The Geghan law fight and priestly pressure in Ohio politics
Colunbus correspondence details a Ohio legislative clash over the Geghan law tied to Catholic influence. The account describes priestly pressure on Democratic senators and a preacher's threat to campaign against the party if the bill failed. It portrays sectarian politics and claims Democratic capitulation amid public outrage.
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Holy Fathers
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Geghan
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Holy Father
Democratic Party
Reading of Geghan bill reveals Catholic influence in Ohio politics
A Columbus letter to the Cincinnati Times claims the Geghan bill was pressed through the Legislature under Catholic Church influence and Catholic priests dictating party moves. The writer asserts priests dominated the Democratic caucus and brands the party capitol as a castle of the Inquisition.
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Political clash over school funding in the South and Ohio
A Cincinnati Times commentary argues that Democratic control of legislatures in Texas Arkansas and Alabama aims to ruin public schools by halting funding and warns Ohio may face the same fate if Democrats win this fall.
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