The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-06

Wlarc hgorcd this morning with still
another letter from Bishop Kain, written
noi .u m4aa in answer to our editorial
Comment. upon his preyioas letter as in
r.plvl, r.mmunication that appeared
in tbr same issue OF our paper, The
N.bm +. pleased to insinuate that this
communication Ia not wkarlt puFporled
f, bn but an editorial in disguise. We
.lnll make no other or harsher reply to
,,. praniluu- intimation than to give
il onr most explicit and unqualified
J,Dal which denial We are ready to
.ypp,n with an affidavit, Does the
M.hop suppose that the editors oI
thi- paper are alone interested in the DIS
,I,sion oi the school question, or that
,acy alone oiall The thirty or forty thou
and people ofthis city and vicinity have
bvu moved to reply 10 his assaults on
,n,,oi the most cherished institutions Of
the country Ii 50, he has greatly nnder-
rate the temper Of the people among
who ho ha, come to live, aud he will zee
,mndantrcaso to change his estimate Of
them before he has become Occlimatcd to
his position.
win olIrc.pcct lor The Bishop we must
.,y that III, letter this morning looks q
little like retreat, We had hoped to
learn iromhim wherein II is that the text
bpok. used in the public schools are OBJ
le,.onabIc to Catholics. lie does not
give H. this information this morning,
lie does not even stand by his posi-.
ton voluntarily asBumed) that history
aud philosophy are necessarily Studies
from which all religious bias can
not be banished." lie now qualities
Yesterdays unqualified assertion to that
elect by saying this morning that "mosI
a.mrcdly these books used in Catholic
school, are not free from bias when seen
from an anti.CatholIc stand point" That
i, to say, the histories and PHILOSOPHERS
r,cl in the public schools are necessarily
biased, but not so with those used in the
Catholic schools. II the bishop consid.
vr. this happy escape from his own
dilemma, we are not disposed to press
him on the point. We simply ask him
8hcthrr there are or not histories and
Vhio,ophics that both PrOtestants and
Catholics receive rs reliable? How about
them
llwonhI require agood deal Of space to
@IIwupthc Bishops remarks as to what
Catholic. would do in the matter Of
.clrooI, we're they in the majority. We
have simply to remark that they are in
the majority in Spain, and yet (See yes.
@rhy'- CIispatches) they strangely neg
Irctto pay much regard to the rights Of
their Protestant fellow citizens. Protest.
ants are there taxed to support the State
wIigion and yet nre not allowed to indulge
in any ceremonies or parade in the
Nrcct. they are barely tolerated in.
side their own churches. And even this
sort Of liberation is very new thing.
Why Is ii that Catholic schools in Spain
where they have no other kind) have
not made that country intelligent and
iolcrant2 Instead Of being either, II Is
the most ignorant, supcrstitious and in.
lolcrant country IN Europe.
Not Ten years agO II was the law In
spain that "lo teach or to embrace Prot
cstNntism, or to circulate, buy or sell
Protestant books, Is punishable by law"
How then can we assume that were the
Of Proteslants and Catholics
reversed in this country, the latter
would set lis an example Of justice
and magnaninity in the matter Of the
school fund. We prefer to take our
chances under the present regime. The
American school system is the most truly
catholic system in the world. lts con.
snnt tendency Is 10 become more 30.
The Bishop says that II does not tend to
send forth persons imbuel with "Chris.
tian principles and IDEAS" Are not, how.
ever the moral and religious principles Of
the men and women educated in American
public schools notoriously superior to The
standard that prevails Spain, Italy and