New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
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LETTERS FROM THE pkOp,e
Mr.. MONTGOMERY AND THE scuoo, ,
NOT THE AUTHOR OF CERTAIN WORDS ATT ,nr,..
TO HIM. -


TO HIM. -
10 the Edftor Of TIE Tribuns
SIR: A short time since there apn4.r.x 4
me Sandshy Ohio Regisfer what purpored 10 \. - :.
extract from an address Of mine delivered somo -
before meeting OF Catholic sundayscboa, "xs
subsequently The Register stated editortaIv ,hs, -.
extract was copied from TIE TRIBUNE. Ne,,s.s
was the language reported ever uttered nj.
the sentiments which It expressed ever eutertaioI
by me. The extract referred to was taken from. :.
anonymous and libeilous pamphlet published I'm o..
Francisco In 1873. Said pamphlet. Immediately afr,
Its appearance was denounced false in q card prh
iishcd in The San Francisco call and The Chroa ana
signed not only BY myself. but by dozen other ve,
known gentlemen including the reporters OF two or ts
leading daily newspapers OF that city. The card which
appeared August z. 1873, was as follows: -,cs
TO THE PUBLIC. v. H.
The undersigned deems 1t his duty to the public M Ias.
than justice to himself to brand false certain anonv
III The Nes Letter OF July 20. The pamphlet referred N
pnrports to contain remarks by the Hon. Zach Mont
Teachers, July g. 1873" ''
The pretended address falsely makes me say the f,,
lowing among other silly ridiccous and niamoas thurs
nota ,cord OF rhict is true:
80" therefore renquish all preference desire Of my
own and obey the commands OF the high political au,
"inroads made by the telegraph, steamboat rail-
road ana the printing press upon our Church almost
Obey your pastor and look to him for all your know
edge. both civil and religious.
In this country we have Catholic teachers In the pub.
lie schools. They should teach the doctrines Of our
holy faith. But they prevented by the laws. Row
Tor the present they can whisper In the ear Of the
scholar times and tell them they can obtain alb
solution from their sins.
" The institutions OF this country must be made the
OF the Church. and then oo
and the so-called public schools will be one.
one Of the refugees we have Is In the miracle OF the
most Holy Father at Rome who will deliver from all
harm and absolve us II we do duty to the last"
In fact the whole pretended address is outrageously
garbleb aud falscd TO be utterly nnworthy the at
tentiOD OF any candid man. Il. MONTGOMERY.
We the Undersigned hereby certify ard IL necessary
will testify that heard the address OF Hon. Zach
Montgomery delivered July q, 1873 70 the teachers Of
The Catholic Sunday schools OF San Francisco after
reading the pamphlet above alluded to- pronounce Il
untrue alleged in the foregoing card which fully
ndorse. Geo W. Smith. reporter San Francisco Chron-
ce j. III. Delahanty, reporter san Francisco Call; A.
A. Hynes, r. Ryan, J. sullivan, r. w. Tollferro. j. H. "
Adams, r. Maery, o. ID. Kennf, NJ. J. Barer, T. J.
NJ Lawton. NJ Connolly.
For the sake OF rghtiug wrong, which you haveun-
the writer, will yon have the kind.
to insert the above card that the antdote may
ollow the poison Respectfully, z. MONTGOMERY.
Washington, ID. O., June %, 1885.