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Letter to Editor
November 8, 1887
The Evening Telegram
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
Rev. E. R. Donehoo of Pittsburgh's Eighth Presbyterian Church suspects the sudden piety of Republican politicians amid corruption in their offices and argues the pulpit should not enter politics, as Democrats safeguard morals equally well.
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'I look with grave suspicion,' said Rev. E. R. Donehoo, of the Eighth Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg, 'upon the sudden conversion of the Republican politicians. Their appeals to fireside voters would have more weight if corruption was not so rampant in the offices which they at present control. We have a Republican municipal government, but I have yet to discover the slightest evidence of piety about it. There is no occasion for the pulpit to go into politics, as the morals of the State, county or city are equally as safe in the keeping of Democrats as Republicans.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Republican Corruption
Political Piety
Pulpit Politics
Democratic Morals
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. E. R. Donehoo
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Rev. E. R. Donehoo
Main Argument
republican politicians' appeals to piety lack credibility due to corruption in their offices; the pulpit need not enter politics as democrats protect morals as well as republicans.
Notable Details
Eighth Presbyterian Church Of Pittsburg
Appeals To Fireside Voters
Republican Municipal Government