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Governor Wilson and Roman Catholics

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Aug 29, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 35.

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Governor Wilson and Roman Catholics

The attitude of a presidential candidate toward the Roman Catholic Church has become a matter of importance. So clearly is this recognized that the managers of Governor Wilson's campaign will operate a press bureau through which answers will be sent out to the charges brought against him. To all those who inquire if the candidate has discriminated against the Catholics, a list of the governor's State appointees is mailed, showing the number of Catholics he has appointed to office. The same list is sent to those who ask if the governor is prejudiced against non-Catholics. This plan will be continued after the bureau now in preparation is established. Another charge against the governor that has had wide-spread circulation is that he has in New Jersey abolished civil marriage for the benefit of the clergy. This is based on his approval last year of a bill taking the right to perform marriage ceremonies out of the hands of justices of the peace. This will also be combated by the bureau.