New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-09
THE POPE IN POLITICS.
DIR. McGLYNN MAKES A VIOLENT SPEECH


Gradually but surely the mercury In the Their.
mometer fell last evening did the prices Of ad-
mission to the Academy of Music rise until they
had reached what was beyond doubt m anti-pov-
erty figure. Where tickets were hitherto Free or
at most twenty five cents each, spectators on tho
sidewalk demanded dollar. and even that amount
many were unwilling to pay because unable to OBJ
tam seats. II was certainly az large n meeting.
probably larger, than any which the former pastor
of st. Stephens addressed in the same place since
his revolt against what he calls "the ecclesiastl-
cal machine
The big audience was accounted for primarily by
the fact that DR.. McGlynn was expected
to have something to say about the
Roman Pontiff, Archbishop Corrigaa and Monsig-
nor Preston In his lecture entitled 1.-The Pope In
Politics" Carmen jostled one another in their ef-
forts to take the seats in the orchestra which be-
longed to the reporters and In instances sue
cessfully defed members of the committee who
sought to prevent them
SYLVESTER l. MALONE WAS THERE.
The meeting had not been well begun when
new and important phase of tho agitation was
shown in the presence of Sylvester l. Malone OF
Brooklyn. nephew of Father Sylvester Malone OF
Williamsburg, one Of the most influential Catholic
pastors IN the archdiocese of New-York, who used
some pretty strong language Mt the beginning of
Archbishop against the Archbishop who. as
reported at the time, censured Father
Malone, among other priests for his attendance at
Father McGIynn's first lecture. 1.-The Cross OF
New Crusade" The announcement that Mr. Ma
lone was not only present. but would pre-
side, aroused unusual enthusiasm. An
other circumstance Of interest Is that
Mr.. Malcne's father. DR.. Malone. is
the State Executive of the Irish National League of
America for New-York State. ana Mr.. Malone is him
self prominent member of the League in Brook
Ign.
No one WAS disappointed in the hope that DR.. Nc
Glynn would say some severe things even some
desperate things He denounced III impassioned
language the claim of the Pope TO exercise any
temporal. which he called the corrupt temporal.
power and he asserted IL to be one of the worst
things that could happen the Catholic Church If
by chance it shonld ever be restored. Monsignor
Preston he assailed in bitter language and said
that the ecclesiastical machine in this city. as
he calls II. was only Q tail to the Tammany
Hall KITE" There was an uproar OF as
constituent, mingled with applause and
hisses, when he spoke of "a clandestine meet
ing, secret alliance seventeen years ago be-
tween Peter B. Sweeny and Archbishop McClos-
KEY that had brought Z" so much odium our CT, y
and our whole republic"
WILL not SUPPORT CLEVELAND AGAIN.
But the most unanimous Outburst of approval
was heard when he said that although he sup
ported Cleveland the last time. he had no notion of
dong anything of the kind during the coming
election. He spoke for two hours and three-quar-
ters.
man tins was how be began:
LADIES GENTl EMES-" The Pope in Politics" What
Pope do With politics and what has politics 70 do
do with politics and what has politics TO do with them
as the FOpes meni lCries OF nothing ana appiause.I
He then went into a detailed historical account
of the origin of the Papacy and the injunction OF
Christ to st. Peter and his successors when he
sand Learn OF Me because am meek and mum,
BILE of heart" The earlier Popcs. nc SAID had
sOicitude for the temporal and eternal welfare OF
their children and mot TOR the value OF their
heeces." Then he went on;
And Pope the OF Peter. who rather than
the Pope should snIpass all other men IN mekness IN
ess, one n %9 hs e aH pSss
during those centuries anything about "eonsoriaIs'
the Pope and the or we dn 1sr or ann
the OF the Popes dwelng piaee-whch IN those
standings between the Pope and The civil
pow sn nrV ST. Peter was almost a. great Pop. and
good Pope as HIS Holiness Leo MIL Renewed ap
Of Pope TOrsnp and a. a%GIt
grave ignorant Of the history aud me o. Ine
The world wide empire OF Christ. tApplausel
TROUBLES THAT CAME FROM CONSTANTINE.
three became unfortunately good pocy
for Constantine Emperor TO become Christian And
wa all now see what a and pitiful mistake II was
tina Church OF Christ was thenceorward enrche ho'
merely with wealth. but with temporal power by Consan
tine his From this began the degeneration
Christian Church. Let Us 40 what We can y voice
pen well As BY example TO prevent IN . ay ,e h
be repeated az all IN TINS new H 1 nj
heers ana apPsnss s" ,"I thu mo arrSpop of both
lRenewed appause.I
Father McGlynn sketched AT length the causes
remote and immediate which led to he loss oil me
Popes temporal possessions. dwelling especlaiy
upon the demand of all the Italian people for Tree
and united country and the persistent opposition
even to the present day by the Pope to the esiaD-
lshment of that idea as "a fundnmentaI law oI TIE
United Kingdom of Italy. He continued:
The deseneracy and morals both among
clergy lay VIVA, caused need o, eiofns s
dca Of holy ngs aud ordinances for which Catholics
se.%s so. So u they
Eye oer mans hui but sweeps happens to
I've in IT'S track and behind at least an atno
the saT Pa apa coS and 70
din .A n% s' n Eucpe
been enrchedLneposm For tss rTp eeps
Their families And IN at they al gp Ssrth'
AND We have 1' me Pope
and kings and and 80 on rs ,a n. "a h policy
these great with kindly almost! a.G&
Faith err Applause andla laughter
WAS ExGLAND's OWN FUNERAL.
DR.. McGlynn next dwelt upon the mercenary
spirit which, he said, was begotten in the PopeI
owning to the possession of a temporal Kingdom
and spoke of Queen Elizabeth and Henry VIII,
adding that it the English people wished to have
an illegitimate sovereign that was none OF the
Pontifs business for 1t was their own tuneral
the English were attending and not that OF elmer
the Clutch or of the Pope" Continuing, DO sa'u
W. have begun taste Of the new alliance OF SSrS
polifica am atoms with The ecclcsastca machine We %
taste the recent election Applause md
wears aeo Alliance offensive anu
defensive between the Tweed Tammsny Ian Ana
olandestne meeting one sunday evening unn III Peter
Iui.coua residence Mulberry-st. between retoi
n sgeeny aud Archbishop McCloskey lmssos.
and the Of 'ect OF that UNANIMOUSLY corrupt political ss
that ba, brought Odiam city aud our "h
R.pub lisses and eccesi stica machine
hsses1 wa To puJi.o Treasury
int acts tho Legislature that legislators ath
pot understand public moneys 80.
ole schools Kisses And chief reason o. ln S
alliance t.ay those two corrupt machines
th. that that machine expects 10 e
and does gel Catholic votes through the influence oil the con-