The Irish standard., 1892-10-29
ne erald Prot. Kiehle and Bishop
McI3olrick Rarfv Ia 4 Bifsnt, 3 i, 81 ~ 5

is known as the Faribault plan. It has
regarded it purely as an experiment, in
which possibly might be found solu-
ton of the school question as between
Professionals and Catholics, and has given
Archbishop Ireland credit for an honest
and sincere desire to find satisfactory
solution of this troublesome question.
It cannot therefore subscribe to the
opinions expressed by the Saltwater
clergyman, who paints the archbishop
as scheming, designing, Jesuitical pre-
late who is seeking to Romantic the pub
lie schools, and would have his hearers
believe that when the archbishop praised
the public school system in an address
to the National Educational association
at ST. Paul few years ago. he was play
ing part and did not mean what he
said.
It will take far more than the insinua-
tions and denunciations of Rev. l. III.
Morey to destroy the high esteem in
which Archbishop Ireland is held by tne
people of all religious denominations in
the Northwest. His whole life has been
permeated by an intense Americanism
that some of his critics have never exhi-
bited, and all his actions have demon
strated his loyalty to the state and to the
republic. He is thorough believer in
the education Of the young, he has seen
the growth of the public school system
and admired it, and it was undoubtedly
with view Of developing plan whereby
Catholic children now in parochial
schools could obtain the benefits of the
public school system that he instituted
the Faribault plan as an experiment.
That this was an attempt to Romantic
the public school cannot be maintained
f,r moment, save by the creation of
religious feeling and the employment OF
peculiarly ecclesiastical prejudice.
this views and feeling be interpreted
Alright he would drive the Catholic citi-
zens of America into some corner and
keep them there beneath the muzzles of
Protestant Winchesters. He would not
extend to them even that poor privilege
of Protestant ''tolerari potest,'' but
would force them to subscribe to his be
liefs or suffer the consequences. This is
the same spirit that animated the Cal
whistle fathers who many years ago
burned men and women at the stake be-
cause they refused to renounce the Ro-
man faith, it is the spirit of medievalism.
It is un-American and un-C Christian.
Ii is not the ''hush power of Rome
| nor the scheming of Catholic prelates
that the republic has most to fear from
at the present time. It's the manner
in which the principles of our govern
ment are gradually, but surely, being
subverted by the very men who are loud
est in denouncing the Roman prelates.
1t is Protestant religio- political COM
| bination, at whose instance the constitu.
ton is being over. ridden, which aspires
to exceed in this country even the power
| and supremacy which Rome has had in
| some of the European and South Ameri-
! can countries. This religious hierarchy
has already made subservient tools of
the Judicial, the legislative and executive
branches Of the government. 1t is seek
ing to establish national religion and
to compel all people within the borders
of the republic to obey laws which, in di-
rect violation of the federal constitution,
are framed in the interest Of that reli-
gion. It is time that the people became
alive to the dangerous character of this
religious conspiracy which strikes at the
very foundations Of our government"
| On Saturday State Superintendent oil
Schools, David L., Kiehle, made an adj
dress before the Presbyterian synod and
replied to Morey's attack as follows:
II have listened with profound re.
spect,' said Prof Kiehle, s'to the propo.
sition of Archbishop Ireland to give the
Roman Catholic children an opportunity
of enjoying the benefits of the American
public school system and at the same
time not be deprived OF their own religi.
gious instructions. I will say that my
own personal conviction is that this is q
bona fde. loyal American proposition,
and I have no sympathy with the posi-
tion that it is absolutely and only a
Jesuitical proposition
When the Professionals had all spoken,
BIT. Rev. james McGolrick, the patriotic
Bishop Of Duluth, addressed the follow
ing letter to the Herald:
To the Editor OF The Herald:
/ write to thank you for your very ex-
cellent editorial in Friday evenings edi-
ton, on the discourse of Rev. Il. H.
Morey in reference to Catholics and the
public schools. It is becoming daily
more manifest that widespread attempt
isHin progress to raise up 9 new Know
nothing movement in this free land Of