, 1874-12-21

tho German Empire cnnnut pcaceably rest upon
lts laurclA, aid proceed utmolnateu on tho road
to progress md d creator national development
Mood ! toll you tio cause Doos not tho olcosrio
VITO almost daily flash tho nova acsoss the waters
how tho Church OF Homo will not submit 10 tho
political power Of tho Government; bow tho aptrit
OF JoHuitiEnl still inatBts OIL intcrmcddling with
tho Allnrs Of tho state how tho word still gooH
forth from ovory pulpit TINT Ia adorned with the
Catholic CrorB, that nah must iirst 10 . Cntho-
llo before ho can ba Il citlzon, mud TINT wlenoyor
decreoa Of tho nfalllblo popo tho civil Mw nust
bow to tho ecclesiastical command II IL tho
atto1nps Of an aggressive prlostothit to place t8
cunning hand upon tho holm OF State which "a
peopiu Of Ger,nany, and TIM. may some dsy load
TO n torribio and bloody frhtr'cidal war.
And all thoao Ills. NIL this dlsaonaon Of tho prcs-
ont, nnd all tho danger tint thrcatons Coruany
for the future, are tho direct and logical conse-
quence OF unity Of Church and slaio. DO.
ware. cqniuro yoli, Of initiating tho o1nmplol
Como back With mo ACROSS tho broad Attautio
to tho llospsable ahoros Of thts groat lsop'lblic
from tho fanatcal astolnpts OF tho Puritan seosB,
you can dtscoYor any other macttnnt'ois Of
prlesscraft to encroaoa upoA tho political powor
of tho country, Or to curry its aina without TO-
ERru to tho fundamental lawn of tho land. YOU
mood not 1oolE far, my friends. From eyury sanc-
tu1n OF tho Roman Church thero iusues
TIE ANArnrMA AaA1Hsr OUR punt1o SCHOOLS;
every Catholic paront is threatened With all tho
terlors OF accommodation shonld ho aaro to
KeutI bis child to thut sumo identical Bcuoo-bouro
Of which, every American Aas boon 10 proud ever
since hiB boyiah teot crossed It's threshold, a1ld
more thau that, tho Princes Of tho Ohurcl, Of
Rome, Tic bishops Of this country, who have
sworil Allegiance to an lntalhplo Pope, aro nnan-
inous in demanding, definitely aud tnphatlcslly,
that, In spite Of ali constitutions: proyiuonH,
portion of OUT public school funds shall bo deliy-
cred up to item for lilo purpose ot ontabllshinE
their institutions of learning. You arc up ana III
III
t!lat religious fnnntleiH,n ca 30 fur forget itself
aH TO violate the fundamental principles OF eur
institutions ID 80 tiagrant afna!iner. You will 10
rGAuy to meet those mon with y0Hr fotc. nlad,
II thoy nlouitl oyar attempt to carry out their
threats If tlloy should over be hold enough to
undermine your public Rchool SYSTEM glory
III your patriotic determination. l say anlen to
llomlHh aggression; brl let mo Ask you,-you Who
may indorHo thu Sunday anws and tho principle
upon rllicl they are basca,-
WHAT CONSISTENCY Is THERE
in yorr couG,lct, that You Bhuuld condemn tho
aggression Of tim priest Of Homo, aud Btill be III
your own Puritan lealorH tint you
shoull dofcnd tho public actoolu with
tho: !ass drop VI your blood
Tint your indignation Is aroused whom you con-
Church, whilo you i,aro not N word to say whcn
Puritan laws undermine tho worry foundation Of
religious liberty ?
I tell you, my friends. tuero il no other altcr-
yelop1neut Of liberal lloas linn 10 oppose artl
c0ntolnn nll ngEreasons oil tho part OF all ro-
glous HecY, no lnattor whether those rccts date
tllor origin bac to tho hills Of ancient lsumo or
to tho plymouth Rock, and q true Republican
will battlo with tho sau,o ylgor and dotormi-
nnton against the tyranny Of pnritans,n With
which ho iB ready to throw himself in tho breacl.
against thu cunning leaders Of tho modern
Church Of l&ouie.
And now permit mo, in conclusion, to diecuss
briefly
THE ECONOMIC coSsEQvsscEA
and Tho political effect flowing from prohlbitiro
Legislation anil Sunday laws. Aud first OF I'LL,
can ASSURE you lint Sunday and temperance awa
cauuo to tho fact that Of lato immigration 10 this
country hns dcttoa1ad IN a very considerable do
srco Yrua, the unsettled condition Of our tina1a-
clal policy haa tended to diminish tho confidence
Of Foreigners Ill tho stability and scccsa Of our
governmental experiment; tho corruption por
ineating tho political ntmoBpl!oro OF tIo country
has !iout thousands upon thousands away ftom
our Bhores but tho fanaticism with wlicl. Sun
! day mud temperance laws lsavo boon enforced
throughout thigyaHt llopubiic, md especially In tho
hortuM fstorn is1ateB, tho natnrul lQmo uf tho
European Immigrant, has also INDUCED uncountcd
n,'.nbnta to abandon their ng-cllotsllca pit,,
Of choosing NOW homo iii our ininst md 10 nc
eommodato Themselves .nstead to tho monarch
cal rule Of Elropo, With all lis nstol,daut ills Of
stana!ug urmy, arstocracy, as1 Imperfect sepre-,
Hentaton, rather than submit to tho Intolerance
Of American Puritann.,, Whoh, n short tinio age.
yisitaa Germany, after q Residence Of M9i o
than twonty-llyo years III thl5 Ecpubllc>
was NATURALLY tonptod OIL na'sy oe-
caslona to Boast OF our Ncpubi!caia
hnortles, 10 compare oer 1rno institutions
with Tho nonarelilca! form OF European Gosarn-
onts our suate elected by ih 5i.o eopsoa rero-'
Hetat'ves, with tho llot1se or prusslan peors ap-'
roin;ed by tho King anil whenever yleidod TO-
.hls temptation 70 nuast. t.. ne temperance ana
Sunday laws "ero .nya11 1hbly thrown III my faco
as m 'hcontroyest.ole Vnof ~ tho eyes q my
opp9nonth IN tho discun,'on inat tho liberties q
TAcro III hardly pnrltaii!cal enactment passed
by any Of our Stato Legislatures but wilas 1t is
spcoa.ly published, with tho nocesh1ry common
tary, in tho newspapers Gf Germany. n''d sInco
the Government OF tho Empire has thought it
advisable to tinco,afase cmiEra1lon, It Inns systo-
matieally urged tho flct OF Puritan tyranny es
ono of tho
MAIN ouJEcr1oSs TO 4 TRANSATLANTIC HOME.
Theeo facts viii, OF course, creato no impress
sion 11pon tloso B,ulay.law defenders wllu l,e-
lioyo il sending tIo foteigu-bo:n citizen lack to
his na.iyo land, but to oySry f!eud Of this no-