The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-12

1t great mistake to make
the demonstration so Catholic in
its aspect by the arrangements OF the
committee. The cardinal answered
Neither the English press nor the English
people understand Ireland" Your CORE
spnndent answered: 1.-THE Irish press, even,
oppose the demonstration on account OF its
purely Catholic coloriDg." Cardinal Cullen
replied: "Such portions of the Irish press
do not reflect
THE POPULAR FEELING
of Ireland. 1t is natural that it should be
Catholic. O'Connell was al. his life a great
and consistent Catholic, one TO whom the
Catholics of Ireland and England owe a
debt OF gratitude for the accomplishment of
the great work of his life-Catholic enamel
patton. There is no desire to make the
celebration sectsrian in it's character.
But why should not the Catholics
show their gratitude for the Liber ator's
grand efforts in their behalf?" The corre-
spondent said: "There is dissatisfaction ex-
pressed in consequence of the Lord Mayor
of Dublin using his Office for sectsran ends.
People condemn the Lord Mayor who con-
denim nothing that Is Catholic" Cardi-
nal Cullen answered: THE Lord Mayor
of Dublin has a perfect right TO give
private banquet Catholic, and also 10 in
vite whom be pleases to be present. Because
he is Lord Mayor of Dublin he should not
lose his private rights as citizen and
gentleman. Inc best evidence that the affair
is unsectarian in its character Is that His
Lordship will give another banquet on Fri
day next, to persons representing all creeds
and every shade of politics, at the Exhibition
Palace" Your correspondent asked his
eminence would the celebration affair have
any political results? Cardinal Cullen said:
"I think not. Some politicians will strive
to make capital out OF it, bat the
endeavor will have little effect. Men
like Gladstone ought to be ex-
pected in that quarter. Gladstone has
written much nonsense lately about Vati-
canism. The only etc ct of his productions
the public. Cardinal Manning, Doctor
Newman. Canon Neville and others have
answered him effectually." Your CORES
pendent asked would not the sectarian
character of the celebration retsrd the
z ACCOMPLISHMENT OF HOME RULE.
Cardinal Cullen replied, 81 know not how
it would affect that. Tine fact is there is no
great Irish popular leader now living-no
able, honorable Irishman-like O'Connell.
Were there such men living something
might result from the home rule move
meDt. Isaac Butt has not sufficient
ability. He is clever man, but he is
not adequate to the task. People differ
whether home rule would be better for
!
eminence evaded the difficulty of express
ing a direct opinion for himself on the sub
ject of home rule. In reply to the question
would any German bishop come to Dublin,
Cardidsl Cullen said: "No, but that some Ger
man parliamentary deputies would attend.
He added that Mgr. Dupanloup, bishop of
Orleans, had written to him TO say thst he
was forbidden by his physicians, in conse-
quence of i'll health, to undertake a journey
to Ireland. After some further converse
ton, in the course of W hich Cardinal Cullen
said he would be happy to extend facilities
| to the Herald, the interview terminated.
Herr WiBdhorst, the leader of the party
of the Center, in the German Rsichs-
tag, writes to the Lord Mayor of Dublin
regretting his inability to attend the Irish
festival, on account of i'll health and the sit
uation which exists generally in Germany.
| He had hoped, he says, to be able to avail
himself of the opportunity OF raising, in
concert with Catholic Germany, solemn
protest against the utterances referring TO
Ireland-utterances which were equally I'M
founded and ll-considered-which the Am
bassador of the German Empire iu London
did not scruple to pronounce in public on
recent occasion in the English metropolis.