Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-24
Father Malone, Editor of the Col
OradO Catholic, Answers
Fallen.
Animadyersions Upon the Dis.
tinguished Minnesota
Prelate.

DtllNtIy COl.t Luz. @O.--INcf. |. II.
Malone, editor of the Colorado Catho-
lie, who has been a staunch defendant
OF the educational principles advocated
| by Arbishop Ireland and Archbishop
Satolli, was shown the press interview
Of Condo Pallen, of st. Louis, in which
| it " Is alleged that Archbishop'S Ire
lands position on the school question is
not the position of the American Cath
Ollie mind on the question. In reply to
Mr. Pallen's statement and the further
! question, Are not a majority of the
| Catholics of this country opposed 10 any
form Of Cancellation which does not
| give them the full per capita quota Of
school tax to be expended under purely
Catholic direction and totally indie
pendent of all state supervision" Father
! Malone said:
Not only are q majority of Catholics
not opposed to concilliation, but are
willing and anxious for that form of ed
ucation which, while not retarding or
| lessening the influence of religious train
| ing, will enable the children of Catholic
| parents to participate in the benefits of
public education in the fullneSS of
| whatever protection it may possess. A
correct idea of Catholic opinion on this
subjetc may be gathered from II con
sideration of the standing, first, of the
archbiShops; second, of the bishops
| third, Of the priesthood; fourth, of the
| laity. The archbshops We're opposed
to the concilliatory spirit of Archbishop
J Ireland in, the protion of seven to six.
! The seven who endeavored TO influence
! the Holy See to decision adverse to
| DR. Ireland were the metropolitans of
New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans,
| Oregon, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and
! Chicago. Those who favored the de
csion as eventually given Were his en-
! inrncc, Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ireland, Archbishop Williams, Arch
bishop Salpointe, Archbishop Riordan
and Archbishop Kendrick, The mi
nority Is considered more representative
of American Catholicity than are those
who constitute the majority, and hence
the real gain from the position Of the
archbishop is rather in favor of the
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! led in the FaIibault plan.
The position of the bishops on the
question can only be approXimated.
! The few who did oppose the Furibault-
! Saltwater plan had almost without eN-
ccpuon tolerated for many years sim
liar plan In their own dioceseS. This
very naturally gave rise to the charge
that they did not fully comprehend
Or. Ireland's policy The position of
the lower clergy is better understood
the German element was emphaucall}
oppoSed to the views of DR.. Ireland
but the effect of the opposition is min
mized by the fact that DR.. Ireland Is
, p,psonally obnoxious to them for reason
that need not be recorded. Aside from
the Germans and a few others til" re-
Imainder of the clergy was unanimous
in the fiery ent prayer that the taribam'
/ saltwater plan would receive as 1t did
I the appreciation Of Rome The CathohI
lnity of the country almost 10 man
favors the views and principles OF
Archbisnops Ireland and Satolli
1T is quite apparent, therefore thai
the Catholic people Of this couh
try as a body are in hearty accord will
the educational views Of these distin
cuished churchmen. and they are will
ing to accept settlement of the yeNed
question on lines less eNactinE thai
those demanded by Mr.. Fallen. Mr.
PalIen finds fault with Archbishop Ire
land for appealing TO what he calls sc
cular opinion" while he demands tol
his own secular opinion more respect
than he is willing to accord to the pope
representative. Al movements sucI
MS those inaugurated by Archbishop
Ireland and which tend toward a fuller
iustice on the school question viii bI
met and embraced by the Catholics OF
,he United states in manner bou
honorable TO themselves and pleasing
to the American people