by asking himself: First, which of the candidates offers the best security or assurance that he will range himself, not with the enemies of the Church, but on the side of justice with fair and upright men. Second, who possesses in the highest degree the integrity, the courage, intelligence, tact, and ability to safeguard and defend the interests of the country, as well as those of the Church.
These are the fundamental principles which ought to guide a faithful Catholic in regard to politics. Follow them zealously and closely; take an interest in elections; perform your duty as a citizen, and vote according to your conscience and convictions.
The Breastplate of Justice
XL. To God the Things that are God's
I.IN PARIS, on the evening of February 24, 1848, an unlooked-for revolution had suddenly broken out and overturned the throne of Louis Philippe, the citizen-king. A furious mob stormed the Tuileries, and threw costly vases, statuary, and paintings out of the windows. While these things were going on, a number of young men passed through the courtyard of the Tuil-
