, 1880-03-07
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Pope and Peters Pence.

The Pope and Peters Pence.
To the Editor Of 1ns Chicago Trtb,ns.
CHICAGO, March LII noticed In TIE TRIBUNE
OF the 281h ult. few lines referring to the Pope
because be accepted some money towards bis
support from some Irishmeu- Now "H," the
author Of these few lincs+ must have very
gloomy ideas or thick head. The individual
thought he would make quite hit by his worth
less remarks; on the contrary, 1t was plain
copy Of ignorance. Some Irfshmeu did contrib
Ute money to his Holiness. but certainly 1t was
not the starving and pennlless population that
contributed Can q man give anything that be
has not? There Is not the slightest chance Of
Among the rest, are there not many
wealthy and ,well-to-men, who are well of ID
relief for bread2 There are numerous men Of
this class In Ireland to-day. and It was they who
s>lely contributed towards Peters pence. No
tributing towards their starving neighbnrs. It
~ no business to H., or any other individual. Il
tho1e 1rishmen drop one or two shtllin8s towafds
the support Of the Pope and the expense Of tho
Ch Irch. It Is tho Catholic population Of the
wo~ld that supports the Pope, and II It were not
the 4, who would pay the expenses Of the PoPe7
II the Church WIS not sufficiently supported. 1t
" 'u!d also be driven to the road OF starvation:
that is the reason the Pope did not gracefully
return the money he received. REx
David Hume's Notion OF Chastity.
To ths Editor Of The Chicago 1r4burs.
CHICAGO, March e--Acecrdlng to tae crude
ethical system OF David Hume, chastity Is sim
ply social expedient. In his Enquiry Con-
cerning the Principles OF Morals the position
Is taken that matrimonial fidelity Is virtue on
the one only ground OF its political utility.
Hume tries to bolster up this gross lotion BY
quotations, In his notes, from Plato aud
other Pagan philosophers, who have taught,
as ''the best OF sayings" that what was
politically useful was good. and what was
politically fnutile was evil To Plato's mind all
the deserhon by parents Of weak. aud stckIy,
and crippled children, aud even advocated the
nn,nunty ct women in bis Ideal Republic
Tails old Pagan maxim OF utilitAr1nn morals bur
monized with the views of Hume. He says:
.,This maxim will admit Of no doubt where pub
llo utility s concerned. which is Platos meaning.
And indeed to what other purpose 90 al the
fdess Of chastity and mOdesty scrye2' Hume
ay'aes With Plato In teaching that virtues are
0Ly political. Now, when the Scotch skepttc
calce, and that this significance relates more
p plrticulariy to women than to men, It takes but
slight degree OF mental acumen for one To
discover that David Hume holds very loose
p: sctples concerning the chastity OF the male
s,x. No one can read that section Of hts essay
II b treats Of Political Society '' without ac-
| kno yledgng that he WIS quite capable OF writ
| ing Just those words which have been quoted
fr n his !" Private Correspondence by the late
niueut scholar, Dr.. Horne. It is a marvel that
i his enlightened age teacher OF morals VIII
t s. nd up to defend the utilstarian maxim Of
| ri to- and to sAvagely assail a minister OF the
| & ,spel who maufully brands as corrupt and
| y.tatfng the moral system of David Hume and
| and modesty serve Is political one:
| FRANK u. BRISTOL