Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-06
CnugIm AND STATE


Bishop McQuaid, OF Rochester, ne " ~
be remembered from tho Geographic
report Of the matter, then took occasl0n
10 denounco In soaihiug terms his Eel.
low prelste, charging him with Inn
proper conduct, not only becauso he
meddled In the affairs " state Of
which he IL not resident, tus be.
cause he took an aolivo part In the
campaign. The conduct Of the arch
bishop, the bishop designated rs "undig.
nitled, disgraceiulto hls episcopal office
and a scandal"
Now, smother Roman clergyman,
Father Ducey Of New York, has come
to grief because oi his interest In poli.
tics. The reverend gentleman, some
time ago, received an admonltlon from
Archbishop Corrigan, Of New York, TO
refrain from attending the sessions Of
the Lexow committee. He replied by
expressing his regrets At the views GU
terlaiued by the afohbishop, and con.
tended that o. an American citizen he
had certain rights which did not come
under the control OF eooleuiastical
authority. He also ignored tho nd.
monition and attend cd the Lexow meet.
ing a. usually. He l. now To be tried
for this oiiense ON n charge Of disobsdl-
ence.
The incidents are noteworthy because
they indicate the existence among the
Catholics Ia this country Of two oppo'
site currenta,a struggle Tor the principle
Of Americas citizenship. Conflicts
seem unavoidable under tho circum.
stances, and 1t Is TO be hoped, In the
lnterest Of the church Itself, that the
American element may at last pre-
vail, AZ II certainly will, " the many
assurances OF Roman sympathy for
modern dem, crazy are more than ornR-
mental figures Of speech.
The two occurrences involve an im-
portant principle regarding which
much Misunderstanding seems to exist.
In fact Bishop McQusid and Arch
bishop CorrigAn declare that a man
holding an ecclesiastical oiilco Ia by
that elroumslance barred from per
forming his duties as citizen. Can
anything more absurd bo con-
celyed of A clergyman, they
7. seem to think, Ia NJ liberty e
preach against the common sins o.
mankind and advise Ia matters o.
private concern; but II no peroeivs
y that scoundroiism is being porpetrated
II Ia public affairs aud the people Robot
IA every conceivable way, as was tn
, case IN New YORK under the most cor
IA rupt rule ON record In thostnlo, aud u b!
y virtue OF hia rights ~ a citizen nc liis
II warning voice and aids In briugin
~ the rAscality 10 light, then lac IL to b
= denounced Tor "meddling" Ia politics
10 There IL no reason ia such a position
" IL IL, of course, very convenient 10 thos
~ who thrive under corrupt systcu
~ 10 be- able 10 silence every body VIII
w holds an occlesiastioal oiiioe; many
these men have keen perception an
y they aTu pledged 10 the cause VI trut
10 aud Justice amt virtue aud can DO "a
v Ceedingly Troublesome whom arouse'
10 as Ia proven IA the case or De. Pan
" hursl; II 10 cut natural that those who
= deeds cannot stand the DAY light ahouI
. entertain n desire to gag such MOI
"a but an enlightened puUllI will tai
i another view. They will itel thankit
10 that under tine Institutions OF TIA
" country, no man, on account OF occI
70 patton, 10 barred from exercising an II
.l' fiuence Tor the good Of his fellow me
IL Reference 10 tng attitude Of u
TO- Founuer VI the Christian religion
VI political matters is entirely ifreleval
'u 10 the question unuer consideration
M Tor the reason that Ho lived In n c0ul
nc Try with Institutions quite dinerul
~ from ours. Under Roman rule
'y Judea political affairs dld not rest
tue hands VI the people. Tho polite
iulrigucs into which certain plOtle
uivd 10 load Him wogs rovOiulOust
40 their nature and rio wise
In declined even 10 express person
at opinion, merely advising 10 ronl
10 mar obedience As we'll Us God. WIN
NO Ito might have done under Jitllro
of cifuumstauoos isa matter oispeculaIlO
ed Uutit h certain that he would have Ill
charged every uu1y uuyulviug up.
leo Him, both political aud oIherwis
be. ana lie VINO darel the wrath VI Il
ho Anuas ami Csiaphas gang In u
st. Temple would certainly Ia model
Nv times have swung the cudgel iu bait
no against that political corruption whiC
ID. is worse than many slns combined.
nd To contend that c.tzsn, becau
nd an eeclesiasIioal officer must new
he exercise his political duties
clumsy attempt to build
nd wall OF separation between churC
an and state, expressly iuim cal to Il
OF spirit VI the Constitution. The clAi