Evening journal., 1899-06-19
NoM HE rs THINKING.

his old ground. In answering the stric-
lures Of the Evening journal on his de-
nnnciation Of Dr. John c. Fahey our
mayor-elect, as an Irish Catholic
Democrat" he ramb,es drom Genesis 10
tuevelatlcns for an excuse Tor his az
ton, finds none, and then comes back
in the following words:
We have no apologies to make and
have not said anything we are ashamed
to repeat. The Catholic Church has been
a political power h the universe. There
was a day when she he'd the destinles Of
nations IN her grasp. She Is a power tol
be reckoned with In the treatment OF ma
tlomal affairs IN the old world to-day
She Is a temporal as well as a spiritual
power. AS things are and have been inI
the old world, so that church would Ike
them to be IN the new. And Mr.. Editor
OF the Evening Journal we stand on the
Constitution OF the United States. We
want no union Of Church and State,
whether that Church be the Catholic,
Methodist Presbyterian, Baptist, Epis-
copal or other denomination. This Is the
that many of your readers think the
same, but you dare NOT say 80. you are
afraid. In conclusion we hope the paper
that has so hurrledly and gleefully held
us up to public ssorn as a bigot win be
fair and manly enough to publish our
reply, II its valuable space VIII permit
To begin with, the editor OF the sas-
sex Republican. criticised the Union Re-
publican party for assisting In what Il
Geemed the especially he.nous onense
Of e.ecting AN Irish Catholic Demo
crat'' mayor OF Wilmington. This was
the p.ainest OF plain English In itself,
but TO emphasize his narrow religious
bigotry he italicized the objectionable
words. If that action Of his did not
evince a desire to hold UP the religion
OF MayVr-elect Fahey as sometaing hor-
rlble in Itself and disgrace5u, and DIS
qualifying In its character, words stand
for nothing. Il was the writer's intent
to convey to his readers the despicabie
declaration that because Dr. Fancy Is
an Irish Catholic ard a Democrat hs
was not fit man to be elected mayor
OF the city CT Wilmington. No othei
charges were made against him. This
words stood out bold and bad ant
bare. without qualification Of any kind
Robert G. Houston may squlrm ans
twist and revel In history as much a
he pleases; the words are his, and h'
cannot get AWAY from them.
We admit that the Catholic churcl
has been a political power in the uni
verse. But II ne win read his histor,
carefully he win find that the Prot
estant Episcopal. Presbyterian, Luth
eran, Methodist, Mormon and ever
other religious organization has playe
its part IN poftics to the extent Of II
necessities and opportunities. They an
all plwers to be reckoned with. an
on this orthodox Peninsula. wher
Methodism was Graded and wher
Catholicism came IN its Old age. tn
editor Of the Sussex Republican GA
deavors to array church against ohurc
and church against state, for the sci
purpose OF influencing the votes OF PEI
sons who are as narr.w and b,goted &
their religious ideas as he is himself
We agree with him that I'VE want n
union Of church and state" AT th
same time we do not want the churc
arrayed against the state. We DO nj.
want a man held up to the pubic ,
one unfit to hold ofrlce because he b
longs TO a particular church. The ela
ton Of Dr. Fahey n more untes q
Catholic church and the state than q
election OF Mayor McLear united d
church Of his selection and The stat
In conclusion. this Sussex c-un.
man OF one narrow idea says thai Il
warning he would convey is that the s
lection OF an Irish Catholic f.r rabl
office tends TO unite the church a,
state. His own conduct in rogt.cs
evidence that he Is not sincere. W
liam Michael Byrne. a man OF II.
descent. a member Of the Roman Ca,
Ole th-r.h a Regular Republics
and capah.e iaan, asp.red to the
hce Of Un.tei States district attornt
Opposed e. him were Ho-aos
Knowles and Walter II. Hayes. q
Protestanta Where was tins SUI.
county editor. who is 50 fearful u
the elevation Of Irish Catholics to
fee win lead to a union CT the esir
and state? He was behind VIII
Michael Byrne, his bosom friend a
co-,aiborer in the field 20 Regular
publicanism VIII he deny
We think not In fact,
know It, How does this act on. GO
port with his editorial and reNgi
policy?
We understand Mr.. Houstons D.
tion and can sympathize with him.
wrote first and thoughe afterwards.
It was the Evening Journal which
him to thinking