The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-17
NOT OVER YET.
The Ritter Feelings Engendered by the
Recent Contest For a Free Ticket 70
Europe Still ON the Increase. e.

Europe still ON the Increase. ~
The feelings caused by the recent
contest between Fathers Flynn and
Birmingham for the free ticket to
Europe, instead of subsiding, as was
| hoped would be the case, seems to be
on the increase. The friends Of Father
Birmingham persist in alleging that
unfair means were used by the friends
OF Father Flynn to secure the prize,
but this is resented by that gentleman
himself In the following letter written
yesterday:
was pained beyond measure when
/ read In to-day's Philadelphia Record
the quoted heading. am sorry that
| the meeting was held, because 1t dis
graces those who projected it and at
| tended 1t. am sorry that the priest
in charge did not show himself as ubi-
! quitous yesterday as he was last
| Thursday night. Then he seemed very
anxious for peace and harmony and
the dignity OF the Catholic name. All
these objects were trampled on yester-
day under his very nose or at least
within ear shot distance. This meeting
! was as disgraceful In its character and
! complexion as could have been de-
| yised. A parish of 800 OF 1000 families
putting themselves in opposition to
! their bishop because he PROPOSED to
/ send a few pounds to the dear old land
i from which his benefactors mainly
! came.
When my friends at st. Mary'5 some
wears ago held a meeting, perfectly
1 Legitimate in Its object, to ask Bishop
| Becker to allow me to remain at st.
Nary's as assistant to Father Fallon,
some would-be loyal souls branded
nv devoted friends of St AIary's as
rebels, "The mills Of the gods may
grind very slowly, but they grind eX-
, ceedingly fine" The result OF the con
j test has indicated me, vindicated my
I friends and vindlcated tho wisdom of
Bishop Curtis in reinstating me at st.
Mary's, among the people that asked
for me.
All thinCs come to him who waits.
Parties in this town, who are skilled in
reading between the lines, will need
no diagram of this.
l wish to state, regarding my thous-
ands. that they mostly come from this
diocese. in sums ranging from 25 cents
to $500; that not one cent came direct
ly or Indirectly from the Drexel fami-
ly. There was no borrowed money
in my returns, therefore l state also
no money from Father deRuyter. AS
a matter fact OF Father deRuyter has a
debt OF several thousands Of dollars,
anu IlltTtlOEt was HtiJ III u NtI9 SOulh
condition to negotiate loan with me.
1t is a great and crving injustice to n
faithful, devoted priest, to mention
his name In connection with such a
transaction. The people of st. Pauls
seemed confident of winning; they
had large parish and standard
bearer. They were sure of victory,
rejoiced in anticipation OF 1t, had their
badges engaged and their banquet
spread to celebrate tho victory which
must come.
The town at large knows the quiet,
unpretending, gentlemanly and pIlesty
canvas / made. Never once did give
my friends ray OF hope, and this only
stimulated them to almost superhu-
man efforts. l won, rs rumor seems
to have 1t, and it would have been
good taste for st. PaurS to have ac-
knowledged it, at once. 1t reminds me
very much OF the conduct OF some
backwoodsman who does not yet con
cede Lees surrender. / am glad that
Father Bermingham's name is not
mentioned in connection with the
yapid utterances OF a disappointed
crowd. Among my friends / have
given him credit for the mastery, ag-
gressiye and dashing canvass he must
have made to realize $l0,030.25, and l
think his friends should be equally dis
posed to give me credit for my work,
or rather The work of my friends.
The conduct of st. Paul's people in
this matter reminds me of the story
of the hishman and the bull. Our
Milesian friend was one day passing a
Held where bull was quietly grazing.
Wouldn't it be good joke, said
Patrick, 'if would take tho bull by
the horns and rub his noso in the
dirt?" The thought of this convulsod
Ern's doughty son with laughter,
when he sLraightway proceeded to
carry out the program. lie had no
sooner taken hold OF the animal when
the latent energy and centrifugal force
: of tho quiet-looking beast sent him
gyrating through tho air. When he
got back to solid footing and found
out that there was little life left he
cunsoled himself with the remark that
tho laugh first" Specifications fur
nished. / now drop the contest. l
have made every statement that fair
public may demand, and hereafter
will no more notice any west end
utteranees than l would the remarks
that might be directed at me II / We're
making an inspection of lunatic
asylum. DENNIS J. Flynn.
Wilmington, Del, Feb. ID, 1891.
lntS lettef annOyeu llle ol. Idui
people considerably, and Father Ber-
m!ngham, in speaking of it, said: Il
emphatically deny that l hired any
bands or TINT any banquet tables were
set. | also deny that 1T. Pauls parish
is In rebellion against the bishop as is
intimated in the letter. The congre-
CATION of St Pauls met, as / under
stand, to exchange views OH the dispo-
sition of the money made by the ba-
zaar and appointed committee to
present those views to tho bishop.
They thought that, as there had been
two contestants and each had collect
ed large sum of money, both should
have voice III its disposition and not
Father Flynn alone.
''lhe letter is an insult to the clergy
and TO the people of this diocese, and
is very unbecoming priest. Far he il
/ from me to write such letter about
, the people Of st. Mary's parish.
. ''in couciHsion,.I will say that the
: cause of all this trouble was the mid
night rabble parading to my residepce
TO heap insult upon me-"
, Thus the matter still stands, and ii
Z seems that the contest has stirred up
animosities and bitter feelings that,
, contrary TO the opinion OF Bishop Cur
It's, will rot subside for long time.
As such is the case, it would, perhaps
have been better had the contest never
taAGa place"
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