Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-17
THE "TRIBUNE" AND THE ENCY.
CLICAL.

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public with what purports to be q fat
y full construction on the Pope's recent T
> cyclical.
That it is faithful Interpretation m
be doubted, since his inference is pl
sented from single extract. Such pr
port is mora likely to represent the vie
of the editor than the author. Ii IL
editor were merely a private citizen, a
pearing as suchin the columns of q pape
his utterances, however at variance wi
historical accuracy or violative of got
taste, might be passed over in silenc
journal was the foremost one within
radius of thousand miles, it will ce
tainly be admitted that he should be hel
to a fair and reasonable account for h
insulting public declarations. The onl
excerpt he dwells upon is the advice
Catholics to take an active part in ele,
tons. This is his imbecile interprets
ton:
/. Surely that injunction is unnecessar,
and we fear it is a covert way of tellin
Catholics to vote for Catholics always and
get as many nominated as possible, and tn
aim is to finally divide the school fund an
to acquire political control which will
more or less the creature Of the Church.
+ 1t is hard to exercise patience Will
reading such villainous insinuations, ant
to find language strong enough to char
acterize them. This bigot is either
malicious hypocrite or fanatic Appar
emily he lives in fear. "Cowards dit
many times before their DEATH AnC
since he can neither eight nor fly" i
will be charity to inform him that the
first sentences of the Pope's Encyclca
readas follows:
ut is calumny to suppose that the
Church is incompatible with the principles
OF modern civil government and society as
now constituted. The participation of the
people in State government should not be
blamed but encouraged
Here Leo overly says the people, re-
CARELESS of creed, should take an active
part In elections. And nowhere does he
covertly infer that Catholics should vote
men of their belief into office with the
aim of getting control of the school fund |!
Yet, this editor suspects that he had
these thoughts in his mind" There is
nothing new in that. either in statement
or IN thought; nevertheless, repetitions
OF old falsehoods have to be met with
truths still older.
What has the Church to gain by allv-
ing itself with any party? What are par
ties but changeable organizations? They
spring up in day, and they seldom last
for the space of one generation. What
has the Church, who counts her age by
centuries and has an abiding faith that
she will continue as long as the world en-
lures. to do with such short-lived ex-
The Church never put trust
n politicians, whether they SIT upon
'hfones and wear crowns or manage pri-
nary meetings and caucuses. What has
politics ever done for the Church that she
should labor to build up or secure the
success OF any party? Catholics do not
political party in this country,
md never have done so. There are no
easons why they should attempt to form
n organization, but many and strong
mes why they should not.
Possibly this editor is surprised that a
'ontiH should undertake to speak of puh-
c rights and popular liberties. We tell
I'm 1t is not new thing, and was to be
expected, since Leo and his predecessors
ave fostered everywhere the principles
INCH form the only enduring basis of
lr own civil liberty, in curbing the
'ranny OF kings and emperors, defend
e the rights OF the people, and encour-
slng everywhere throughout Europe the
of republics, free cities and
1t is not surprising, how
'er, that this editor, who is a man of the
oerlstlc school, should endeavor to put
false construction on his words. In ali
'obability, when the Pope prepared the
'lltlcal portion Of his Encyclical, he had
st such men as this editor in view. The
'Ject was to counterfeit the influence OF
ose who constantly speak of Justice and
'erty, of enlightenment and nrooress :
morality and religion, as if thew were s
e born champions of all that is good. S
lie history OF modern times, and a sad a
perlence, have taught him that liberal
n is not synonymous with liberty, but a
5her with despotism. In the present z
Sc, what surprises us is, that an editor s
10 respects himself would make a reck- Il
s and laundering statement, as he did, a
Ihout considering that what he was O
ng to say had been most Thoroughly "
uted in the very letter that he ATTEMPTS s.
construe. The fact, however, of his W
lturlng to engage in the shameful task al
nlts OF an excellent explanation. He Of
oWs that there are in this city, as well
elsewhere, a class of thinkers who can tie
.ble down absurdities, relish sopbistrv al
! applaud everything that opposes the CT
'holic church on any subject what. II
r, and especially on education Sobe tie
oily undertook to tell what the Pope er
verify thought" In doing so he is wi
only guilty OF false assumption, but re
a mean and malicious calumny. The en-
Encyclical declares in the most ex- as
1t and unmistakable terms that Cath
ask no favor, no special preroeatiye. WI
no right that they do not les
cede to others; in other words, "they HI
equal rights for all, fayors for none.H
J journalist would have shown
ter love of truth, and would have
more readily believed, had he told
readers that great many people will
Surely, that injunction to the cor
lolics is simply to vote for the per- tho
you conscientiously believe to he 'ie
least likely to injure your country les'
40 not mortgage yourselves for life to Ths
party. The preservation of yonr re- seTl
lean institutions depends in no small e;o,
ee upon you. Be on your guard me.
1st the seductions of political reyoln- err
SITS and radicals who have fed from con
Did World. And above all, be on Kim
guard against native-born dema. Will
editors who pose before the people maj
representative Americans, Hold easl
selves at all times free to support the tied
which appears to you to be the most It's q
wing OF your support as simply loyal oreo
rlcan citizens" No one but a shall iarn
'lgot would construe the letter other ms n,
the merest nonsense to accuse the skat