The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-29
THEY ARE IN SORE NEED
mckinley and Hobart Supporters Issue An
Appeal to the Catholic Clergy.
THEIR SUPPORT AND INFLUENCE ASKED
The Appeal Prctends 10 he From Nom
t'artisnns-The TRIn,nnny Chief
i"ins Express Great Indignation
over the Letter and Think IL will
Prove 20 be IL Boomerang.

letter addressed to the Catholic clergy
OF the United States, 1t is said, by the
Mcki in!ey and Hobart Business NJ MS
Nationai Campaign Committee. was
given out today a; Tammany Hall:
Tenth Street. above Chestnut. Phla-
deiph!a. Sept. 19. 1896.
Reverend and Dear Sir: We are w II
aware that the dignity of your sacred
Office forbids the exercise of your in
iiucnce in any political matter involving
mer- questions OF executive or lcgis-
lative policy.
Nevertheless. we are fully persua ded
that the questions before the country in
the pending Presid ntial campaign are
of an especially serious character be-
cause they involve fundamental moral
issues. y decision in the selection of n
PRESIDENT that Will commit the executive
10 Il poncy that i'll its application will
iniclhiN compromise private financial
Obligations. and will repudiate a portion
oi nat!onal debts, Will he n. violation of
the basic Christian principle that COM
mands honesty between man and man.
such decision. we believe, would ba
thoroughly immo;al and would precpi-
tate an ethical and material calamity of
Ilnca!culablc magnitude.
we are also Of :he opinion that the
attack now being made upon the GU
larry constituted authorities of the ma
tipnAl oNernment is nerncious and dan
gerous to an extreme degree for 1t
contains rebellion against th> safeguards
Iot law upon which society, the individ-
ual. the several States of the na zion
must depend for sovereignty and pro-
seciion. IL successful the Vital pI-inci-
pies OF our cvernm- Il; Will he under
mined.
Recalling with gratitude the patriot
ISM and eminent public services o. the
late Most Rev. Archbishop Hughas and
many others Of the Roman Ca.hnl!c
clergy when III integrity of our Gov
ernmcnt was threatened on former oc-
cls.on, we take the liberty to suggest
nat the present is period IF equal
dang I. The Government is not threat
ened 10y physical force, but insid:ous
and false ideas that inspire incip!cnt
andichy and contempt for propc. au-
thor.ty are induS:riously proDlgatcd
throughout our country
II Is not our purpose TO arGI the
foregoing suggestions. We mercy de
sire 10 respectfully cNpIess the opinion
that present political issues Involve
vital moral questions that powerfully
appeal 10 ihe / l.g!ous Instructors OF The
ncuOle.
Our committee IS no; partisan; il in
c!uceS neither oiiice-ho elders nor onicz-
Ss.kers. we nave no PERSONAL political
associated for patriotic purposes.
Very respectfully,
."EoBERT c. OGDEN. Chairman Re
publican Committee"
The Tammany chieftans are much in
censel at this appeal 10 the catholic
clergy 20 support Mckinley ana Hobart.
WATCH they think, will provy i boom
crang.
General osborne. when shown 4 copy
IT the letter At Republican hcadquar-
'erS' said he knew nothing about H.
Arthur Sewall. the Democratic cand!-
nAir Tor Vi" President. arrived at the
f!fth Avenue Hotel this aftern 1on.
n!iCcnt reception in Maine. and gave il
as his belief that the condition of the
party In that state would be improving
rN iy day up 10 election time The
''t ''fr- i"rn!i3i cIndida-c expects ia
remain in this city until Wednesday
neXt