The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
Will Stick to the Order.

Hlil OtlCh W Iu6 OIu6I.
PHILADELPHIA, August 15.-The
Press prints the following; "Should
it ever come to pass that L would be
called upon to choose between the
Church of Rome and the knights of
Labor" said Josh j. MulVey, of Dis
trict Assembly No. l, yesterday CON
corning Cardinal Ta,chereau's con-
demnation of the knights of Labor,
81 most emphaticalIy say that L
would stick to that great labor organ
ization, with which | have been con-
nected so long, | am Catholic, and
l think that religion is the best in the
world, but l am aStOnished al the po-
Sition the Church has taken. and | do
not approve of it. | think it big
mistake. There is nothing in the or
, der that should prevent the most de-
yout Catholic from joining it. Ev-
erything connected with it memberS
of the Church are at perfect liberty to
communicate to any priest of the
Church. 1t is an organization Of the
| poor down -trOdden MASSES, trying to
get that TO which they are Justly
entitled, and it is my candid opinion
that for the Church to antagOnlze the
order is not stroke of good policy on
the part of the Church.
"Should the decree den0uncing
the order he promulgated in this
country. do not think it would have
much effect. The only ones we woul /
lose world be the poorest and most
| ignorant classes, slaves in reality of
the Church. The great mass of our
workingmen are much too enlighten-
ed to give up at the order of the See
Rome an order which has done them
so much good and without which
they would have no protection
against the tyrants of mono, oily and
capital,
Andrew Lee, of the Amalgamated
Association said in regard to the mat
ter: THAT decree has only been
published in Canada, and for my part,
do not think it will eyer happen
that the church will try to enforce it
on this side of the border. The asso-
citation to which | belong is not part
of the knights of Labor, but | SUBJ
pose it is included in the degree
What would be my course of action
in case the church should proceed
against labor organizations ia this
country | am not prepared to say"
1.-The. subject is an old one," said
Secretary Hays, of the Executive
Board of District Assembly No. | =.
land, of course, it has been canyassed
to some extent by the members ofthe
order. Fully one-6fth of the men,
bers OF this city are Catholics, but L
do not think very many of them
would desert the knights at the call
OF the church. In fact, have spoken
to several Catholic members of the
order, and they told me that sooner
than sever their connection with an
organization that has conferred so
many benefits upon them they would
withdraw from the church."
Quite number of the Knights Of
Lrhor were spoken TO yesterday. aud
al united in cuudemning the az
ton of the Chnrch in taking thi,
decided stand against the orgauizd-
ton.
1.-THE Church." said one Of them,
"has sorietieS to work for it. Why
should its members not have societies
that wound tend to ameliorate their
temporal condition | am mem her
of the Church, but | give my voice
most decidedly against this action.
America is not Italy, and the people
here are not going to ALLOW them
selves to be thus led by the nose
Another Knight Of LABOR said
There is the order Of Jesus, that is
a secret society. But it Is within the
Church so, of course, it is all right
1t makes a big difference, you see.
whose OK is gored.
The Rev. Ignatius f. Horstmann.
vicar-general of the diocese, was seen
yesterday at the archepiscopal resi-
dence, on Eighteenth street, above
Race, and said 81 am not prepared