreedOm OF Worship
Bill aud second, his veto OF the appTO'
prlatioh FOR the Catholic ProtectOry.
~ ought to be sufficient answer Ia
tho llrst charge 10 say that
THE GOVERNOR DID NOT VETO THE GREE.
DOM or WORSHIP" BILL.
He never had chance 10 do 30, M II
never passed the Legislature. II did
pass the aesaiOn Of 1881, when his Re.
publican predecessor vetoed II, which IL
probably the foundation OF the lie told
against Governor Cleveland. Had such
q Oil reached Governor Cleveland am
assured that II would promptly receive
his signature. The Catholic PfOtectOry
IL u most excellent institution, located
In New York city for the shelter and
care Of destitute children In New York
and Vicinity, II IL not, ~ may be sup.
posed, q public institution, though by
long usage all such institutions receive
more or less financial aid from the
county treasury, and IN some rare cases
from the State. The Catholic PrOtectory,
IN 1883, was granted $4,000 by the
Legislature, and the Governor withheld
his approval, on the ground, among
others, that the cost OF maintaining that
institution was properly chargeabl0 up.
on the city and county OF New York,
rather than up0n the State NJ large. In
this view every lawyer will concur In.
cludlng the eminent counsel for the Pro-
tectory, Hon, John u, Deyelln. Loud
applause, But Just before the cOnyen.
tl0n this veto was tortured into general
anti-Cath0liC prejudice by those whose
Interest II was 10 break down the Cover.
nor, and many who were Ignorant OF the
grounds upon which the veto was based
were led 10 believe that IL was blow
directed NJ the Catholics az n class. |
read what the President aud counsel for
the Protectory say about II In q letter
written within u few weeks:
"Mr. Daniel Manning, Chairman New
York Delegation;
I'VE never doubted the sincerity of the
motives which induced Governor Cleye.
land 10 withhold his signature TO the
appropriation to the Protectory. We
thought then, aud think now, that he
was not actnated byany feeling OF blgO.
try, or Of hostility TO Catholics or to
Catholic institutions. On the contrary,
Governor Cleveland IL liberal In the ex.
treme, and We are OF the llrm belief that
he was led to Withholding his approval
Of the appropriation solely by q sense Of
public duty az he viewed II.
HENRY l.. HoGUET,
President Of the Pr0tectory.
JOHN h. DEyELIN,
Counsel and Advisor TO the Protec.
tory"
[Cheers.l
KBoth these gentlemen are too well
known TO require an introduction 10 any
Catholic IN the land, and both not only
defend the Governor from this base aud
unfounded attack, but warmly advocate
hls election TO the Presidency.
Those who attack tho Governor for
this veto are careful to conceal the fact
that all denominations were treated
alike by him, and that he approved no
bill or any item In bill giving u dollar
out OF the treasury 10 any such insttu.
tl0n, whether managed by Catholic or
PROTESTANT jew or Gentle. The safe
and decided ground always taken by
him IL that public moneys shall be
raised aud expended only for public
purposes. In the Supply bill Of 1883 he
vetoed twenty.seven such items,
amounting to $3.50, 70l 80, As Catholics
all We ask 10 fair play and equal terms
with oil Others In the community. We
ask no special favors. And we serve
notice on those who have 40 suddenly
shown zeal for us--0r our y0tes--that
we are guided In our public conduct by
principle, not prejudice, and II they ap.
peal TO the lower motives they appeal to
ua In vain.
| lnd among other evidence Of Gov.
Cleveland's deep hostility 10 the Catho-
lies that no has caused salaries t0 be
given to three Catholic chaplains In the
prisons OF the State. No Catholic chap.
lain ever received a salary there before,
think
AN EXECUTIVE WHO HAS A RACE or RE.
LIGIoUs PREJUDICE
will llnd some difficulty In c0ncealing
II In his appointments. The three lead.
ing positions In the gift of the eXecn
two OF the State Of New York--indeed
the only three important ones-Goy.
Cleveland filled as follows:
Railroad Comm lssloner-J0hn ID. Ker.
nan.
superintendent Of Insurance John A,
Mccall, Jr,
Superintendent Of Public Works--Jas.
Shannahan.
II happens that all these gentlemen
are Of Irish blood and Catholics In re-.
llgi0n. know the Governor did not
appoint them to these high positions be.
cause OF their race or creed, but because
they were emlnently ~ for the places. |
presume he never thought Of race or
creed. But II he were narrow, bigoted,
or even timid, ho would have done 80,
and hesitated. Whyp Because never
before, In the whole history Of the State,
were those offices, or any one Of them,
filled by men Of Irish blood and Catholic
faithl When the net to establish an
Emigration Commission went into Of.
feet, he did not hesitate TO appoint an
eminent Irish. American Catholic, vii.
liam II. Murtha, as Commissioner, TO
carry out It's beneAcent provisions,
will not weary you with mention OF
many similar appointments TO minor
offices In the executive gift, though the
list 10 full and representative. But
ask you, In oil candOr, what other Gov