The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-29

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The following
letter addressed TO the Catholic clergy
of the United States by, it is said, the
Mckinley and Hobart Business Mems
National Campaign committee, was given
out today at Tammany hall:
Tenth Street, above Chestnut, Phila-
delphia, Sept. %, 1886.
Reverend and Dear Sir: We are well
aware that the dignity of your sacred
Office forbids the exercise of your in
f1uence in any political matter involving
mere questions of executive or legisla-
tive policy.
Nevertheless, we are fully persuaded
that The questions before the country in
the present campaign are Of an eSpecl-
ally serious character, because they IN
Volve fundamental moral issues. a de-
cision in the selection of president that
will commit the executive to Rolcy that
in its application will forcibiy compro-
mise private financial obligations and
will repudiate a portion of national debts,
will be a violation of the basic Christian
principle that commands honesty be-
tween man and man. Such a decision, we
believe, would be thoroughly immoral
and would precipitate en- ethical and
material calamity Of incalcuiable magni-
tude.
1--WE are also of the opinion that the
attack now being made upon the regular
~ constituted legal authorities of the ma
tional government is per1lclouS ana
dangerous to an extreme degree, Tor IL
contains rebellion against those safe
guards of law upon which society, the in
dividual the several states Of the nation,
must depend for security and protection.
If successful, the vital principles Oh our
government will be undermined.
Recalling with gratitude the patriot
ism and eminent public services of the
late most reverend Archbishop Hughes
and many others of the Roman Catholic
oil yyl1c he IN VI
ment was threatened on a former &C.
casion, we take the liberty to suggest
that the present is period OF equal
danger. The government is not threat
ened by physical force, but instdious and
false ideas that inspire ineipient anarchy
and contempt for proper authority are
industriousiy propagated throughout our
country.
1T is not our purpose to argue, the
foregoing suggestions. We merely desire
to respectfully express the opinion that
present political issues involve vital
moral questions that powerfully appeal
to the religious instructors Of the people
Our committee is not partisan. 1t IN
cludes neither office holders nor ONCE
seekers We have no personal political
interests to serve, being private citizens
associated for patriotic purposes. Very
respectfully,
Chairman Publication Committee"
The Tarnmany chieftains are very
Catholic clergy to support Mckinley and
Hobart, which they think will prove &
boomerang.
General Osborne, when shown copy
of the letter at Republican headquarters,
said he knew nothing about it.
Arthur Sewall. the Democratic candi-
date for vice-president arrived at the
Fifth Avenue hotel this afternoon: Mr..
Sewall said Mr. Bryan got a magnificent
reception in Maine, and Save it as his
belief that the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party in that state would be i'm
proving every day up to the election time.
The presidential candidate expects
to remain in this city until Wednesday
next.
At the headquarters of the Gold Demo
cratic party. word was received from
Chicago this morning that the farmers
of the northwest are becoming distrust-
full of the free silver theories and have
requested the immediate shipment of go
600 copies of Secretary Carlisle's Chicago
speech.