Show i u 4i j 1 ELAINES BELIGI s Il r I f w I i In connection with Mr Blames k I II fiJ F i probable candidacy and not improbable i i 1 Ft improb-able nomination for the Presidency I 1 some of his political enemies are i j11 j trying to create a scare by giving Ii I i prominence to the fact that bis t l r t t j f f ij motherwas a pronounced and enthusiastic jiJ i l i 4 ti1 enthu-siastic member of the Roman Catholic = i q 1 Cath-olic Church It is not said that he t t i would in case of his election use 11 i a H his high office for the advancement 1 J f t of that aggressive religious organization sc f J f L f organi-zation and do what he could to o11rt = t make it the State Church but it is 1 i j1 f feared that he may do so This I J r i J 1 suggestion or suspicion is unworn I l t p t thy even a politician It would be U 1 r nearly as bad if Mr Blaine 3 c i j were a true and faithful Catholic Jol 1 in full fellowship which he is not J 1 j I In this country a mans religion J I l t J t I let alone that of his mother should J t never be permitted to interfere with W i r his political advancement nor i x il I should it ever be mentioned unless Ji i he attempts to use his power to i 1 it i 11 1 benefit that particular religion y When it becomes necessary for a J I 4 J man to belong to any special church 1 1 I or to deny any special religion be I r1 I f tf 1 cr i c f t t i ht r Jt i fore he can be considered a safe person per-son to entrust with offiseour politics must embrace an element not contemplated con-templated by the founders of the government and the organza of our system It would ba a more dangerous innovation than the declaration de-claration that no man believing in a religion could hold office If r nothing 2r 9M9tf99sbla i than his be mothers Catnohcisni eu brought against Mr Blaine he I ought to be made President for no candidate whether Democrat or Republican Re-publican will have so little in him to excite criticism as this would imply im-ply plyIn In J31ainea case there la no occasion oc-casion for going to his religion or that of hit mother to prove that he Is a dangerous person to be entrust with the Presidency The fact that he was mixed up with the Credit Mobilier frauds makes him a worse person than if he were the Popes first representative in America the circumstance that he is a politician schooledjin all the arts and tricks of his trade makes him an Jntj J proper person for the p ae the well known fact that he is a reckless dashing highly imprudent statesman who is liable to involve us in terioua difficulties with other nations and bring on wars in which there is no desire or need to engage makes him a really dangerous man to place st the head of the republic The Catholicism of hs mother is something of which I he and all good people should be proydj because she was a pure and noble woman faithful aid honest II In her religion |