The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-26
FROM BISHOP NELSON.
Says He Abhors the A. P. A., But is
Contending for Justice.

From the Atlanta Constitution
Editor Constitution-Recurrin to my
letter to the Constitution of recent date,
which was in no sense tilt with any one
else, but plain statement Of facts, for
which can produce testimony that Will
stand in law, do not regret that it was
furnished to another for reply. Any in
telisent person reading my remarks would
be abundantly satisfiedof my adherence
of the ways and methods Of the a. P -,
with which have no sympathy whatever.
But it is possible, suppose. TO study tie
causes OF movement without in any
sense favoring it. The ethics and the
economies of all prominent events are
no less important and to some of us more
interesting than the political bearing. l
distinctly avoided the last aspect of the
question and confined myself to the want
of rectitude and wisdom, which certainly
are among the causes underlying this
most reprehensible expression of discon>
tent.
Your many scholarly and fair-mindcd
readers will appreciate the truth of this
all the more that my presentation of facts
ana ngureS was not in the least affected
by the letter which followed mine in the
Issue OF the Constitution referred to; and
no one need have any apprehension that
they will be successfully denied. The Con-
gressional Record and the books of The
Catholic bureau of Indian missions of the
past ten years would have to be altered
to enable any one to deny what I wrote
on the subject of national appropriations
MY contention is very sensible one-that
Tor ten years the national government
contrary alike to sound morals and to the
principles upon which this republic is
founded had subsidized heavily (much
nKTpr = }.
Ihat this Is an Infamous outrage, to stop
which is the bounden duty of every true
American citizen, and that the Roman
Catholic church could in no way bring
such credit upon herself as by refusing
as many other Christian denomina tons
have done, all such grants, as opposed 20
the spirit and letter of our constitution.
and indisputably fruitful of those most
deplorable results-religious parties, riots
or war. 1t will be but repetition of his
tory, from which may Providence defend
US
Into the political issues 1 do not pur-
pose to enter save to say what every one
knows, that the use of money in politics
is to secure votes and that the certainty
OF losing votes is precisely that which con-
tinues the robbery
The relation of my subject to Georgia
politics l have not ventured to describe
or even outline, but the same form of cor
AupIiOH On smaller scale is true even
here, where many Roman Catholic
schools are sustained out of public mon
eys. Let him deny who will. have bet
ter things to occupy my time than politics
but as an American citizen who, in the
exercise of his legitimate duties has taken
up his residence in Georgia, propose to
place myself, and to influence all whom 1
can to do likewise, on the side of Justice,
honor and truth, without attempting or
desiring to hamper the liberty of any man
or any body of men, by whatever name
they may be called so long as that lib
erty is not resolved into license to the
damage of others who also have rights
Nor, as long as open court is afforded in
your valued columns. do propose to be
gagged by few trivial personalities which
have no bearing whatever upon the real
issues, and are introduced for the obvious
purpose of evading the real point of the
matter before us c. X Nelson.
October goth, 1894