The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08
General Garfield rs KnOw-Nothing.

General Garfield may OF may not have
been an enrolled Know Nothing IN his tine'
but on the 22d of June, 1874, d" showed iliu-
self to be a Know wNothng IN spirit Inc
House of Representatives on that day was
considering the ''Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill" in which the Senate had inserted
For the Little Sisters of the Poor IN W ASH
ington City, to liquidate debt on the bnlln,
ing and to complete said bnildnG, SO, 900.
Mr Hoar, of Massachusetts, supported the
item in an effective explanatory speech, our
ing which he observed
The rropertv il held in strict trust 10 be used
,ri,or.,;cJ society Of this District under eccc
sinstical authority. although to be sure II consists
government of the District its charities are now
LEFT dependent upon action. and II u one equal
Iv deserving with others that We have recognized
The managers exercise no discrimination oi SEX
color religious belief
Mr Garfield Immediately opposed the item
IN a speech which, aS reported III the Gtobe
of the date (p. J,3S4), was longer than the
sneech of Mr.. Hoar. General Butler next
began to ca.echiSe General Garfield as To
whether he had not voted for an appropTla-
tion for the WOmen'S Christian Association
of the District and General Garfield admit
tod that he had but claimed that there was
an obvious distinction between giving an
appropriation to society composed of many
sects and to Il society composed OF only one
sect Mr. Cessna, OF Pennsylvania. asked
the theologian from Ohio whether Protest
ants as well as Catholics are not allowed the
benefit of the Institution for which tins ap-
/ preparation is asked General Garfield
answered aflirmativcly, when Mr. Cessna
added ''Thcn | say they ought to have the
money" Mr. Parker, of Missouri who was
afterwards Chief-Justice of Utah, followed
with what has been described by its auditors
as one of the most eloquent and touching
. speeches ever delivered in Congress, and in
the course of it he said
Il am no Catholic and pra .tfcrlIy I am not
much Of Protestant, but sir. want tn call tho
attention of this House to fact. and especially
that Of my friend from ohio fNr. Garfyld). who
gallantlN led of the divisions OF dur.
ing the late war. and thst l.. when the noble wn.
men OF thc-c different Orders were upon the battle
fields OF our country gathering up tn. wounded
and the dying and pouring consolation Into their
in 10 them Of home. mother nj friends clccriu.
. their dying moments hy leading their minds O.
the mercy "l that 'Tod VINO was so soon 10 ludGt
them-when they knerIcd before our brave soldier.
upon their dying beds, did the gentleman OF the
loyal pcoplc ever stop 10 inquire what was the re
igious faith Of those people: Did they stop TO in
Qnrc whether thcv were Catholic or Protestant
Jew or GENTLE! -! Nhcu The white-F"nnctcd nun'
were seen carrying consolation IL the gaiIant sol
dierS OF TIC republic upon every battlefield whcr'
our patriots struggled FOR the national existence
they were not asked as to their religion Now El
the American Congress. made up uf diStingui.hc,
men from MI parts oi thc country. Wedici 10 on
institutions. devoted 10 the cause Of liberty aftci
what we have done already here today. To refuse
20 isl'c 'hlS institution Nhat J. 7Skc' heIc. mus
he done upon grounds which we cannot Justify. /
il too narrow Il view to take 81 it, Patriots an,
E7itnht men cannot ID" thi- No citizen of this re-
public can undertake to maintain any such posi-
ton that. Do yuu know. Mr. Speaker that O.
l. .Ict that these Little Sisters uf the Poor
net permitted under the obligations Of their ortI
to pHrtake of single mouthful of food until th
inmates OF their asylum arc first fed DO yor
know they 20 - the hotels and restaurants am
wherever they permitted To- 20 ia this cifv an
gather what is left of the crutuS> which have fan
cn from the tables !or the purpose Of feeding thcS
poor, Hgei. outcsst men and NoWcn who are no
able To- take care pt themselves? ! ask the Hous
to stand bv this upp-opriat tion. l a.k tiie Huus
To give This amount ct money t. this worthy Oh
Iect.''
General Butler then followed with SINH
lar eulOgium upon the services Of Catholi
women during the battles and amCnC th
hospitals as ne had observed them and whcl
he had concluded there was a closing seen
which is thus officially recorded in the Glo5e
NIr. Randall-W hat il the question:
The SpCdkCT-ConcuTring in tho Senate amend
meut.
Mr. RandAlI-Irw W. concur that lcsvesit In.
The Speakcr-It does.
Ntr Randsll-Thaf j. Sll right
Mr.. Gurfeld-I desire to Siy u single sentence i
reply.
Cries Of Vote - Vote - Vote - The oue.
tion being tukcn-Tithuut yeas and nays-an con
curing in the Senate amendment there wcr
affirmative lU2 and negative a.
From all this it appears that General Gar
field was impaTientiy 'chOkcd or by tn
House. Not even his Repub lean colleague
could stand the spectacle of the Chairman O
Appropriations fighting an appropriation fo
the sick and dying in District asylum whc
precisely two years earlier, for fee of s.,
COO he had champiOued an appropriation fn
District job in the De GOycr pavemen
cOntract-N J. World