The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-06
Mr. eladstoae's Philippe.
(London, Tablet, Nov. ut

age, he should don strange party colored |
coat, and turn asommersault under the as
tonished eyes of friends and foes Why |
has he thus suddenly broken with thous-
ands, not to say millions, between whom
and himself mutual services had frequently |
passed He has struck at them, in an
hour of peace, an insulting blow, and fol-
lowed it up with charge upon charge, |
seethipg in burning vituperation and pas |
sionate appeals to q declining public
prejudice and dormant fanaticism. Why
has an able statesman, in this dull, cool
season of public life, poured out his soul in
a raging pamphlet, which has caused even
the Times to describe him as one of a "trio"
Non conformist Daily Ne,rs and the Pro
testant Standard stand amazed at this ex-
hibition of political folly and insanity.
Mr.. Gladstone has made deliberate at
tack upon the Catholics of the Empire
| which it has been his ambition to govern
| glorious Empire. Their number is not in
significant. They are to be reckoned
not by the millions found within the British
! Isles: they are fourteen or fifteen millions
scattered throughout these kingdoms, and
over Canada, India, and Australia. They are
to be found in every class and state of life,
and their souls are stirred by the same feel
ings of just indignation which burn within
| the breast of every free born Briton. When
a public man goes ont of his way to write
such philippe as the one before US men
| look to the general aim and purport of it.
| The saving clanses, the diplomatic asser-
| tions, the corrective protestatious and faint
apologies to which The writer appeals, go
for nothing. All men understand the value
of these hinsy wrappings, the gliding on
the pill, the jam intended TO carry down
the drastic powder. These are the arts of
speech with which modern society is per-
| fectly familiar.
Men are asking themselves ia the clubs
and in private society what can have in
duced Mr.. Gladstone to write polemical
pamphlet upon the Vatican DEGREES Has
anything happened that can have laid upon
him the duty of risking the peace and har-
mopy which at present prevail in the
British Empiref Has he forgotten the eff
feet of the Durham letter. But Mr..
Gladstone has not the excuse that Lord
John Russell had. Lord Russell wrote
under the pressure of excitement. A Papal
tablished the Hierarchy; the public pos
} sessed much slighter knowledge Their
than now of the Catholic Church. But Mr.
Gladstone's pamphlet comes four years
r after the PRONUNCIATION of the Vatican De-
J crees, and after the test of four years ex
within the Catholic Church nor in any
, particular touched the civil allegiance o
{ Catholics.
Since the Vatican Council Mr.. Gladston.
has acted the role of an Imperial states
r man. He protested to labor for the redress
OF great public and national wrongs. Th.
e Catholics of Ireland have been treated will
t injustice. He, at least, would seek to up
T root the upas tree. Catholics were not &C
cused of disaffection to the Grown NO man
:, least of all Mr.. Gladstone, challenged thei
O allegiance. More than this, Universal.
o Bill was prepared for their special benefit
1t was not acceptable to those whom it wa
E meant to serve They said so they do
clined to barter principle; the Bill wa
: rejected. But again MT. Gladstone did no
8 venture to Question either the rights or To
f allegiance of the Catholic members. A
t the general election he certainly courte
the Catholic vote. He wrote letter in
a tended to secure the Catholic voters i
Greenwich. They gave him their genera
+ support, and without it he would hav
{ lost his seat for that borough.
y WbyAthen, has Mr.. Gladstone ecornfull
turned dpon the Vatican DEGREES and tn
g allegiance of Catholics in this month {
2 November, IS74f We will not venture t
: suggest new motives, but we may repea
that which is in every ones mouth. MI
Q Gladstone suffers from cerebral excitemen
@ and q pertinacity OF self-will, which ha
Q become painful in q high degree, so VIC ar
d informed, to many of his colleagues
b Measures were brought forward in the las
n Parliament, the dissolution suddenly de
, termined on, the Greenwich manifest
g published, and an election lmprovIHe'
r without consultation with those whom b
: deemed his interiors in power and wisdom
: Sic colo sic jubeO, stet pro ratiene rolumtaS
}. A few months ago he once more astounde'
It the Liberal party by the famous six reso
@ lutions, which, failing, had to be speedll.
withdrawn. Next came the paragraph i'm
8 ported from Munich into the article on Rit
ualism in the Contemporary Heriec ant
(. either to add to mems astonishment If pos
sible. or to prove to them that they cal
g never more count upon Mr.. Gladstone
: Judgment, there now comes this frensie'
attack upon the Catholic Church. We ar
a not surprised, therefore, to learn that Will
engaged in this last eseapade to stir up re
Y ligio1s fires Mr.. Gladstone should End him
i self in a political Isolation which he hat
]. not expected.
4 Men account for this last blupder in va
;, rious ways. First, he has never t"TGiveI
tire Irish vote upon the University BilI
{ next, he was angered because the CATHOLIC
vote in England lost several seats to IN
. | .ortu 70, I,.sr than raEurn Tn Parliament mel