The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-12
TOO MUCH INDEPENDENCE
Irish Priests, He Charges. Have
Been Tyrannously Treated
His Own Wrongs.
CLUE TO THE ALLEGORY.
Father Hennessey, Dean McNulty
and Mgr. DOane in It-A
Swiss Propagandist.

The Rev. Patrick Corrigan of Hoboken
in his third letter on the German -Amerl-
can Catholic Congress. speaks vary
plainly of the manner in which German
priests have been favored BIZ Bishop Wig
ger.
In his second letter, published last
night, be spoke rather plainly of Mgr. de
Concilio. This morning a reporter of
The JERSEY CITY News waited on the
Mouseignore, but he positively declined
to say anything in the matter.
Father CorrIgan tells, today. by way of
fable, the trials and tribulations of some
of the Irish priests In the diocese of New
ark and the way they have been treated
by. Bishop Wigger. In the following utter
ances, Utopia" represents the diocese
OF Newark; the Bishop" first referred to
is Archbishop Cnrrigan of New York,
Bishop of Newark previous to Bishop
WiRger; Bishop Wigger is the one who
heads the German army. and General
Gabensley is Herr Cahensley, representa-
tive of Austria at the HOLY See; the"high-
est head" Bishop WiRger decapitates is
Mgr. Doane. pastor of the Cathedral.
Newark; Father Radish is the Rev
Patrick Rennessey, pastor of St. Patrck's s
Church. this City; Father McNupgity is
the Very Rev. Dean McNulty of Paterson;
the Rev. DR.. Schmalzgruber and his
curate are respectively Fathers Smith
and Murphy OF Paterson; Father Rccx is
the Rev. Father Corrigan himseli; the
Irish laityp from the City of Bygone
ha In, pau
about a year ago. when Father
ERan was sent away to a country parish
and told not to set foot in Bayonne for
three years under penalty of suspension;
Father Puffschueider is Rev. Father Hoff-
schneider. of Sts. Peter and Paul's
Church, Hoboken. German parish.
A COGENT EXAMPLE.
Perhaps the most telling point in sub
stantiation OF Father Corrigan's fable oc-
ours In the reference to the young stud
ent from Switzerland. who applies to
Bishop Wigger to be taught English, that
he may become Bishop. and then return
be tbe Europe ana hoFfIfy them with tales of
snfferings inflicted on Germans by Amer
lean Bishops.
The student referred to is Bishop Ear
detti of St. Cloud, Minn., who is travel
ing in Europe at present, and Judging
from seus tional cablegram published
In the World Yesterday. he is telling hor-
rlble tales in Europe The cablegram is
IS follows:-
Mgr. Zardetti, Bishop of ST. Cloud Mimi, has
left Rome, going to st. Gall. During his last
days here he dined with Cardinal Ledochowski
He has spoken to his friends in a very positive
manner, asserting that the development of the
German party in the United States
Special advices, however, justify the ascer-
ton that the reverse is the case. But it is
undoubtedly true that all the friends of the
party in Rome doing their utmost to advance
the interests of the party.
FATHER CORRIGAN's FABLE,
Father Corrigan's fable reads as fol-
lows
Very many years ago there was dis
covered a beautiful island named Utopia.
It was land where religion fiourished
and where Bishop, priests and laity had,
as IL Were. but one heart. the Bishop was
native of the island, though of Irish
parents, and nine-tenths of his clergy
and his people Were of that same race.
A few Germans, indeed. were anon q
them, but perfect harmony reigned n
the diocese. There came one day. how.
ever, cry from the far distant Germa
nation that the former subjects of that
nation and their children born in
Utopia should no longer live in polit-
lcal or religious peace with the rest of
the island. The cry Was unheeded, for
the parents and the children never had
Cause to complain, nor did they ever
complain, of neglect by church or State.
AhO SOuA0 VI tu6 EIg, uOW6HGF, ceased
not. ana 1t was echoed In all the news
papers OF the great nation, and all the
Catholic children of that nation within
the limits of the United States, repeated
the cry in the papers printed in their
mother tongue.
"At last the Bishop of Utopia, who was
sanity man, but as simple as a child,
with no wisdom of the serpent, but much
simplicity OF the dove, Dethought him
self OF way of silencing this CRY and
proving to that foreign nation how base
less was the cry. i will resign my
mitre.' said he. and go to the United
States, and | will appoint as my successor
sanity young country priest of the
German race who loves the UUopiaus
and has a special warmth for the Irish
race. Thus will the proven biaI peace of
Utopia remain undisturbed and Germany
be pacified." He left, and as he cast q
longing, lingering look behind, he wit
messed the many tears that bade him kind
adieu.
ENTER THE GERMAN ARMY.
The interregnum reins were soon
placed in the hands of the newly conse-
Grated Bishop and
"All went merry as marriage bell.
"But, bark. The sound breaks in once moreI
'1t is, 1t is, the cannon's deadly roar.
The German army had landed in Utopia
and General Gabensly has seized the
sacred person Of the Bishop The island
is now German stronghold and the
blood and iron policy of Bismarck is en-
forced with Teutonic furyi What can
the sanity Irisn-loving Bishop do? his
acts are not his own. How many an in
visible tear and oft he must have shed
when forced to act against his heartl
But Germany must rule and opposing
heads must fall; and the Bishop with
his spiritual hatchet cap lop them off.
''The work beginsl The highest head of
all must be taken first. and offered to The
majesty of Germany. This head responds
TO episcopal summons aud asks his Judge
the charge. '.Chargei" cries the sanity
Bishop, "why am going to send you to 4
juvenile school that you may learn to
read and write" My Lord, responds
the native born, for he was native born.
and his grandfather before him, Il think
you have summoned the wrong man. Ii
is forty-tive years aud more since have
learned to read and write. / have written
books, and books that good critics praised.
You seem to know me not. though once
you were my curate, aud | had occasion
once to chide you. Besides. was placed
to rule the interreRnum OF this diocese,
and showed snch qualities of head and
heart as to elicit the praise Of the Pope