The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-11-03

The Bears Routed-The School Question
Battle of the Opera-Democr.tic Differ
ences, Etc.
New YORK. October 27. 1883.
EDITOR CHIEF:
l don't know that am much more of a
bull than bear, but when bruin gets tossed
[ never feel sorry, and oh, how they did toss
the bears last week, An exultant bear
some time ago remarked, when the market
was very much on the bull side, that they
we're going to take the bull by the horns.
On which the listener reminded him of the
old adage, when you take the bull by the
horns don't forget that the horns belong to
the bull. =" The bears forgot this, and be-
came bold by continued success, and they
to be virtue, and when they did turn they
made the fur fly.
In the last few weeks you have seen
deal in the papers about Henry Willard,
the president Of the Northern Pacific rail
road, and when the squeeze came last week
and Northern Pacific was tumbling to zero,
a number of poor innocents were wonder
ing if poor Henry Willard was ruined.
Ruined. Not much. blind pool had
been formed of over sixty millions of dol
lars, and Mr.. Willard had perfect control
over every stock with which he was con-
nected. If he wanted it to go up it went
up, and if he wanted it to go down it went
down. When he caught the market on
the fly on Monday he taught his bear
friends lesson that they will not forget i'll
hurry. Don't waste your sympathy on
Henry Willard; he is abundantly able to
take care of himself, and number of
others besides, and withal he is a first
class advertiser. You can see that by the
boom that he gave the opening of the North
ern Pacific. Henry was not spending his
own money, so that he could afford to be
LIBERAL for unless you have tried it you
have no idea how easy it is to be generous
with other peoples funds.
In 1910 New York city was shaken to its
center on the school question. The parties
to the discussion were intellectual giants.
John Hughes, Bishop of New York, con-
fronted DR.. Cox, DR.. Tying, and Mr.. Ketch-
u1n, one of the ablest lawyers in New York,
and host of others besides, but Bishop
Hughes was more than d match for them
all. The question was new-an attack on
our public school system yas like knocking
out the bottom of the English Magma
Charter-and it awakened bitter feeling
against Catholicism, which led to the for
nation of the Native American party.
While the conditions are somewhat altered
there is some such revolution at work at
the present time, and the question is con-
stantly asked, why has Monsignor Capel
visited this country? That there is a Sc
rious purpose in his visit no sane man who
knows him will doubt, for Monsignor Ca
olic Church to be wasted i'll idle frivolity.
Monsignor Capel has proved himself a
tremendous power wherever he has been
placed, combining the suavity and high
DreeuluS Ol q COuIlly SeHtltlltiu Will tlio
most thorough scholastic and philosophic
training. As priest, the straitest of his
sect, yet withal perfect man of the world,
understanding thoroughly himself and
others. There is not one such man to be
found in every ten millions, and coupling
with his other advantages a fine personal
appearance, graceful carriage, and more
than ordinary eioquence. The question
arises, is Monsignor Capels visit here con-
nected with the revolution i'll our school
system commenced by Bishop Hughes some
forty years ago? The seed that John
Hughes sowed was cast upon fallow ground
for the question has not rested from that day
| to this. Monsignor Capel sounded the key
note the other night at Harlem when tie
spoke of the school system. His views are
not new. He simply stands on the 5ame
| ground where Bishop Hughes stood forty