The Irish standard., 1894-04-21

win in! the rebellion, he sent Dudley
Mann to Rome to ask the Pope to en-
dorse and bless the confederacy. Mr.
Mann, Of course, obtained an audience
with the Pope, as could a)Q reputable
people who presented credentials to the
effect that they were reputable, and he
explained his mission in eloquent words
and presented to the Pope his letter from
Jefferson Davis, in which he solicited hie
blessing AID endorsemsnt. In due time
the Pope replied to Nh. Davis, expressing
regret at the great amount Of blooashed
in the United States and hoping for the
speedy cessation of hostilities. Could
any man have done less? he asked, and
could this be construed ais an endorse
ment of the confederacy? Father Cleary
referred his audience to the October,
1893, number Of the North American Re-
view for the full particulars of "Pope
Pius's endorsement and blessing of the
southern confederaoy.' AS an example
of the teachings of loyalty by the Catho-
lie Church to the laws OF the country, he
quoted from Mgr. Satolli's address before
the Congress of Religious in Chicago last
October, when he urged all good Christ
ians to go forth and 'do their duty with
the constitution of the United States in
one hand and the Bible in the Other" f"
The constitution of the United States
protects every individual in his life and
the pursuit of happiness, and it permits
every man to worship God according to
the dictates of his own conscience. This
is not only constitutional right but it
ia a God given privilege. No man has
any right to prescribe his neighbor in
politics on account of his religion or
nationality. and such societies as the A.
F. A. inhict untold injuries to human
freedom. Every mans liberty depends
upon every other man enjoying the same
liberties which he himself enjoys. The
constitution of the United States is just
right. II gives everyone the same privi
! leees without favor to any. 1t favors re-
| sigion but it is not It's prerogative to
choose which is right, or that any partic
| ular religion is right. The speaker told
about committee of what he termed
| constitution cranks,'' com mprising both
| ladies and gentlemen, going to Congress
one time for the purpose Of attempting
| to have the constitution amended. They
! we're met by Geo. Bancroft, who very
goodnaturedly informed the committee
tnat the only amendment that the con
stitution required was chat each individ.
ual citizen Go all he could to obey it.
The prosperity and success of every gov
ernment depends upon the Church and
it's people harmoniously obey1ng it's laws.
The A. 2. A. is attempting to destroy our
government by disobedience of it's laws
and the constitution of the United
States. The principles of Americas free
dom have been aesailed by the A. r. A.,
a most un~Amerioan organization. Father
| Cleary said that he would not be good
! and true American if he did not defend
himself when assailed, and that is the
case with all the members of his religious
faith, who are now defending themselves
| against q most Infamous, calumnious and
un- American organization. He told &
good story about darkey aud skunk,
/ which pleased his audience ana was a
good hit. The darkey was observed
throwing stone upon and forming large
pile and when asked why he was doing
so, the dsrkey said he had skunk in
there and was trying to kill it. When
asked why he did not pull the skunk out
and kill it he replied that he believed
this was the bet or way to get rid of the
offensive animal because if left in there
long enough, and he behaved as badly as
he did whom outside, the skunk would
do the business himself. He likened the
A. P. A. to the skunk, believing that in
time the organization would pass out of
existence through it's own infamy.
To prove that it was not necessary to
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American, Father Cleary referred his au-
dience to Gen. Shields, who was born in
Ireland, and Benedict Arnold, q native
American, asking which Of these was the
| better citizen.
Standing upon the platform, with his
right hand raised heavenward, Father
Cleary denied that any Catholic clergy
man was obliged to take any cath what
ever to the Pope, archbishop or bishop.
This assertion he made most emphatic
by taking an oath which must have con-
vinced his audience that he was telling
the truth. If the Pope, he said, should
for any reason, raise an army and come
to this country for the purpose Of de-
stroying it, the Catholics, clergymen and
all. would be among the first to meet
and repel him from our shores. There
is no oath bound secret Catholic society.
There are benevolent and fraternal so
c;atiaa among Catholics. but none to be-