The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-26
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND ROASTED.
Bishop McQuaid of Rochester
Scores Him.
The Presate Criticised for Meddling
in Politics.
His Gracs OF ST. Paul Exhortsd to Con-
fine Himself to Minnesota II
In Politics Ho Must
Dnbble.


ROCHESTER, N. Y, Nov. 25,-Bishop
MO iaid, at the Roman Catholic cathe-
dral in this city. preached q sensational
sermon this morning in which he de-
nounced the action OF Archbishop Ire.
land in coming to this state and taking
part in the last political campaign. In
his sermon Bishop McQuaid said that in
his AZ years OF priesthood he had never
put himself under obligations to any
political party, for 81 years he had
never cast vote. out OF anxiety not to
put in any mans political power to say
that he had voted for one party or the
other. Following is an abstract of the
sermon:
Having said this much by way OF
preface. will now advert to the late
scandal which caused these remarks.
Every Catholic having respect for his
blshopa and priests and the honor and
gond fame Of his church mGst have been
panied and mortified when he learned
during the late political campaign that
one OF our bishops, the archbishop OF
st. Paul, cast to one eide the ira
ditions OF the past and entered
ths political arena like any layman.
The newspapers were careful to keep the
public duly informed of his arrival in
New York before election; oil his APP
pearsnce on the platform st ratification
meetings, surrounded By the leaders OF
the Republican party; OF his views on
pol tical questions strongly expressed
through interviews carefully prepared
for the press. and OF his mingling in q
crowd Of excited politicnnssnd parti-
sans on the night OF the election.
II contend that this coming to New
York OF the archbishop OF st. Paul to
take a part in a political contest, was
undignitied. 6isgraceful to his episcopal
Office and scandal in the eyes Of oil
right minded Catholics of both parties.
1t WAS furthermore q piece OF meddle-
some interference on his part to come
from his state TO another, break down all
discipline among our priests and justify
the charges of those inimical to US that
priests are partisans and use their
officea and opportunities for political
work.
"If Archbishop Ireland had made
himself as conspicuous in favor OF the
Democratic party. he would be just ae
blame worthy in my estimation. Ii his
conduct was not censured, it would not
be possible for me to restrain the priests
CT this diocsse from initiating his ex-
ample and descend from the pulpit to
the political platform and marshaling
their Pensioners up to the polls on the
dav of election. Not one OF them but
has An equal right with his grace of st.
Paul to turn electioneering against one
party o. another and absent himself
from the parish as did the arch bishop.
''It 10 no excuse to cay the archbishop
was working in the interest OF good
government. Every other ciesical as
pirant to political distinction Would cay
the same thing. New York 10 abundant'
ly able to take care OF itself without ex.
transous help, ss the late election
showed, and if the newspapers report
correctly, the legislature OF Minnesota
is sadly IN need g. publication. and his
grace might have found full SCOPE for
his political scheming and ekill right al
home, If politician he would be.
But 1t is we'll Known to many that ii
was not the love OF good government
that kept Archbishop Ireland 40 many
weeks in New York City. and so fal
from his diocese, where the law OF resi-
dence obliged MIN to be. 1t was tC
pay Q debt to the Republican party
that his services were rendered. Dur
ing the last session OF the New Yorh
legislature Archbishop Ireland busted
himself writing letters to Republican
leaders in favor OF the candidacy o.
Rev. Maloney for the position of re
gent of the university.
ut was none Of this archbishop's bus
iness to NEEDLE with busineBs that die
not concern him. He knew that the
archbishop OF New. York and his suf.
frangants desired the election OF q can
didate able and willing to protect tht
best interests of the Catholic schools
and academies coming under control oil
the regents. They knew the priest who
had declared that ii he could he would
wipe out every parochial school anC
that the time had come for the state
to turn down the church in money
matters. was no lit representative o.
the Catholic body.
Fortunately, since the visit of thu
apostolic delegate to New York. his ex
cellency, Archbishop CorriSan, hal
learned that the holy see has no true
son or more devoted adherent. no bishoy
sounder in the faith that needs no ex
PLANTATION thar the archbishop of New
York. His loyalty is OF the hear
! and on principle, yet strange Il
say, this clerical clique hal
contrived to make many believe
that the archbishop OF New York il
sntagonizing the apostolic delegate. il
the first place, and in the second, in
alliance with Tammany Hall. The tw,
calumnies are persistently repeated
| until Catholics are ANNOYED and grieye(
and Catholics believe that CHARGE
emanating from Catholics must hav'
some foundation in fact"