The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-10
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS.
Nc Improves a Favorable Opportunity to
Give Good Counsel


Give Good Counsel
BALTIMORE, May 9-At the dedication. to.
day, of the new Church of the Holy Cross, in
this city, Archbishop Gibbons took advantage
or the presence of large number of foreigners,
and spoke forcibly the signs of anarchism
that have been recently developed in America
In his remarks on loyalty to country, he said
''The government of the United States is
government for the people. Strangers from
very part of Europe are welcome to our shores.
Ike the sun that shines for all, the government
- our country sheds its genial rays upon all
asses, without regard to race. nationality or re-
zion. The glorious banner of our country pro-
Re alke the humble and the poor. the mighty
: ID the rich. Every man in the United States
as an opportunity for earning for himself an
honest livelihood, and many have opportunities
for acquiring independent fortunes. The German
population of Baltimore form an Important,
conservative and influential element, and the
same may be SAID of the German population
throughout the United States, as well as of the
other nationalities They contribute largely to
the development of the resources of this country,
and daily. augment our material prosperity
But as the events of the last few days in Chi
cara have shown. there exists in this country a
small but turbulent element composed of men
who advocate the gospel of anarchy, socialism
and nihilism. Their favorite weapon is dyna-
mite. Their mission is to destroy rather than
TO build up Instead of strengthening the
hands of the government that upholds and pro-
tects them they are bent upon its destruction
Instead of blessing the mother that opens
her arms to welcome them. they insult and
strike her. If these men had their way indus
try and trade would be paralyzed, honest labor
would be unrewarded, and gaunt poverty would
stalk over the land. They have no conception
of true liberty. They would retain for them
selves the lions share of freedom, leaving to
others only morsel The citizens of the United
States enjoy the amplest liberty of law, of order
and authority. Liberty without law degeuer-
ates into license. We have no standing armies
in this country, and am glad of it For such
armies are great drain upon the resources of a
country, and necessarily condemn large mum
bers of men to a life of forced idleness The
strongest force of nation lies in the
laws of the land judiciously administered
and these laws upheld and sustained
by healthy public opinion. So long as the
citizens love their country and cherish her in
situations, and are ready to die for her if neces
sary we will have nothing to fear from anarch
ism, socialism and nihilism Socialism is foreign
plant, a noxious exotic, which grows only IN
dark places and withers and dies under the genia
sun and atmosphere of the United States"
The Archbishop concluded his remarks by ex
horttng the congregation TO love their country
power to promote her best interests; to avoic
dangerous. forbidden societies; to beware o.
lemagogues, and at all times TO observe tn,
Golden maxim of doing unto others as they
would have men do unto them