The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-12-14

i The Posey-Parrctt Contest.
\ The announcement has hereso(oro
been made that Mr. Frank B. Posey. lko
republican candidate for congress fron
the First district at the recent election.
has determined to contest the seat whics
lon the face Of the returns, belongs 20 hIo
democratic opponent, Judge William y.
Parrett. It Is said that one ground for
contest will be the allegation that forty
fraudulent votes we're cast for Parrott e
St. 1einrad, In Spencer county. AZ %
this matter the Evansville Courier eays
"This IL not the fret time this question
has been raised By republicans agaInoe
this precinct and for no other reasoa
apparently than the fact that 81. Meiornd
abbey. which is catholic college ard
theological seminary, 10 situated there.
In close contests St. Melnrad has fur
Inished . convenient scape-goat upon
which to charge republican defsat, tho
assumption always being that the sto>
dents domiciled &c the abbey vote. and.
being catholics, that they vote the demo-
lcratic ticket. But investi9stion hss dis-
proved these charges IN other cases. g
We ere authoritatively informed It cer-
Itatnly will iu this No one domiciled g
THE abbey voted e the recent e'eclion
who had not . perfect right 70 vooo.
students from other states who we're
There temporarily remained sWay ffom
The polls. But there ls . class Of stu
dents there who, although coming Or
Iiginally from other states, ase still LEGAL
voters Of Indiana. They sre orpha6od
Ichildren Of catholic parents who were
placed 10 the abbey 10 childhood 20 y
Educated and cared for BY the instifu-
lti0n. Having grown up IN Indiana, g
would Be msuileetly absurd 10 pretend
that they have no right to vote, simply
because on leaving the institutIon they
lmsy return 70 their former residencon.
Ior, II they take holy orders, be ordoco1
Iany where that the church may have -
for their services"
The CoURIER further says that . ~
days before the election, Father 1sadogo,
10 member Of the fAculty Of the iDeeilu-
Ition, addressed the students On the cub
|ject Of their duty @ American citimoo.
He did not refer 70 candidates or poIIll-
Ical parties. but eolemnly warned hla
hearers ageinst voting under any 0thog
influence than that Of their conscience
land against casting a illegal v0ts. =
they would have % answer % Almighty
God and The church for the Gin.
| We refer 10 this matter for the espo-
Icial purpose or commending The actioo
of Father Isadore and expressing oor ~
|gret that clergymen faIl denominasIoos
lin Indiana did not pursue The oomo
Icourse. II they had done %, much q
1.-THE scandal connected with the recent
ELECTION il this state would doub(looo
have been avoided. But, unfoFtuna1oIys
many Of our religious teachers ven -
,Ibusily engaged il so1oclionoogl1e
about that time that they could not spoFo
len hour 70 instruct their 1ock u ~
duties Of American cilisepship, a1d g
warm them against participating r.
lcrimes against the su6fage. Az % ~
detection ID the First district, Tie CoUns
,lIgR asserts that for every illegal vooo
least for Judge Parrett i've were cast ~
|Mr. Posey. Il ssys III q not poeslooc
THAT even ths Republican majority u q
house will unsest Judge Psrrett upon
|such testimony - Mr.. Posey may -
able 10 bring" We fear The CoUnIun
does not accurately gauge The capacity
of the republican majority IN the NEXT
house for partisan unfairncss. Unlooo
THE moral tone OF the republican parry
|has greatly improved during The Iooo
-lfew years and sll IN the indicatlooc
lpoint the other WAy--nothIng whac-
lever 70 to be expected from tbe -
publican majority IN the new housa r.
rlthe way Of justice toward democrats j.
2 elc0ntested election cases. We have ~
.ldoubt that Judge Parrett, and every
|other democratic member Whose go g
: -|contested in the next house, will b o.
seated II the slightest pretext can -
found for 90 doing. Indianapolis &c.
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