The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-06-17

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nounce my spiritual allegiance to the
Pope as vicar Of Christ and head OF The
Church, I would resent such an inter:
ference. u,
| The constitution says that there shall
lbs no religious test for office; it does moi
ssek to ostracise Catholics from the pc.
Ilitical rights TINT every American citizen
Ishould possess, These men seek to stand
lin the way Of the constitution, like man
who puts an orange blossom in his hat
land jumps in front Of an express train
that is going sixty miles an hour in tbs
hope Of stopping it,
| Every man, one and all, WIN belongs
TO the secret organization that seeks to
tear away constitutional rights is trail
tor. They IRE I'll traitors, and, like
Benedict Arnold, they mediate for OK.
ouses for their treason. Arnold's ideas
were somewhat like theirs. Arnold
punishment shall be theirs also. Us
there one Of these towards here tonight
that will get up and declare his prin-
ciple? Ca pause and no response.] You
may rest assured there are some in the
audience listening. [Laughter.] II they
fare afraid OF saeathed word, what
would be their fear of an unsheathed
sword? They make assertions utterly de-
void of truth. say they ars liars
Among other assertions they say that
Catholics cannot be loyal Americans.
How about General Sherman, Thomas
Ewing, Captain Washington of Company
AIT Vickaburg, Luke Clark and thous-
ands OF men in blue that fought for the
flag we all love go we'll? It was Roman
catholic that planted the stars and
stripes on the parapet at Vickeburg after
three other union soldiers had fallen in
the attempt. 1t was Roman Catholic
EI.rho led the most dashing charge on that
occasion and fell just outside the trenches
Eot the enemy. Had il not been for Irish
Ehayonets and the soldiers who came over
srith Lafayette ID the evolution, how
would Americ an independe haze been
gained? George Washington instructed
his soldiers not to speak against the
Catholic religion. Had it not been for
Roman Catholic assistance we would not
now be a nation: ....u
&. No man in America will ave his rights
threatened, especially those men VIII 20
at-grandfathers were with Washing
ton at Valley Forge, and who themselves
wore the uniform Of loyalty at Shiloh,
Vicksburg, at Atlanta and gave other
tests Of devotion to our flag. These men
will not be cowed down by a few Hessi-
ans led by fallen priests.
BY strange disoensation OF God q
soldiers son is Catholic priest. He
stands before you with sword Of truth
tonight, ready to fight for the rights Of
every man, be he Jew or Gentle.
i have a plan Of treatment for these
Hessians. Imove that the government
give them reservation and fence it in
with red fence, and let the relocated
soldiers do guard duty on top Of the
fence Paint their cottages orange color
and then lake upon which they may
font i crescent-shaped ship similar to
the one Washington Irving describes in
''The Kniok arbockers." On the poop Of
this ship let them erect an equestrian
statue ct William Of Orange. Let them
adopt Washington Irviag's Knicker-
booker as their bible. The word "Catho-
lic'' should beprohibited in conversation,
and they should be left to their own iso-
lation where they cannot poison the pub
lie mind
Iam surprised that John Wansmaker
issued those Columbian stamps, because
every time man ticks one his face gets
so near to Roman Catholic. You can
not get these prejndiced towards to lis
ten to arguments or reason. We cannot
fight Orapgemen because they run too
fast. These Orangemen rake and scrape
the scandals Of the past and even burden
my mail with filthy letters. Words can
not express their malicious calumnies
and constant Misrepresentation nor the
depth to which they stoop to poison the
minds OF their fellow oountrymen. They
even seek to inspire hatred in the hearts
of little children, against priests, con-
vents and everything that is Catholic.
Many people, not knowing differently,
are prejndiced at these assaults on our
sacred tribunals. The center from which
this virus starts is their secret lodges.
The man who joins such an organization
dishOnors his own hearthst one.
Whoever attends Catholic Education
day at Chicago, Sept. 2. will have the
pleasure Of hearing three Of the remost
Catholic orators OF this country. For
Archbishop Ryan Of Philadelphia is to
speak "a THE Vocation Of the Christian
Educator !; a Archbishop H.nnessy OF Du-
ssbuqne on THE catholic View OF sEduca-
ton, and Rourke CockTan Of New Hork