Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-06

REPLY OF BISHOP ELDER TO PRESS CRITICISMS.

A special TO the Baltimore Sun from Cincinnati.
April 9Th, says: Bishop William III. Elder coadIu.
Tor OF Archbishop Purcell, diocese OF Cincinnati
comes out to-day in letter defending the pastoral
letter OF The provincial council, whose session
recently closed here, from Interpretations put
upon that letter by portion OF the press. The
following extracts IRON the letter which was writ
ten In reply TO comments by the Commercial viii
serve to Show his Interpretation OF those portions
or the provincial letter which have been criticised
" In all That We say about equality and Unequal
lty among men, we only give distinct expression
10 simple palpable fact, which suppose no one
will deny. Wealth gives men a standing before
law that poverty has not Is not this again
simple statement OF faet9 wealthy man can en-
gage ADLER counsel He can give bond for making
appeal, and I'm various ways man who has money
and powerful friends has better chances before
the law than one who has neither"
POLITICALLY the few control the MANY IS noe
this very commonly fact? Take our country,
where the government is entirely popular. Are
Chere not In each party leaders, executive COM
mltteeS journalists, men liberal with money, men
employing large numbers OF workmen, men hold
Ing appointments to Offices; then, men or higher
talents, better education, more skill In persuadng
people? Put all these together They are stiii
lew In comparison to the great mass OF voters.
Now this is all we said In regard to equality and
inequality, and this is all we meant to say. Next
with regard TO ruling We may say il is ordained
by God that 'some shall rule and some shall he
ruled Is not this ordained likewise by our state
law and our city ordinances? The governor and
the legislature, mayor and city council are
ruling, and all citizens are ruled or ought to be
ruled by their enactments. Those who are
appointed TO rule have certain rights that
SUBJECTS have not Is this any strange doctrine
that the mayor and board Of aldermen have
rights given them TO enact or TO enforce
ordinances which we other citizens have
no right TO enact or enforce, but which we are
bound before God and man to obey7 Hence kings,
magistrates, bishops, priests are appointed 10
rule To coDflne ourselves to civil officers is there
anything wrong In saying that our mayor, and our
governor, and our President are appointed to ruler
For what else are they appointed? 2"
In conclusion the bishop says in reference 70 the
question whether all authority comes from God:
There Is neither time nor room TO enter on it now.
viii only say that Gods own declaration on that
point Is unmistakable. IL is uttered by the Holy
Ghost through the pen Of St Paul, Let every soul
De In subJecuon 70 higher powers; for there is no
power but or God, and powers that be are ordained
or God.-Epi5tle TO the Romans, CHI Kill, verse 4.
ut would be easy TO show that this doctrine, so
far from being anti-democratic, is the very truth
that furnishes the most solid foundation for demo-
cratic government; the most effectual protection
against despotlsn and arbitrary power; ana,
therefore, the best security for the liberty OF the
people, and the peaceful enjoyment OF their
rigltSn