, 1874-03-11


sympathy from friends Of freedom. Forced to
choosp between ecclesiastical and imperial
despotism, tloy havo naturally prcfcrred tho
latter tho 1esB OF two OWLS. Farther than this
they would not 60. Despite tho lack OF outside
support mud tho danger OF incurring outaido
cnmty, tho Emperor has gone steadily on, A.
resting priests, expolling JcBuits, closing rclig-
OILS schools, aud scattering resulting mobs ut tho
point Of tho bAyouct. 1Ie hns this fact in LIS
favor. that laws arc largely mattora Of latitudo.
Ono country's meat ,niglt he auother's poison.
Tho cast-iron systom OF Government would not
do here, but TINT docs not provo itB iuapplca-
bi!ity oyorywhore. Tho Emperor'a letter to
Earl RuBaoll, in rcpy to tho London resolutions
of sympathy with tho prnpsiau Government,
contains ono mastorly sentence. Tho writor
says:
1t il incumbent mo to bo the leader Of my people
III atrugeo ulainta1ned through centuries runt by
German Emporora Of earlier dnys against powortho
domination of which has In country Of the world
been compatible with tho frccton aud welfare Of M
tun4; power which, II victorious n or days, would
tmpcr, not in Germany aonc, tho blessings Of rcf-
oraton, liberty Of couscioncc and authority Of law.
Tie indictment is well put. Tho Roman Cath
olio Church, as q Whole, III q dead-weight on the
wheels Of civilization. 1t punisncH inquiry as
ain. 1t trains it's pupils in the bigotry Of by
gone years. It i8 tho deadly enemy Of FREQ
spoech, froe press, FREQ thought. 1t teaches
tint tho citizens first duty ia to foreign poon-
tatc. It is the chief stumbling block III the path
Of progress. Al! this is truo, despite tho lnnny
noblo mon aud women who have dovoted their
lives to the service of tho Mothor Church. That
| Church rotana, in tho pi1loteenth century, tho
habits and modes Of thought of tho Bixteouth.
Suppose this great organization should bocomo
| tho dominant powor In Prussia, in Spain in
| case tho State would become moro adjunct to
the Church. This is the theory of Romanian.
| In Prussia, the liberal laws Of tho 1aBt thirty
| years would bo repealed, Protestant worship
would bo put under boayy restrictions. Cathol-
icBn, would DO taught in all tho schools, tnxos
| for tho support Of tho Church would be levol on
| all tho people, In Spain, Don Carlos would be-
como King md Despot. Tho country would ro-
lapse into tho barbarism that baa boen creeping
ovori 1t over since Catholicism finally triumphcd
over tho a1oors. In franco, Henry Y. would
1liug tho white lng OF tho Bourbous from tho
palacc-towers Of Paris and Versailles. In En-
gland, the domains that Henry VIII. tore from
tho Church's grasp would be seized again. In
this country, our public-scllool system. tue cor
nor-stouo Of our prosperity, would bo Instantly
destroyed. In each country, the Church would
suppress, to tho uttormoBt extent Of her power
| tho toaching OF any creod except its own, the
giving Of any instruction nu0ayorcd with Roman
ism, Independent scientific roseareh, free
thought, and FREQ speech. Those who think thif
picture oyerdrawn can find it's very counterpart
In the Romo of four yoars ago, when tho Pope
Was mnstor Of the city.
Tho struggle OF centuries to which tho EN-
poror roferB in 1ia lcttor has had ono culmina,
tion, and bids fair to have another. In LOTT
Henry ". OF Germany stood for tlreo days By
the cnstle Of Canossa, barofootcl mud clad II
hair-c!oth, praying tho proud pontiH who ha{
accommodated him and 80 driven him from
Ills throne to pardon his sins. Now William
Of Germany has virtually driven Grcgor,
Wills SUCCESSOR from Als temporal throne
and perhaps can, If he chooses to do 80, NUM-
tho SUCCESSOR to Plus TX. The tablea aro turned
with vengeance.