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Show iflfS SCORES dpi B80SEVEIT U? if. Martin Accuses Him representation and hj "Falsehood. 3 ..di'pst" to the Xctv Tori; flS Id'Sunday, December 20th, or ,ps ;V 2l3ig vho rotc a lctlcr t0 -.evelt on October 20. stat-Jl" stat-Jl" ;trns of voters that are not 1 inni support a man for any ' 9 dnv r president of the "J who Ik a Roman Catho-W Catho-W it had bceto circulated M v'ftft that "ho IA an Infidel isii ., er Ronton Catbo-iAW, Catbo-iAW, viSr "ho president to have J'fil '"adc known, which - m -.evclt answered on Novexn-ttOrS Novexn-ttOrS ''.lain addressed a communi- "llOwJ fr-'-irt Catholics, and asserts ; 15&nt misquoted his letter in ,V "T'nifnrlan." thus Im- ' lm " jiartin meant that "Uni-i "Uni-i d ''Infidel" aro. synonornoug, regft ,3;5 S not the tact. Of thla evS crtu selected my letter because S Svth objections, namely, tha t 'rjurianand In sympathy with 0nI4 By referring to my letter 5 that the word 'Unitarian' 6uE ijrln if- I have no objections 11 Ml ifis? house for all lottors on 'd 2' but I do object to your mls- '7 rVtldi mav he the result of ytftt so many letters on the tltV; a then continues: "Now. Mr. $u :TfU ay I foully slander my i-iff -'rraen and that I am frullty ,; ,wotr' when i say the mass of ffi isioara not Catholics will not isia for an-v of lice, especially .."jS t of the United States, who is 'jj cithollc. I repeat. I believe 72 tf the voters of the United I-ilns all religious beliefs, will nilct, and In your own heart "toughl you will agree with tip Harwell's Words. uiu written by Bishop Harwell tio3lst Episcopal church, on lK5, quoted from a copy sent KBm Loeb, Jr., secretary to felon Hartzell. says: 'I would EF there might bo some man foiflie whoso religious belief Kttt mv voting for him. Tn Mr. p. however, no such hindrnnco I; weention made In Mr. Taf t's implies that a man might fcs views that would prevent La Hartzell) voting for him. ; resident, will you daro ac-iqllirtiell ac-iqllirtiell of foully slandering tttutrrmen and of narrow ultr-ut ultr-ut him. why :r.e? pti I did not go so far as to B&r would not simply gav an c&, I repeat again. I believe n htart yon know to be true. cr.lhiNcw York poatorlal con-(fcc con-(fcc jycodlcal conference of tho ,?h- per William Schocnfield 1 1 Walker, in a conference con-York con-York City. November 15. . .. . a cpin letter which has been - ' i to practically every clergyman Bfmncc bt-rore it had been ...d you that two millions and I iVier 'llf0,fsfa,n-'t; would consider . a noman Cuthollc so long hr.,ii,e?-U,oHc 5!i,urch docs ot f'Cficlally. U? lLi.pontif .r. church council, rc- d'amoirlcally opposed declarations declara-tions that they are opposed to the com-u2p!r,?Uo.n com-u2p!r,?Uo.n of cnurc a"a state, full J,?"SiousvHbertt?' f speech and of the prets. Now. Tiir. President, do you wa m.,0 ?r s:e.conl s accusing these millions mil-lions of Lutherans, besides the millions of fite nlcstamj5 0 foul,i' slandering their follow countrymen and of bigotry? If not. them, why me?" From Catholic Sources. Mr. Martin then quotes Baptist and Presbyterian ministers' associations as upholding I1J3 contention and goes on to cite-proof from a Catholic source. He says: "I quote from the Catholic Columbian of November 13. ljJS, published at Columbus, Col-umbus, O.: 'When. 'however, the president' characterizes as foul slander the assertion asser-tion that the mass of the non-Catholic voters will not support a Catholic for any office, especially for president, he goes too far.' Now, Mr. President, ao you want to go on record as branding the Catholic Columbian as foully slandering its fellow countrymen and of" narrow bigotry? big-otry? If not It, why me?" Mr.. Martin accuses tho president of Inconsistency In-consistency in supporting Mr. Taft, saying: say-ing: "My reply to your uncalled for. untrue and undignified accusation of slander and bigotry seemingly answers your other Important position, namely, that Mr Taft's religion is his own personal concern, con-cern, a matter between him and I1I3 Maker, a matter for his own conscience. As additional reply to that. I have this to say on my own 'account, that so long as he is a private citizen this Is true. ' but when he comes before the American poople asking for their suffrage for the ! greatest honor that can be conferred upon I him by the voters of the United States. I It then changes matters and becomes of i Interest to the general public; they have a 1 right to know who he ts and what he is, I his beliefs and disbeliefs. Defense of'Patnc. J "Now. Mr. President, did not the incon- 1 slstency of your characterization a few years ago of Thomas Paine as a 'filthy little atheist.' who was then as Mr. Taft j now Is. a Unitarian, have much to do with your position on this subject? Let I that be as it may, there are many who bellevo Thomas Paine made it possible ' for a Unitarian to bo elected president of tlie United States In this year of our 1 h id' 1,?.S' a" that ho did more for civil aiV,ro!lgI!13 Ill?rty thnn any man of his time. Look at the services ho rendered ,.?i s .lh0 Revolutionary period, at which time 11,-as ho himself expressed It. tried men's souls.' Ulr. 'Rights of iinn was an epoch-making production, known and acknowledged bv his compeers com-peers and compatriot. Now, sir. It will be elulnied your defending Mr. Taf fa light to hold the religions belief of Thomas Thom-as Palno is worthy of the present exalt- ,.v.,a,a 0I education and civilization. , -jow, Mr. President, beforo proceeding lurtncr In answer to your assertions. 1 desire to call your attention to a -few quotations: 't believe In one God and no more, rne world Is my country and to do good is my religion. The creation we behold is the ever existing word of God. 1 have always strenuously supported the right of every man to bis opinion, however dlf- 1 icrent that opinion might be to mine, lie who denies to another this right makes a slave of himself to his present opinion. I bocuuse he precludes himself tho right of changing u. The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. 1 nave never used any other, and I trust I never shnjl.' "Jhe above arc the utterances of Thomas Thom-as Pnliic. 01 whom in the 'Life of Gouvor-ncur Gouvor-ncur Morris, written by vourself, on pago '89. la the statement that. Thomas IMIne was a 'filthy little atheist.' This was written in lS'JU. and In the last edition edi-tion of the book, printed in lflOG. tho charge still remains the same, which charge is untrue, as tho foregoing quotations quo-tations clearly prove. It proves further that his religion was the very samo as that which Mr. W. H. Taft. tho president-elect, now entertains, and which you are so strenuously defending. Consistency, Con-sistency, thou art a doscn Jewels eighteen eigh-teen carat jewels." In his closing paragraphs, Mr. Martin says: .you ,1:now about two-thirds of the Bible Is taken up with God's history of nations and Ills dealings with civil governments gov-ernments ; Do you know that tho path of history is .strewn with nations who have forgotten God and have been turned Into the hell ot nations? 1. e.. thev are I dead nations. Instances: Babylon," an- 1 c '?ni, 9rC0C0, rgan Rome. etc. . 'This republic may or may not exist tor centuries, but so long as it docs ex-st ex-st It should be a God-fearing, u God-lovlng God-lovlng nation, with a president In the chair who is an humble Christian and not ashamed of Jesus," |