Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-04
Attackfug Gaudidates.

EDITOR HERALD: A correspondent Of
the Times Of to-day, signing himself
"Democrat, attacks two OF the Demo-
cratic candidates fur the b ,afd Of Edu-
cation. aud because Of their religious
proclisities. He says he cannot deny
that his letter had the appearance OF
connecting religious belief with politics.
When be max es this admission he at
once proves that his claim to Democracy
Is false. No man who osiraeizea another
because Of that others n ligious belief Is
Democrat or ever breathed pure
Democratic breath, or was ever pos.
sessed of Democratic sentinent /;
on the contrary, his mind is too
narrow, his brain too weak, and
bis blood TOO cold to enter.
tain the broad aud liberal sentiments
Of true Democracy. lie says again that
Catholics are opposed to our public
schools, and says that Messrs. Graham
and Griffin are not friends or patrons of
Uui puUnC otltOOitJ bat WI oho CVhe'0t
have used all their personal influence
against them when occasion offered, and
their being Catholics is sufficient reason
to distrust them. ! am Catholic and a
resident Of Los Angeles for years, and
for years acquai Dted with the gentlemen
alluded to, and was not aware until now
that they were Catholics; never knew
that they were ever in any public posi-
ton to use their influence for or
against the public schools. Possibly
these gentlemen did not have
their chiIdrpn attand the public schools,
and it Is as much their right to select the
school for their children TO attend as it
Is for those Of any other religious de-
nomination. Possibly these gentlemen
knew Of the scandal of three years ago,
when a man named Scott was arrested
charged with eRticing school girls into
his music store on Temple street and
there exposing to them his person and
obscene pictures, and had been doing it
for months when the matter was inves-
tigated 1t was found that nearly all
the girls of the public schools Of the
city had been in the habit Of going to
this fellows place for months, and not
single teacher knew OF it. Possibly
these gentlemen have seen the
foul and filthy writings upon the
walls OF the outhouses of the public
schools Of this city, and remaining there
for months, and no effort made TO eflace
them. Possibly these gentlemen heard
of the miserable failure of one of the
public school teachers TO read at a
church gathering mot the Catholic
church, the other evening, and said
teacher was so drunk that he could not
articulate. Possibly these gentlemen
have seen and heard enough to disgust
them with the manner In which the pub
lie schools are conducted, and in Justice
to their children were prompted to with
hold their patronage. and at the same
time be earnest friends Of the public
school system.
This Democrat winds mp by saying
that ne sees mnoh to admire in the
Catholics, and that he has nany dear
friends who are communicates OF Rome.
But they must have shown themselves
to be in favor Of his way Of thinking be-
fore he can trust them. | suppose if the
candidates were not Catholics il would
not make any difference to this Times
correspondent what they thought Of
the public schools, or whether they
patrouizs them or not. but being Catho-
lies, in his estimation disqualities them
from positions of trust. He must be
happy at the opportunity given him to
insult those he calls his dear friends,
over the signature Of of"Democrat.p Your
correspondent is one Roman Catholic
who can do without the dear friendship
of such fish-blooded bigots, who claim
to be Democrats. j. G. M.
P. S.-Since writing the above | learn
that it is generally believed that the
article signed democrat" was made up
In the Times Office.