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Show CATHOLIC POLITICIANS. Some That Are a Credit to the Faith ' ... .and, Some-That, Are Not. -I .'. . - Catholic dii public Ylfe who " remain true to' the principles of honesty and virtue which the Church teaches, are a great power for good in the community. commu-nity. Conversely,-Catllolics who will enter politics to be just as dishonest as the "other fellows," whose names are forever associated with smooth schemes and sharp dealings, are the means of placing the . Church '., in a false light before, people, of .other creeds. They hinder the progress of God's kingdom on. earth, by their own selfishness. People are. not much influenced influ-enced by arguments to prove the abstract ab-stract goodness of the Church, when they have before their eyes a concrete example of Catholic dishonesty in some oily Catholic politician. The Catholic who holds a public office of-fice worthily, and fulfills its duties in an upright manner, whose name is a svnonvm for . rectitude, is n livinp- breathing proof to his fellow citizens of all creeds and classes that the Church of which he is a member inculcates true principles of life and conduct. A Catholic elected or appointed to public office, must, if he is a worthy member ol the Church, do even justice to all citizens, Catholics, Protestants or Jews. The better Catholic he is, the more impartial will be hi3 dealings. He will be above any consideration except ex-cept that of honesty and justice. The life of every Catholic, in whatever, station, sta-tion, is day after day, telling for or against the Church. By what each and every one of us. does or says be it good or evil the Church is being judged by the people . around us who1 differ from U3 in religion. We all have our influence, hub the higher the station, sta-tion, of a citizen the more wide-spread is the influence he exerts. Hence it behooves Catholics in office to give no scandal in private or public, pub-lic, to administer their duties faithfully faithful-ly and earnestly, to act, in fact, according ac-cording to Catholic principles, and thus to be good representatives of the people peo-ple whom they have been elected to serve. Sacred Heart Review. |