St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-22

spiracy against my country that sMr.
Morgan feigns to think it is. Iwould
denounce it with all the energy OF my
soul. Mr.. Morgan pretends that he
would not discriminate against any
Catholic on account of his religion. lie
claims to be very fair. But in the very
same breath he notes as danger to our
American liberties that the Catholics
hold more offices in this country than
the Baptists; that the mayor and post
master of Chicago are CathOlics-dan-
gerous, because they are Democrats
while he does not anticipate so much
danger from the Irish Catholic lawyer,
who is DR.. Parkhurst's counsel against
the TAmmany ring in New York. Con-
sstency is a rare jewel among the gilt
tering adOrnmentS Of Mr.. Morgan'S
immaculate character. II
"Gen. Morgan revealed the dishonesty
Of his mind when he boldly accused the
Catholic archDishops of plotting against
the institutions of our country, although
lie, in the same breath. complained that
he did not know what they were doing
in Philadelphia. The reckless and rabld
utterances of fanatical men like THIS
Mr.. Morgan betray q diseased mind ana
disordered imagination. lie tells half
truths, he garbles and misinterprets
Catholic doctrine, as he SuppreSSea q
large portion of Webster's definition of
a bigot. To suit his special purpose. His
methods are the methods Of ignorance
and bigOtry, and belong to ages of rude
DarbariSm, not to the enlightened fair
ness of this nineteenth century OF
American civilization. They are ell
tlrely out of place in out American life,
and must be despised by all fair-minded
and honest Americans, no matter what
religion they profess or TO what political
party they belong. Any political party
or class OF men that invites the support
of this spirit of narrow bigotry and
hypocrtlcal cant will be doomed to the
fate to which the rabid ranting Of DIR.
Burchard consigned the lifelong ambi-
ton OF James u. Blaine.
1.-The backbone of all these secret and
aVowed conspiracies against human
equality, individual rights and true
American civilization are German inf.
dels. English Orangemen, back numb Der
politicians and backwoods preachers.
Their support and their friendship are
fatal to any cause they espouse in this
free lana. We Americans are OPEN
hearted. fair-minded and honest in our
dealings with our fellowmen, and we
spurn with the Indignation OF honest
iiiOh tAC WIG anu
less suspicious of canting hypOcrteS
against any class Of our fellow citizens.
Honest American citizens make no
class or creed distinctions. Our CathO-
lie people are less clannlSh, if anything,
than almost any other class of the peo-
pie. They have never been known to
complain because their Protestant fell
low citizens held offices which they
might like to hold, and try to have them
removed from office on account of their
religion. The objections even against
MIR. Morgan when he held the Office of
Indian commissioner were not OH ac-
count of his religion, but because of
his unreasoning bigotIy and insane
hatred of Catholics and the Catholic
church, and because lie presumed to
abuse the opportunities of his po-
sitIon under the general govern
Catholic people are not so unreason-
able as to demand the disfranchse-
ment Of all the BaptistS in the country
and condemn them as unfit to share the
emoluments of public life because one
OF their number proved unworthy OF
public confidence. No American citi
zen has any claim to official position on
account of his religion, and no man can
be debarred from office on account of
his creed. When the religious bigOts
raise cry of prescription against a
fellow citizen because of the altar at
which he may kneel, it becomes, the
duty of good citizenship to rally to his
support. as the Jewish voters did in the
city of New York when men of Gen.
Morgan's calibre raised the cry of re-
ligious bigotry against WillianJ R.
Grace. Thev realized the fact that ii
one citizens religion be assaulted to.
day, another may he in the near future.
No class or creed distinction is the
motto for all Americans. The Catholic
church has as much right on American
soil as any other religious denomination
1t claims no favors and asks for nc
privileges, but it will not complacently
endure prescription. This country was
discovered by Catholics; the Catholic
church first raised the standard of re
ligious liberty in this fair land; the frs
anthem of Christian worship sent up Il
the throne Of the Most High from thi.
loved land of ours was Catholic hymn
of gratitude and praise; but we claim
no favors for what our faith has done
in this Western world, and we will no
rest easy under religious prescription.