New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-09
FATHER CoRRIGAN AND TIE GERN>N
HE DIsCLAIMS ANY INTENTION To INSULT
BISHOP WIGGER. BIT DiNorNCTS FOREIGN
INSTRUMENTATION IL AMRnICAN AFrNihS.

HE nIscLNNS ANY INTENTION t. INSULT
BISHOP wIGGrR. BIT DrTorHCEs FOREIGN
INTERFERENCE Is AMRmcAS AFFAIRS.
The Roy. Patrick Corriean. rector Of The church "i
our Lady Of Grace, Hob1keB last might prepared
letter fr publication. ~ which the following l. plr'
The corrc,pondencc occa,oned Icy nay letters GA
Cahenslyism has become 80 great that ma ihys'n
unable 10 answer IN fitting manner the 0'hh''''
crer. .rmpathy c)nGa'nlaiion aud oven p"cn'inrN
aid take This means OF expressing my heartfelt
thanks e. all Catholics and nonCathoics, and m"H'
especially TO thosc 20 whom am personally niNh"""
Their letters are but the echo Of IN" voice OF Nnc'
~ oppressed In the public prss ana u shhll DE- o''
~ the chief consultations OF my III" that my honest
efforts To-? country and Mother Church nave u'''''7
and obtained Ia" appreciation Of bo'h'
The pres, has very clearly that my C'h
t.,,ion was AGAINST foreign politc,rrleous inter
ference in the affair OF THIS country or u It Is Called
c,bnnslylsm u was not nglint Herr Cnh'n'ly PEI
sonalv or on national grounds. for ~n'f' lis PIMA"
tbropy and ! have always bal The hiRh"'' au'hlrh
ton for tho German character and the great German
nation. In the many parishes over which have
presided In the last thirty years, haze always gmhu
the confidence and esteem OF the German families ana
- much 50 that even in Ilobokcn, where the Germans
wore commanded t. form purely German sp'ihhs
church within the very limits Of my plilsh. most Of
them still adhered T. my church.
I'm the clty OF Ilobokcu. which Is tho most German
,ttv fprif Z.
challenge contradiction, that there i no; ono IN
,,1crdIv voice among the German Catholics or non
Catholic population, and this, too, after residence
among them since 1870.
"This speaks volumes and gives the lie TO an obscure
socalIcd Catholic newspaper Of Ncw-Iork whose
grecnhurn Irish odtOr and proprietor claims To DC Inc
organ of Archbishop Corrlgnn and the great defender
# the faith against IrJtesant whom he proics,edly
oDtaconile,. Ey thus catering TO low bigory and
ATTEMPTING 10 revive that evil spirit and religious
hatred which the tolerant split Of this country has
forever put 10 rest. the shows that no Is deia-
cosue and devoid Of American instincts lie i far
tyr,e Of the foreign Intermediates against whom my
letters were directed ana "A proof that Cahcn~lilsm
may hail from Ireland well ms from Continental
Europe The true inwariness Of this mans false
charges this Is my only reason for rcciring b.
hm--is the fact that he Is n bosom friend oi OF
the professors Of seton Hall College, who lately OBJ
tanCd for him. from seton Hall College tho title ~
h. D.: and that This reverend professor Is likely to
be one the members Of the court before which am
10 stand trial noxt Monday. 1t Is somewhit remark
able too that this gives tho very glst Of Bishop
Wrgers charges In the lAtlcr's citation TO me for
trial. wherever he found them nnmcly, malclously
melting odinm against members VI tho late German
American Congress. a Germans. and against Bishop
Wiggcg Bishop OF Newark, undor guise Of fable
In my letter Of october 30. This seems to hav,
certain amount VI Inspiration from source,
md 10 foresha1ow coming events.
"Thcrc malice, but true patriotism and love
Of Gods Church In what wrote regarding the spirit
and consequences of that foreign organization. that
assembled professcdly foreign organization IN
this English speaking diocese, and that denounced
even The English nnguage - more suited for ours
ny than for pray Ing There Insulting bishop
Wigecr rs bishop In any other capacity.
Il am totally free from prejudice OF race and
nationality, for though born IN ireland. / am here
from my childh BOD. But while | regard every
human beng q brother. matter whit mny be
his nationality, ! advocate tic American idea
Of merging all races and nntiOnalitic, that come u
shores into ono great whole that Shall serve a.
the great American mCo ana the great American
Nation, and T. destined, ! trust, T. make America
paradise for tlsc human and develop the
grnndest specimen Of manhood that God has ever
placed upon earth. r. COKRIGAN.
"IIObOken, y. j.