Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-21

the respective countries shall be settled
through the labors of such joint high
commissioners; and
"WHERxAs, the prolonged incarcera-
ton in the prisons Of the Dominion OF
Canada. of persons accused OF violating
the neutrality laws is a source Of irrita-
ton To laryc number OF Amt r.cans cit
liens; therefore
R,S1lrsd, That the President OF the
United States he respectfully requested
To have the ease of such persons pre-
scented before such joint high commits
ston, to the end that their release may
be Effected.
James A. Garfield objected to the sus-
pension OF the rules, and then voted
against the resolution directing the
President TO use his Influence to secure
the liberation Of a non.combdtant cler-
gyman and a few poor men who had
been i'm prison several years. And now
Irish. Americans are asked 10 support
him for the Presidency.
| come TO another event IN Mr.. Gar
fields Congressional lie. The Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill OF the first SEES
sion Of the Forty.third Congress was
sent back from the Senate TO the House
with certain amendments, including
one appropriatipg as, 900 to the Little
SISTERS of the Poor" The Little Sis
tiers OF the Poor" | need hardly say. is
an organization OF charitable ladies
whose lives are devoted to the care OF
the aged poor, and who never inquire
what is the creed OF the poor, or, wheth-
or they have any creed or not. Mr.Gar-
tir.d opposed the appropriation on the
Himsy prctpnce that Il was IOT sectarI-
an institution. Gen. Butler called Dir.
GariielTs attention to the fact that there
vas also an APPROPRIATION OF $4,000,
which had received his sanction Tor the
"Woman's Christian Association" OF
Washington. Mr.. Garfield replied that
u, woman, not Catholic, could be a
cnrporatUr in this charity managed by
the Little Sisters OF the Poor. Gen.
Butler replied that no woman, TO,
Protestant, could he corporatOr IN the
"Wuman's Christian Association. Yet
Mr.. Garfield persisted i'll his opposition
AMI voted against the appropriation. not
yi,hstanding that it WAS defended by
such leading Republicans as General
Batter, Mr.. IiCar OF Massachusetts. Mr..
John Cessna OF Pennsylvania, ard Mr..
Parker OF Missouri.
say that only the most relentless
fanatic, the most intolerant blgot could
have opposed this item especially when
me favored an item giving the same sum
al the same time, To another charity
merely because il was under the control
Of ladies' who worShipped the same God
according to the rules OF q different
creed.
saw also that il James A. Garfield
hal not deserted his comrades on the
field of battle To go Ia Congress nj a
lime when even Rutherford Il. Hayes
sail that a man who left the army To 10
IN Congress ought to he ScGlped, he
woulI have forgotten The creed at the
"Ilitlr Sisters of the foor, ard all the
other charitable bands cf Sisters who
r,it,el over the BATH, fields to minister
IN The manned ami the suffering. Had
he remained To light down The rebellion
instead of comm: hone To talk 1t down
in the safety and cSmIorl which sur
ronnd,J "A seat in Congress, he
,oull have borne testimony to the
| f,,, that the Sisters who DO
| rhar;,y never asked the wounded or the
Iy;o, uha, their creed was, or whether
ar no, they had any creed. Had he
w,i,eI ON the battle field to do more
| than smell powder. had he been shot
Down like Hancock, had he cncased hrs
| sword ONLY when the enemy surrender
/ al be would have favored this apprC-
! nriatjon a. Grant did, for YOU will re-
member Grant wGs President and
ann,oved the appropriation which Gar
| fed f,Eslt. However much We may
differ about Grants course n other
/ times. he Was soldier IN the hour OF
/ his country 5 perl. Grant then iGcei
/ tho danger ri Lee on his front, and kept
/ i,c;nc The danger until Lee surrendered.
| Garfield was then facing temptation oil
/ rn'ten pavement fees and Credit Mob.
! her shsrSs, and Kept facing them until
no surrendered. am not Irish. am
NOT = Catholic. am an American and
a Protestant. say,in no boastiui spirit
that I wss rs soldicr during the war OF
! tine rebellion. IL was simpiy my dnty
Z, he a soldier then. But, American
and Protestant a. AIN, should be an
| in,rate lii hot bear testimony TO the
| SERVICES of Catholic Sisters in the hospi
tal, on the march, and on the field o.
battle, du. ing those terrible years.
They rursed the sick. They ba'hed
the fcyerish. They fed the furnishing
They held the ssving, cooling drarch
M the lips Of the scorched and thirsty
They bandsged the Wounded. They
soo,hcd the diving and stole his crue
terrors from Death. Heaven only car
reward their labors commensUrateiy
and the tongue must bave more thar
human inspiration which can acknowl
e,iye their sacrifices.
g II remained Tor the man who He'd iron
the battle field, where they remained, L
demand what creed they protested wht
never asked the soldier has creed be!or,
they ministered to him.
II remained for the bisot in politics t.
vote public money TO charitable organ
ization representing has creed, and 4
refuse il tothese nurses OF his country
soldiers because their creed is not his
IL remained for that runaway from tn,
battle fields, and that ungrateful bigo
in politics to ask the suffrages OF tn,
Irish American voters to make hin
President.
In the Forty-iith Congress, a fe'
months.beiOre the death OF brave oil
| James Shielis-iurist statesman an,