, 1875-12-21
THE *'CATHOLIC WORLD" And THE
pRE2lQENT,H SPEECH.

The Presidents Des 3toinsa speech, in
which ha alluded to the school question, has
recently received one strong Roman Catholic
Endorsement, which is in striking contrast
with the abuse which hos been heaped upon
him by tho Freemaas Journal, tho Boston
Pilot, and other Ultramontane Catholic jour-
nals, and tho chargcs so recklcssly made by
tho same journals that President GRANT ia at
tho hoad Of IN anti-Catholio secret order.
Those papers, however, and othors like them,
are fanatical and religiously partisan. Their
opinions aro based upon prejudice, nnd their
statements aro made in the heat Of the
moment. With them, as with all other parti-
snns, TRADE aud personal abuse take tho place
OF rcnson aud argument. Fortunately, the
settlement. Of the school question will DO in
tho hands OF thinking, reasoning people,
both Professionals and Roman Catholics,
which will exclude journals Of this class
from exercising any influence upon the ulti-
mate disposition Of tho question. Tho rnv-
inga Of this class Of journals can safely be
dismissed in comparison with the calm,
thoughtful, philosophical review Of tho Pres
idont's speech by the Catlolio EPorM, month
ly journal, which represents the intelligence
and scholarship Of tho Catholic Church, and
has always been noted for the fairness and
/ eandor with which it treats a1l questions,
whether religious or otherwise. The general
tenor of tho rcyiow is a thorough and hearty
indorsement Of tho Presidents speech, u dec
larntion TINT tho Catholic Church will be per-
fectly satisfied with his sentiments upon the
school question therein oppressed, aud that
all good Catholics can consistently follow his
recommendations In the fullest degree. The
| Article iawritten in such excellent temper, and
with such manifest sincerity, that wo repro
duce few Of the salant points, After cou-
ceding to President CHANT remarkable SUCCESS
~ an independent atatesman, the writer
Bny8:
Those WIN may dites from him IN political con-
s!cttors, or Wha sRy retain Eartlatty for sous OF
hs lstB tscaafal competitors for Tho h!ghest pszs
Of military glory, and those who 60 far u u
luealiou Ills Bteatnes-sll must kinltt .hs te !s =
true Auerlcan. FORMED ind u,odsd by tbs av1uts in
which hs hos moved, and truly representing tile
country and tho tincs. Vic dlsposed therefore, to
attach the tu!leh Importance 10 hls wort, whether
spoken officially or fEom thu convictions Of his hasrt
aud to ponder them respectfully and though.fu'y.
And this Is followed by the following u1l.
conditional Endorsement:
Trying - hard to l&sl. ourselves into fury
Trying to fancy ourselves insuea by representing to
ourselves thAt the bead Of tA!s n4uu bas xons out
h!4 way aud abass hs dignity, osdas 10 cast n
peryiou st largs aud respectable cAa4 of tho
tuuu!ty We furced to gtys It up and to 1y down
ot rcu, for dad nothing In tha oratip with wllch
". xro In tho Ieaat disposed to taxa tssus. Ou tls
coutra.y w srs prepared u Join our trttute to b
burst ul spllausu which echoes through tho land
Wo aru convinced that, IL It messa With LIE attention
which Il merits, the country 1t arvs, and Catholics In
particular, will trsasuro thu "Dea Matno4 speech
among tho "Aayiuga Of the Fathert." Lake WAxu1xa
xoa* farewell, aud WKHarEs's mighty pesotaton,
L1scoLss uohle aud pathsIio Inaugural, It will pas
f1ou, tho vulgar Atnosphera Of party st1lfs Into TIL
puse aud ssse<lo enpyrsau Of Immortality.
THIS u praise from sIR l1upEar. I'll
writer, however, does not stop with this gen
eral Endorsement, but analyzes the speoo
sentence by sentence, and tinda that tho proE
i ositions enuuciated by the pEesident wit
: reference to tho appropriation Of money 70
. sectasiau schools, the demand that the con-
t mon schools shall furnish rudinantasy cd,
i, cation uumixsd with dogma. and that Il
t mattss Of religion shall b lsfs to ths famn