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Pacific Press Publishing Company · New York · February 2, 1893

At present that portion of the Catholic Church which supports Tammany is presumably hostile to Mr. Cleveland. Archbishop Corrigan is a creature of Tammany. He owes his elevation to Tammany influence; and in turn Tammany owes much of its power to Corrigan's influence. Tammany is hostile to Mr. Cleveland, and will doubtless try to ruin, if it can not rule, his administration. In this work it can without doubt command the support of Archbishop Corrigan, unless strong church influences can be brought to bear upon him. How much “the church” will do for Mr. Cleveland and his administration may depend in very large measure upon how much Mr. Cleveland will do for “the church.” The greatest service he could render “the church,” probably, just now, would be to establish diplomatic relations with the Pope, thus recognizing his pretentions to temporal power.