The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-11
Rum AND ROMANISM.
They Don't Go Together Now, If
They Ever Did.
THE CHURCH DOWN ON SALOONS.
Bishop Wstserson, with satoiirs APP
prevail, Again Declares That the LIZ
Quor Business IL Under the Ban.


Catholic orders. Protestant societies, chill
drsn from the public. parochisi and private
schools, Good Templars and similar organ
izations we're in the procession. which was
reviewed BY Gov. Alleged. Mayor Hopkins
and other norables. The parade Was pre-
iminary to Q mass meeting in the Audi
forum. with Bishop watterson. OF Column
bus, O.. as chief orator. The committee
received the following reply from Mgr.
Satoln to letter complimenting his stand
tor temperance. and inviting him to be
present:
''l am pleased to hear that my recent
decision has produced so happy an effect.
Il is a matter of deep regret that so many
Catholics are engaged in the saloon
cause Of so much harm to our fellow men
and scandal to all Catholic doctrine.
Fondly trusting that this abuse may be
mitigated, if not obIiterated. and thus
cause of reproach be removed from the
Catholics in America, / remain yours
sincerely in Christ. sAToLu."
A magnificent gathering assembled to-
night ct the Auditorium. the audience. as
well - the speakers. including prominent
representatives. of all the leading denomi-
nations. Bishop Watterson was given
rousing reception. His address dealt ex-
tensively with the controversy regarding
the recent decision Of Mgr. SatolH against
saioonkeepers. Bishop Watterson said:
"Most of us here tonight will doubtless
concede that the saloon business
is not an evil in itself At
any rate, the Catholic churc h
does not excommunicate any one
merely because he is engaged in the liquor
traffic. To suppose 50 10 a mistake. and
rs eountenance has been given to the or
der within the past fortnight by one of
our distinguished fellow-citizens of Chi
cago, will digress . moment to take no.
tice of il.
AT a mass meeting during the German
Catholic congress in Louisville on the 18th
OF last month, Mr.. Washington Hesing.
postmaster of Chicago. and proprietor of
the Illinois Stats Zeitang. made q lengthy
The low dealers in wines and liquors have
fostered lawlessness and crime, it is no
reason why every dealer, among whom
may be classed those who sell good Rhine
wine and good German beer, should be
excommunicated. / hold it 30 be .
great mistake that the edict Of
bishop Watterson will be considered q
material concession TO that narrow-minded
element of our persuasion, which Is con-
stantly waging war upon our creed.
Prohibitionists and temperance fanatics
raised . cry of exultation, and Miss
Willard sent her sisterly greetings.
The German Catholic of this country 10 q
true son of his church. but he is also
true patriot. He can be both with an
Now Mr.. Hesing either read the let
ter of the bishop OF Columbus and
that Of the apostolic ALLOCATE or
he did not. If he read them.
his condemnation of the apostolic dele
gate and me. even by insinuation, for
he did not read them he should not have
spoken of them at all. Intentionally or
unintentionally he misled his audience,
and at the same time intensified . preju-
dice which grew ont of an unfosInded and
unworthy suspicion that the blow
was aimed with q partial hand 'Prohi-
bitionis,s and temperance fanatics he
than 'prohibitionists and temperance
fanatics raised cry of exultvtion. A
cry OF exultation went up all over the
land from all who have at heart the we'll
being of our communities and tho honor
of our country.
"Ths greatest injury that has been done
to the progress of our faith in this coun.
try is the disgrace inflicted upon il
by those Catholics, and their name
is legion, who. are abusing the sa-
loon business to their own infamy
and the dishonor of the church. The
majority of saioonkeepers. it is charged,
are Catholics. While | doubt the truth
of this, even if you include those who are
only Catholic in name. still. God knows,
We have more than our share of them.
This. however, the church il not fairly
responsible for, because she has protested
over and over again against the abuse.
No one knows better than she how to
make just and equitable Distraction.
when she comes to deal with individual
cases. But We are now speaking
of saloonists as class and as
they have made themselves. not of excep-
tions. but the rule of condition, not a
theory. The apostolic delegate affirmed
decree, not accommodating individual
saioonkeepers, but regulating the re-
iations OF Catholic societies with
those who are engaged in the
liquor business, and this was done with
full knowledge of the nature, condition,
methods. practices and effects of the
liquor traffic in this country. Ii was
done, hrst, because the traffic Is q dan
gerons one and easily abused: secondly,
because ii has been. and generally Is now,
abused by those who are engaged IN IL;
thirdly. because on this account II has
been generally disreputaoie aud injurious
TO private and pubic morals; fourthiy,
because Catholics themselves have con-
trIeutet in no small degree 10 make IL so
10 the dishonor of the Catholic name
aud, filthy, because our Catholic societies
have been tainted In their honor and
hsmp~red In their influences, and too often
dominated by those who are engaged
IN IL.
The Catholic church. besides her other
r.eans OF reaching the moral needs OF her
children, has one special way which no
other religious organization has in
dealing with the individual conscience
OF those who do not Withdraw themselves
from her influence. ! refer 10 the confess
siohal and the sacrament of penance- As q
matter OF fact. however. saloonkeepers
who have the name OF Catholics. and who
conduct their business In an unlawful aud
immoral manner. are not much affected
oy either the church or the confessional.
Tor they seldom go TO either. We must,
therefore, reach them By other means
Tor reach them We must, FOR the good of
both church and country. III the liquor
rAgeous, 50 bold and so defiant as TO
De controlled IN no way other than
IA the legal wiplng out OF the sa-
looms, then let the saloons be legally
wiped out, and say 1t II Gods name and
IN the name OF an outraged community,
and the sooner they are legally wiped out
IA that case the better for the community.
and individuals and families tina. com
pose IL.
Bishop Wattsrson concluded his address
with an eloquent appeal for temperance
and al enlogy OF Father Mathew. Ad-
dresses we're also delivered by
Rev. John Henry Bar.ows. u. D.,
chairman: Mrs. Katharine Stevenson,
Of the w. C. T. T.. and Rev
7. 5. Henson, y. y. Letters Of sym-
pathy were received By John +.