Evening journal., 1899-06-13
HorsrONs pIGOTRY.

we dld NOT oppose Tine election Of DR..
John C. Fahey to the office on mayor
because we had anything against him
personally. but because It had been
given out That Peter J. Ford consider
ed him his man and expected 10 die
tate the course OF his official actions.
We dad not believe that a mayor under
such tutelage could serve the public as
M deserved to be served by The mayor
of a city OF Wilmington's size and
commercial Importance. Mayor-elecbI
Fahey's best friends deny tiiat Peter j..
Fond VIA play the political Svengali tel
the mayors Trl,by, and we feel inclined
no accept Ghelr assurance until Dr. Fa-
hey, by hiss onlciao acts. ccnaradic,s
them by showing THAI Gla ia really ia
Ford leading-strings.
In his distomper the editor Oh tine
Sussex Republican makes a reference
to DR. Failey which we feel called upon
to take colgnizance ci upon much
broader grcund than that on personal
preference. In an editorial dealing with
line recent election On this city, ahe
Sussex Republican, wh.th is the Lead
ing Regular Republican organ In the
lower county. says:
Again have Addleks and his lautcn-
ants defeated the Republican party.
This tims in the city cf Wilmington.
Aster ihe nomination OF th.s Republi-
can tiCket tha Union Republicans
nominated another ticket for the ayow-
ed purpose m deteat.ng the Rapub.l-
can ticket In that city. Thus they ac-
compMshed their purpose and some OK
the ardent leaders are de,Ighted be-
cause they helped to turn over the city
Of Wilmington ever TO THE hands OF
an Irish Catholic Democrat No Longer
can ihcy hold their hands up in htly
hOrrCr and accuse lRepublcans az tco
great an intimacy With Democrats.
To emphasize bis meaning THE dill
torial WRITER OF the Sussex Repub.ican
italicizes the wicrds Irish Ca.h1lc
Democrat"
Wa desire to ask Robert G. Houston
the editor of ths Sussex Republican
what special disaster or horIcr ther,
IS connected with the election OF an
Id1sh Catholic Democrat 10 office. Am,
nCt some cf The veU best OF our cia-
zens Irish Catholics, and are there m,
Irish Catholic Republicans? n we mis-
take mot at least one Irish Catholl,
on prominence I'M This city is the pollti
cal and personal. CT.end OF Mr. Hous
tom Not that alcne. nut NE rs a Regu
dan Republican and a candidate for en-
of the most Important Federal Office
in the static and in this candidacy n.
believes that he has Mr. IIoustcns sup
pert. We wish TO ask Mr.. Houston /
ha believes THAT lhs Regular Repub
lloan In.sh CauaoIc llilond az MS g.
not ft to eerve the public because n
is an IrisA Catholic? We await his la
ply
In this hand CT Guns irsedcm o. VIC.
ship God is cno Of It's choicest bless
inlgz The churth a.si the STAKE HAY
nothing IN common. Every man has
consltutiora. right to wlrAIh.p his Gre
alter I'M any msnn-r he d5s.caA az
Inc fci'm CT that wcr,h.p does not mai,
him amy less the good and CAPABLE cit
nenl III Mr.. Hcusaca doee not THIN
eGn1 an Trash Cath5s.o is ft man {
h va public Office, let him come Cl
and give good and sufficient reasons fc
ahat bellel before making such ccv
andy and unwarrauadd fling at on
rev mayer in am endsayor &c mal1s
point. AGAINST tina UIL1n Republican
We hly5 IgElh CathCl.es in Wilml rf
ton who ale the superic.s CT M. II r
ton IN many respects. They are n.
confined to amy pargys and their rein
ion does not enter into uhe.r polisi1
If Mr.. Houston can advance no be.t
argument against ,Mayor-elect Fab
THAN that NE is an Irish Catholic and
Democrat ha had better drop The su
ject fer fls IS teading ON ce..gic
ground which is occupied by some
his best and mcst Intelligent par
fricnds. He is trying to ovorridl
wsll-selt.d1 Aml1.ican IclncFce that
man may be a Protgstar-. a Gather
or a Het.Sw, and sim be aman amo
men. We hope THAT In his future III
erences o. Or. Fshui Mr.. Houston W
bet his Pen bo guided by good jud
ment, and not 10y lh.s narrow gehgic
bsgoiry. While 1t cannot hurt DR.. 4
HOY, u may hurt Mr.. Houston ard
jure -ia loel.rss az some OF his so
Irish Catholic friends.
We are IN receipt IL the biennial
port Of State Treasurer W. NJ Ross
t,,, $50. 1No- - reno g. tsa