, 1879-01-09
hlrtanc dcInagoRues like those who made such
shasMelni exhibition Of themselves In Cork.

hletane dcInagoRues like those. who made such
shameful es"''" OF she~'s!ves i sda{sa'., n G"1k
THE OTHER slDZ-aRAxf's "HlGoTRrH RE-
ruKEp.I
The tonr OF e1-Prcs'dent t;EAnt IL Europe
has been quite surprise to those who looked
United States. Whereser ho has eone ho has
hecn received with regal honurs, sud hs we'll
s ths a7or pe e ss enemies ] of IL" @ c.hoe EharcS. 10
| tfami,ctta, bismarck, CASTELAR,, and the other
hsah-prtcsts OF irtelGon. welcomed our ex-
President - brother: f.sat week Grant
gave him the freedom Of tho civ IN return for
whtcl, lie malo speech composed Of rlatttudes
an.t claptrap.
Ole Corporation of Cork to sinfnister fttine
rebuke to the brutal and bfCntcd eo1tl!cr who. IN
October, 1917, took advantage Of BIZ exalted
posItion AZ President Of the United States 70 to-
'de II II e.bs th.t e ssn S ~ u
tho Town Council OF Cork, on Friday, dan. 3,
nftrr heversi bitter specches BY Catholic mem.
] hert, motion that the letter Of tho United
etatee Eonsul at QueanatOHn, announcing dfcn.
Grants coming. be simply marked " Read
waa carried without dissenting vote. a pre-
s1ons motion to give Gen. Grant proper rceep-
| tim was Ignored.
In order that our readers msy appreciate The
Justice Of tho contempt with which tho people Of
Cork hare sfcn'ed Grant It Will be necessary 10
say few words Of tho character Of the man aud
| bis wcll-known antl-Csthollc procllvlties.
dcn. Ulyases Grant Is man notoriouslJ unin.
numbered BY any RELIGIOUS belief At all. He IL,
besidcs this, very rctlcent man; one as little
E!vsn M to .Ieakng rffht on.: a. ru'e. a. no
indeed, on Friday, Oct /, 1879. Tho oecasfot1
was hts delivery Of an address nt Des Motnes,
of he Tennessee. Atter ailudins 10 II tho lase
Civil War in Amcrteo,-a var he was chiefly In
btrnmcntal ID bringing tn a ciose by the simple
device of pounding tic enuth into submission
tint were outnurnbercd rather than outnaneu-
vre1,-Gcn. Grant startled his hearers by tho
uttefance Of ~nrds, reading, olrinously enough,
like tho declaration nf nnntser WARN war fAr
moro momentous In character,
Ttc rcnsop for this silrnr ruler thus sntakfng
! ont was obvious at glance. and perfectly cum
rrchcn.ib'c 10 ail WIN knew hts rriatio.s win
the hitter anti.Cattoltc mob who, years a1o,
burned churches and sacred convenls.
Drant being essentially man Of this arc
thia age Of blood md iron, OF liberalism and un.
beiict-.-took lcnf ont Of tho book Of Prince
ptto Won bsmnrck, and Ia tho name Of THO
1oEtEest principle Of patrtottsm hc proclaimed
a9ain.t tic boty Catholic Churel, in ths United
-."1f," said Grant In his notable sncceh at Des
Molnes three years oGo. ~ we hayo another
contest in the tlcar future, predict TINT tho
dividing llno will not bo Mason and Dfxon's
! iHSt WI ou1 oCl"sGu. phLtIOI1sIH ApN l1tGIij"
gcnee on "ne side, and eupers.itiou. ambition.
and Ignorance or the other" uo went on:
| 'Tlc centennial yenr work 0f strengthening the
| foundation ot tho structure commenced ty CIR
furcfathcrs At Lexington should begin. Let us
labor for security Of free Thought. FREQ speech,
Tree pfes., pure morals, nnfettcred rellRtoua
sentiments" tmuct ha cared about thc,n), "anu
cqunl rights and the privileges Of all men, lrre-
spectisc of nationality, color, or religion: otl-
courage free schools; reaoyt that not nns dol
lAr appropriated tn them shall 20 to tue support
| Of any trrtartan se,.,pl, rcBolyo that neither
| Stntc nor Nation thall support any Institutions
| save thnse where eTcrs chlld may get gonlmpn
school education unmtxeA With anY atheletir,
pngan. or sectnrtan teaching: leave tho mRttcr
Of religions fcachin. TO the family n1tar, antl
these safeguards believe the 6altles which
crcnted the Army. Of the Tcnncssco wilt not
l hnve been fought in yain1'
The votco was the voice OF Grant, but the
words, tile thoughts, the designs, 1tl1 luten1ous
nre distinctly those Of bismarck.
The Catholics OF Cork do not forget that
when Grant osplred for a third term to tile
Presidency Of tho United States he tried 10
sircagthcn bis position ns tho Republican ear
dtdatu y imrortlnG, II, tho nost ttlyIdous mat
ncr, the religious anil anti.CatholGc elclcnt Into
the political ayitutno. lie appca!c.i to the re-
licions passions uf tho native American Gle.
inrnt In cur population, md that appeal has
| now risen In !ndg1ncnt before him In Ireland.
Il, as is openly slated hy The frleuas ut tho
American bismarck, Grant should be tho he.
the tat holtc voters of the United states lnlst
show their detcstntion Of ils bigu.ry, not oply
by votinE aralnst him, but BY WORKING tarl to
sesuse Ills defeat. Cork has set "IIe1anA In
Amcrfca =" a Rood example, md we confldeully
trust our countryncn will profit by It.