The Irish standard., 1894-10-27


for justice of the supreme court, because
he belonged to the National League for
the Protection Of American Institutions;
that Roman Catholic was appointed to
his place; that in almost as many months
five different states, Louisiana, North
Dakota, New York, California and New
Jersey elected five Roman Catholic
United States senators. Does this not
look like an organized effort to gain great
power in the upper house Of congress?
Do you know that in some portions of
Washington majority of the school
teachers are of Roman Catholic training;
that no solicitors for aid for churches,
hospitals, charities, or for any purpose
whatsoever are permitted to circulate
throughout the government departments
in Washington, where there are employed
many thousands of clerks, excepting the
nuns of the Roman Catholic Church,
who have appeared regularly for the pur-
pose of asking contributions.
These remarks are as remarkable for
their falsity Sc they are for the spirit OF
jealousy. Now what are the facts?
Gonzaga college is Incorporated under
the laws of the District of Columbia.
The directors of this college petitioned
congress (for congress regulates such
matters in the District of Columbla) to
close an alley running through their
premises. This alley was laid out but
never opened or used and as the college
owned all the grounds fronting on this
alley congress interfered with the rights
Of no one when it closed the alley and
vested the title to the ground in the d.
rectors. Yet because congress closes an
alley every bigot in the country feels
called upon to denounee the Catholics.
Again according to Rev. McCaslin Catho-
lies are to be denounced because they
are so intelligent, capable and patriotic
as to have majority OF the court OF ap-
peals of the District of Colun1bia, a fact
which would never have been heard Of
had there not been in existence body
of men whose duty it was and is, to keep
Catholics out Of Office. ''Catholic indu-
ence was used against the confirmation
Of Wheeler III. Peckham because he was
an A. p. A" This one statement is
enough to condemn the man making it..
If as is asserted Mr.. Peckham was a
member Of the A. P. A. Organization was
thai fact not enough to challenge the OPP
position of every American citizen who
stands for the constitutional and God
given 1ights?"
But the facts of the case are. that MIR.
Peckham was rejected for the same rea-
son that MI. HornbIower was rejected,
viz: That they were distasteful to certain
United States senators wLo are non
Catho]ics.N Mr.. White who happens to
be Catholic and who happened TO he
satisfactory to these non-Catho)ic sena-
tors was confirmed, and this iE given as
an organized effort on the part of Catho-
lies. Five United States senators and a
majority of Cashoiic teachers in some
portions of Washington are given as
other exam. les Of grave and serious
nature.
The speaker asserted that over five and
half millions OF dollars had been ok.
pended during the past ten years on
Catholic institutions by the state Of New
York and nothing in Protestant institu-
lions. Here again is either an indiffer
emit mistake or a deliberate fa!sehood.
Only one Catholic institution received
aid from the State Of New York. Out o.
nineteen institutions to which the City
of New York has made grants OF land
only three are Catholic. AS to monies
paid by the City of New York to private
charities, all such monies are received
from four funds; from allowances granted
by the Legislature, by special statute to
various institutions, from excise money,
from theatrical licenses, and from corpo
rate school funds. As to the first class
there are two kinds of allowances, one
per capita and the other without regard
to numbers or work. OF the first class
Catholic institutions received $558,O78.22
and the non Catholic $751;, 5000. OF the
second class the Protestant institutions
the whole amount Of 100000.
The excise money is distributed in &C.
cordance with the number Of children
committed as vagrans, or destitute. The
whole amount distributed in 1892 was
1896, 920.46 of which five non-C Catholic
institutions received $l5o,l05.74. The