The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-02-08

bear the other burdens of Govern
ment; that he may go to war in de-
Tense Of the stars and stripes, but
that he shall not share in the honors
and emoluments of the country
which he has helped to build and
which, upon all occasions, he has
helped to defend.
"Only a few weeks ago a promi-
nent member of the school board of
Louisville said publicly, in the Seel-
bach hotel, that he would not vote
for a Catholic. That man has been
put in position where he can employ
teachers who may impart that dis
srupting spirit to the youth of our
lard. We hear upon every side that
the Catholics want union of church
and State. I feel that can answer
for every American Catholic that we
want no such thing, that we would
take up arms, If it we're necessary, to
prevent the accomplishment of any
such condition, even If any element
of Catholics we're to undertake it.
TT is true that the Catholic church
in the United States furnished twice
as many soldiers during the late
Spanish-American war to set Cuba
free from a Catholic ruler as did any
other religious denomination.
"The ignorant are made to believe
that the Pope tells the Catholics
how to fight in times of war and how
to vote during times of peace, and
that Catholics obey. If this were
true, all the Catholics would have
been upon one side or the other dur
ing the Civil War of 1S61-65. The
non-Catholic soldier who wore the
blue will testify to the fact that his
Catholic comrade fought as bravely
as did he to preserve the Union.
while the non-Catholic soldier who
wore the gray will bear witness that
his Catholic comrade faced shot and
she'll with as little concern as did he
in defense of the South. No man in
Kentucky is freer from the charge
that I-Catholic-ever, anywhere,
anyway, Disseminated in the least
against any man because of his re-
ligion.
"In the Fourth Congressional dis
trict last fall, when I was candle
date for Congress, thousands of cir
culars were distributed to injure me;
but the people knew that l accord
ed to every man that full measure of
liberty to worship a Supreme Being
that I claimed for myself; and the
people of the district resented that
attack upon me and gave me the
largest majority ever given in that
district.
For more than thirty years l
have given not tenth, but fourth
of every dollar I have made during
that time toward the erection of
schoolhouses and churches, and that
without regard to creed. | have not
yet thrust donations of this kind up
on anybody, but have given only
when was asked.
"It is said by some people that we
Catholics seek control of the Legis-
lative bodies and of the schools. I
live in county more than half
Catholic. In the history of the
county there have been but two
Catholic members of the Legislature
from that county-mvself and Syl-
vester Johnson. During the exist
ence Of the common school law of
the State, the Catholic county of Mel
son has never had a Catholic super
intendent of schools. That position
in Nelson county is now held by a
Baptist, and am surety on his Off
cial bond. Thew also saw that we
Catholics want to get control of the
armv and navy.
"Since I have been a member OF
Congress | have appointed two ca
diets to the naval school at AnnaDolis
and two to the army school at West
Point. In due course Of time al
four of these young men will he Of
fcers, two in the navy and two in the
p army. All four of them are non
p Catholics. Eighteen States of the
p Union are, according TO the last con
sus, more than half Catholic, Only
, one of these has 2 Catholic Cover
= ncr.
? without the Catholic vote. Their,
e could he no Democratic party II
Kentucky capable of making a con
s test with the Republicans. Only on
( ! congressional district in Kentuck,
= which is now represented by a Demo
v cratic congressman could send
I Democrat to Congress without tn
f Catholic vote. There are in Ken
S lucky sixty-five thousand Catholi
:, voters; fifty thousand of these ar
o Democrats; they are anxious to re
y deem Kentucky this fall from Reput