, 1873-07-29
THE ILLINOIS STAATS.2EtTuNG AND
THE ULTRAMONTANES.


he Board of Education was roiocted soley upon
tho ground Of my viowB on Josuitisn1. A frank
criticism Of tho position Of Mr.. I1osing'a organ
mny possibly lnteront your readers. md you, |
trust, will not hesitate to gfvo MO tho full benefit
of tho old maxim: "Audiatar Ct n'tera pars.'
Tho standpoint Of tho Staats- Zeitaug is Bomo-
what obHcured by tho Hhifting aud snbtlo donna
gogiBm which Bcems to DO tho principal ohar-
actoristio OF tlis papor. III ono md tho sa.no
editorial 1t ia admitted, Ms vol as doniod, TINT
certain lottors written agatnRt tho thoorios and |
praotloos OF tho so-ca1led Society Of JuBus wero
tho cnuso Of my dcfoat.
Tho tono and spirit Of tho aytiolo in question |
Is ono Of approval Of tho action of tho Common
Council, ind Of tho motivoa which cauHcd tho
voto Of rejection; aud yot this paper, with tho
samo breath TINT gives uttoranco to it's religious
Intolerance. Claims to roprosont tho Amorica'l-
Republican principle Of a comploto separation Of
Church aud State.
Tho Stdats-Zcitung sncers Mt, and nttcmpts to
ridic'ilo. tho position Of the English press, which
cautioned itB readers against tho threatening en-
czoaollnent Of Roman influence upon our public
Schools; wlli1o, with vigor aud au energy
worthy Of tho tnoat loyal subject Of tho Holy
seo, 1t justiflcs tho very act by which this GU
croachment was placed beyond doubt.
Although tho attaols waH made by tho Ultra
mortanos; though 1t Is an indisputablo fact
that the Catholic influence inauguratod tho con-
tliot,-tho loading German paper, with tre-
mendouB chow Of counterfeit indignation which
invo1untariy reflects tho character Of its cauBo,
claims that tho Catholic roligion has r,llhlossly,
and without any proVocaton whatever, boon
dragged upon tho field Of pol'tcs.
But the main sting of tho editorial lurks in
tho closing sentence. It IL threat wl.icl, de-
aervcs both confederation and publication. Wo
arc told TINT, "so far, this has only been atorm
in tea-pos or rathor in hog-pon; but this
storm would become dangerous if It should
over oxtond beyond its presont filthy limits"
Or, in other words, ''Do not tlnro to again
discuss any political net which the loading
Catholics Of this city may deem nocoB-
eary, II you aro not prepared for tho
most diroful consequences" Roally, II our i'm
agination was aa confused nnd excited, our con-
science rs unoasy, or our purpose as question:
ablo, as that Of tho Staats-z -zeitnng, We should
SEQ riots and bloodshoa, guns and pistols, knives
mud b1udgeons, md sundry other doadly woap-
ons, whir1ing through tho air to rotard the
progross Of every good citizon who dares to do
fond tho FREQ institutions Of the country against
tho inroads OF Josuitism.
aforn tbo gio1,e. zo;to % -, ~ .o,,a1.r =, ta
Ultramontanoa and in ori7or n convince ~ i'm.
martial r,b1o ~ thia foot Il n,aa on,to s,,,,or.
anona tn oxl,h;t tin 1canit;ca, TALENT for aon1a.
+rv md norvor+od 1ooo hy ;n.;at,, T., t,,o ,rt;-
clo IN onoat;or that tl;a ,n,,o1o a,so,,,a;o,,
ara;nat thc ;nronas of TIN n,nroh ~ non,a ,voo
inauc,,ratofl In order In d,v;do t,o onti.ann5ov.
marty, and to iueure tho victory Mt tho po,)a Ia
tho so.callea party of Law and Ordor.
ThpRe peutlomon of thu 1onr md of Tim s1,ort
rote ara exnerts in transforrino t1,o var rnon
tin onomy'a so,l. T],ov hayo alyays nrocticed
Tim va1l-hnown po1itica1 nr;uc,n1o Novor In d.
fond tbomsolvea hpt alwnvs In ottoc,t Tim
nronrietor of tbo Shafts. Zcno Inns ind axco,,ont
cm1nan, on1 ~ not NJ, or,r;na+or of tho n7nn n,
t,a camnnfnn. In In corta;n1v 81 vorv n,io1,o pnd
n vory wi1lin1 too1. trho r;rrtcons inf1;cnotio,
nj fho ,nanner IN ,yh;cl, tha avocotoa of Tomnor.
nnco ana sunaav lava conduct fho war nna;ust
thu aocia1 recroationa of tin Gorman- AnoricoDe
ia held nm aa n mask to hide thu minos and rifle
ults of an oprroastyo religious sect. Wo arc
| asked to slut our eyos to all tho am.
bitIouB gcnomoa of Josuitiam. becauso.
forsooth, va must form m alliance
with the Catholic voters To mt down prohibition
laois1atton. viii thasa a1toronta of pona1 infal.
| l;h,litv vote with tn aga;nst the fnnaticism O,
total obstinouce and Puritan Sunday laws. oul,
upon tho condition that wo will INV no attention
to their efforts to gai,, q prominent political foot
lo1d and a controlling influence over our common
schoo1s7
Con ,ya court nnon Cnt,,o1ic aunnort In hatto,
| down tho Puritan forts md stroprholas. only ii
tbe ovent that IRA apree to sn,rendor tn onr Milo,
tho management of our public afrairs and par
tlcularlv tho management of orr public schools
unon what nr;ncn1o can thcHo cont]t;oua h,
imnnaod? what connection ia thore botvoe,
thu rights vo max for md tho dornanfa Of Oathol
| icism Ia tho pnritan rccmo only tn be- Mol
;shcd m thu condition TINT ntf1l ,nore t'auror
ous element shall soizo the roius2
Tho nronriotor of tho ts-Ze;t,.na will d
vol to paupo md consider before hc closes th
troaty Of o1ronno and dofenso with tic power i,
nuostion upon tho torms foresladoved in hi
paper, There arc thousands Of liberal and pro
1,reesiye mon among Ill nationalitios. who, bo