St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-01
The Ex-Mayor Is Roundly
Rated by Several Patriotic
Irish-Amerieans.
Bishop-Elect MeGolriek Re-
plies in Language That Can
not Be Misinterpreted.
"Send q Goose to Dover and
a Goose Will Fly
Over"
The Dieker for the Pillsbury
and Washburn Mills About
Completed.


DR.. Ames has caused several sensa-
tons in his eventful life, but his
coup" sprung upon his return from
Europe. in which he says that Ireland
is priest-ridden and unfit for self-gov-
eminent, has caused more discussion
and feeling than any utterance ever
made. His statement was evidently
give in casual conversation with re-
porters, in which he gave his views Of
concerning the different countries he
has visited. The reporters, under
standing the cOmmOtiOn that would &C.
cur, made his remarks about Ire
land the prominent feature OF
the interview, Prominent Irishmen at
once took CffenSe, and spoke so vigor-
ously as to awake the doctors combat
iYeneSS. and although he evidently did
not care to be put in the position of max
ing an attack upon the Irish, he decided
to stand by his interview. His attitude
is at least manly, and the fact that he
stands by what he says in the face OF
political misfortune commands respect.
At the same time it was undoubtedly an
impOlitic and ungraciouS act for him to
attack the Irish in the way and time at
which he did it. No more radical state
ment concerning the Irish question has
been made by any public man, and it is
not unexpected that gentlemen of Irish
ancestry take very strong exceptions to
what he says.
Rev. James McGolrick makes the fol-
lowing reply to DR.. AmeS' assertions:
Col a in
terView published in the GLOBE with
DIR. Ames on his return from Europe l
copy verbatim ct literatim:
had plenty of opportunity of studying
the Irish question. and am convinced of one
thing. that Ireland is priest ridden. Where
you find the priest you find ignorance, and
where you find ignorance you find misery.
Nothing but education can pull Ireland out
of the slOvgh of despond. They must first OF
all throw off the priestly yoke, and then seek
education. Take the Irish character where
educational facilities are equal, and you will
find bright and brilliant people. There is
no nation on earth that can bloom quicker, or
where the people are more sagacious and
keen when they have education. They are
bowed down by superstition and ignorance,
and this is to be found wherever the priests
are. The priest power does not want the
people of Ireland to be educated.
The genial doctor in the above para
graph has, have no doubt, spoken his
honest conviction, and for this | have
no word of reproof; but for the benefit
of a people who love fair play, l pro-
pose to make a brief analysis of the
quotation. And, firstly. the doctor de-
clares that he had plenty of OppOrtu-
nifty of studying the Irish question.
Let us see: The doctor has been run
mng over the land and ocean for the
last few months, and a grave question
that has been agitating the minds of
grave statesmen for long years the doc
tor has settled at glance! Such is the
power of education" Our English
visitors come over here for two or three
months and write books on US, anent
our habits, manners, religion and gov
eminent, holding us up to general
laughter for the most part; but what
sensible American troubles himself
about such foolish remarks! Let the
doctors Superficialties pass for what
they are worth. 1t is only charitable to
suppose that the doctor is the7creature
of untOward circumstances; easily led,
the doctor fell in with Orangemen,
priest haterS or English landlords, and
so the traveller echoes what he had
heard. But as to seeing for himself,
am sure the doctor spent but little time
in the company of Irish priests; in fact,
it may be that he never spoke to one at
all. The genial doctor knows only one
priest well, namely, the present writer; ;
his life is open to the world, as open as
the policy of few years ago, so that,
sad to say, he has formed his ideas Of
the priesthood from this unfortunate
example.
There is an old Latin proverb-the
doctor knows Latin-Qui trans mare
cuTrunt CnIum non anIOnum mutant, !"
which being translated in an Off-handed
way means: "Send a goose to Dover
and goose will fly over" Is not this
very much the case with the genial
doctor? The priests of Ireland are
learned, Woodworking, self-sacrificing
body of men, fighting for leave to ed
ucate even nOW-always one with the
poor, downtrOdden people-suffeTing
with them-conStant SharerS in their
| contest for the right to live and make
| their nation free; but the genial doctor
has preconceived notions; all the people
| are fools, and all the priests are knaveS,
and so the question is beyond arguing.
Does the doctor know, | wonder, who
| are the prieSt-haterS everywhere? The
| police officer who degraded his wife,
| cheated his friends and ran away
| from Minneapolis. was a prieSt-hater.
The secretary of a knownOthing society
| lately found in house of ill fame is a
| priest hater. The man who burned
down his house to get the insurance
! money is priest Halter. The keepers
of houses of infamy where the luSts of
| the flesh are given free rein are haterS
| of the priesthood. The man who makes
money by f9ticide and kindred crimes
| is Halter of the priesthood. Does the
| doctor like such company?
But do not write here and now for
| the doctors benefit merely. L wish to
| use the strange incident in the Doctors
| career as peg on which to hang some
good advice. In this city, | acknOwl-
| edge with sorrow, the doctor has come
in contact with men of my race and re-
| ligion who were no honor either to
church or country. Some of them,
| arrant knaVeS, would turn round and
lick the doctors boots even if these
| same boots had only few minutes be-
| fore been applied TO wearing out that
| bone of which the doctor knows as the
los Sacrum."
Some of them betrayed their religion
| and denied their God for the sake of a
| petty office, or the esteem of those in
| power, and now just retributiOn has
| fallen upon them, for such creatures
lose the respect of every man who is
sincere. The doctor, in his interview,
| has done good work, for he has taught
| the Irish who cringed and fawned upon
him in the days of his power, and who
threw up their hats for the "wide open
policy" and who spoke evil of their
priest and their bishop, that they were
bowed down by superstition and
ignorance" and all the time were an
object of loathing to his Utmost soul. A
few more such speeches and the Irish,
at least in this city, will be saved.
JAMES MCGOLRICK.