Show dlaine BLAINE OF MAINE blaise is working dill diligently gently for the presidency of the united states lie ile Is not daunted in the least by his former formen defeats he has laid back for the feie purpose of coming forward at the proper time keeping for a while out of in politics he has spent his time getting up his book which is now being 0 canvassed for by pushing agents all over the country in every state and territory his name is made tim th subject of conversation by means of his book and a stron strong 0 effort will be made to gain gaia the nomination for him at chica chicago o one of the objections now being raised against this tills shrewd politician for tor he is more of a politician clan cian than a statesman is the charge that he is a catholic it appears that his mother was a catholic and that he was reared in the catholic faith ills his father was at one time opposed to catholicism and on application to father te at Browns brownsville ville where the fapay family resided for a letter stating this fact he recel received veel veol the following certificate 1 I hereby certify that ephraim 1 blaine is not now and never was a member of the catholic church and furthermore in my opinion is not tit nit to be a mem ber of any church but it is stated that this 18 smooth oth 11 ephraim afterwards joined the catholic holic church of which ills his wife was a strong if nou not fanatical supporter but that tames james after passing in out from the influence of his mother was considered a pervert rather than a convert 44 but blaines rell reli religion lon ion ought to cu cut t no figure in the question oli of his qualifications for the presidency lie has lias just as good a right to be a catholic as a protest protestant allt alit and his creed li has Is othillie Oth illif to do with his politics aud yet if it ft is true as claimed by some soma that the man of maine alaine repudiates the faith of his mother and of his childhood sl simply n 1 I 1 to gain political support he is ben beneath e at the respect of all people religious or irreligious |