The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-16

he was q member OF the House OF Repre-.
sentatives, and while there was PROPOSE.
ton pending 10 amend the constitution 40
as 10 prevent the appropriation OF public
money 10 the support OF sectarian schools
in the country, a friend Of his pointed out
to him nine Jesuits on the floor OF tho
House log-rolling against that proposition
mine at one time. These were not (hc
thanked ,iod) the Catholic church.
Within the sound OF his voice were sleep.
ing the remains OF John Carroll and
Charles Carroll. OF Carrolton who
had been devoted 10 civil rights and 10
true religion; and against the memory OF
those men, or against the great Catholic
organization OF the country, he would say
nothing, Tor he venerated their memory
and he vencrated that great organization,
which, in bis belief. was the true cxcmplar
oil Christianity. lie cared not how far ii
extended, or how widely its power was
spread. But within that organization was
jesuit organization, which had set out
TO control this country, which had been
rcpudiated by every country in the old
world, Catholic or Protestant, but which
had come 10 America and was now trying
TO secure control OF this continent by de-
stroying the public school system. The
Jesuits had been expelled from the coun.
tries OF the old world, and the time would
come when they would be looked upon rs
enemies OF this country and when the
question Of their expulsion would have TO
be considered. All through the north God
only knew under what influcncos) the
newspapers had opposed the bill and had
argued that such aid TO public schools was
no longer needed, but he had, for three or
four days, read OF demonstrations from
every State in the South showing that il
was still necessity, and M much so as
ever He spoke OF the Chicago Tribune rs
one of the papers which had for years adj
vocaied even the extraordinary appropria-
ton OF $4,000, 900 n year, proposed by
Cen. Logan, for the school system Of the
country, but which now opposed this bill
and pronounced II as bin for the promo.
ton Of mondirancy.
What had produced the changer The
Boston Herald had for years been an adyo-
cate OF the BILL but had abandoned IL Inst
Congress. lie mentioned also in the same
connection the Boston Ad,rtsr and the
New York Sun and 7imG. The 7imes, lac
said. had been for years IFS advocate, and
was now changing that there was no pre-
tense for IL that the necessity had passed
away. Why was thisH II was because
there was on the stat Of every great news
paper in the country today Jesuit whose
business II was 10 SEQ that q blow was
struck whenever there was an opportunity
20 strike II, at tho common school system
OF America, aud the further investigation
was carried In that direction the more
patent would the fact appear. There was
another power, he said, arrayed against the
bill--the power Of the liquor interest, as
represented by It's Washington organ, the
Ncntl'i The time was not far distant
when the people II the north would under
stand MI the jueglery. The American pc0-
pie would have truth from that gallery
lpoiniing TO the reporters gallery, or,
said he, they will clear that gallery on
which now gaze
Tho Senate then proceeded 20 vote on
the bill and amendments.
Mr.. Plumb Offered IN amendment pro-
viding that the money should be annually
divided among the several States and Ter
ritories and the District Of Columbia, in
proportion 10 thcispopulaiion, between the
ages Of eighteen and tweniy-one. as shown
by the census. Rejected: Yeas, %; nays,
IS, ~ follows