Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-21
BISHOP COKE TO SATOLLI
A Third Letter Sent to the
Papal Delegate.
SOCIETY OF LOYOLA CRITICISED
An Arraignment of a Local
Political Machine.
Bishop Coke of Buffalo, in Letter to
Mgr. satoili, Scores the Latter for His
Alleged interference in Local Poiittcs--
The Rebuke by New York's People.

BUFFALO, N. y, Dec. 13.-Bishop
Coke. of the Episcopal Church, has
made public another letter to Mgr.
Satolli, the papal delegate, in which he
criticises the Society of Loyola, or the
,Jesuits. as u society of conspirators for
obtaining universal dominion over tho
monarchies of Europe, and says they
are here practicing on the defenceloss
features Of our constitution, which they
only admire because it gives them OPP
portunity of destroying it,
Bishop Coke then branches Off into
State politics, saying;
ga local event, interesting to our
Roman Catholic neighbors and most
proper for them to celebrate, was made
the ostensible occasion for a great politl-
cal demonstration, in which the local
object was almost lost sight of.
"rhe ablegato was to be here; his
retinue OF coitgnitaries were to be
present in force. They were to arrive
on the eve of the election to command
their legion Of voters, to secure tri-
umph and to celebrate it with great
reioicings on the day following. A
sweeping victory was regarded as a
foregone conclusion, and Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan was announced be-
forehand as the lay orator, who was to
welcome the dignltary and be welcomed
| in return.
"To the lasting credit of the Demo-
cratic party, through representative men
and an emancipated journalism, (and 1t
is only just to add, supported by many
free spirits of your own persuasion),
they have repudiated the machine and
| its managers. 1t was wonderful
illustration of the words of Washington:
'.Fhe people must feel before they see.'
When that happens they are reused TO
i action.
"And we have been made to feel,
especially here in Buffalo. | should
never have troubled you with letter
but for the fact that as o citizen found
you were helping faction which has
| proved an intolerable nuisance to free
men,"
Bishop Coke then goes into details
regarding the effect of the Democratic
machine upon our institutions, and
says; The administration of justice, as
well as legislation itself, has been seized
by faction composed Of desperate men
having some invisible influence and
secret power behind them, in league
with which, and relying upon which,
they We're prepared to go to all lengths
in contempt of the liberties of the
American people"
Bishop Coke then speaks of the result
of the election in this State, saying
among other things "a more over
whelming and crushing defeat was
never inflicted on faction and its crimi-
nal leaders in the history of the nation.
The voice of the people has been heard
in indignant tones of rebuke. II was
not thunder only; it was lightning.
Before such rebuke, had you been
wise, you would have taken flight. like
James ii.
Bishop Coke concludes with scath-
ing denunciation of both Mgr. Satolli
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sheehan and
signs himself, II am, personally, your
friend and Christian brother,
A. CLEVELAND COKE,
Bishop of Western New York"