The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-09
A DiscrImInatIng Journal.

That's what the New Orleans Times lie
or 10 not, according to taste. In an edito-
rial of last Wednesday, on the emperor
William" It induiges in the following
classification of the discontented elements
| in Germany:
1.-THE fanatical turn OF mind of certain classes
| grows to O mania. There are the Ultramon.
| tanes rendered desperate by the aggressive and
repressive policy Of the government; the
theories the constitutionai Democrats with
their Utopisn dreams OF . constitution which
they have thus far found no basis for; and
lastly, and moet pestiferous OF ALI the dreamy
booZy doctors or professors"
We do not believe that the Times has many
thorough sympathisers in this latitude,
apart from the friends Of President Hayes
and the Louisiana Lottery Co., but among
its readers there must be o goodly number
of Catholics. These Catholics know that
the word "Ultramontane" in Germany
simply means q strong, practical Catholic.
How do they then like to hear Ultramon-
tanes rated as one of the classes Of q
"fanatical turn of mind Z" How do they rel
ish their being classed with Socialists, Uto-
plan Democrats and boozy doctoraf Yet
there it is in all it's bold and startling
insolence.
Agains
Without starting from . common point,
these men cherish q common aspiration, which
is to agitste and to oyerturn. Bot
the radical or revolutionary factions above
spoken OF are sufficiently numerous, when
acting with anything like concert, to prove
standing menace and danger. Some have
motive whatever, but all are possessed Of some
devil of unrest or discomfort which at times
Rosds them to such frenzy as the would be |
assassins of the Emperor have lately mani
tested.
So the Catholics of Germany "cherish
an aspiration to agitate and overturn."
Wonderful revolution in their disposition
since the late French war when they fur
nished by far the best and truest soldiers
in the German army
Their motives, like those of the other
Revolutionary factions" are "more or less
vicious" On this point it might be re-
marked on passant that the testimony is
not conclusive. The N. o. Times says so,
and It is admitted to be an expert in such
matters, but there are other experts-for
men can become as we'll skilled in the science |
of evil by observation ss by personal
experience - who deny the assertion Of
the Nmes. These men are the Pope, |
the Cardinals, the Arehbishops, bishops !
and priests of Germany, the Prelates !
and priests of the whole world and all |
bona fde Catholics everywhere, who uuan- |
imously hold that the spirit of true Cstho- |
licity, called by the Times Ultramontsnism,
is pure and guileless, without malice,
without vicious motives, opposed to revo-
luton and to all turbulence.
It might be asking too much, but In the |
presence of such q conflict of testimony, If
the Times would only vouchsafe to an as
world some little reason or other |
for it's assertion, would it be too much |
!
In the fervor of its fanaticism the Times |
asserts that the Ultramontanes are, like
the others, possessed Of some devil of
unrest" which goads them into an assas
sination frenzy. History teaches nothing
of this kind. Ultramontanism, or sturdy |
Catholicity, is 1850 years old and has given
of proofs of patience unto mar
tyrdom. Never once has it taught the
doctrine of impatience, rage, or retalia-
tion, much less of assassination. The tru-
est of all subjects, or citizens, are always
Catholics, and the more zealous the Catho-
lie the better the citizen. Even uucer
Pagan emperors and amid bloody persecu
tions, the boldest warrior under the ma
tional standard was always the practical
Christian knight, while no factions stan
dard of revolt ever found countenauce with
the Church or it's true children.
But the bluest sky looks green through
green spectacles, and the lenses of bigotry
throw ghastly hue over the most glorious
truths of history.
ronoIpo Hooa tn Roost.