The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-04

masses OF all burden; the children grow
mp. Some time a strong mind Is found
leading others. ! do not say this unkind.
ly. have not an unkind feeling. We
look upon it as an awful religion. The
church OF Rome does not enter into poll
tics, but lets politics enter the church.
The church OF Rome has one head
which make IL the power that IL Is. You
can compare the church of Rome TO q
grand political machine. 1t makes its
people believe that it is infallible. What
do men want money for? Not for their
needs, but for power; and the more money
the more power. This is the bane OF the
Romish church.
Now let me speak of the Irish. The
Irish are loyal. What ever they take
hold OF they keep. There are men here
tonight that were in the great rebellion
who fought side by side with the Irish
man, and they are not ashamed OF 1t.
There Is Sheridan, was he not as true and
loyal as any man who held a rein or drew
asword. Do you suppose that IL he got an
order from the pope In black and white TO
betray his country he would do it. j tell
you, no; there were those that
would like to have this country
betrayed, but they were not Irish
men. Any order in relation TO
parochial schools need not affect US. 1t Is
used by political parties, the Democrats
more particularly, and there is q cause for
it. The Irish are all Democrats, just be-
cause the word sounds nice. II means a
great deal. The Romish church makes use
OF the press, the press don't make use OF
1t. Nothing can use it. For instance, let
this church have fair in Music hall, and
we would get about a stickfull in the
daily papers, but let the Catholic church
have one in Infantry hall and you will
find column in every paper in the city,
aud you all make great cry against 1t, but
you forget that papers are made TO esold.
You must not find fault il smart young
Catholics come to this country and learn
to be good reporters. Why some OF the
best editors and reporters in this country
are Catholics. Would you support
paper as clear as crystal. No Sunday
edition, no dog fights, no sluggiDg
matches? The same might be asked OF a
congregation OF ministers and they would
say "No.n When this state was sold out
TO the liquor element i started a paper.
There was Catholic paper started at the
same time. went TO a well-known bust
ness man, asked him for an adver-
tisement. He said no, that the firm
only advertised in the daily
papers, but he would give me money
instead. When the Catholic paper made
its appearance l saw the firms card in it,
and when asked about it, was told that
the firm was obliged to do it TO get the
trade of the Catholics.
Now how shall we present this. Some
say use the same weapons. Fight fire
with fire. No, / say TO this population TO
use secret societies for this purpose. Our
great men are not in secret societies.
Such men as Phillips or Sumner never
went into secret societies. This state had
one man that would not belong to any
order that had secret, not even the
grand army, he was made a member of
that by walking into the hall just as
you walked into this church. i am
aware OF the fact, however, that
a man could not get position as hod car
rier at the city hall unless he was men,
Der of at least three secret societies. The
United States is no place for secret socie-
ties. 1t is time we had an American asso-
citation OF Americans il we are to get rid
Of the power OF the Roman church.