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Letter to Editor
December 1, 1857
New York Daily Tribune
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A letter urges the editor to remind clergy to vote in the election, emphasizing their duty to support honesty over corruption, separate from partisan issues, and to promote virtue against vice.
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THE VOTE OF THE CLERGY.
To the Editor of The N. Y. Tribune.
SIR: Will you allow me to offer a suggestion? The
majority of our clergy do not, I believe, ordinarily
vote at our elections. Would it not be well to remind
them, by a few lines, that it is their duty to exercise
that right to-day?-that the issue, being detached
from all purely partisan questions, is simply between
honesty and corruption?-and that, wherever and
however they can make their influence tell for right
against wrong-for virtue and against vice-it is
plainly their duty to make it so tell?
To the Editor of The N. Y. Tribune.
SIR: Will you allow me to offer a suggestion? The
majority of our clergy do not, I believe, ordinarily
vote at our elections. Would it not be well to remind
them, by a few lines, that it is their duty to exercise
that right to-day?-that the issue, being detached
from all purely partisan questions, is simply between
honesty and corruption?-and that, wherever and
however they can make their influence tell for right
against wrong-for virtue and against vice-it is
plainly their duty to make it so tell?
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Ethical Moral
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Morality
Religion
What keywords are associated?
Clergy Voting
Election Duty
Honesty Corruption
Civic Responsibility
Virtue Vice
What entities or persons were involved?
Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune
Main Argument
suggest to remind clergy that it is their duty to vote in today's election, as the issue is between honesty and corruption, detached from partisan questions, and to use their influence for right against wrong.
Notable Details
Detached From All Purely Partisan Questions
Influence Tell For Right Against Wrong For Virtue And Against Vice