The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
Priest TAKES Up
An EDITORS FIGHT
"Donate Half My Salary to
Thomas PendeII for Fair
Play" He Says.
~BOYCOTTED FOR POLITICS
"NeWspape Man Had Exposed Doings
OF a Clique OF Politicians in His
Town, and They Had Nearly
Ruined His Business.

P~eekskill, N. Y, Dec. 4.-The Rev.
James f. Curran, of the Church of the
Assumption, Peekskill, threw u bomb
into he camp OF the republican coterie
which dominates that town. His pur-
pose was the protection of a young ed
ltor who has been BOOTED by that
ring in an effort TO drive him out of
town.
u hereby donate one-half Of my
years salary as pastor of this church
TO Thomlas Penden," Numbered Father
Curran 20 a congregation that literally
packed the large edilice. Il do this in
the name OF lair play, of common de-
cency n Of a common manhood. He
is a Protestant ana l am a priest Of the
Roman Catholic church, but we are
brother Americans and l fight at his
side.
Thomas Pendell, as the editor of a
weekly newspaper, has offended the
low political ringsters of Peekskill and
they have determined to run him out
OF But they shall not triumph!
Pendeil shall stay right here!"
Young PcndeiI's Troubles.
The troubles OF young Pendell, edito!
OF the PeekSkill Sunday Review, have
been town talk for several weeks. 1t
was expected that Father Curran would
publicly declare for the prosecuted ed
49, ~ . ft4lNt SNoltS u L i oAISl LII
were among his hearers.
Pendell'S troubles began SeVen weeks
ago. AT that tim Father Curran's
church inaugurated a fair, in which a
huge American flag was offered to the
local school receiving the most votes,
at l cent Il ballot.
A. D. Dunbar, principal of the Oak
side public school, a republican and a
Protestant, frOWned upon the flag pro-
jeCt. His displeasure took the shape
OF an order 10 his pupils not to vote
for the flag, Father Curran protested,
and finally denounced Mr.. Dunbar from
tho pulpit.
Mr.. Pendell. alone of the six editors
of the six Peeksllill newspapers, pub-
liSled Father Curran'S denunciation,
Not a line appeared in any other local
paper. In further evidence of indie
pendence, Mr.. Pendell next proceeded
to expose the local ring" unmasking
alleged frauds and cartooning the al
legged Offenders.
Just what happened to him is best
described in Father Curran's words:
How He Offended.
Mr.. PendeIl has offended these low
politicians in tWO things: He dared to
publish my remarks upon the flag, and
he dared to unmask political corrup-
ton. l do not know whether his charges
are true or false, but [ believe them.
. ' aye the. 1IlSp IG NOllIU nave DpIAl IN
iail weeks ago.
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Users and intimidated them INTO ,
v~vithdrawaI NJ thcir Oafronao =
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