The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-05

is not posted on tho important events
that transpire daily. The Catholic
church is running sore in the eyes of
the 'sNorth.'' Indeed it seems that it
was established for no other purpose
than to hurl abominable 1nvectlves
against what it styles the Roman HER
archy." It thus makes itself a side
show to intelligent readers, and belittles
itself among it, Scandinavian pat
rons. The United States government
owes to the Catholic church a debt it
can never repay. It owes to it the dis
covery of America; the Declaration of
independence was abetted by the
church; It's members fought and bled to
main ain that declaration. The explor-
alton of the country was due entirely
to Catholics. Start from the mouth of
the st. Lawrence river, go up the lakes
to the far west, cross over to the Missls-
sippi, then down to the Gulf of Mexico,
and we have the limits of the early Jes-
nit explorations, every foot of which is
sign posted with the name of Catholic
priest. Gross again from Quebec 10
New York. and again from Quebec up
Lake Erie to Toledo, then up the Maui
NEE and St. Joe, down through Indiana
and Illinois to the Mississippi, and we
have two other lines of exploration
marked by the talismanic names of
Catholic missionaries. A Brebeuf, a
Lallemant. Marquette, Joliet, La
Sale, in the West; Jogues and Dub
Ion, in che East, tell their own tale, and
tell in words that none can dispute or
deny, the daring courage of Catholics,
who fearlessly struck into the forest, to
tell afterwards of the size and wealth
and wonderful extent of lake and land,
forest and prairie, bringing thousands
to our shores to dig and delve and help
develop the wealth OF the land. The
whole of the country, now known as the
United States, was explored by Catho-
lies, and at a time too. when Protes-
tants had not passed beyond the sea-
board. Is the poor ''North' ignorant
of this, or is it because of this that it
gives vent to it's childish prejudice? I'VE
will go further and state that our coun-
try is indebted to Catholicity for its
great principle OF civil and religious
liberty This consists Of: First, our
! house is our castle; second, no one can
be imprisoned without due process OF
law; third, no representation, no tax
alton; fourth, trial by jury; fifth, fixed
courts; sixth, habeas corpus. The above
contain all we mean by civil liberty,
and they constitute the basis of all oul
| constitutions, state or national. The
| constitution of Norway embodies the
above principles. The great Magma
Charta contains them. The Magma
Charta was created by Catholics, main.
tanned by Catholics, fought for by Cath
| olics long before the days of Luther,
There has not been q single element OF
liberty added to the Magma Charta since
the reformation. When the Catholic
barons OF England, headed by Arch.
| bishop Lapgton, wrenched from King
John the Magma Charta, they there and
then created all there is known by the
words ''civil liberty end when She
Catholics of Maryland in 1649 published
| their great federation act," they gave
us all we know by the words "religious
liberty" In the face of all this, the
''North" suffers It's bigotry to lead it's
common sense a wil-o'- the-wisp chase
after things it does not, nor apparently
cares not to understand. Why then, in
the face of all this should COMMISSIONS,
Morgan be sustained in the stand he
took against the Catholic schools, and
why should not the government recog.
n,ze the great work that is being done
by Catholics among the Indians by
subscribing to their aid?
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