New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-05
CATHOLICS AND POLITICS
SOME PRETTY PLAIN TALK FROM ARCH
BISHOP IRELAND ABOUT THE A. +. A.

TUE cty,prH HE SAYS WILL LOSE MUCH OF IT'S
rsErIr.Nrss If IT'S MEMBERS ALLOW THEIR
POLITICAL, ACTION TO BE INFLUENCED BY
TIE DRAGGING IN OF RELIGIOUS CUES
TIoNs-rnE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOT
THE PARTY or "A. p. Assn"
Archbishop ireland, ono has been In the CITY
during the last two weeks, talked yesterday W
Tribune reporter at the Fifth Avenue Hotel where
he Is STAYING on recent interview ma WIN '"o
Paulls, Father the Rev Alfred Young. who charged
the Republican party with active sympathy WIN 'ne
American Protective Association. The breadth OF
Archbishop lreands views and his intense patro'
ism have won him proud distinction IN Amerlca"
Catholic circles He said he had noted rdthei
Youngs interview. and that 1t was OF more ,hA"
local importance as IL covered the political stua
ton of the whole country.
The introduction Of the religious auesuo" '"'o
the pclit!caI issues of the country consider to DE
without foundation in reason, unjust TO iais1
portion OF feowcitizens and disastrous 10 'ne
Catholic Church." said the Archbishop 1 dehy
Il at the Republican party has shown Itself as sus
tanning the movement which has been SET aioo.
by anu-Catholic bigots TO abrldge the civil anu
re. lgiois liberties OF Catholics. A. T. A-lsm Is re-
newal of the know-Nohngism OF forty years az
Catholics have paid too mucn attention 10 IT, lne
safe remedy 10 extermnate 1t Is TO remit IL co"ii
IDENTIFY to the good sense ara spirit Vi J"a'e " 49,
American people
'"rhe Republican party has neither assumed nor
brought upon itself any responsibility Tor the eN-
stence or workings Of A. r. Assn No one aci OF the
Darty can be quoted TO support dlNereht N''"'
In certain Republican conventions a request tha' a
regulation Of A. Z. A.-ism be mace a plank III 'ie
Marty platform has been unneeded. Nothing IN this
need alarm Catholics A great poItcal parry can
MOI b. expected 10 take notice OF every ns
wind that passes the field OF American poiiCs'
"Know-nothing tickets poed nucn v1gin,a and
,b,p in
and West While New Hampshire was Dei i
@fatlc state the Constitution refused 70 Catholics
the right to hold Office As soon as II becahls i
Republican State the Constitution was amenien II,
thiS r Y1y cathoe Francs Kernan who mad
been nominated for the Governorsh.p on NE ~. NJ
cratic ticket was slaughtered at the potss py ne Ne
anti Catholic bgo,s in MS party c1th2he;
r. Grace running for MAYOR IN ,o s grn ma
io-itv bv bigoted Democratic voters. AS a re-
when c2ths J of a,e on SG ne
Republican ticket, his -k-puolcahs proved
loyal to him.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
FEATHER Young talks of bigotfy exhibited IN the
Constitutional amendments Of tie State of New
York in the questions OF education and charitable
institutions lie forgets that II Catholics feel ag-
erieveI in those matters they must blame rot the
Republican party in the Albany convenuon, oat
the men who spoke as the accredited spokesman Oh
the Catholic Church, whose propositions the H'i-
iority OF the commission accepted.
The accusations made by Father Young ul-
~ The ,reat mass OF Republicans In the United
states. who we all know If We see WIN our
Zans thoroughly loyal to the Constitution ana the
spirit OF the country which guarantees to all Amer
i'ars without regard to creed, fullest lihery ana
fullest right. The Introduction or the fchRtouH
auction into the political agitation of the country
rs disastrous to the Catholic Churcn.
The church. allied 10 ore rolitical parry Is mar
roNri I'm her influence. dragged down IRON the hlsh
,.doetal o. universal teacher and guide and ex-
poeDd to meet the hatred ard opposition o. other
parties The catholic Church has suffered TOO
much In the PAST from "a supposed lrotectorshp
oyer hcr Of late she has beea cnfranchisine her
self from that slavery ard there must be no re-
turn to H.
WHAT THE RESULT WOULD BE
''I.ct this present camor OF \. p A.-ism be sup
this VIII be the result. That should tho Republican
marty be defeated II VIII attribute its failure TO
catholics. and hate them for it; and should it be
Victorious it will declare its victory to have been
gained I'm spite of Catholics and will consider itself
them Catholics detest to-day y = A-ists Are they
going 10 turn the whole Republican party tnto
4 T. \ lists az they will do II they denounce II as
composcd OF anti Catholic higOts2 I have no mis-
sion to give Catholics political counsel ] can Only
bid then, TO vote with intell yence sincerity. hon
csty and fcarl"ssncss voting the Democratic ticket
" ihcy dcem 1t the better on" for the country or
tho Republican ticket n this seems the better. But
/ cen counsel thcm. 10. 20 allow no cry Or re-
hcious bgotry to sway them. Il there are mon
who draS religion into politics l"t u not he the
rro must give 20 the country the highest example
of exalted citizenship and az politics utterly free
from religious bias TIE peace and prosperity OF
America demand this o. all her citizens.
Il roroai. thero IS no religions question IN Ameri-
can notifies to-day. and mention % one should
not h. hcelcd or tolerated.