Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-25

CashOlto Advice % Catholics.
Clarion County 10 . strong mining
and iron county, mp among the noun
tains In Central Pennsylvania, but
strange 10 say, 1t 10 q strong Demo-
cratic county, the majority ranging any
where from 800 to ], 200. There are In
the county about 700 Catholic voters,
nearly solid for the Democracy, but 1t
looks now ~ II they would not be 80
solid ut the next election.
A President j udge Is to be elected this
fall, and amongst the Democratic can
didates for the nomination, was . law
yer whose ability and learning was &C.
knowledge aud whose character was
above reproach. But he was Q Catholic
and he was not nominated. Nobody
denies that he would have been nomi.
mated had 1t not been for this. A wol
known ring politician WAS chosen ~ the
nominee. Def Client In learning and
ability, and . character none OF the
best, his great virtue In the eyes Of the
Clarion County Democracy WAS that he
WAS no Catholic. Throughout the
county went the cry Down with the
RomAnist."
A writer from that county 10 the New
York Catholic Review, says this is the
second instance Of the kind inlClArion
County within ten years, and he felt in
digpAnt when he saw how the Catholics
| will continue TO b hoodwinked, made
tools Of and led by mon who would In 3
| moment II the occasion offered, cut
their throAts politically, on account of
their religion. The editor OF the Reviow
| suggests q way out Of the dificulty. 1t
says: Tho seven hundred Catholics
who have been outraged through this
remedy and possess the power TO make
1t impossible for any Of these bigots ever
to reach public office again, or even rs
managers Of caucus 10 DO influential
in naming others for IL" Continuing.
1t says We would insult tho Oatho-
lies OF Clarion County were we TO indi-
cate TO them what is their plain and
manifest duty, as we'll rs their power,
If the facts are as represented. IL Is .
duty they owe to them selves, their chill
dren aud their co-reli Honists through
out the country. We assume they will
perform IT,"
| w uhb hhN OONuiIVh III SiDa ich oNNh'y
has occurred to greater or less extent
> all over the country, and especially
b here In Wilmington; still as q genera
r thing. our Catholic friends come mp Al
sni ing for the Democratic ticket goot
, or bad. The fact Is, tina. the Catho
. lies are considerably at fault themselves
for ttess insults, they rooeive from thu
= pity they principally act with. The.
Ii we many years almost ~ solid DO }.
identified themselves with the Demo
cratic party, until the bosses Of tha
party come to look upon that vote as
part of their political heritage. Thi
has caused them TO be looked upon wit
70 suspicion by men who have no specia
o prejudice against their religion, bu
y who regarded the Catholic church a.
, kind OF appendix 10 the Democrat
81 party. The parties or the bosses wi
n control them, care nothing about thel
10 farther than they can use them for the
own selfish purposes, and az soon as
20 suited them to cut their throass, poll
/ cally, they will not hesitate TO do 30,
r they did In Clarion County, and as thu
c' have repeatedly done in this city. II
u wonder is that the Catholics have n
70 learned the lesson taught in the Revue
10 long before this time.