, 1890-08-30
STRANGE TACTICS.

Inc press seems TO have
started in with a strong determination to
array against themselves and their party
the clergymen Of the city. In the cam
paign which they have Inaugurated they
have thrown aside all scruple and Invested
themselves Of that respect which the most
lowly man chesrfully accords to ministers
of the gospel.
The first gentleman TO be assailed was
the Rev. DR.. Cowhick, who although no
longer au attached minister. was for years
the pastor OF the Presbyterian church Of
this city. DR.. Cowhick has always been
a Democrat, although while in the active
ministry he scrupulously avoided public
Identification with political gather,
iugs, Lately. however. he has pub
licly identified himself with the local Dem
ocratic organization, and being a man
OF strong convictions he has enunciated
the principles Of his chosen party in I'M
m~istakable terms. though 1t is unnecessary
to tell those who know him, without
STOPPING to personal abuse of any man or
set OF men. His simple public identified.
ton with the Democratic party has, how
ever. been sufficient excuse for tie Re-
publican press to indulge in the coarsest
satire, with the object of holding up to
ndicule a gentleman who has lived here
for many years and who is the peer in
intellect, ability and probity of any man
in Wyoming.
In the case of Rev. DR.. RAIDER, suporin-
tendent Of Methodist missions Tor Wyom-
ing, there was even less excuse for per-
sonal attack than in the case Of DR.. Cow
hick. DIR. RAIDER is in no way publicly
identified with politics, On all public
matters he is a deep thinker and an earn
est preacher. He was invited before the
teachers institute to give a lecture on the
subject Of patriotism in the public schools.
He spoke OF what he knew and thought
and saw-not what he could wish to see.
His address was bold, thoughtful, practi-
cal and it made a deep impression for
good IN the minds of all who heard him.
What is the result2 His remarks are
misconstrued and he is publicly abused
and held up for public censure.
The case of Father Nugent, pastor of
st. Mary's cathedral, is another one in
point. He is in nowise mixed up In poll.
tics. A representative of the Sun called
upon him for certain information. 1t APP
pears that Governor Warren at one time
had made a contribution for the building
Of church property. The Sun wanted to
know the dates of the donations and the
amounts. he was given such informa.
ton as the priest possessed and the next
morning Father Nugent finds that not
only the information in regard to the
amount Of the subscriptions is published
but be is quoted as having used some ex-
tremely discourteous language toward Mr..
Baxter. The paper never seemed to con-
slider for a m the embarrassment
which might be caused to Father Nugent
by the publication of remarks which he
had never made. In its blind par
tisanship it could only see an OPP
portunity to arouse prejudice
against a political rival, and having seen
this it seemed to care for nothing else.
In justice to Father Nugent the Sun,
therefore, should have been willing to
have made complete PREPARATION in its
next issue. 1t not only failed to do this,
but it emphasized the force OF its previous
statement by an obscure reference which
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