Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-21

l EulUOE OCIIlOCrdLs-
 The editorial in last evenings Amer
 ican was very much to the point, es-
 pecially when it says that "it is desir-
 able that he should establish his right
 to vote for either party That is just
 what the Irishman and the Catholic want. But the campaign was hardly
 under way when they were singled out,
 not as American citizens, but as Irish
 men and Catholics, and their race and
 their religion appealed to. A lot of 1 campaign literature was loaded on them telling them what they ought as Irishmen and Catholics to do. And
 that is what has stirred up the bitter l feeling. The average intelligent Irish
 man and Catholic cannot understand
 why this special pleading should be
 made to him more than to the native 1 born Baptist, Methodist or Congrega- i tionalist. Let us suppose that the I democratic national committee sent such stuff to Englishmen and Episco- paIians that they should vote for Par
 ker, would they not consider 1t an in- suit? It is to be deplored that any such issue entered into the campaign; ! but let it be remembered that Irish
 men and Catholics generally did not force this issue. It was thrust upon 1 them, and if they meet 1t in spirit
 of bitterness 1t is because they feel
 aggrieved that it has been made an l issue. They realize that neither Ire land nor Catholicity is the issue in
 this campaign, but tariff, trusts. etc,
 that concerns the national welfare. If
 they need enlightenment send them
 documents that will be of some in- struction to them on these important questions But what Roosevelt did
 for the Irish and Catholics has nothing
 to do with these questions. And at
 any rate he did not do for them more
 than justice and decency required. But 1 instead of good, wholesome interest l ing literature on these important na-
 tional questions what do we getf l s'Why Irish and Irish-Americans Should Vote for Roosevelt" Arch
 bishop Messmer and Archbishop
 Harty Want Roosevelt Elected;' a certain T. A. Dwver is rung in with a
 .sRev'' prefixed to his name as an ap- peal to those of his faith to vote for Roosevelt. And so on to the end of
 the chapter. What miserable, spirit l less whelps are Irishmen and Catho- lies that they should remain calm un- der the insult implied in such dirty politics as these! It is subject of re- gret that so much acrimonious lan- guage should be used, but if similar nasty appeals to race and religions
 prejudice had been made to men of other natfonalities and other religions l denominations the Trishmen and the ! Catholics would not be alone in the
 use of bitter denunciatory speech. If the net result will be to keep the
 Irish vote and the Catholic vote out of politics in the future Irishmen and Catholics will rejoice It is galling to them as American citizens to be thus
 paTaded, especially when there is nothing distinctively Irish or Catholic at stake. If the republican national
 committee had conceived of the Irish man and the Catholic in the spirit of 1 the Americans editorial this subject
 would never have been ventilated.
 Keep at the subject in that spirit, MT Editor, and with the possible excep- ton of few professional politicians you will find Irishmen and CnfholicS agreeing with you. Tn purely poiitiFr cal matters Irishmen and Catholics are first of all American.
 NO RAGE NOR RELIGION IN POLL
 TICS.
 The scovfll Republican club will
 have parade tonight, followed by a
 lecture in City hall
 Commencing to-day and continuing until October 2S at o'clock in the af- ternoon, the board of registration will be in session in the city court room
 for the purpose of making electors. All who are eligible should endeavor to be made this year, no matter what
 way they vote. It may put some peo-
 pie to little inconvenience, but it is
 worth something to be an elector in
 the greatest country on earth and no-
 body should make light of it. It Is. a. privilege not enjoyed by the plain peo-
 pie in some parts of the world and it 1 looks rather strange to see some folks