The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-12

lodges OF Great Br1van. nas made It necessary ror
the rrotestauJ government OF that Protestant coun
try TO suppress their paradR, by the law first and
then by the str0ng arm OF force, seems TO be domi-
nanL the orange lodges or America also. Although
the day selected Dy the Orangemen Tor their parade
Is the anniversary or that areat though mlsused
Protestant victory OF the Boyne In winch William OF
orange trlumphed in Ireland over the Stuart alb
solutism expelled from England, u should be clearly
understood that the Orange lodges 90 not date from
the revoluti IA Of 1885, and that they have nothing
III common with the liberal ideas which are ASSOC
cated in the minds OF educated men with that
revolution. Tney are an outcome Of the odlous
days OF 1875 In lIeaiid, ana from the very begin
ming they were regarded With aversion and dread,
not D. the CdtholcS only, but b. tie enlightened
Protestants OF Ireland 20 mischeVous was their
influence curing the whole o. tie trst third or the
current century that at tne time OF tue great Eng
lish reform movement IN ieiJ no less liberal man
than Joseph hume aroused the government OF Eng
land To the absolute necess ty OF eXtingusnng them
Is the condnlOn OF iree ana progressive admin
tration oil affairs in Ireland These societies, which
assume the cOlors OF the revolution In virtue or
which The house Of Hanover now occupies the Brit
Ism throne, were sUleinniy condemned by the re-
formed Parliament OF England uluer William Nv.
Their spirit which has neen found int0,eraDle even
by The Protestant monarchy OF ureat Britain Is ut
terry repugnant u ali that Is noblest and the
Professionalism OF New York-the greatest and ireest
State over which the nag OF the house Of Orange
ever waved.
men organlzel on the principles aud ruled by the
spifG OF these lodges have just as much right and
no more rlght than a baud OF that southern vrder
or the In AUX, evoked Dy the RADICALS out OF tnelr
own CONSCIOUSNESS AOuu nave 10 march III process
sion through me streets OF New York. II there
existed such body aS Inc NJ kluX and II u set or
It's members sh0ui an ounce tneir Intention or
parading the stress Oh New YORK on the alniyer-
sary The battle OF ,.uil Run, pla ing ''DiXie'S
Land,r and Carrying banners inscribed with insult
ing illusions TO the union leaders, We presume
tners would hardly be two opillons as the pro-
prety OF refusing Them permission SO to parade. 1t
would be The duty OI all northern men, or course ii
they were permitted SO tu parade. to su1er them to
march ON their provocative way unchalleugeu, lust
rs 1t would be the duty OF all liberal aud Catholic
lrlshmen TO suner an orange procession 10 do. But
We hardly TANK that such procession OF ku KluX,
passing, Tor example beneath the windows OF the
Union League Club, would be greeted with bouquets
aud applause. What Al would be wlse and right for
the police that do iL is Just clearly right
and wise rOr the pOlice TO do now. That the police
have now done this wise and right thing will earn
for them the thanks OF all men In the community
not bent on rot and disorder with an eye to con-
cOmmltanr chances OF plumber Indifferent to riot
and disorder II only they might breed some vie Op-
portnnlty Oh partlzan assault upon the government
winch suffered Them to come tO pass